In force, Feb.[February] 9, 1839.
AN ACT for the relief of the heirs of John Thompson, deceased.
1Guardian authorized to vest money belonging to heirs, in lands
Return to be on oath.
Guardian to file bond in office of probate justice.
Sec.[Section] 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That Samuel Hill, guardian of the infant heirs of John Thompson, deceased, late of Randolph county, be, and he is hereby, authorized and empowered to vest the whole amount of money in his hands belonging
to said heirs, after payment of necessary expenses, in real estate, for the use of
the said heirs when they arrive at lawful age: and the said Samuel Hill, upon making said investment, shall make a true return to the probate justice of
the peace, of Randolph county, of the amount of money invested, and the lands bought for the use of the said infant
heirs; and such return shall be delivered in upon the oath of the said guardian, and filed in the office of the said probate justice of the peace; and the said guardian shall file a bond in the office of the said probate justice of the peace of said
county, in such sums and with such security as shall be approved by the said probate justice
of the peace, for the use of said infant heirs, conditioned that he will comply with
all the provisions of this act.
Act repealed.
Sec.2. The act entitled “An act for the relief of the heirs of John Thompson, deceased,” approved twenty-seventh February, 1837, is hereby repealed.
Approved, February 9, 1839.
1Edmund Menard introduced HB 110 to the House of Representatives on January 7, 1839. The House passed the bill on January 18. The Senate passed the bill on February 4. The Council of Revision approved the bill on February 9 and the act became law.
Journal of the House of Representatives (Vandalia, IL: William Walters, 1838), 180, 214, 226, 236, 345, 368, 374, 379; Journal of the Senate (Vandalia, IL: William Walters, 1838), 190-191, 208, 272, 309.
Printed Document, 1 page(s), Laws of the State of Illinois, Passed by the Eleventh General Assembly (Vandalia, IL: William Walters, 1839), 75, GA Session: 11-1,