, 1874-04-22
THE ILLINOIS STATUTES.
When Are tho Laws Passed by tho
Last Legislature to Be
Printed 7
Secretary Harlow Proponnas the Question
to Attornoy-0enoral Elsall.
Fnconveniences Caused by a Leg
islative BIunder.
Special Dispatch 10 Tho Chfeaoo 4+fb,t,ts.

Brn1NoF1ELD, ILL.,, April 21.-Ool Harlow,
Hocretury Of btato, finds himsolf in an awkward
prodloau1ont through tho carclcssneha Of tlo
Twenty-oighth General Assembly. Ho tells tho
storY In the following communication to tho At
tornoy aoneral:
Hon. j, X. Fasall, Attorney. General:
DEAR SIN: Feeling the responsibility resting upon
Of tho executive officers Of tho State, and
desiring 10 not in strtct conformity with he aws aud
do that which will result In tho greatest good
to tho people Of this Commonwealth, | desire
cuiss thst meet mo - tho disoharss Of my datos
rsgsraing tho publication e tho res'ar edition Of
qured to bo putlshed ID tho act Of 1865, providing
for tho public printing and binding. now II force and
for tho publication Of tho revised statutes. which
il 10 In fo5ee July i 1s74 tho provisions et which
reference TO- Seq. Of tho act Of 1885, in forco
you will tint tho Inv Directs that at te close Of
to pbo and general laws q the stats shail b.
rned nna ~ so II Of the acs Tho
eopes q sTs oas seSS se 10
he; mado and delivered 10 Tho Stats prlntora.
{ s Il. an; sx j. sc @ saeaes eya slee t.
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scmbiy, ia force July l. is7s to prosdo for tie pnb
catIon q lie revised eatutes Il tho stato, Boo. il
sSsn SaA 'tsf5'dsa ssay ssay
sud'd m in s ns ssd gssss1s statutes hsf ss
shan Ia7e PRINTED in pamphlet form sooo oopiss Of
the acts q Tits acnernf Anao,nby not included tho
published torcin, which edition shall 10 printed atd
distributed, as nearly as may bo as provided for by
Tho session laws of tle twenty eighth deneral A.
sg%sy 'ha not b0 pubsod except as orein pro"
This. It will readily bo socn, is in con-
sot i IL n
es aes Of q ho slate s wren With TIC a Intention sa and
bolof that It would pass the General Assembly with
IL o s
though ,he emergency clause was stricken out, stu
Seon ond 5sas tho "a ,s Lazy was
to HvoF,ise for bids for binding tno aatutes in % sai
tako effect till July l, 1874. Dnt particularly desire
fs rsssp q Gemns: s County Attorneys.
County olorks md other otctra Of tho varos coln-
aaaa whether tsy can eres: t9 5ecsys TIC
eighth General Assembly, dosring especially 10
recoive oiislnl copea q many aeta Witch, hy tho
Statutes, Will not appoar in tie slate ellsion of iaws
tho retroactive directions Of sad net aro complied
provides that uail edition Of Revised Statutes shall bo
serious ao1S}s hs i @ ct tSe tSe
law will or can 10 carried out in the trno
wi Ie Furnished With enough conies to make tlo dis
Sept /, and fear It may be much Inter. II tho doubts
hare Expressed should provo to DO true, and should
decline to act in conformity with tho provisions and
by the dlrocHous Of law not 80. in force tho result
will 10 that tho officers In tho various courts county
officers will b. entirely leprived Of oil oilcinl tnowl
,oro Of tue ,1a e5H'isG n;. nws Of e s!ae,
publication 81 tho roguiar S caion ofthe t' notu I
Of tho 'Twcnty. y.Elghth denoral. Assembly, IN
addition to the Revised Statutes. will add to tho Ok.
% justtaeI ip nos1oe'ing my plain duty, act forth
grayo doubt IN my mind. There Reatns to
bo . Just and proper denlnnd from all parts
Of the State ltadical changes have been mnds and
sweeping roreaa passed to take effect July L. and II
It possible, this Information should be placed before
the people ut tho earliest possible day. Ihore may be
those who not particularly Interested In the awa
our atate who will say that useless expense has beon
incurred by tho publication Of the regular edition OF
the laws Of tho State when the Revisou Statutes wore
to be published At IN enrly day Others wi!
very severely full to strictly comply with tho law
possible official copies Of the statute aws Of the State
for their Information, and which thoy bound to ro-
apcc obey and enforce. In view Of I'LL the facts and
theories placed before yon In this 1eor and In ndi-
ton thereto Of a the n,nters Of which YOU hare per-
opinion the legal o1cer OF the State would ba jus.
had legally or tn consideration Of public policy, In
ignoring the provisions Of tho law In force aud
accept in lieu thereof tho direction OF thu 'a proyid
B!ato. ! am sfr, very respectfully yours
| GEORGE II. HARLOW, Soerctary OF Statc,