Be it enacted by the People of the state of Illinois, Represented in the General assembly,

1 That it shall be the duty of the Treasurer of the state forthwith to take possession of all lumber[,] lime[,] sand stone[,] Brick, and all other materials of every kind and description had obtained or procured by the state House commissioners for and on account of the state, to be used in and about the state House & not already heretofore applied to the object for which they were obtained.

2 That the said Treasurer shall thereafter without delay make out a skedule thereof [...?] describing with reasonable certainty, the property so received by him as to quantity[,] quality[,] or value., & receipt therefor to the state House commissioners

3 That any person or persons who may have in his[,] her[,] or their possession any of the property aforesaid, & shall convert the same to his[,] her[,] or their use, or shall neglect[,] fail[,] or refuse to deliver the same to the Treasurer on application shall be deemed guilty of a high misdemenior & on conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars & imprisoned in the county Jail for any time not exceeding six months

4 That the State House commissioners, shall file in the auditors office, all books[,] papers[,] maps[,] charts[,] & vouchers, appertaining to their office as commissioners, aforesaid, and the

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Auditor assisted by the Treasurer & Secretary of State, & advised by the Attorney on all General on all legal questions that may arise, shall settle with the said commissioners, and adjust their accounts of and concerning all moneys that they or other of them have drawn or expended in and about the State. In the said settlement it shall be the duty of the Auditor as aforesaid to charge the said commissioners for all money they or other of them have received[,] checked for[,] or drawn from the Treasury or else where for state House purposes, and to give them credit for all moneys they have bona fide paid out for state House purposes, in pursuance of law also for all salary & compensation allowed to them by law.

5 For the purpose of enabling the Auditor, Treasurer & secretary of state to perform their duties under this act, they shall be authorized to cause witnesses to come before them, & to swear & examine them Touching any item or charge that may be found in the or among the papers books or vouchers of the said commissioners. And any person who shall on such examination, wilfully & corruptly swear falsely shall be adjudged guilty of Perjury.

6 All acts and parts of acts which appoint ^or authorize the appointment^ of Archibald Job, A G Henry or any other person or persons commissioners to superintend the erection of Public Buildings be and the same are hereby repealed