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Resolved by the General Assembly of the State of Illinois, That M. K. Alexander, Cyrus Walker, and Elijah Iles, be, and they are hereby appointed Commissioners, who shall on the day of next, proceed to visit the town of Exeter, in Scott county, Illinois, and examine whether a suitable location for the Penetentiary of this State can be obtained in or near said town free of cost to the State. Also, whether said town or immediate vicinity affords the requisite conveniencies and materials for the erection and carying on of said penitentiary.
Resolved, That the said commissioners make report of their proceedings herein, and of each
fact as may in their opinion be calculated to give information on this subject, to
the Legislature.
1On January 7, 1840, John J. Hardin in the House of Representatives presented the petition of citizens of Scott and Morgan counties, in relation to the removal of the Penitentiary. The House referred this petition to a select committee. In response to this petition,
Hardin of the aforesaid select committee introduced the resolution in the House on
January 17. Representatives proposed to amend the resolution by striking out “Exeter, in Scott County,” and inserting in lieu thereof “Springfield, in Sangamon County.” The House referred the resolution and proposed amendment to a select committee.
Illinois House Journal. 1839. 11th G. A., special sess., 133-34, 194.
Printed Transcription, 1 page(s), Journal of the House of Representatives, of the Eleventh General Assembly of the State of Illinois, at Their Called Session (Springfield, IL: William Walters, 1839), 194