. . .Sec[Section] 5. Whenever the corporation of the said Town of Galena shall deem it expedient to purchase out said bridge, and make it a free one, they shall ^have^ the right so to do, upon paying the said Boles and Kirkpatrick the original cost of said bridge, with ten per cent interest on the same; and for the purpose of enabling said corporation to know what the actual cost of said bridge was; the said proprietors, shall, as soon as the said bridge is completed, make out and file with the clerk of the county commissioners court, an account of the actual expenses of building the same, and make oath to it before said clerk or some Justice of the peace of the county.
Sec 6. That the said Boles and Kirkpatrick be and they are hereby required to construct said bridge with a draw of sufficient width to permit steam boats and other crafts to pass under the same; and if they should fail to comply with this requisition, all privileges and powers granted them by this act shall be forfeited. Provided That if either the said John Boles or James L Kirkpatrick shall fail or refuse to contribute his equal proportion of the expenses in commencing the erection, or framing the timber of the said bridge preparatory to its erection by the first day of July next the one so failing shall forfeit the right herein granted him.
This act to be in force from and after its passage.
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passed the Senate 23 Decem. 1835
Leod White Secretary

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A Bill entitled An act to authorize John Boles and James L Kirkpatrick to build a toll bridge across Fever River
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E.[Enrolled] Jany 11th 1836

Handwritten Document, 2 page(s), Folder 162, SB 37, GA Session: 9-2, Illinois State Archives (Springfield, IL) ,