Correspondence with elective departments, 1906-1962.

Illinois. Office of the Governor

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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. Dept. of Personnel.

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Illinois. Attorney General's Office

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The 1818 Constitution provided for the appointment of an Attorney General by the General Assembly and legislation subsequently was passed in 1819 defining the officer's duties (L. 1819, p. 204). He was to prosecute all suits on behalf of the state including those involving the state's revenue and all impeachments brought before the Senate or Supreme Court. He also was required to give written opinions to the Governor, Auditor of Public Accounts, or State Treasurer, when requested, o...

Illinois. Supreme Court

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The Supreme Court of Illinois is the state's highest tribunal, deriving its basic functions from territorial courts (e.g., General Court (1809-1814); Supreme Court of the Illinois Territory (1814-1818)). Appellate jurisdiction was exercised by the Court except for the original jurisdiction assigned by the 1818 Constitution in revenue, mandamus, and impeachment cases (withdrawn under the 1870 Constitution). Original jursidiction now extends to such cases as those involving habeas corpus; prohibit...

Illinois. State Library

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The Illinois State Library was created in 1843 to provide books to General Assembly members and other state officials. The Library was placed under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of State, who was also designated State Librarian. In 1867, the Governor and Superintendent of Public Instruction were named as commissioners to aid in State Library management. Their duties became strictly advisory in 1921 and were assumed in 1939 by a State Library Advisory Committee whose members are appointed by ...

Illinois. Civil Service Commission

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Illinois' first civil service law (approved May 11, 1905; in effect Nov. 1905) established the Civil Service Commission. The commission initially had jurisdiction over non-supervisory employees at state institutions, assumming various responsibilities including position classification; eligibility lists; appointment approval; record keeping (e.g., transfers; promotions); complaint investigations; employee removal; personnel rule filing; salary authorization; and annual report submission to Gover...

Illinois. Office of the State Treasurer

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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...

First National Bank (Springfield, Ill.)

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First bank in the city to be chartered by the federal government. Organized in 1863; chartered and began business in 1864. Absorbed First Trust and Savings Bank in 1916. Trust agreements of 1918 and 1919 resulted in shareholders acquiring all stock of State National Bank of Springfield (opened for business in 1870) and Sangamon Loan and Trust Company (organized in 1886; absorbed Lincoln Bank in 1910). In 1937 absorbed First State Trust and Savings Bank of Springfield, which was formed in 1920 by...

Illinois. Office of Lieutenant Governor

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Sherwood Dixon was born in Dixon, Illinois, on June 19, 1896. He received his elementary and secondary schooling in the local public schools. He attended the University of Notre Dame until he entered military service during World War I. After the war he returned to Notre Dame, where he was awarded the Bachelor of Laws Degree. He entered the Illinois National Guard and served more than twenty years, including active service in World War II. Following that war he took part in the reorganization of...

Illinois. Supreme Court. Clerk.

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Illinois State Archives

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Illinois. Auditor's Office

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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 Superintendent of Public Instruction

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The elective Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (1851-1975) was created by the Illinois General Assembly to oversee state educational activities; including compiling statistical data obtained from county school commissioners into an annual report to the Governor. Although his school law rulings were considered legally binding interpretations unless reversed by the courts, the Superintendent also granted state teaching certificates (1861- ); administered exceptional children educa...