In force February 24, 1859. Preamble. Proviso. AN ACT for the relief of certain persons in the American Bottom. Whereas the actual settlers in the counties of St. Clair, Madison, Monroe, Randolph, Jackson, Union and Alexander, on the Mississippi bottom, at the time of the high water, in June, 1858, have suffered much loss and damage by the inundation of their farms, the sweeping away of fences, drowning of stock, and the destruction of other property; and whereas, this general assembly is impressed with the propriety and justice of relieving them from the payment of taxes for the aforesaid year, thereby encouraging the reimprovement of that interesting section of our state; therefore, SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That all Taxes remitted taxes levied for state or county purposes, in the year 1858, on the property of any person or persons who were residents of the county in which they claim relief, immediately preceding the overflow of the Mississippi river, during the summer of the year 1858, and whose farms or improvements were submerged, and whose crops were damaged or destroyed by said high water, be and the same are hereby remitted and relieved; and if any such taxes shall have been paid, the same shall be refunded to the person or persons entitled thereto: Provided, that application therefor be made to the collector prior to the first day of June next, and if application for the refunding of said taxes be not so made, then it shall be the duty of the collector to pay over the same, or the portion thereof remaining in his hands at that time, as is required by the revenue laws of this State. § 2. It shall be the duty of the collector of the several counties mentioned in this act, to make out and submit to their respective county courts, at the June term thereof, a written statement setting forth the names of the persons whose taxes have been remitted under this act, a description of the property, and the amount of taxes so remitted, opposite the respective names, in a like form and manner as said taxes may be charged on his tax books; the correctness of said statement shall be verified, and the amount thereon allowed in like manner as abatements for insolvencies, errors &c., are allowed, which statement shall be filed in the office of the county clerk. Duty of collectors. $ To whom this 3. The provisions of this act shall not apply to any act shall apply person or persons unless the greater part of their improvements excepting buildings, were submerged by said high Certified copy. water. $4. It shall be the duty of the secretary of state, immediately after the passage of this act, to forward a certified copy thereof to the county clerk of each county to which it refers, and upon the receipt of such copy, the clerk shall notify the collector, who shall proceed to discharge the duties required herein. to 5. The provisions of this act shall apply only to the Counties several counties named in the preamble to this act, and to no which act apothers. 6. This act to take effect and be in force from and after its passage. APPROVED February 24, 1859. plies. AN ACT for the relief of George W. Cassidy. In force Febru ary 22, 1859. Whereas, on the 30th day of May, A. D. 1845, one George Preamble. W. Cassidy entered in the office of the auditor of public accounts a certain tract of land, viz: the south-west quarter of the south-east quarter of section nineteen (19) township twenty-six (26) north, range twelve (12) west 2d principal meridian, containing forty acres, and paid into the state treasury therefor the sum of one hundred and sixty dollars; and whereas, after such entry, the title of the state of Illinois in and to said land entirely failed, so that such entry did not vest any title in said Cassidy; therefore, SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That the trea- Treasurer to surer of the state of Illinois pay to George W. Cassidy the pay. sum of two hundred and ninety-two dollars out of any money not otherwise appropriated. § 2. This act to be in force from and after the passage of the bill. APPROVED February 22, 1859. AN ACT for the relief of John Crenshaw. In force Febru. ary 5, 1859. Whereas there was a public sale by the state of Illinois, Preamble. some time in the fall of 1841, of the ties and timbers prepared for the construction of the Shawneetown and Alton railroad, at which sale John Crenshaw became the purchaser of a certain lot of said timber, deposited at the Cypress mills on said contemplated road, in Gallatin county, state of Illinois, at and for the sum of $1,250, and by the terms of said sale the said Crenshaw paid at the time, in cash, $250, executing his promissory note, together with one Edgar Bogardus, for $1,000, upon which note a judgment was entered against John Crenshaw by default, who was impleaded with Edgar Bogardus for the sum of $1,243 33 cents; and whereas the said timber, so Release. purchased by the said Crenshaw, was unavoidably consumed by fire, thereby depriving the said John Crenshaw from any benefit whatever from said purchase; and whereas, also, John Crenshaw had a contract for the construction of a depot on the said contemplated road, at Equality, Gallatin county, and that on or about the fall of 1841, said Crenshaw lost by the firing of said depot by an incendiary, $3,000 worth of timber, lumber, &c., for the construction of the same, for which loss the said Crenshaw has never received any remuneration from the state; now, therefore, Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That John Crenshaw be and is hereby forever released from the payment of the judg ment rendered against him in the Sangamon circuit court, in favor of the people of the State of Illinois, for the sum of $1,243 33, on the 16th day of November, 1847, which is the same mentioned in the preamble. This act to take effect from and after its passage. In force Febru- AN ACT for the relief of Charles Cuqua, Sheriff and Collector of Wabash counary 21, 1859, ty, and of George Musick, Sheriff and Collector of Logan couutv. Preamble. Whereas, the court house of the county of Logan was destroyed by an accidental fire on the 15th day of April, 1857, and by such fire the assessor's and collector's books, papers and unpaid receipts for taxes were consumed, while in their usual and customary place of deposit, and without any fault or neglect on the part of said George Musick, then sheriff and collector; and whereas the court house of the county of Wabash was, on the 5th day of April, A. D. 1857, consumed by fire, without the fault or negligence of said Charles Cuqua, then sheriff and collector of said county, and in said fire the assessor's and collector's books of said county, together with unpaid tax receipts, while in their usual and customary place of deposit, were destroyed; and whereas the said George Musick, as such sheriff and collector of Logan county, stands charged upon the books of the auditor of public accounts with the sum of sixteen thousand six hundred and twenty-eight dollars and eighty-six cents, the balance unpaid and unaccounted for of the taxes in said county, for the year 1856; and the said Charles Cuqua, as sheriff and collector of Wabash county, with the sum of two thousand five hundred and seventy dollars and seventy cents, the balance unpaid and unaccounted for of the taxes for the year 1856 of Wabash county. SECTION 1. Be it therefore enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That it amount. the auditor of public accounts be and he is hereby author- Auditor authoized to credit the said Charles Cuqua, sheriff and collector rized to credof Wabash county, with the sum above mentioned, as due from him; and the said George Musick, with the sum above mentioned, as due from him: Provided, the said auditor be Proviso. satisfied that said Charles Cuqua and George Musick have fully and fairly accounted for all moneys due the state that have actually come into their hands by virtue of their said offices. 2. That the county court of Wabash county be and County they are hereby authorized, if they deem the same advisa- to release C. ble, to release and discharge the said Charles Cuqua from Cuqua liability as collector of county revenues of said county for thorized au the year 1856; and that the president and board of trustees Trustees of Mt. of the town of Mount Carmel, and the treasurers and trustees Carmel of schools in said county are likewise authorized, if they deem release C. C advisable to release and discharge the said Charles Cuqua from qua. liability for taxes for said year, levied under their several authority. release Geo. 3. That the county court of Logan county be and they County court are hereby authorized, if deemed advisable, to release authorized to and discharge the said George Musick from liability for the Musick. county revenues of said county for the year 1856; and that the treasurers and trustees of schools in said county be and the same are hereby authorized, if by them deemed advisable, to release the said George Musick from liability for taxes levied under their authority for the year 1856. 4. This act to take effect from and after its passage. APPROVED February 21, 1859. AN ACT for the relief of Alexander P. H. Doyle, late Collector of Fayette In force Febru county. ary 24, 1859. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That Alexander P. H. Doyle be allowed the sum of fourteen hundred Sum allowed. and one dollars and eighty-four cents, on account of an error in extending the state tax of Fayette county for the year 1855, for which year the said Doyle was collector. § 2. That interest be allowed to said Doyle upon said Interest. sum, from the 15th day of June, A. D. 1855, at six per centum per annum, until the sixteenth day of November, 1857, at which time sale of the lands of said Doyle was made upon judgment before rendered against said Doyle at the suit of the state; and from said sixteenth day of November, 1857, until the time of redemption, hereby Time limited, at the rate of ten per centum per annum. of demption. re Allowance to § 3. That said A. P. H. Doyle shall be and he is hereby allowed until the first day of July, A. D. 1859, to apply said sum of money, and interest hereby allowed, upon the redemption of the several tracts of land bid in by the state upon sale had upon the judgment heretofore rendered against said Doyle, so far as the same may go: Provided, that such redemption shall only be made and had upon such tracts as have been so sold, and in the several tracts and parcels, as the same were bid off by the state. § 4. That the allowance hereby made shall be applied be applied to only in the redemption of said lands, and shall in no respect redemption. be construed to warrant the payment of any money out of the treasury of this state. 5. This act to take effect and be in force after its passage. APPROVED February 24, 1859. In force Febru|ary 28, 1859. Preamble. AN ACT for the relief of Gallatin County. Whereas the auditor of public accounts reported to the legislature of this state, at its last session, that on the first day of December 1856, there was eight hundred and eighty acres of land, situated in Gallatin county, belonging to this state, and which had been purchased from the United States; and whereas, by an act entitled "An act for the relief of Gallatin county," approved February 16th, 1857, the said lands were intended to be granted to said county, to be held, reclaimed and disposed of in all respects as swamp and overflowed lands. Said lands being situate in a swamp, and more than half the year covered with water, and they having been subject to sale for a number of years, and being unsaleable and of no value in their then condition, the county court of Gallatin county, immediately after the passage of said act, believing that said lands were granted to said county, for the purposes and upon the conditions specified in said act, made contracts for draining said lands and reclaiming them from being swamp and overflowed, at an expense greatly exceeding the sum hereinafter named. And after said contracts had been made, part of the money therefor paid, and the residue agreed to be paid, and the most of the work done, said court discovered that said lands had been sold by the auditor, on the 22nd December, 1856, at two dollars per acre; therefore, SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That the audraw warrant ditor of public accounts is hereby directed to draw a war Auditor to |