Sec[Section] 1 Be it enacted by the people of the state of Illinois represented in the General Assembly That on the fourth monday in January next between the hours of eight oclock in the morning and seven oclock in the evening an election shall be held at the Town of Newton in the county of Jasper for three county commissioners one Sheriff and one coroner for said county who shall continue in Office untill their successors shall be duly elected and qualified

Sec 2 David Phillips, William M Richards and William Price or any two of them shall be judges of said election, and shall be authorized to appoint two clerks, and shall be qualified in the same manner as judges and clerks of election are now required by law; and said election shall in every respect be conducted in conformity with the election laws of this state.

Sec 3. The location of the seat of Justice made by commissioners appointed by the act creating said County of Jasper, and all their acts properly

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appertaining to their duties as such, are hereby ratified and confirmed.

Sec 4 Said County of Jasper shall be attached to the fourth Judicial Circuit, and shall vote with the County of Crawford in the election of representatives to the state legislature, and with the counties of Crawford and Lawrence in the Senatorial election.