In force, 15th Jan.[January] 1840.
Name of town changed to Barry
Sec.[Section] 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That the name of the town of Worcester, in Pike county, be, and the same is hereby changed to that of Barry.
Approved, January 15th, 1840.
1On December 26, 1839, Senator William Ross introduced SB 31 in the Senate. On January 2, 1840, the Senate passed the bill. On January 10, the House of Representatives passed the bill. On January 15, the Council of Revision passed the bill.
Journal of the House of Representatives of the Eleventh General Assembly of the State
of Illinois, at Their Called Session, Begun and Held at Springfield, December 9, 1839 (Springfield, IL: William Walters, 1839), 119, 147; Journal of the Senate of the Eleventh General Assembly of the State of Illinois, at
Their Called Session, Begun and Held in Springfield, December 9, 1839 (Springfield, IL: William Walters, 1839), 57, 77, 101, 104, 119.
Printed Document, 1 page(s), Laws of the State of Illinois, Passed by the Eleventh General Assembly, at their Special Session (Springfield, IL: William Walters, 1840), 44, GA Session: 11-S,