Papers Of Abraham Lincoln

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Sec[Section] 1 Be it enacted by the people of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That in all cases where Commissioners have been appointed by any law heretofore passed by the General Assembly, to locate State roads, and [?] commissioners have failed to perform the duties required of them within the time provided they are hereby authorized to perform said duties at any time within one year from the passage of this act.

Sec 2 In all cases where any Commissioner shall die, remove or refuse to serve, the county commissioners’ Court of the county in which such Commissioner resided, shall have power to appoint some other person to fill such vacancy. This act to take effect and be in force from and after its passage.

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Prickett, David (Pricket)

Passed H. R. Jan. 23^d 1839
D. Prickett Clk[Clerk] H. R

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A Bill for an act concerning State Roads

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Ross[,] Johnson & Warren

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laid on table

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1John Logan introduced HB 73 in the House of Representatives on December 22, 1838. The House passed the bill on January 23, 1839. On February 12, the Senate tabled the bill.
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), 136, 160, 246, 266, 268; 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), 217, 281, 300, 317.