Sec[Section] 1 Be it enacted by the people of the State of Illinois represented in the General Assembly, That the County Commissioners Court of the County of Jo Davis may by an order to be entered upon the records of said Court appoint a Commissioner whose duty it shall be to borrow such sums or sums of money as may be necessary, to enable said County to complete the new Court House in the Town of Galena in said County. And the Said Commissioner is hereby authorised to mortgage any of the real estate of said County to secure the payment of any sum or sums of money so borrowed
Sec 2. Any mortgage deed made by such Commissioner under his hand and seal on behalf of said County for the purposes aforesaid duly acknowledged and recorded shall in all respects be valid and binding upon said County and shall enable the mortgage of such deed to prosecute to effect said County for a breech of the conditions of such deed in the same manner as is pointed out in the 18th section of the act entitled an act concerning Judgments and Executions approved January 17th 1825.

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Sec 3 In any suit instituted under the provisions of this act the Scire Facias required by said section to be issued may be left with the Clerk of said Court ten days previous to the return day thereof which shall constitute a sufficient service thereof to authorise the proper Court before which such suit is instituted to proceed and render judgment according to the justice and merites of the case
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Passed the Senate
Jany 3rd 1840
Ben: Bond scy[secretary] senate

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Senate, No 21
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A Bill for an act to authorise the County of Jo Davis to borrow money.
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read 1 & 2 & ord to 3
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01/17/1840
Passed H. Reprs Jan.[January] 17 "40[1840]
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Handwritten Document, 4 page(s), Folder 234, SB 37, GA Session 11-S, Illinois State Archives (Springfield, IL) ,