In force, Mar.[March] 2, 1839.
AN ACT making appropriations for the years 1839 and 1840.
1$8000 for contingent fund.
Sec.[Section] 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That the sum of eight thousand dollars be, and the same is hereby, appropriated,
as a contingent fund, to meet the contingent expenses for the years 1839 and 1840.
Said fund shall be subject to the order of the Governor, for the purpose of defraying
all such expenses as are unforeseen by the General Assembly, or otherwise unprovided for by law; and a proper statement of which shall be laid
before the next General Assembly of this State, by the Auditor, in his biennial report.
$2000 to penitentiary.
Sec. 2. The sum of two thousand dollars is hereby appropriated to defray the incidental
expenses of the penitentiary, for the years 1839 and 1840. Said fund shall be subject to the order and direction
of the inspectors of the penitentiary, and a detailed statement of all such expenses shall be laid before the next General Assembly of this State, showing, particularly, the manner in which the same may have been expended.
Salaries.
Sec. 3. The following sums are hereby appropriated, in full, for the salaries of the several officers hereinafter mentioned, for the years 1839
and 1840:
Governor.
1. To the Governor, two thousand dollars.
2. To the Auditor of Public Accounts, including clerk hire, four thousand eight hundred dollars.
Treasurer.
3. To the State Treasurer, including clerk hire, three thousand two hundred dollars.
Sec.[Secretary] State.
4. To the Secretary of State, for the years 1839 and 1840, the sum of three thousand dollars, including clerk hire; for copying laws, making
index to journal of the Senate, and House of Representatives, and laws, making marginal notes, and index to laws, the sum of eight hundred dollars.
Judges Supreme Court.
5. To the Judges of the Supreme Court, each three thousand dollars.
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Judges Cir.[Circuit] Ct.[Court]
6. To the Judges of the Circuit Court, each two thousand dollars.
Att’y[Attorney] Gen’l.[General]
State’s Att’y.
7. To the Attorney General, eight hundred dollars, and State’s Attorneys, each seven hundred dollars.
Isp’r[Inspectors] Pen’ry.
Proviso.
8. To the inspectors of the penitentiary, three dollars per day: Provided, That no one of the inspectors shall receive more than one hundred and fifty dollars
per annum.
Sec’y[Secretary] Council of Revision.
9. To the Secretary of the Council of Revision, five dollars per day.
Mileage.
Sec. 4. There shall be allowed to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the Speaker of the Senate, each, the sum of seven dollars per day, and six dollars for every twenty miles necessary travel, in coming to and returning
from the seat of Government of this State.
Sen’rs[Senators] & Reps.[Representatives]
Mileage.
2. To each member of the Senate and House of Representatives, the sum of four dollars per day for every day’s attendance at the present session
of the General Assembly, and four dollars for every twenty miles necessary to travel in coming to, and returning
from, the seat of Government.
3[.] To the Secretary of the Senate, and principal clerk of the House of Representatives, six dollars per day.
4. To E. Z. Ryan, the sum of six dollars per day, for each day’s service as assistant clerk to the
House of Representatives.
And. Johnson.
5. To Andrew Johnson, the sum of six dollars per day for his services as assistant clerk to the House of Representatives, for each day he may have served as such.
E.[Engrossing] & E.[Enrolling] clerks of each House.
6. To the engrossing and enrolling clerk of each House, five dollars per day.
Door-keepers.
7. To the door-keeper of each House, four dollars per day.
Ass’t[Assistant] door-keepers.
8. To the assistant door-keeper of each House, four dollars per day.
Sec’y Senate and prin.[principal] cl’k H. of Rep’s.
9. To the Secretary of the Senate, and principal clerk of the House of Representatives, the sum of four hundred dollars each, for furnishing a copy of the journals of the
proceedings of the two branches of the Legislature for publication.
Each member com.[committee] on Pen.
10. To each member of the committee appointed to examine into the condition of the
penitentiary at Alton, the sum of four dollars for every twenty miles’ travel in going to, and returning
from, Alton; said compensation, when due the members and officers of the Senate, shall be certified by the Secretary thereof, except his own, which shall be certified
by the Speaker; and said compensation, when due the members and offiers of the House of Representatives, shall be certified by the principal clerk of the House, except his own, which shall be certified by the Speaker; which certificate, so made
out, shall be a sufficient voucher to the Auditor to draw his warrant on the Treasurer for the amount to which each person shall be
entitled as aforesaid, to be paid out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated.
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Auditor to issue warrants to
Sec. 5. The Auditor of Public Accounts shall isssue his warrant on the Treasurer, in favor of the different persons hereinafter named, for the several sums annexed
to their respective names, to wit:
1. To W. C. Murphy, door-keeper of the House, thirty-two dollars, for eight days’ services, in going to Jacksonville and Meredosia, to summon witnesses.
Ass’t E. & E. clerks,
2. To the assistant engrossing and enrolling clerks, four dollars per day, the number of days to be certified by the engrossing and enrolling
clerk.
Doorkeeper of Council of Revision,
3. The door-keeper of the Council of Revision, three dollars and fifty cents per day; the number of days employed to be certified
by the clerk of said Council.
Governor,
4. There shall be allowed the Governor, for office-rent, and necessary traveling expenses, the sum of one thousand dollars,
one-half of which shall be paid on the passage of this act, and the other half on
the first of March, 1840.
R. Hening,
5. To Robert Hening, for services eighteen days, in carrying messages, and other papers, to the clerk’s
table, three dollars per day.
F. & H. C. Remann,
To F. and H. C. Remann, the sum of one hundred and fifty-nine dollars and eighty-four cents, for articles
furnished for the State.
J. W. Johnson
To John W. Johnson, the sum of two hundred and twenty-nine dollars and twenty-five cents, for articles
furnished the State.
T. B. Hickman
To Thomas B. Hickman, the sum of three hundred and sixty-five dollars forty-five cents, for work done for
the State.
T. B. Hickman
To Thomas B. Hickman, the sum of eight dollars, for a table for the use of the State.
M. Flack,
To M. Flack, the sum of three dollars, for articles furnished the State.
To John S. Roberts, the sum of three dollars per day, for attendance on the court room.
M. Phillips,
To Moses Phillips, the sum of thirty-five dollars, for articles furnished the State.
To N. M. McCurdy, the sum of fifty-seven dollars, for articles furnished for the use of the State.
T. B. Hickman
To Thomas B. Hickman, the sum of fifteen dollars, for work done and articles furnished for the use of the
State.
E. Capps,
To Ebenezer Capps, the sum of eighty-four dollars and fifty-seven cents, for articles furnished the
State.
Willis & Maddox,
To Willis and Maddox, the sum of nine dollars, for articles furnished the State.
Redmond & Tindall,
To Redmond and Tindall, the sum of six dollars and twenty-five cents, for articles furnished the State.
A. E. Ames,
To A. E. Ames, the sum of one hundred dollars, for services rendered in the Secretary of State’s
office, at the present session.
Treasurer of Ill. and Mich. canal,
That the Treasurer of the Board of Commissioners of the Illinois and Michigan canal shall be entitled to receive the same compensation for services rendered by him in
the dis-
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charge of his trust as is now allowed the President and acting Commissioner of said
Board, subject, however, to the same restrictions, in relation to him, as exist in
relation to the President and acting Commissioners; the same to be paid out of the
canal fund.
D. Crotzer,
To Daniel Conobzree, five dollars, for repairing stove-pipes three several times.
Graves,
To William Graves, two dollars, for once doing the same.
Sh’ff[Sheriff] of Sup. Court,
That the sheriff who has attended upon the Supreme Court during its present session, and who will officiate at its future session, until otherwise directed by law, shall
be allowed the sum of four dollars per day for his services; the number of days to
be certified to by any one of the Judges of the Supreme Court.
A. Ferguson,
To Alexander Ferguson, for use of room five weeks, at twelve dollars per week, sixty dollars.
A. Johnson,
To Andrew Johnson, for one table purchased for committee, six dollars.
Jas. McDougald,
No. of days
To James McDougald, clerk of the Internal Improvement committee of the House of Representatives, three dollars per day for the number of days actually employed, to be certified by the committee.
To D. B. Campbell, clerk of the Internal Improvement committee of the House of Representatives, three dollars per day, for every day actually employed, the number of days to be
certified by the said committee.
To James Craig, chairman of the committee to examine the penitentiary, twenty-six dollars for room-rent and fuel, whilst at Alton.
J. C. Bruner,
To J. C. Bruner, the sum of six dollars, for three days’ attendance as a witness before the select
committee appointed to investigate the claims of the late warden of the penitentiary.
W. Atkins,
That the sum of seventy-five dollars be allowed and paid to William Atkins, being amount of reward offered by J. C. Bruner, warden of the penitentiary, for the apprehension and return to the penitentiary of How, who escaped from said penitentiary in eighteen hundred and thirty-six, and was retnrned on the thirteenth of June, eighteen hundred and thirty-eight, by said Atkins.
To C. B. Blockburger, thirty-six dollars and seventy-five cents, for articles furnished for the use of
the State.
I. Allen,
To Isaac Allen, twenty dollars for work done on the State House in preparing it for the reception
of the Legislature in eighteen hundred and thirty-six.
Cl’k[Clerk] investigating com.[committee]
There shall be allowed to the clerk of the joint select committee of Investigation,
the sum of four dollars for each day’s services, the time to be certified by the
chairman of the committee.
Witnesses of invest.[investigating] com.
Auditor to issue war’nt[warrant] for.
Proviso.
That there shall be allowed to each of the witnesses summoned by the committee of
Investigation into the conduct of
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the Board of Public Works, the sum of two dollars for each day they were compelled to attend, and two dollars
for every twenty miles travel to and from the seat of Government; and the Auditor shall issue warrants in favor of each individual, the number of days and miles being
sworn to, before any qualified person, by the individual presenting such claim, or
proven by the testimony of any credible witness: Provided, That witnesses summoned whilst at the seat of Government shall not be allowed mileage:
Provided, further, That no officer of the Government, engineer, or agent, shall be allowed any compensation
for attending before said committee.
Ass’t[Assistant] sec.[secretary] Sen.
Sec. 6. To each assistant secretary of the Senate, the sum of six dollars per day for their services, the number of days to be certified
by the Secretary of the Senate.
To J. M. Morse, three dollars, for twelve bushels of lime.
To J. T. Eccles, thirty-seven dollars and fifty cents, for the use of a room for the Council of Revision for three months.
Ed. Jones.
To Edward Jones, forty-five dollars, for fifteen days’ services in making up the journal of the House of Representatives, in eighteen hundred and thirty-seven.
E. Capps.
To E. Capps, for articles furnished the State, thirty-seven dollars and forty-four cents.
Speaker pro tem.
Sec. 7. To the Speaker pro tem. six dollars per day, while serving in that capacity.
To William Hodge, twenty-six dollars twenty-five cents, for printing for the Senate.
Approved, March 2, 1839.
1On January 29, 1839, John Dawson introduced this bill in the House. On February 23, following the insertion of amendments by the committee on Public
Accounts and Expenditures, the committee on Claims, and an additional select committee,
the House passed the bill by a vote of 44 yeas to 18 nays, with Lincoln not voting, and referred it to the Senate. On February 27, following the insertion of amendments by the committee on Public
Accounts and Expenditures, as well as the committee of the whole, the Senate passed
the bill. On February 28, the House altered the Senate amendments, and the Senate
agreed to the changes later that same day. That March 2, theCouncil of Revision approved the bill, and the act became law.
Journal of the House of Representatives, at the First Session of the Eleventh General
Assembly, of the State of Illinois (Vandalia, IL: William Waters, 1838), 306, 413, 422, 458, 467, 475, 476-79, 490,
551, 560, 567, 569, 596; Journal of the Senate, at the First Session of the Eleventh General Assembly, of the
State of Illinois (Vandalia, IL: William Waters, 1838), 395, 405, 434-435, 444-45, 458, 461-62, 479.
Printed Document, 5 page(s), Laws of the State of Illinois, Passed by the Eleventh General Assembly (Vandalia, IL: William Walters, 1839), 113-17, GA Session: 11-1,