Sec[Section] 1 Be it enacted by the people of the State of Illinois represented in the General Assembly, That all that tract of country lying within the following boundaries, to wit, beginning at the north west corner of township numbered thirty North of Range numbered three east of the third principal meridian; thence east on the line between townships numbered thirty and thirty one north to the range line between ranges No eight and nine east thence South between said last mentioned ranges to the south east corner of Section No thirteen of township numbered twenty five north of range numbered eight east, thence west through the middle of Said last mentioned township to the range line between ranges five and six east, thence north between said last mentioned ranges to the township line between townships numbered twenty six and twenty seven north, thence west between said last mentioned townships to the range line between Ranges numbered two and three east and thence north between said last mentioned ranges to the place of beginning, shall constitute a new county to be denominated the County of Livingston.

Sec 2 That for the purpose of fixing the permanent seat of Justice of said County, the following persons are appointed commissioners, to wit; James A. Piatt of Macon county, William B. Peck of Will County and Thompson [F?] S Flint of Tazwell County, who or a majority of them

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being first duly Sworn before some Justice of the Peace of this State, faithfully to take into consideration the convenience of the people, the situation of the Settlements with an eye to future population and the eligibility of the place; shall meet at the house of Andrew M^cMillen in said County on the first Monday in June next, or some convenient day thereafter and proceed to examine and determine upon a place for the permanent seat of Justice of said County and designate the same Provided that the county Seat Shall be located upon lands belonging to the United States if a Site for such County seat on such lands can be found equally eligible, or upon laws claimed by Citizens of said County the claim to which Shall be voluntarily relinquished; but if such location shall be made upon lands claimed by any individual who is in possession of the same and who shall not so relinquish, or upon lands to which there is a right ^of^ pre-emption said claimant or proprietor upon whose claim or right of pre-emption said claimant or proprietor upon whose claim or right of pre-emption the said seal of Justice may be located, shall make a deed to any number of acres of said tract not less than twenty, to the said County, to be laid off in a square form or not more than twice as long as it shall be wide and to be designated by the commissioners appointed as aforesaid, and on which the public buildings shall be erected,

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or in lieu thereof such claimant, owner, or owners of such pre-emption right shall donate to the said County at least three thousand dollars, to be paid within one year after the location of said County seat, to be applied to the erection of public buildings, and the proceeds of such quarter section, if the County seat shall be located upon Government lands or the proceeds of such twenty acres of land if it be located upon the claim or pre emption right of an individual or individuals or the said three thousand dollars in case such claimant, or pre emption right owner or owners, shall elect to pay that sum in lieu of the said twenty acres; shall be appropriated to the erection of a court house and other public buildings.

Sec 3 An election shall be held at the house of Andrew M^cMillen on the second Monday of May next for one sheriff, one Coroner, on Recorder; one County Surveyor and three county commissioners who shall hold their offices untill the next succeeding General election and untill their successors are qualified; which said election shall be conducted in all respects agreeable to the provisions of the law regulating elections: Provided that the qualified voters present may elect from amongst their own number three qualified voters to act as judges of election who shall a

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appoint two qualified voters to act as clerks.

Sec 4 It shall be the duty of the clerk of the circuit Court of said County, and if there be none acting then the judge of Probate to give at least twenty days notice previous to said election; and the returns of the election Shall be made to the clerk or Judge of Probate as the case may be who gave the notice aforesaid, and by him in the presence of one or more justice of the peace, shall be opened and examined; and they jointly shall give to the persons elected commissioners certificates of their election; and shall transmit abstracts of the election for county officers to the secretary of state as is now required by law.

Sec 5 Said county shall be attached to and form a part of the first judical Circuit and untill public buildings shall be erected the circuit and County commissioners courts shall be held at the house of Andrew M^cMillen, Provided however that the County commissioners Court of said county shall within one year or as soon as practicable after the location of the seat of justice as aforesaid erect suitable buildings for the holding of said Courts.

Sec 6 The said county shall continue to form parts of La Salle and M^cLean Counties untill it shall be organised according to this act, and shall continue to be attached to said counties in all General elections untill otherwise provided by law.

Sec 7 After the election of county officers as herein provided the persons elected county commissioners are hereby authorized to administer oaths of office to all other county officers; and said county commissioners shall within ten days after their election meet together as a court; appoint a clerk and lay off their county into Justices districts and order elections to be held for Justices of the peace and constables at a time to be fixed by them; and justices of the peace and constables elected under to this act shall hold their officess untill others are elected and qualified under the law regulating elections of Justices of the peace and constables; the clerk of the county commissioners court shall deliver to each person elected Justice of the Peace and constable a certificate of such election.

Sec 8 The Commissioners herein appointed to locate the County seat shall be allowed three dollars per day each, for each and every day by them necessarily employed in making said location, to be paid out of the treasury of the said County.