Whereas, John Simpson was commissioned a Justice of the Peace, in and for the county of Johnson, on the 26th of August, 1835, for the next four years, and from the date of said commission, the said John Simpson continued to execute and perform the duties of that office for said county until his resignation of said office: But the said John Simpson being sworn into office by a Justice of the Peace, viz: John N. Calbert, of said county, instead of being sworn into office by the Clerk of the county commissioners Court, as is required by the 6the Section of an act declaring what shall be evidence in certain cases, aproved January 10, 1827: Now, therefore,
Sec[Section] 1 Be it enacted by the people of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That all and singular, the acts of the said John Simpson, as such Justice of the Peace, be, and they are, hereby declared as legal and binding to all intents and purposes, either at law or in equity, as if the said John Simpson had been sworn into office as the law requires.
This act to be in force from and after its passage.
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Passed the H R. 15th January 1839
D Prickett Clk[Clerk] H R

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A Bill Entitled “an act to legalize the acts of John Simpson, a Justice of the Peace in Johnson county.”
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CLk. H. R.
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Handwritten Document, 2 page(s), Folder 67, HB 81, GA Session 11-1, Illinois State Archives [Springfield, IL] ,