94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
SB0623

 

Introduced 2/18/2005, by Sen. Susan Garrett - Emil Jones, Jr.

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
15 ILCS 205/1   from Ch. 14, par. 1

    Amends the Attorney General Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the Attorney General's oath and bond.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1     AN ACT concerning State government.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The Attorney General Act is amended by changing
5 Section 1 as follows:
 
6     (15 ILCS 205/1)  (from Ch. 14, par. 1)
7     Sec. 1. Before entering upon the the respective duties of
8 his office, the attorney general shall be commissioned by the
9 governor, and shall take the following oath or affirmation:
10     I do solemnly swear (or affirm, as the case may be), that I
11 will support the constitution of the United States and the
12 constitution of the state of Illinois, and that I will
13 faithfully discharge the duties of the office of attorney
14 general, according to the best of my ability.
15     And shall also execute a bond, to the People of the State
16 of Illinois, with good and sufficient securities in the penal
17 sum of $10,000, to be approved by the governor, and then filed
18 in the office of the Secretary of State. The bond shall be
19 conditioned upon the faithful discharge of the duties of the
20 office, and the paying over all moneys as provided by law,
21 which bond shall run to and be for the benefit of the state,
22 county, corporation or person injured by a breach of any of the
23 conditions thereof.
24 (Source: P.A. 86-962.)