Papers Of Abraham Lincoln

In force, Jan.[January] 29, 1840.

AN ACT fixing the times of holding the spring terms of the circuit courts in the counties of Coles and Champaign, and authorizing an additional term of the circuit courts of Vermilion and Edgar counties.
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Spring terms of courts in Coles and Champaign

Exceptions

Time of courts

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 be commenced 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.

Process returnable

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 times of holding such courts.

Additional terms of courts in Vermilion and Edgar

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 the county of Edgar on the second Monday in June.2

Sec. 4. This act repeals all acts and parts of acts coming within its provisions, and shall be in force from and after its passage.

Approved, January 29th, 1840.

1On December 19, 1839, Representative Edwin B. Webb introduced HB 30 in the House of Representatives. On December 23, the House laid the bill on the table. On January 2, 1840, the House passed the bill. On January 18, the Senate amended the bill and referred the bill to a select committee. On January 20, the select committee reported the bill with several amendments, and the Senate concurred in those amendments. On January 23, the House passed the bill as amended and also agreed to amend the bill’s title. On January 24, the House referred the amended bill to a select committee. On January 25, the House refused to concur in the Senate’s amended version of the bill. On January 25, the Senate agreed to recede from its amendments. On January 29, the Council of Revision approved the bill and the act became law.
Illinois House Journal. 1839. 11th G. A., special sess., 59, 80, 117, 236, 246, 249-50, 254, 269, 287; Illinois Senate Journal. 1839. 11th G. A., special sess., 84, 89-90, 128, 147, 168, 178, 179.

2In February 1841, the General Assembly considered a bill that would have repealed this section.