Sec[Section] 1 Be it enacted by the people of the state of Illinois represented in the General Assembly; That all that part of the south exterior ^street^ in the town of Vandalia lying between third street and the eastern boundary of said town, be, and the same is hereby declared vacated and annexed to, and made a part of the public burial ground of said town.

Sec 2 That out lot number three in said town be and the same is hereby granted to the President and trustees of the town of Vandalia to be used by them as a public burial ground for said town.

Sec 3 That Harvey Lee, Joseph T. Eccles[,] and James W Berry be, and they are hereby appointed commissioners to lay off one half acre of said out lot number three, to be used exclusively for the burial of members of the Senate and House of Representatives and other officers of the Government who may decease here in the discharge of their pubic duties, and enclose the same with a strong and substantial fence. And it shall be the further duty of said commissioners, after having performed the duties herein enjoined to remove the remains of John B. Emanuel Canal late a member of the House of Representatives of this State, within the said enclosure. The auditor of public accounts is hereby authorized and required to issue his warrant on the Treasurer in favour of said commissioners for a sum not exceeding fifty dollars to enable them to carry the provisions of this act into effect.