of Illinois during his life, in consequence of his losing an arm by § 2. This act to take effect from and after its passage. In force Jan. 19, 1849. AN ACT for the relief of Johnson M. Owen. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the people of the state of Illinois, represented in the general assembly, That Johnson M. Owen, who was heretofore convicted of the crime of larceny, in and by the circuit court in and for the courty of Wayne, in the state of Illinois, be, and he is hereby, restored to all the rights and privileges of a citizen of the said state of Illinois, as fully and amply as if no such conviction had ever taken place. § 2. This act to be in force from and after its passage. In force Jan. 24, 1849. AN ACT fo the relief of Isaiah Cormack. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the people of the state of Illinois, represented in the general assembly, That Isaiah Cormack, who was convicted of the crime of larceny, at the September term, A. D. 1847, of the Jo Daviess county court, in the state of Illinois, by said court be restored to all the rights and privileges of a citizen of the said state of Illinois, as fully and amply as if no such conviction had ever taken place, from and after the passage of this act. APPROVED January 24, 1849. In force April 13, 1849. AN ACT for the relief of A. Getzler, late assessor of Cook county. SECTION 1. Be it enacled by the people of the state of Illinois, represented in the general assembly, That A. Getzler, late assessor of Cook county, be allowed the sum of seventy-five dollars for amount paid by him for assistance in assessing the property of Cook county for the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty-six; and that the auditor of public accounts issue to him his warrants therefor. APPROVED January 25, 1849. AN ACT for the benefit of Reuben Emmerson and securities. In force April 13, 1849. WHEREAS, Reuben Emmerson, of White county, on the 4th day Preamble. of May, A. D. 1841, leased of the state the water power and mills at Carmi, at the rent of $400 per annum, and thereupon gave his bond to the state, with H. F. Delany, John Storms, Lock Phipps, Solomon Voris, William Little, J. C. Haynes, J. Downes and J. T. Ratcliff, his securities for the payment of said rent, &c., upon which bond a judgment was obtained at the July term, 1848, of the Sangamon circuit court; and whereas, the said Emmerson was obliged to purchase other machinery in place of that leased him by the state, which was taken away by the original proprietor, and his said contract has been wholly worthless to him; and whereas, there is no fund for the improvement of the Little Wabash river, to which object the proceeds of said lease were directed by law to be applied, and no such improvement is now contemplated; therefore, SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the people of the state of Illinois, Released. represented in the general assembly, That the said Emmerson and his securities upon said bond, are hereby forever released from all liability on said bond and judgment; Provided, that nothing in this act contained shall exempt the said parties from liability for the costs of said suit. APPROVED January 29, 1849. AN ACT for the relief of Don Alonzo Cushman, Samuel M. Beakly and Alonzo R. Cushman. In force April 13, 1849. Conditions. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the people of the state of Illinois, represented in the general assembly, That whenever Don Alonzo Persons Cushman, Samuel M. Beakly and Alonzo R. Cushman, their heirs relieved. and assigns, shall execute a good and sufficient bond in the sum of two thousand dollars, payable to the state of Illinois, with such securities as shall be approved by the governor and secretary, and conditioned for the full indemnity of the state, against the production, payment, or liability in any manner whatever, by reason of a certain one thousand dollar bond, No. 57, three coupons off, (describing in said indemnity bond, to the satisfaction of the governor, the said one thousand dollar bond, No. 57,) and file the said bond in the office of the secretary of state, the governor be, and he is hereby, authorised and required to issue a certificate of state indebtedness, for the amount of said one thousand dollar bond and of the coupons attached; which certificate shall express upon its face, "Certificate No. -, for one thousand dollar bond, No. 57, three coupons off, issued and lost on or about June 28, A. D. 1844;" which said certificate shall be of the same force and effect of the said bond, and entitle the holders thereof to the same rights, privileges and payments, in all respects whatever, as though they were the holders of the original bond. APPROVED January 30, 1849. (H) In force April 13, 1849. AN ACT for the relief of John E. Hall, collector of Gallatin county. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the people of the state of Illinois, represented in the general assembly, That John E. Hall, late sheriff and collector for the years eight hundred and forty-six and eighteen hundred and forty-seven, of the revenue of Gallatin county, be, and he is hereby, released from all interest which may be chargeable to him as such collector, on the revenue of the years 1846 and 1847, and the auditor of public accounts is hereby directed, in a final settlement with said collector, to acquit him of the interest aforesaid. APPROVED January 30, 1849. In force Feb. 2, 1849. To keep a ferry. To keep boats. To pay tax. AN ACT for the relief of John Wilson. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the people of the state of Illinois, represented in the general assembly, That an act entitled "an act to authorise John Wilson to keep a ferry across the Mississippi river," approved February 26, 1841, be, and the same is hereby, extended and renewed for the term of ten years, from and after the 26th day of February, A. D. 1851, and that all the rights, franchises and privileges granted and secured to John Wilson, by the provisions of said act, be, and the same are hereby, granted and secured to him for the said term of ten years from the expiration of said charter. § 2. The said John Wilson, and his assigns, shall at all times, during said tern, keep or cause to be kept upon said ferry such boats and water craft for the transportation of passengers, their baggage and freight, as the county court of Rock Island county may from time to time require. § 3. For the privileges herein granted, the said John Wilson, his heirs and assigns, shall pay into the county treasury of said county of Rock Island, such annual tax as may be assessed by the county commissioners' court, or county court, (when created) of said county, not exceeding the sum of forty dollars; and in default of the payment of said tax, the said Wilson, his heirs or assigns, shall forfeit and pay the sum of eighty dollars, to be recovered in an action of debt in the name of said county, before any justice of the peace, subject to appeals as in other cases. §4. Provided, that after the expiration of the term granted to said Wilson, by an act entitled "an act to authorise John Wilson to keep a ferry across the Mississippi river," approved February 26th, 1841, the legislature or the county court (when created) may, if the public good requires it, grant to the president and board of trustees of the town of Rock Island, the right to keep and run a ferry across the Mississippi river, between Rock Island, in the county of Rock Island, and Davenport, in the county of Scott, in Iowa, to and from any land or ground not now owned by said John Wilson. § 5. This act shall take effect from and after its passage. APPROVED February 2, 1849. AN ACT for the relief of the collectors of Gallatin and Saline counties. In force Feb. 2, 1849. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the people of the state of Illinois, rep- Assessment &c. resented in the general assembly, That the assessment made in the legalised. year 1847, for the said county of Gallatin, previous to the division thereof into the counties of Gallatin and Saline, and the division of said assessinent to each of said counties, in proportion to their taxable property, as directed by the county commissioners' courts of the counties of Gallatin and Saline, as well as the division of the collectors' books for said year, and all other acts of said courts, and of the persons appointed by them to make said division of the assessment and books aforesaid, be, and the same are hereby, legalised, and shall have the same force and effect as if said assessment, had been made within the time required by law, in the proper manner and by proper officers. tors. § 2. The collectors of said counties of Gallatin and Saline shall Duty of collecproceed to collect within their respective counties the taxes remaining due and unpaid, in the same manner and with the same legal effect as the same might have been done within the time prescribed by law. §3. The assessment of taxable property in Gallatin county made by James W. Trousdale, for the 1848, and the levy made by the county commissioners' court of said county, on the 15th day of January, 1849, for county purposes, be held to be as valid as if the same had been made, completed and returned within the prescribed provisions of law, and the said assessment and levy in regard to these and all other defects is hereby legalised. § 4. This act to be in force from and after its passage. APPROVED February 2, 1849. AN ACT for the relief of certain persons therein named. In force April 13, 1849. Bond for state arms. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the people of the state of Illinois, represented in the general assembly, That the principals and securities in the bond of John J. Hardin and John Henry, to this state, executed on the receipt of certain public arms for the use of an independent company of cavalry, be released and discharged from the same; Provided, the surviving officers of said company shall, when Do. do. required, surrender all public arms in said company's possession. § 2. And that the principals and securities in the bond or bonds executed by Henry Newton and by Harrison P. Crawford, on the receipt of certain state arms for the use of certain independent companies heretofore commanded by them respectively, in Hancock county, be released and discharged from the said bond or bonds; Provided, the officers of said company or companies last named, shall cause to be surrendered up to any agent of this state, appointed for that purpose, all public arms aforesaid, in the possession of said company or companies, within their power. Governor to §3. The governor of this state is hereby authorised to appoint Gopoint agent an agent to receive and receipt for said arms. to receive arms. Liability for arms not accounted for. § 4. Nothing in this act shall have the effect to discharge said securities named in the first and second sections of this act, from their liability on said bonds, whenever it shall be made to appear said arms were lost, injured or destroyed by the negligence or vol untary and intentional act of said officers of or other members of the companies to whom said arms were delivered. APPROVED February 3, 1849. In force Feb. 9, 1849. Securities on county. Condition. AN ACT for the relief of the securities of John H. McElhanon. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the people of the state of Illinois, bond of collec- represented in the general assembly, That Greenville Rountree, Lintor Washington ville Rountree, and others, the securities of John H. McElhanon, late collector of the revenue of Washington county, for the year A. D. 1843, on his bond as such collector, be, and they are hereby, allowed until the first day of December, 1849, to satisfy a certain judgment rendered on said bond, in the circuit court for the county of Sangamon, on the 25th day of July, 1848, and that they be discharged from said bond and judgment on payment to the auditor of this state, within the time aforesaid, in state indebtedness or state bonds, of the amount agreed upon before the rendition of said judgment between them and the auditor of state, as the real amount due on said bond, (and which amount is the sum of six hundred and nineteen dollars and thirteen cents,) together with six per cent. interest thereon per annum, from the date of said judgment until paid. § 2. Should said securities fail to pay the amount named in the first section of this act, within the time and in the manner therein Failure to pay. provided, said judgment shall remain in full force and effect, and nothing in this act shall effect or remove any lien upon any property of said securities under said judgment, until payment shall be made as aforesaid. Nothing in this act shall discharge the said John H. McElhanon from said bond or judgment, but he shall remain liable upon the same. § 3. This act shall take effect from and after its passage. ia force Feb. 9, 1849. AN ACT for the relief of the heirs of Thomas Sconce and otherg. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the people of the state of Illinois, represented in the general assembly, That the estate and heirs of Thomas Sconce, deceased, late collector of the county of Cumberland, for the year one thousand eight hundred and forty-seven, and William Decker, William Jones, James B. Wall and Drury Wall, securities of the said Sconce, as collector, be, and they are hereby, released and discharged from any further obligation to pay the state any part of the amount due from the said county of Cumberland, for taxes for the year aforesaid, in consequence of the defalcation of said Thomas Sconce. |