Sec[Section] 1 Be it enacted by the people of the State of Illinois, Represented in the General Assembly, That the Spring terms of the Circuit Courts for the counties of Coles and Champaign, shall commence at the times hereinafter specified and shall continue to be held from day to day, sundays excepted; until the business shall be disposed of unless it shall be necessary to close the term to enable the Judge to attend in the next county to hold court, viz: in the county of Coles on the third Monday in the month of March; in the county of Champaign on Wednesday before the first Monday in June.
Sec 2. All process, suits[,] and recognizances which have been or may be entered into and made returnable to the said Courts as at present arranged, shall be taken and considered to be returnable to the terms fixed by this, act, and all proceedings either civil or Criminal, which are now pending, shall be taken up and disposed of according to law in the same way as if no alteration had been made in the terms of holding such Courts.
Sec. 3. There shall be an additional term of the Circuit Court held annually in the counties of Vermilion and Edgar at the times herein directed, viz: in the county of Vermilion on the first Monday in June and in Edgar the county of Edgar on the second Monday of June.
Sec. 4. This act repeals all acts and parts of
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acts coming within its provisions, and shall be in force from and after its passage.
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J. Calhoun Clk.[Clerk] H. R.

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A Bill for an act fixing the times of holding the Spring terms of the Circuit Courts in the counties of Coles & Champaign and authorizing an additional term of Circuit Courts of Vermilion and Edgar.
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Handwritten Document, 4 page(s), Folder 29, HB 30, GA Session 11-S, Illinois State Archives (Springfield, IL) ,