Papers Of Abraham Lincoln

In force Feb.[February] 18, 1841.

An ACT to amend the act entitled “An act confirming grants of property made for the encouragement of Education, and for other purposes,” approved February first, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-one.
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Lot conveyed for church purposes

Sec.[Section] 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That in all cases where any land or lot has been, or may be conveyed, to the county commissioners of any county in this State for the use of any religious society, congregation or church, or to the intent that houses should be erected thereon for purposes of divine worship, and the society, congregation, church or person for whose use the conveyance was made, shall desire to sell or otherwise dispose of the premises conveyed, and shall obtain the consent of the donor, or grantor, or his heirs, or their legal representatives to such sale, or disposition, it shall be the duty of the county commissioners to whom the

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conveyance was made, or their successors, to execute conveyances for the same, so as to divest the legal title, and release all claim of the county to the premises conveyed; but no commissioners, or county shall, by virtue of such conveyance, become responsible for the title of the premises conveyed, except as against their own acts.2

Approved, February 18, 1841.

1On January 9, 1841, William Ross introduced SB 96 in the Senate. On January 19, the Senate passed the bill. On February 16, the House of Representatives passed the bill. On February 18, the Council of Revision approved the bill and the act became law.
Illinois House Journal. 1840. 12th G. A., 248, 252, 380, 409; Illinois Senate Journal. 1840. 12th G. A., 147, 158, 167, 179, 329-30, 337, 341.

2This act amended sections one and two of the 1831 act. These sections specified the deposition of grants or gifts of land for the erection of schools, places of public worship, and burial grounds.
“An Act Confirming Grants of Property Made for the Encouragement of Education, and for Other Purposes,” 1 February 1831, The Laws of Illinois (1831), 73-74.