Excerpt from Laws of the Territory of Illinois, 1809 1811 Second only in importance to the Constitution of the United States is the act, which established civil government in the old Northwest. The Ordinance of 1787 is one of the last acts of the old Congress. And was passed at a time when already the convention was in session to create the Federal Union. The principles of government and law enacted by it have formed the foundation upon which has been built the territorial system of the United States. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Index to the Laws of Illinois, 1812-1968, Vol. 1: 1812-1867 This index was compiled using information which was handwritten in Iedgers on file in the Index Department of the Secretary of State's Office. The subject matter entries in this index do not necessarily match the entries in the index of the published books entitled Laws of Illinois (session Laws). The significance of this index is the inclusion of the enrolled law number. No law enacted from 1812 to 1968 can be retrieved by the State Archives unless the enrolled law number is known. The Session Laws do not contain this number. Beginning in 1969 a Public Act number (rather than an enrolled law number) was assigned to a bill when it was approved by the Governor and filed with the Secretary of State. As the Public Act numbers of laws enacted since 1969 are published in the Session Laws and due to the fact that these laws can be retrieved by the State Archives by Public Act number, this index ends with the year 1968. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Publication of the Illinois State Historical Library, Vol. 3: The Territorial Records of Illinois No.1. A Bibliography of Newspapers published in Illinois prior to the year 1860. Prepared by Edmund J. James, Professor in the University of Chicago; assisted by Milo J.Loveless, Graduate Student in the University of Chicago, pp. 94, 8 Springfield, 1899.Phillips Bros., State Printers. No.2. Information relating to the Territorial Laws of Illinois passed from 1809-1812. Prepared by Edmund J. James, Professor in the University of Chicago, pp. 15, 8 Springfield, 1899.Phillips Bros., State Printers. No.3. The Territorial Records of Illinois. Edited with an introduction by Edmund J. James, Professor in the University of Chicago, pp. 125 and index.8 Springfield, 1901. Phillips Bros., State Printers. No.4. Report of the Proceedings of the First Meeting of the Illinois State Historical Society, held at Peoria, 111., Jan.5 and 6, 1900.Prepared by Dr. Evarts B. Greene, Professor in the State University of Illinois, pp. 55, 8 Springfield, 1901. Phillips Bros., State Printers. No.5. Catalogue of books, manuscripts, documents, photographs, etc., in the State Historical Library at Springfield, 111. Prepared by Mrs. Jessie Palmer Weber, Librarian of the State Historical Library, pp.-, 8 Springfield, 1901. Phillips Bros., State Printers. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.