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Resolved by the Senate, the House of Representatives concurring herein, That the Fund Commissioner be, and he is hereby prohibited from selling or hypothecating
State Bonds for any purpose whatsoever, except to pay the interest that will become
due for internal improvement bonds already legally sold, and for paying the expenses
and freight on railroad iron, and all other expenses attending the execution of the
duties of his office as Fund Commissioner, any law to the contrary notwithstanding.
1William J. Gatewood introduced the resolution in the Senate on December 30, 1840, and the Senate adopted it. On January 21, 1841, the House of Representatives referred the resolution to the Committee on Finance. The Committee on Finance took
no action.
Journal of the House of Representatives, of the Twelfth General Assembly of the State
of Illinois, At Their Second Session (Springfield, IL: William Walters, 1840); 162-63, 256; Journal of the Senate of the Twelfth General Assembly of the State of Illinois, At
Their Second Session (Springfield, IL: William Walters, 1840), 122.
Printed Transcription, 1 page(s), Journal of the House of Representatives, of the Twelfth General Assembly of the State of Illinois, At Their Second Session (Springfield, IL: William Walters, 1840), 163