Papers Of Abraham Lincoln

In force, Feb.[February] 1, 1840.

AN ACT for the relief of William Howell, of Calhoun county.
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Auditor to issue warrant to Wm. Howell for $109 and 50 cts.[cents]

Sec.[Section] 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That the Auditor of public accounts is hereby authorized and required to issue his warrant on the Treasurer, in favor of William Howell, of Calhoun dounty, for one hundred and nine dollars and fifty cents, which shall be in full for his services and expenses in going to Missouri aud apprehending and bringing to Pike county a fugitive from justice.

Approved, February 1, 1840.

1On December 30, 1839, Senator Franklin Witt presented a petition, and the Senate referred the petition to the Committee on Public Accounts and Expenditures. On December 31, Witt, a member of the committee, introduced SB 51 in the Senate. On January 3, 1840, the Senate passed the bill. On January 10, 1840, the House of Representatives referred the bill to the Committee on Public Accounts and Expenditures. On January 21, the Committee on Public Accounts and Expenditures reported the bill without amendment. On January 30, the House passed the bill. On February 1, the Council of Revision approved the bill and the act became law.
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), 126, 147, 221, 295; 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),72-73, 80, 219, 225, 240.