Whereas there was an appropriation of one thousand dollars made to Franklin and Jackson Counties, by an act approved February 15, 1827, “concerning saline reserves, a Penetentiary, and the improvement of certain navigable streams” And the same amended and continued, by an act approved December 19, 1828. Requiring the one thousand dollars to the above named Counties, to be paid out of the next avails, after the Sum of fifteen thousand dollars was realized

And whereas it appears by the Auditor’s Report that the Sum of Eighteen thousand Seven hundred and two dollars has been realized from the sales of said property, while the appropriation to Franklin and Jackson Counties has not been paid But that portion legitimately belonging to Franklin and Jackson Counties having been paid out to other objects; and furthermore said Auditors report representing that the Sum of four hundred and Eighty dollars is now in the Treasury, the same realized from the sales of said property, and subject to draft by warrant in favor of said Counties

And whereas it appears from the auditors report dated 19, December 1836, that there is an unappropriated balance in the Treasury to the amount of three thousand two hundred and twenty nine dollars, which accrued from the sales of the Vermilion Saline approved Jany.[January] 19, 1829, Now therefore

Sec[Section] 1 Be it enacted by the people of the State of Illinois Represented in the General Assembly That the auditor of Public accounts be required to issue his warrant upon the Treasury in favor of Franklin and Jackson

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Counties for the Sum of one thousand dollars viz. whenever an order from the County Commissioners Court of Franklin County, be presented to said Auditor for the receipt of said appropriation That he issue a warrant upon the Treasury for the Sum of five hundred dollars in favor of sd[said] County And upon the presentation of an order from the County Court of Jackson County to issue his warrant in favor of said County for the like Sum of five hundred dollars

Sec 2 So much of the act approved Feby[February] 15, 1827, concerning saline reserves, a penetentiary, “and the improvement of certain navigable streams” and the same amended and continued, by an act approved Dec.[December] 19, 1828, as makes an appropriation of one thousand dollars to Franklin and Jackson Counties, for the object of improving the navigation of Big Muddy River, be, and the same is hereby liquidated

Provided also that the above named appropriation shall in no wise be applied to any other object than that for which it was first intended—so far as the same relates to Franklin County.