SPRINGFIELD, Ill.,
April 15, 1861.
I, Richard Yates, Governor of the State of Illinois, by
virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution, hereby convene the
Legislature of the State, and the members of the twenty-second session of the
General Assembly are hereby required to be and appear in their respective
places, at the Capitol, on TUESDAY, the twenty-third day of April, A. D. 1861,
for the purpose of enacting such laws and adopting such measures as may be
deemed necessary, upon the following subjects: The more perfect organization
and equipment of the militia of the State, and placing the same upon the best
footing to render assistance to the General Government in preserving the Union,
enforcing the laws and protecting the property and rights of the people; also,
the raising of such money and other means as may be required to carry out the
foregoing object; and also to provide for the expenses of such session.
In testimony whereof, I hereunto set my hand, and have
caused the Great Seal of the State to be hereunto affixed at the City of
Springfield, the 15th day of April, A, D. 1861.
RICHARD YATES.
By order of the Governor:
O. M. HATCH, Secretary of State.
SOURCE: T. M. Eddy, The
Patriotism Of Illinois, Volume 1, p. 78-9
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