Sec[Section] 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois represented in the General Assembly, That John Wren, Benjamin Charles, Rensalaer Wells and John Green of Schuyler County be and they are hereby appointed Commissioners to review, mark and relocate so much of two State Roads in Schuyler County which run from Rushville in said County, one of which runs to McComb in McDonough County, the other to Commerce in Hancock County, both of which roads as now located run from Rushville to the Middle of the south line of section twenty two, in Township three north of Range Two West, nearly together, said Commissioners are hereby authorised to review and re-locate that portion of said Roads, running between the points above specified in said County of Schuyler, and if practicable to locate the same on the same ground from Rushville to the middle of the south line of section twenty two aforesaid or so far thereon as a due regard to public convenience in the direction of said Roads, may require.
Sec 2. The said Commissioner shall meet on the first Monday in May next or as soon thereafter as practicable at Rushville in Schuyler County and after being duly sworn before some Justice of the Peace faithfully to discharge the duties required of them by this Act, shall proceed to review mark and relocate said roads so far as they are authorised by the provisions of this Act, And as soon as practicable thereafter cause to be made out a report of the location of said road designating the most noted points, and to designate how far the said two roads above specified in the first section of this act run upon the same ground and return a copy of the same to the Clerks Office of the County Commissioners Court of said County of Schuyler and said road when so relocated and 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 are.
Sec 3. The said Commissioners or a Majority of them shall be authorised to proceed and relocate said roads, as required by this Act, and call to their assistance such other help as may be necessary for the location of the same and the County Commissioners of said County shall allow said Commissioners and such other hands as they may necessarily employ to assist them, a sum not exceeding one dollar and fifty cents, for every day necessarily employed in relocating said roads to be paid
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out of the County Treasury of said County, Provided, that if said Commissioners shall locate on said review both of said Roads between the points above designated in the first section of this Act, then and in that case, so much of the said Road from Rushville to McComb, and so much of said Road from Rushville to Commerce as the same are now located shall be deemed and taken to be and the same are hereby vacated.
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No: 358.
A Bill for “An Act to relocate part of certain State roads therein mentioned.
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O[Ordered] 3d Reading
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Passed
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To be Enrolled
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Engrossed.

Handwritten Document, 4 page(s), Folder 257, HB 291, GA Session 10-1, Illinois State Archives (Springfield, IL) ,