Papers Of Abraham Lincoln

In force, Mar.[March] 2, 1839.

AN ACT concerning public roads in Schuyler county.
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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 Schuyler county are hereby authorized to change the location of any State road in said county: Provided, That no change shall be (made) in any State road, at the point where such State road enters other counties, without the consent of the county commissioners’ court of the counties into which such roads may enter.

Approved, March 2, 1839.

1On February 20, 1839, William Thomas introduced this bill, originally titled “A Bill to Reduce the Fees for Recording Deeds,” in the Senate. On February 25, following the insertion of an amendment by the Committee on the Judiciary, the Senate passed the bill, and referred it to the House. On the suggestion of Thomas, the bill’s title was changed to “An act concerning public roads in Schuyler County.” On March 2, the House passed the bill without further amendment. on 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), 521, 584, 599; Journal of the Senate, at the First Session of the Eleventh General Assembly, of the State of Illinois (Vandalia, IL: William Waters, 1838), 365, 416, 471, 507, 510, 512.