Sec.[Section] 1. Be it enacted by the people of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That it shall be the duty of the reporter of the Supreme Court of this State, to deliver to the Secretary of State, such number of copies of the respective volumes of the reports of said court, as may be necessary to enable the said secretary to distribute the same, in the manner provided in the second section of this act, together with one hundred copies in addition, to be deposited in the Secretary’s office, for the use of the State.

Sec. 2. It shall be the duty of the Secretary of State to distribute the said reports, in the manner following, to wit: he shall deliver one copy to each of the justices of the Supreme Court, and the respective judges of the circuit courts; one copy to the Attorney General, each State’s attorney, and to each clerk of a court of record in this state, except the Supreme Court; one copy to each probate justice, and five copies to the clerk of the Supreme court; one copy to the Executive of each State in the United States, and five copies to the Executive of the United States; and one copy to each of the officers of the Executive department of this State, who are required to keep their offices at the seat of government.

Sec. 3. Upon the delivery of the requisite number of any volume of said reports, it shall be the duty of the Secretary of State to deliver to said reporter a certificate, specifying the number of copies of said reports, which shall have been delivered to him, and on presentation of said certificate to the auditor of public accounts, he shall issue his warrant upon the treasury for such an amount as said volumes shall amount to, at the price for which said books shall be sold to individuals: Provided, said price shall not exceed the ordinary price of law books of the same description, to be determined by the Auditor, Treasurer, and Secretary of State.

Approved, February 1, 1840.