Sec[Section] 1. Be it enacted by the people of the State of Illinois represented in the General Assembly, That William J Gatewood of the county of Gallatin is hereby appointed commissioner for the purpose of carrying out, the provisions
of the act to which this is an amendment, as well as the provisi[ons] of such acts in relation to the Gallati[n] Salines as are still in force and unrepealed
Sec 2. Said commissioner shall proceed to sell the lands belonging to said Saline either at public sale, by giving previous public notice of the same; or by private
entry if it be more eligible, reserving however unsold and Salt Water Wells, with
the Saline lots belonging to them, as well the common attached to said lots
Sec 3. Said Commissioner is hereby vested with full power to demand, sue for, and recover
all money due the State for the rents [or] sales of said salines, or from commission[ers] or agents hereafter employed [in relation] to the same; and he is hereby [required to] proceed to recover all debts due to th[e] State on account of said Salines, [for] the purpose of making a final settlement of this matter
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Sec 4. Said commissioner shall give bond and be qualified, and shall deposite monies in his hands, and report as provided by the ninth and tenth section of the
act to which this is an amendment, and shall receive as compensation for [his ser]
vises, ten per cent upon all money [de]posited as aforesaid
Sec 5. The money paid into the Treasury as aforesaid by said commissioner, shall be appropriated
according to the provisions of the several acts now in force in relation to appropriations
heretofore made
Sec 6 If the commissioner herein [mentioned] shall die, resign, or be removed, it shall be the duty of the Governor to appoint
another, who shall discharge all the duties imposed by this law, execute bond, qualify,
and be entitled to su[ch] Compensation as is provided by law
This act to take effect from and after its passage
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A Bill for an act to amend an act entitled “an act relating to the Gallatin Salines, and the lands belonging to the same” approved Jany[January] 16th A D 1831.
A Bill for an act to amend an act entitled “an act relating to the Gallatin Salines, and the lands belonging to the same” approved Jany[January] 16th A D 1831.
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Handwritten Document, 4 page(s), Folder 303, SB 103, GA Session 12-2,
Illinois State Archives (Springfield, IL),