, 1874-02-24
REVISING THE STATUTES,
Special U;spatoh to The CHICAGO Tribune.


srn1NarIELD, ILL.,, Fob. 23.-The Revision
Committee atato that tho Repoaltng bill contain
cd IN their report Ia only = basis On which to
franc bill which shall embrace all the acts re-
poaled BY tho bills now being passed, and that a
correct and comprehensive bill cannot DO drawn
until the close Of tho session. There Ia no
doubt that tho gentlomen on tho Committee and
Mr. Hurd tho Commissioner, desire to mako
thoir work 80 perfect AZ possible.
PRINTING THE sTATuTEs.
Tho following bill introduced in tho 9enote by
Farmer Baldwin is worthy OF caloful perusal, as
1t provides TOR an immense printing Job, mostly
for tho benefit Of tho legal profession, to give
thcm cheap edition Of the Revised Btatutoa at
tho oxponso Of the remainder Of tho community.
Aa Aor to provide for tho Compiling, Publication,
and Distribution OF tho Statutes Of tho stata:
SECTION l.. Immediately after tho close Of tho pres.
statutes which Viii be In force on tho lst 1y 81 July
po1t shall BE- compiled and published n volume to
SEQ. T. Tho revised acts Of 1914 and 1874 shall be
annotated SO a. to show by proper reference to original
aes aud sections embraced therein and tho doctsiona
construo the sanlo. Tho volume shall also contain tho
Deearston Of Independence, tho Act of Virginia Of
aro1 ae ss orinaace esSn q Say = IT, is ths
Of the State Of Illinois e 1878 la.s, and ia7o.
!utend It's publicao and prepare fnll and complete
ueaEy ~ may be tho alphabetical order Of ar.
rangenont Of tho Revised Statutes Of 1a48 Tho said
editor Ia authorized to employ assistant At not
State Trcasury on the certificate OF tho editor and
the warrant Of re Auditor Of publio Accounts. :.
Revised Statutes shall bo published aui distributed,
and sold - Hereinafter provided. Tho printing Bha1
10 dono y tho contractor for tho stato printing The
fAYt r. in 1H1r 111,r0
aud tho head~noes h nonparcil or brov3or type Tbs
paper ssd sha 10 ealendored book paper Of 80
shesp aud No. IS tor boars, viii spsng % backs. and sa
tho words "neyscd statutea OF Illnols, 1874 slaI
bo appropriately stamped upon tho back In gill let
tera, tic printing and binding to 10 done to tho gats-
faction OF tho editor aud tho Commissioners ot Public
Unless tho contractor for tho State binding shall,
within ten aays after this set shall take effect signify
nis miinguess to bind sal book under his contEset
a e ss Of snts nd A9r Of Pub
binding Of aa,d statutes In tho manner required by
spSo.l1o btader provided they shall not contract to
a isssSie ana delivering tho
$50. 5. ~ soon us sufficient number Of tho vol:
distribute not exceeding 5000 copies thereof fol-
lows One COPY to each Of the prcsont members and
olicera OF tho deucrai Assembly, ono copy to each
Supreme uourt, f,vo copios to each Supreme court
Library. COPY to cach Judge Of court Of record
one copy to each Justice OF tha Peace. oil Of whtch
copies Rha be for the uHo OF hueh officers and thetr
successors in Office.
Ao shall also distribute copy to each charitable
educational, penal, aud rcfornaloEy State institution
que copy TO oaet college library in the State oao copy
to tho library Of oongrcss ono copy to each ate and
Territory library ~ tie United States, ono copy each
Judge Of tho United StatcA Circuit and Diatro Courts
Ia this State tho 6ae to ho distributed III the manner
provided hy Law for the distribution Of the session aws
Of ths Hlafe.
SEQ. At leaat twenty days bcforo tho delivery Of
tho volumes TO tho 8ecrotAry OF Btate tho Qo,1i,ts
sonoFs Of Public Printing shall advertise for ton days
~ tlrGo daily newspapers puhltahed n this Ratc for
b!a for te distribution Of tho volumes hosein beoro
required to 10 distributed aal lat the contract 10
The lowest responsible 6!dcr provided that to price
to 10 1ad for distributing sail volume ahau nok OK
coed - dollars, Including all necessary wrannolg.
ho1ea aid other convenience for paong aud shipping
tho same,
Sso. T. The remnnder Of tho edition, after tho dis-
trblton provided for In this not. vla bo oorc for
eala by Tho Secretary Of A.atc, NJ the rails Of - ppF
xolltna and tue proceeds accounted for and mid Into
the Btate Treasury In tue manner a ths rocops
Of his office.
axo. g. Tho aecretary Of ssaso shsll allow ths Conn.,
missioner Of Revision freq accoas 10 Ill bills aud
etatMtea in his otoe, and grant him iii necessary
facilities for copying and compiling tho same which
be neceasary for tho completion of hia dutiea pre-
Eco. o. Whereas It l. pressing necessity that ths
Revised astatsa shall be placed in the bands Of ths