Whereas it appears that no assessor was appointed by the County Court of Pope County at the March Term of 1839, as the law directs and the assessor afterwards appointed did not put the books of assessment into the hands of the collector until the December term of said court, and whereas the said collector failing for the want of time to travel over the counties of Pope and Hardin has paid over all but the sum of thirty dollars which it is shown could not be collected on account of insolvency or removal, Therefore

Sec.[Section] 1. Be it enacted by the people of the State of Illinois represented in the General Assembly That William. G. W. Fitch. collector of the revenue of Pope County be and he is hereby released from the payment of the balance of revenue for the year of 1839 amounting to the sum of thirty dollars.

Sec. 2. This act to take effect from and after its passage