Sec[Section] 1. Be it enacted by the people of the state of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly That James B Campbell of the County of Cook, William Sealy of the County of LaSalle, Jesse Roberts of the county of Putnam, Charles Ballance of the County of Peoria, and John Sunderlin of Tazewell County be, and they are hereby appointed Commissioners, to view, survey, mark and locate a road from Chicago in the [county?] of Cook, through Ottawa, to Peoria in the County of Peoria; having in view the [shortest?] and most eligible route, and paying [due?] regard to public convenience . . .

Sec 2. The Said Commissioners or [a majority of them?] shall meet at Peoria, on the first day of . . . next, or within sixty days [thereafter?] [?] first duly sworn, faithfully to [?] duties required of them by this act [shall?] proceed to view, survey, mark, and locate [?] road; and as soon as practicable there[?] the said commissioners shall make a report of their proceedings, to the county Commissioners Courts of each County, through which said road shall pass; which report shall be filed with the clerks of said courts; and the said road thus laid out, shall be, and is hereby declared a public state road; and shall be opened and kept in repair, in the same manner as other public roads [?]

Sec 3. The said Commissioners, may be allowed [for?] their services; a compensation, not exceeding [?] dollars per day, for all the time by [necess?]-

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arily employed about [?] by the Counties through which [?] pass; in proportion to the extent of said [?] in each County.

Sec 4. Should the County Commissioners [court?] of any two Counties through which said road shall pass, think it expedient to [have?] a map of said road, it shall be the duty of the said road Commissioners, to make and certify, or cause to be made and certified, a map of said road, and cause a copy thereof to be filed, in the office of each clerk of the County Commissioners [court?] in each county through which said [road?] shall pass; for which said maps [?] county Commissioners, shall [?] compensation; to be paid by [?] in proportion to the extent of [?] in each.