In force, Feb.[February] 19, 1839.
AN ACT relating to service of process against corporations.
1Process against, sufficient service.
Proviso.
Sec.[Section] 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That in all suits instituted against any incorporated company in this State, a summons, returned, executed on the president thereof, or served by leaving a copy
of the summons with the principal clerk, cashier, or secretary, of such company, at
his office, within such time, and under such regulations as are or shall be provided
by law for the service of such process in suits against natural persons, shall be deemed a sufficient service whereon to ground subsequent proceedings and
judgment against such company, in any court of this State having jurisdiction: Provided, That the provisions of this act shall not be construed to interfere with any mode
of suing counties, or other corporations specially provided in any statute law of
this State.
Approved, February 19, 1839.
1On January 25, 1839, Senator William Thomas introduced SB 137 in the Senate. The Senate passed the bill on February 7. The House of Representatives passed the bill on February 15. On February 19, the Council of Revision approved the bill and the act became law.
Journal of the House of Representatives of the Eleventh General Assembly of the State
of Illinois, at Their First Session, Begun and Held in the Town of Vandalia, December
3 1838 (Vandalia, IL: William Walters, 1838), 367, 407-408, 414, 428; Journal of the Senate of the Eleventh General Assembly of the State of Illinois, at
Their First Session, Begun and Held in the Town of Vandalia, December 3, 1838 (Vandalia, IL: William Walters, 1838), 222, 278, 293, 339, 347-348, 370-371.
Printed Document, 1 page(s), Laws of the State of Illinois, Passed by the Eleventh General Assembly (Vandalia, IL: William Walters, 1839), 160, GA Session: 11-1,