In force Feb.[February] 27, 1841.
An ACT supplemental to an act making appropriations for the years 1841 and 1842.
1Allowed out of treasury.
Sec.[Section] 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That there be allowed out of any moneys in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, to the following persons the following sums, viz:
To James Bell & Co. eighty dollars and sixty-nine cents, for articles furnished for the State.
To J. S. Rogers eight dollars and eighty one cents, for articles furnished for the State,.
To Robert Irwin & Co. eighty-nine dollars and fifty-six cents, for articles furnished the State.
To B. C. Webster & Co. two hundred and twenty-three dollars and twenty-eight cents, for articles furnished the State.
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E. B. Pease. & Bro.
To. E. B. Pease & Brother, twenty-one dollars for articles furnished the State.
Opdycke & Co
To Opdycke, Tinsley & Co., one hundred and five dollars for candles furnished the State.
C. B. DeReimer. & Co.
To C. B. DeReimer & Co., one hundred and twenty-seven dollars and fifty cents, for two round clocks and articles furnished the State House.
To J. A. Hough, twenty-five dollars and seventy-five cents, for repairing tables, &c.[etc.] for the State.
Merriweather & Weston
To Merriweather & Weston, twenty-one dollars and eighty-eight cents, for articles furnished the State.
To James L. Lamb, four hundred and eighty-three dollars and seventy cents, for articles furnished the State.
To Joseph Thayer & Co., forty-six dollars and ten cents, for articles for the State.
To Hawley & Edwards, one hundred and eight dollars and sixty-six cents, for articles furnished the State.
To S. M. Tinsley & Co., four hundred and fifty-four dollars and sixty-one cents, for articles furnished for the State.
To Birchall & Johnson, three hundred and seventy-one dollars and ninety-two cents, for stationary furnished for the use of the State.
W. Chapin.
To W. Chapin, ten dollars for collecting, removing and taking care of furniture.
Proviso.
To Wm. Lavely, for swearing in members of the General Assembly, five dollars: Provided, These accounts shall first be passed on by the Auditor, Treasurer and Secretary of
State.2
W. Walters, for use of E. T. & C. Goudy.
There shall be allowed to William Walters, for the use of E. T. & C. Goudy, the sum of six hundred dollars in full for binding laws of eighteen hundred and
thirty-six and seven.
To Elias Hart, twelve dollars and fifty cents for drayage.
R. Hughs &
Ro. Roberts
Ro. Roberts
To Randolph Hughes and Richard Roberts, each, the sum of twenty-four dollars, for preparing fuel for the use of the General Assembly.
A. E. Ames.
No. of days certified by secretary.
There shall be allowed to A. E. Ames, the sum of two dollars per day for his services in the office of Secretary of State
during the present session of the General Assembly, the number of days to be certified by the Secretary of State.
S. J. Jenkins.
To S. J. Iankiewiez, the sum of three hundred and twenty dollars for services rendered and to be rendered
in the Treasurer’s office in posting the books of the (board of) public works.
H L Hoffman
Proviso.
To Hiram L. Hoffman the sum of fifty-seven dollars for room rent for the Council of Revision: Provided, That the State Bank of Illinois is hereby authorized to pay the Auditor’s warrants drawn on the Treasurer for debts
now due for work and materials done on the State House as audited by the board of
auditors. 3
Approved, February 27, 1841.
1John Pearson introduced SB 110, originally titled “A Bill to Provided to the Election of One Railroad Commissioner,”
in the Senate on January 14, 1841. On January 15, the Senate referred the bill to the Committee
on Internal Improvements. The Committee on Internal Improvements reported back the
bill on February 27 with an amendment. The Senate amended the amendment by adding
a proviso to the provision for William Lavely. The Senate adopted the amendment as amended. The Senate further amended the bill
by adding provisions for various persons, together with a proviso authorizing the
State Bank of Illinois to pay the Auditor’s warrants on work done on the State House.
The Senate passed the bill as amended, amending the title so as to read “A Bill Supplemental
to ‘An Act Making Appropriations for the Years 1841 and 1842.’” The House of Representatives concurred on February 27. On February 27, the Council of Revision approved the bill and the act became law.
Journal of the House of Representatives, of the Twelfth General Assembly of the State
of Illinois, At Their Second Session, Begun and Held in the City of Springfield, December
7, 1840 (Springfield, IL: William Walters, 1840), 558; Journal of the Senate of the Twelfth General Assembly of the State of Illinois, At
Their Second Session, Begun and Held in the City of the Springfield, December 7, 1840 (Springfield, IL: William Walters, 1840), 162, 168, 437, 440, 441, 454.
2On February 27, 1841, the Senate added this proviso.
Journal of the Senate of the Twelfth General Assembly of the State of Illinois, At
Their Second Session, Begun and Held in the City of the Springfield, December 7, 1840 (Springfield, IL: William Walters, 1840), 437.
3On February 27, 1841, the Senate added provisions for William Walters, E. T. & C. Goudy, Elias Hart, Randolph Hughes, Richard Roberts, A. E. Ames, S. J. Iankiewiez, and Hiram L. Hoffman, together with the proviso. It also amended the title.
Journal of the Senate of the Twelfth General Assembly of the State of Illinois, At
Their Second Session, Begun and Held in the City of the Springfield, December 7, 1840 (Springfield, IL: William Walters, 1840), 440.
Printed Document, 2 page(s), Laws of the State of Illinois, Passed by the Twelfth General Assembly (Springfield, IL: William Walters, 1841), 32-33, GA Session: 12-2,