Sec[Section] 1 Be it enacted by the people of the state of Illinois represented in the General Assembly; That the 10^th section of the act to which this is an amendment and so much of said act as provides for gratuitous instruction be and the same are hereby repealed.

Sec 2 That the eleventh section of the said act, so far as it dispenses with a valuation of the Sixteenth sections in the several townships is hereby repealed and the law requiring a valuation by Trustees is hereby revived.

Sec 3 That the trustees of school lands or a majority of them shall have power to lease any of said lands from year to year upon terms most conducive to the interest of the township.

Sec 4 The Trustees shall pay over to the school commissioner all rents which they collect on leases as aforesaid.

Sec 5 If any lessee or lessees his, her[,] or their heirs or assigns, or any other person, or persons, shall cut down or destroy any more wood or timber than may be necessary for the improvement and cultivation of the lot so leased, or shall do any damage to the said leased premises, or commit any waste thereon every such lessee or lessees or other person shall be liable to the said trustees in ^an^ action for damages, commenced in the name of said trustees. And the said lessees shall moreover upon conviction thereof forfeit such lease.

Sec 6 In all cases of a failure or refusal to pay the rent due and owing on any land leased under the provisions of this act, whenever the same shall become due, it shall and may be lawful for the trustees in their respective townships to sue out a distress warrant, which shall be returned

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to the justice issuing the same, and the same proceedings shall be had thereon as in other cases of distress for rent.

Sec 7 Any number of inhabitants of any township may associate themselves together and purchase a quantity of land not exceeding ten acres, and procure a conveyance of the same, to be made to the trustees of school lands, in the township, by their corporate name, and erect thereon a school house and make such other buildings and improvements thereon as they may deem necessary for the encouragement of learning and science generally, and such land and improvements shall be held by the said corporation for the use of the persons associating themselves together as aforesaid and their successors: and assigns forever, and shall not ^be^ applied to any other purpose, nor in any other manner than shall or may be directed by the persons associated as aforesaid.