Vandalia Whig and Illinois intelligencer. [volume] (Vandalia, Ill.) 1832-183?, 1833-02-27
LAWS OF ILLINOIS

LAWS OF ILLINOIS
An act to remorc the seat Of justice Of Pike
county.
Sec |. Be it enacted BY the Peopleof the State
Of Illinois, represented in the Generd Assembly
That Samuel Alexander, Earl Fierce, and
John w. Sterne of Adams coun v, be and
ai,oy are hereby appointed Commissioners to
change and relocate, the seat Of justice of
Pike county, who or a majority. of them shall
meet at the town Of A Has, in said county Of
Pike, on the last Monday in March next, or
within one month thereafter, and after being
duly sworn by some Justice of the Peace, in
aud for the said county of Pike, faithfully and
impartialy to perform the duties enjoined up
IN them by this act, shall proceed to fix upon
ia place as nearly central, as it may be expe-
client, taking into consideration, the conven
fence Of the people, the situation Of the settle
ments, with view to the present and future
population, and the eligibility of the situation
with respect to timber, water, and health, re-
jecting in the computation the inundated lands,
m the Illinois and Mississippi river, that will
not admit of settlement; which seat of Justice
when so located, shall be named by the said
Commissioners.
| Sec. 2. When the said Commissioners, or a
majority of them, shall have agreed upon a
place for the county seat aforesaid, they shall
make report thereof in writing, under their
hands and seals, describing particularly, the
quarter or fractional quarter section, township
and range, upon which they have heated the
same, together with the name they may have
given Ii, to the county Commissioners Court Of
said county, who shall at the next term there
after Of said court, cause said report to be en-
tered upon the records OF the cosrt of said
county; and the place so selected by The said
Commissioners, or a majority Of them, shall
| be and remain the seat of Justice rsaid coun-
|tv, and known and calledbv such name as may
be given it by said Commissioners.
Il Sec 8. Should the said Commissioners los
cate said seat Of Justice on lands belonging to
an individual or individuals, they shnll ask and
obtain donation of any number OF acres, moi
less than twenty, and also select and describe
said donation, in their report with reasonable
certainty, by metes and bounds. Prorided
That if the proprietor or proprietois 81 sucf
Hands, refuse, or neglect to make The donation
as aforesaid, the said Commissioners shall thef
be required to locate the county seataforesad
gu the nearest eligible situation on public land
1 And it shall be the duly of said Commission
ers, previous to locating said seat 81. Justice
as aforesaid, to take deed IN fee-simple tc
said county, for such lands as may lie donated
las aforesaid
Sec. q. 1t shall be the duty of the county
Commissioners of said county, to lay off the
tract of land, On which the seat OF Justice may
be located, into town lots to be sold on such
terms as shall be deemed most advantageous
for the interest of said county, and the pro-
ceeds thereof, applied to the erection OF a court
house at the seat of Justice, located as afore-
said.
i Sec 5. The county Commissioners Of said
county, shall rs soon as practicable, alter the
seat of Justice is located as aforesaid, cause
to be erected, a suitable building for the accom-
modaton of the courts of said county, and fol-
the safe keeping of the records thereof.
Sec. 6. The courts in and for said county
shall be held as now required by law, at At
las, until the first day of August next, from
and after which time, they shall be held at the
seat Of Justice located as aforesaid.
Sec. I. The Jai! heretofore erected at At
las. shall continue to be used as the county
Jail, until the county Commissioners shall
deem il expedlent to cause another TO be erect
ed at the county seat, provided for by this act
; and the building now used as court house
} they are hereby authorized to lease for tern
, of years, on such terms as they may deem pro
per.
! Sec. s. The county Commissioners Cour
of said county, shall allow the Commissioner
/ appointed by this act, the sum OF three dollars
r per dav each, for their services in locating th'
: seat Of Justice as aforesaid. All acsand par'
! lof acts, coming within the pu'vew ofthis, arr
hereby repealed. o.
d Approved 22d February, 1888.
. IN .4ct simplifying proceedings at 'd" jor IL
RI collection Of debts.
A Sec |. Be at enacted by the People Of lhe Stdteso
: Illinois represented in the General .4ssen6iy, Ina
when any person holding bond or note for the dl
I rect payment of property or money, shall desire
put the same in suit, he may do so by flingt with tn
clerk of any circuit court having jurisdiction there
: of, together with petition purporting IS follows
.sF circuit, set A. b. plaintiff, states that he hold
bond or note, (as the case may be) on he defend
/ ant c. D. in substance followeth (here insert &C
py of the bond or note yet the said debt emaiis ur
paid wherefore he prays judgment for sf debt, an
damages for the deteton OF tie same, together wit
his costs.
Sec. O. If the plaintiff shall hold the bind or not
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