Papers Of Abraham Lincoln

In force, Mar.[March] 1, 1839.

AN ACT to incorporate the Galena Chamber of Commerce.
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Body politic.

Name & style.

Powers.

Sec.[Section] 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That Horatio P. Newhall, R. W. Carson, G. W. Fuller, F. Stahl, and their associates comprising theGalena Chamber of Commerce, are hereby created a body politic and corporate, under the name and style of “The Galena Chamber of Commerce,” and, by that name, may sue, and be sued, plead and be impleaded, receive and hold property and effects, real and personal, by gift or devise, or purchase, and dispose of the same by sale, lease, or otherwise; said property so held not to exceed ten thousand dollars; nor shall said company hold real estate to an amount exceeding one hundred and sixty acres; may have a common seal, and alter the same from time to time; and make such rules and regulations and by-laws as may be within the scope of their association, and not contrary to the laws of the land.

By-laws.

Sec. 2. That the rules and by-laws of the said association shall be the rules and by-laws of the corporation hereby created until the same shall be regularly repealed or altered; and that the present officers of the association shall be the officers of the corporation hereby created, until their respective offices shall regularly expire and be vacated.

Annual election.

Vacancies, how filled.

Sec. 3. An annual election shall be held for the officers of the said corporation, at such times and under such regulations as may be provided by the by-laws and ordinances of the corporation; and said corporation shall also have power to fill all vacancies which may occur in any of the offices by death, resignation, or otherwise.

Approved, March 1, 1839.

1On February 6, 1839, George W. Harrison introduced SB 186 in the Senate. On February 7, the Senate referred the bill to the committee on the Judiciary. On February 14, the committee reported back the bill with an amendment to which the Senate agreed. On February 19, the Senate passed the bill. On February 27, the House of Representatives passed the bill. On March, 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), 454, 547, 568; 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), 286, 293, 331, 352, 452-53, 466, 475.