AN ACT to amend the recorded plat of the town of Athens. In force, Dec. 10, 1839. WHEREAS, it appears from representation made by the citizens Preamble of the town of Athens, in the county of Sangamon, that a mistake occurred in the platting of said town: Therefore, SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That the plat of the town of Athens, in the county of Sangamon, as now appears on record in said county, be, and the same is hereby, vacated; and Plat vacated that the plat made out by John B. Watson, deputy surveyor Watson's plat of said county, is hereby declared to be the true plat of said town, and the recorder of said county is hereby required to record the same in his office. This bill having been laid before the Council of Revision, and ten days Certificate of not having intervened before the adjournment of the General Assembly, Sec. of State and the said bill not having been returned with the objections of the Council on the first day of the present session of the General Assembly. it has become a law. Given under my hand this 10th day of December, 1839. A. P, FIELD, Secretary of State. AN ACT to amend an act entitled "An act to encourage the killing of In force, Wolves," approved February 15, 1837. Dec. 10, 1839. sury SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That every person who shall kill any wolf or wolves in this State, shall receive the Bounty for destroying following bounty, to wit: for each wolf, known and denomi- wolves nated the Big wolf of six months old and upwards, the sum of two dollars; for each wolf of the same kind under six months old, the sum of one dollar; for each wolf known and denominated, the Prairie wolf, of any age, the sum of one dollar, to be paid out of the State Treasury, on the certificate of the Tobe paid out clerk of the county commissioners' court, where such wolf of State treaor wolves were taken and killed. The person claiming such Person to proreward shall produce the scalp or scalps, with the ears there- duce scalp on, within ninety days after the same was taken and killed, to the clerk of the county commissioners' court within the county where such wolf or wolves were taken and killed, who shall administer to the said person the following oath Oath or affirmation, viz: You do solemnly swear or affirm (as the case may be) that the scalp or scalps by you produced were taken from a wolf or wolves, killed within this State within ninety days last past, and that you believe such wolf or wolves from which they were taken were over or under six months old, are of a large or small kind (as the case may bc.) The first section of the act entitled "An act to encourage First section the killing of wolves," approved 15th February, 1837, is here- of original act by repealed. This act to take effect from and after the first repealed day of April next: Provided, That the affidavit herein provided for, may be made before any justice of the peace, and the premium may be paid out of any money in the hands of the Sheriff of the respective counties belonging to the State. Certificate of This bill having been laid before the Council of Revision, and ten days Sec'y State not having intervened before the adjournment of the General Assembly, and said bill not having been returned with the objections of the Council on the first day of the present session of the General Assembly, the same has become a law. Given under my hand this 10th day of December, 1839. A. P. FIELD, Secretary of State. In force, Dec. 10, 1839. make out fee AN ACT for the relief of the clerks of the circuit courts of Sangamon, Clinton, Fayette and Franklin counties. SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the people of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That whenever the clerk Clerk Sanga- of the circuit court of Sangamon county shall make out a mon co. may fee bill in due form of law for services rendered by him or bill for servi- by his predecessor in office as clerk, in all cases in which the ces rendered president and directors of the old State Bank of Illinois were in case of old a party, so far as said services were rendered for said bank, and for which it is or would be liable as such party, and shall transmit the same to the Auditor of Public Accounts, said And to issue Auditor shall issue his warrant upon the treasury in favor of said clerk for such amount as may be so shown to be due him. State Bank warrant Penalty for violation of by clerk Clerks of SEC. 2. Said clerk in making out said fee bill shall be liable to the same penalties and forfeitures for any violation of the present law regulating fees as he would be in any other case. SEC. 3. The clerks of the circuit courts of Franklin, Franklin, Fayette and Clinton counties, shall be entitled to the same Fayette and benefits, subject to the same pre-requisites and liabilities unties entiled to der this act as the said clerk of Sangamon county. Clinton coun same benefits SEC. 4. That before the Auditor shall issue his warrant for the payment of any sum of money by virtue of this act, he shall require that the fee bills of the said clerks shall be Fee bill to be certified by the judges of the circuit courts of the said councertified by ties named in this act, and producet hec ertificate of said judge that the amount claimed by such fee bill is legally and equitably due said clerks, and has never been paid. judges Certificate of This bill having been laid before the Council of Revision, and ten days Sec. State. not having intervened before the adjournment of the General Assembly, and the said bill not having been returned with the objections of the council on the first day of the present session of the General Assembly, the same has become a law. Given under my hand this 10th day of December, 1839. A. P. FIELD, Secretary of State. STATE OF ILLINOIS, Office of Secretary of State. I, Alexander P. Field, Secretary of State, of the State of Illinois, do hereby certify the foregoing to be true and perfect copies of the Enrolled Laws deposited in this office; the words printed in brackets, thus [ ] in the several laws in which they occur, not being in the enrolled laws, but are introduced in the printed laws for the purpose of correcting and explaining the same. În testimony whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name, at Springfield, 14th March, 1840. A. P. FIELD, |