Sec[Section] 1^st Be it Enacted by the people of the State of Illinois Represented in the general assembly, That William Seeley his heirs and assigns, be and they are hereby authorized to build a toll bridge across the Big Vermillion at or near the place where the road Leading from Ottowa to Peoria crosses said River, and near Seeley’s Mill. At either end of said bridge, the said Seeley his heirs and assigns are hereby authorized to place a toll gate, where he or they may ask and demand of all and every person passing said Bridge, the rates of toll which may from time to time be fixed by the county commissioners court of LaSalle County.

Sec 2. The said Seeley his heirs and assigns shall commence the building of said Bridge, within one year and have the same completed within two years from the passage of this act so as to admit the safe passage of persons waggons teames, Cattle &c[etc]. over it.

Sec 3.^rd The said William Seely his heirs and assigns shall at all times after the completion thereof keep said Bridge in good repair, and allow a speedy passage to all persons and their Property over it upon the receipt of the tolls, in such cases allowed as herein provided; and if at any time the said bridge be Left out of repair so that the same be impassable for the space of one year at any time, the said bridge shall accrew to, and belong to the county of LaSalle Provided, however, That the destruction of said Bridge by fire high water or other casuality,

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shall not work a forfeiture of the priveleges hereby granted, but the said Seely his heirs and assigns, shall proceed immediately to repair the same.

Sec. 4. Whenever the county commissioners of the county of LaSalle shall deem it expediant to purchase said bridge they shall have the right to do so by paying the said Seely his heirs and assigns the original cost of said Bridge with Ten percent interest thereon, and for the purpose of enabling the county commissioners to know the actual cost of said bridge, it shall be the duty of the said Seeley his heirs and assigns to file with the clerk of the county commissioners court of Lasalle county such vouchers as shall be deemed sufficiant by said commissioners to assertain the cost of said Bridge

Sec. 5. If the said Seeley his heirs and assigns shall at any time obstruct the ford on said river at or near the said bridge or where the said road crosses in any manner, he or they so offending shall forfeit and pay the sum of one hundred dollars for every such offence, to be recovered by action of debt in any court having competent Jurisdiction thereof, one half of which shall go to the use of the person informing, the other to the use of the county.

Sec 6^th That the county commissioners court of said county shall have full power to Levy a tax on said bridge, as is provided in “An Act to provide for the establishment of Ferries toll Bridges and Turn pike Roads, approved February 12, 1827