Papers Of Abraham Lincoln

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Sec.[Section] 1 Be it enacted by the People of the state of Illinois represented in the General Assembly That on the first Monday in August next, and on the first Monday in August every two years thereafter, there shall be elected in each county in this State, one County Collector; who shall continue in office for two years from the time of his election, and untill his successor shall be elected and qualified.

Sec. 2. Said Collectors when elected, shall enter into bonds in the manner now prescribed by law.

Sec. 3. The present Collectors shall continue in office untill the election provided for in this act, shall be held, and their successors elected and qualified

Sec. 4. The elections provided for by this act, shall be held, conducted[,] and returns thereof made, in accordance with the law regulating elections2; and vacancies filled in the manner prescribed by law, to fill vacancies of county commissioners

Sec. 5. Collectors to be elected under this act, shall have ^power^ to appoint deputies, said collectors being held accountable for the official acts and doings of their deputies.

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Sec. 6. All laws and parts of laws authorizing county commissioners courts to appoint collectors, be and the same are hereby repealed

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A bill for an act making County collectors, elective by the people

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[02]/[15]/[1841]
Finance

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1John M. Kelly introduced HB 255 in the House of Representatives on February 15, 1841. The House referred the bill to the Committee on Finance, of which Abraham Lincoln was a member. The Committee on Finance reported back the bill on February 27, and the House discharged it from further consideration. The House took no further action.
Illinois House Journal. 1840. 12th G. A., 403-04, 558.

2In January 1829, the General Assembly passed a law regulating elections. This law went into effect on June 1, 1829.
“An Act Regulating Elections,” 10 January 1829, The Revised Code of Laws, of Illinois (1829), 54-68.