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Resolved by the Senate, the House of Representatives concurring herein, That the Board of Public Works be requested, and they are hereby instructed not
to audit or settle any more claims against the State, either from contractors or other persons, until further directed by authority from
the Legislature.
1John S. Hacker introduced the resolution in the Senate on December 10, 1840, and the Senate adopted it. The House of Representatives concurred on December 10.
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); 101, 102; Journal of the Senate of the Twelfth General Assembly of the State of Illinois, At
Their Second Session (Springfield, IL: William Walters, 1840), 67.
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), 101