Papers Of Abraham Lincoln

An Act declaring the edition of State Laws published by Stephen F Gales evidence in Courts of Justice.
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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 compilation of the laws of this State, Published by Stephen F Gales2 shall be received in all Courts of Justice in this state as prima facie evidence that the statutes therein contained are the laws of [th]is State.

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A Bill for an Act declaring the Edition of State laws Published by Stephen F. Gale Evidence in Courts of Justice

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1On December 12, 1840, the House of Representatives adopted a resolution instructing the Committee on the Judiciary to investigate the wisdom of making the Statues of Illinois evidence in state courts. In response to this resolution, Albert G. Leary of the Committee on the Judiciary introduced HB 41 in the House on December 17. The House passed the bill on December 21. On January 2, 1841, the Senate referred the bill to the Committee on the Judiciary. The Committee on the Judiciary did not report back the bill.
Illinois House Journal. 1840. 12th G. A., 112, 128, 135, 141; Illinois Senate Journal. 1840. 12th G. A., 104, 125-26, 130-31.

2The Public and General Statute Laws of the State of Illinois (1839).