Certificates of purchase for state land, 1819-1871.
Related Entities
There are 5 Entities related to this resource.
Illinois. Office of Secretary of State. Index Dept. Executive Section.
http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6hr4qvg (corporateBody)
The Executive Section of the Index Division has held unique responsibilities in the Secretary of State's office, which was required by the Constitution of 1818 to maintain official papers and registers of the acts of the Governor. A separate statutory appropriation for an executive clerk to perform these duties was first enacted in 1895. The Executive Section affixes the Great Seal of Illinois to official acts of the Governor (e.g., extradition writs petitions, requisitions, pardons, and citizen...
Illinois. Auditor's Office
http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6qc49t4 (corporateBody)
In 1865 counties and cities were authorized to issue bonds in support of subscriptions to the capital stock of railroad companies or in aid of any public improvement (L. 1865, p. 44). In 1877 bonding authority also was extended to other local governmental units including towns, townships, school districts, and other municipal corporations (L. 1877, p. 158). Each bond issued by a local unit had to be registered with the Auditor. When the bonds for any one unit totaled $5,000 or more the Auditor w...
Illinois. Office of the State Treasurer
http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6vb2ggv (corporateBody)
The Illinois Treasurer's office was established in 1812, and when Illinois became a state, the 1818 Constitution required the General Assembly to appoint a new Treasurer biennially. With the adoption of the 1848 Constitution, the Treasurer became an elective office. The Treasurer still served a two year term and the 1870 Constitution prohibited the incubement from suceeding himself. A 1959 constitutional amendment increased the term to four years and with the ratification of the 197...
Illinois. Office of the Governor
http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6kt1033 (corporateBody)
The Board of Fund Commissioners was created by l. 1837, p. 121. Board contracted for and negotiated all loans authorized by General Assembly for internal improvements and signed and executed all bonds or stock certificates issued for such loans. Monies received from proceeds of loans were deposited at State Bank of Illinois and Bank of Illinois at Shawneetown. These deposits were used to pay drafts issued on Fund Commissioners by Board of Commissioners of Public Works for expenditur...
Illinois. Office of Secretary of State
http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w62v6qwp (corporateBody)
The Office of Secretary of State, successor to the territorial Secretary, was established by the 1818 Constitution to keep both the state archives and a register of the Governor's official acts. The Secretary was appointed by the Governor until the 1848 Constitution made the office elective. In 1873, the Dept. of Archives and Index was created to "make and keep proper indexes to the executive records and all public acts, resolutions, papers and documents" filed with the Secretary of State. This ...
