teen cents on the first day of September, 1870: Provided, that in case said payment of $1,177 17 is not made on the first day of March, 1870, then the whole amount remaining unpaid to the state from said Cully shall immediately be payable, and the auditor of public accounts shall, without delay, proceed to collect the same, anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding.

§ 3. This act to be deemed a public act, and be in force from and after the filing of the stipulation referred to in the first section of this act.

APPROVED March 31, 1869.

AN ACT for the relief of George S. Emerson, of Bureau county.

In force March 27, 1869.

WHEREAS, on the night of October 26th, A. D. 1867, Preamble. George S. Emerson, township treasurer of township sixteen north, of range seven east, of the fourth principal meridian, being the town of Concord, Bureau county, Illinois, was robbed of the sum of nine hundred and seven dollars and ninety-nine cents, belonging to the school fund of said township, the same having been forcibly taken from the office of said George S. Emerson by burglars entering the same, as is said, and breaking the safe used for the deposit and safe keeping of such funds; and whereas, a large number of the tax payers of said township have petitioned for the release of said Emerson from the payment of said sum of money so stolen; now, therefore,

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That said George S. Emerson be and he is hereby released and discharged from the payment of said sum of money or any part thereof.

§ 2. The trustees of said township are hereby authorized, directed and empowered to enter upon their records a full discharge of said Emerson from the payment of said sum of money or any part thereof, and said Emerson is authorized to credit himself on his books, containing his accounts as treasurer, accordingly: Provided, that at the next annual town meeting in said town the legal voters of said town shall vote for or against the relief of George S. Emerson; and if a majority of the voters at said election shall vote "for relief," then the said George S. Emerson shall be relieved as herein provided; but if a majority of the voters at said election shall vote "against relief," then the said George S. Emerson shall not be discharged therefrom.

§ 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.

APPROVED March 27, 1869.

In force after AN ACT to extend the time for the payment of stolen revenue due from filing stipulathe late collector of Franklin county. tion.

Preamble.

Time extend

bondsmen stipulation.

WHEREAS, Marion D. Hoge was sheriff of Franklin county for the years A. D. 1867 and A. D. 1868, and ex officio collector of taxes for said county; and whereas, on the third day of October, A. D. 1868, the house of the said Marion D. Hoge was broken into and robbed of the sum of five thousand two hundred dollars; one thousand nine hundred and eighty-four dollars and fourteen cents was money belonging to the revenue of the state of Illinois, and the residue was revenue of the said county of Franklin; therefore,

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of ed, provided Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That the time of payment of the said one thousand nine hundred and eighty-four dollars and fourteen cents, revenue due the state of Illinois from Marion D.. Hoge, late collector of Franklin county, be and the same is hereby extended until the first day of January, A. D. 1871; and the auditor of public accounts is hereby authorized and instructed to withhold prosecution on the bond of the said Marion D. Hoge, collector as aforesaid, until the said first day of January, A. D. 1871: Provided, the bondsmen of the said Marion D. Hoge, upon his bond as collector of taxes for said county of Franklin, shall within thirty days after the passage of this act file with the auditor of public accounts a stipulation, in writing, consenting and agreeing to the extension herein given to the said Marion D. Hoge as such collector, that the same shall not work a release of them or either of them, or in any way affect their liability upon the said bond of the said Marion D. Hoge.

Effect.

§ 2. This act shall be deemed a public act, and take effect and be in force from and after the filing of the stipula tion provided for in section one of this act.

APPROVED March 31, 1869.

AN ACT to extend the time of payment to and settlement with the state by Joseph H. McElhany, late collector of taxes for Union county.

In force after filing stipulation.

Robbed of the

WHEREAS, Joseph H. McElhany was sheriff of Union Preamble. county for the years 1867 and 1868, and ex officio collector of taxes in said county; and whereas, on or about the 13th day of September, 1868, while on his way to the city of Springfield to make settlement with the auditor of public accounts, he was robbed of all the public moneys then in his possession, to-wit: $9,363 68, together with a consid- public money. erable amount of individual funds; and whereas, there is yet due and owing to the state of Illinois, from the said Joseph H. McElhany, the sum of $9,363 68; and whereas, the bondsmen of the said Joseph H. McElhany have petitioned this General Assembly to extend the time of pay- Extend time ment of the amount so due from the said Joseph H. McEl. of payment. hany to the state of Illinois, until the first day of January, A. D. 1871; therefore,

to

withhold prose

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That the time of payment of the amount due and owing from Jo- Auditor seph H. McElhany, late collector of taxes for Union county, cution. to-wit: $9,363 68, is hereby extended until the first day of January, Á. D. 1871, and the auditor of public accounts is hereby authorized and instructed to withhold prosecution upon the bond of the said Joseph H. McElhany until the said first day of January, 1871: Provided, the securities upon the collector's bond of the said Joseph H. McElhany, shall, within thirty days after the passage of this act, file or cause to be filed with the auditor of public accounts a stipulation consenting to the extension of time here given to the said Joseph H. McElhany, that such extension shall consent. not work a release of them or in any way affect their liability on the bond of the said Joseph H. McElhany as collector of taxes for Union county.

Securities to

Payment, how

§ 2. The payments shall be made in the following manner, to-wit: two thousand dollars to be paid in thirty days made. after the passage of this act; two thousand dollars to be paid on or before the first day of March, A. D. 1870, and the residue to be paid on or before the first day of January, A. D. 1871.

3. This act to be deemed a public act, and to be in force from and after the filing of the stipulation referred to in the first section of this act.

APPROVED March 13, 1869.

In force Feb. 27, AN ACT for the relief of the sureties of Julius A. Pratt, late treasurer and collector of the county of Henry.

1869.

Preamble.

WHEREAS, the said Julius A. Pratt was collector and treasurer for the county of Henry, for the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty-nine, and failed to pay the amount of the state taxes into the treasury of the state collected by him for that year; and whereas, the said Julius A. Pratt was killed during the siege of Vicksburg, Mississippi, while in the service of his country, leaving a wife and family of four children, and his estate insolvent; and whereas, the legislature of this state, on the sixteenth day of February, A. D. 1865, passed an act for the relief of the sureties of said Pratt, providing, in substance, that upon payment by the representatives of said Pratt, or by said sureties, of the sum of five thousand dollars within six months, and five thousand dollars within two years from the passage of the said act, the account of the said Julius A. Pratt as such treasurer and collector to the state, and all liens against him and his sureties, should be deemed paid and discharged, and said sureties released and discharged from all liability on the said bonds; and whereas, since the passage of said act four of said sureties have become and are insolvent, and unable to pay any portion of said sum of ten thousand dollars, and the remainder of said sureties have paid into the treasury of the state the sum of eight thousand two hundred and forty-five dollars and fifty cents ($8,215 50) under said act, but have been unable to make full payment within the time specified in said act; therefore,

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That the Time of pay- time for the payment of the balance of said sum of ten ment extended. thousand dollars, namely: the sum of one thousand seven hundred and fifty-four doilars and fifty cents, be and the same is hereby extended for the period of one year from the passage of this act, and that upon payment by said sureties, or their legal representatives, into the treasury of the state, of said sum of one thousand seven hundred and fifty-four dollars and fifty cents, within one year from and after the passage of this act, all suits now pending against said sureties on account of said liability shall be dismissed, and all judgments and liens now existing against them on account of said liability to the state shall be deemed paid and discharged.

2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.

APPROVED February 27, 1869.

AN ACT for the relief of Q. C. Ward.

In force March

27, 1869.

WHEREAS, it is represented to the general assembly of Preamble. the state of Illinois, by the board of supervisors of the county of McDonough, that on the night of January 26, A. D. 1868, the safe of Q. C. Ward, the collector of the town of Blandenville, in said county, was robbed by burglars of a large amount of money, among which was included, of the taxes of said town collected by him: state tax, $675; county tax, $675; school tax, $650-under circumstances that leave said Ward entirely blameless; and whereas, the said Q. C. Ward has fully paid over to the county treasurer of said McDonough county the taxes by him collected in said town; therefore,

refund

collected.

taxes

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That the Supervisors to board of supervisors of McDonough county be, and said board is hereby authorized and empowered to refund to said Q. C. Ward the amount of the county taxes taken from his safe by the burglary aforesaid.

2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.

APPROVED March 27, 1869.

RELIEF, PRIVATE PERSONS.

AN ACT for the relief of Dorick Beauman.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That Dorick Beauman, of Johnson county, be and he is hereby relieved from the payment of a judgment in favor of the people of the state of Illinois, rendered against him at the May term of the Union county circuit court, A. D. 1868, on his recognizance, on file in said court, for the sum of five hundred dollars and costs of suit.

§ 2. This bill [act] to be in force from and after its

passage.

APPROVED April 9, 1869.

In force Apr 9, 1869.