Be it enact[ed] by the People of the State of Illinois represented in the General Assembly, that There shall be allowed to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Speaker of the Senate each the sum of seven Dollars per day and four Dollars for every twenty miles necessary
travel in comeing to and returning from the seat of government of this [state?]
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[To] each member of the senate and House of Representatives the sum of Four Dollars per day for every day’s attendance at the present session
of the General Assembly and Four Dollars for every twenty miles [n]ecessary travel in coming to, and returning [from] the seat of Government
Sec 3d To the secretary of the senate and principal clerk of the House of Representatives six Dollars per day and to each assistant clerk of the senate and House of Representatives the sum of six Dollars per day—the number of days employed to be certified by the
Clerk of each House respectively.
Sec 4th To the engrossing and enrolling clerk of each House Five Dollars per day and to each
assistant engrossing and enrolling ^clerk^ of both Houses Four Dollars per day—the number of days employed to be certified by
the engrossing and enrolling clerks
Sec 5th To the door Keeper of each House four Dollars per day
Sec 6 To Andrew Johnson four Dollars per day during the time employed in reading bills messages &c for the
House of Representatives and Six Dollars per day during the time he acted as assistant clerk of the House at its present session
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Sec[ 7?] To David Prickett Six Dollars per day during the time he acted as clerk of the House at its present session the number of day employed to be certified by the speaker
Sec 8. To William L Graves fifteen Dollars and fifty cents amount expended by him in going to Pike county to summon witnesses in the contested case between Richard Kerr and Oscar Love and to F. B. Hicks the sum of four Dollars per day and fifteen Dollars for expenses in going to coles to summon one witness in the same case the number of days to be certified by the speaker
Sec 9. To the officers of the senate and House of Representatives who were chosen at the last session of the General Assembly and who are in attendance at the present session the sum of two Dollars for every
twenty miles necessary travel in comeing to and returning from the seat of government except such as is herein otherwise [allowed?] traveling fees
Sec 10. To Isaac Cooke four Dollars per day for Nineteen Days in summoning witnesses on the charge prefered against the Hon John Pearson by James M Strode and others and one Hundred Dollars for expences
and fifty dollars for expe[n]
^se[s]
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Sec 11. To [John] Taylor four Dollars for articles furnish[ed] for the burial of the Hon James Copeland To Harriet Woodson for articles furnished and services rendered in the same case five Dollars
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To John Brewer five Dollollars for digging the grave for the Hon James Copeland
Sec 12th
To the secretary to the council of revision four Dollars per day the number of days employed to be certified by the council of revision
Sec 13. To Thomas Maffit five Dollars for swearing the new Members of the House of Representatives and swearing witnesses in the Pike county contested seat case on the charges prefered against the Hon John Pearson
Sec 14. To [?]. Townsand Clerk of the Internal Improvement Commitee of the House of Representatives four Dollars per day for the number of days actually employed to be certified by
the Committee
Sec 15. To John N. English for fifteen day’s attendance as assistant door Keeper to the House of Representatives four Dollars per day
Sec 16. To L. T. Jemison Clerk of the joint select commitee appointed to investigate the affairs of the state Bank four Dollars per day the number
of days employed to be certified by said commitee
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Sec 17 To William Walters three Hundred and seventy five Dollars for one Hundred and fifty Dollars copies of the decisions of the supreme court of this State from the close of Breeses reports to the June term 1838.
Sec 18 To the Secretary of the senate and principal clerk of the House of Representatives the sum of two Hundred & fifty Dollars each for furnishing a copy of the journals
of the proceedings of the two branches of the Legislature for publication
Sec 19 To the door Keeper of the council of revision three Dollars and fifty cents
^& fifty cents^ per day the number of days employed to be certified by the
[...?] of said council Governor
Sec 20th
To each assistant door Keeper of the Senate and House of Representatives four Dollars per day the number of days employed to be certified by the door keepers of the two Houses
respectively
Sec 21 To Oscar Love four Dollars per day during the time he held his seat as a Representative from the
county of Pike the number of days to be certified by the clerk of the House of Representatives and the same ^rate of^ mileage as other members
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22 To A. Trailor thirty one Dollars and fifty cents for making a coffin and other services rendered
in the burial of the Hon. James Copeland
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Sec 23d
To James T Collier three Dollars ^and fifty cents ^ per day for attending to the offices of the secretary of state ^and^ to the engrossing and enrolling clerks of each House the number of day employed to
be certified by the secretary of state.
Sec. 24. To H. E. Bridge & Co. the sum of Five Hundred and Eighty four Dollars and ninety seven cents being in
full for articles furnished for the use of the state
Sec 25. To Joseph Thayer & Co seventeen Dollars and Nineteen cents in full for articles furnished for the use of
the state
Sec 26 To John H. Smith twelve Dollars and fifty cents for hauling saw dust for the use of the House of Representatives
Sec 27. To C. B. De Reimer & Co twelve Dollars for articles furnished for the use of the office of Secretary of State
Sec 28. To Robert Irvin & Co two hundred ^and sixty five ^ Dollars and
cents in full for articles furnished for the State
Sec 29 To A. Trailor thirty Dollars and cents in full for articles furnished for the use of the State
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Sec 30. To the secretary of State for copying laws makeing marginal notes and index to the same and making index to the Journal of the senate and House of Representatives reading proff sheets and superintending of the [...?]
printing, the sum of Five Hundred Dollars
Sec 31 To A P. Field for his expences to Louisville to purchase Stationary for the Legislature of 1837, & 8, the sum of Seventy five Dollars
Sec 32. To James P. Langford two Hundred and thirty Dollars and six cents in full for work done and materials furnished
for the state
Sec 35. To John G. Bergan for the use of the first Presbyterian church fifteen Dollars for work done for the use of the state
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A. Bill for an act making additional appropriations for the years 1839 & 40
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Ord to be Engrossed
Handwritten Document, 8 page(s), Folder 112, HB 118, GA Session 11-S, Illinois State Archives (Springfield, IL) ,