Whereas by the revenue laws now in force it is made the duty of the assessors in the several counties in this state to complete their lists of taxable property, and make return to the Office of the Clerk of the county commissioners court on or before the first monday in June annually, And whereas by reason of indisposition the assessor appointed to assess the taxable property in district number two in the county of Peoria was rendered unable to complete and return his list as required by law therefore

Sect[Section] 1^st Be it enacted by the people of the state of Illinois represented in the General Assembly that the assessment made by James Darlrymple in said district number two in the county of Peoria for the year 1840 be and the same is hereby declared good, valid and in every respect legal whether taken and returns made before or after the said first monday in June 1840. Provided the same was legally taken in other respects any law to the contrary notwithstanding