A Bill for An Act for the formation of Michigan County

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 towit Commencing On the line of of Kane county at the North West Corner of the County of Will and Running east on Said line between Cook and Will to the Range line between nine and ten ^and Eleven^ East of the third principal Meridian Thence South One Township, thence East one Township Thence north One Township On the line between ten And eleven ^and twelve^ North to the line between the Counties Of M^cHenry and Cook thence West to Kane County And thence to the place of beginning shall Constitute a new County to be Called “Michigan” Provided However that an election Shall be held by the qualified voters of Cook County in the several justices precincts thereof On the first mon-day of August next at Which election a poll shall be opened for And against the formation of Said County of Michigan Which election shall be Conducted And returns there made in the manner prescribed by law for the election of Sheriffs And if there shall be a majority Of the votes given

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in favor of the formation of Said new County then the said County shall be Considered as Established. But if a majority shall be given against such new County then this act shall be null and void And said County shall not be formed

Sec. 2. If said County of Michigan Shall be formed as aforesaid then an Election shall be held at the the House of John Stephens on the third monday of August next by the qualified voters of said County for one sheriff three County Commissioners One Recorder One County Surveyor One County Se Coroner and One probate justice of the peace who when Commissioned And qualified shall hold their Offices until the next general Election for said offices respectively said Election shall be conducted and returns thereof made to the Clerk of the Commissioners Court of County ^Cook^ County according to law in other Cases And said Clerk shall give certificates of Election And when said County Commissioners shall be Elected and qualified the said County of Will ^Michigan^ shall be Considered as duly OrganizedHiram Fowler R K Potter J H Giddings are hereby appointed Judges of said Election

Sec 3. Said County of Cook shall b Michigan Shall be attached to the Seventh Judicial Circuit and the judge of said Circuit shall have power to fixed the the terms of the Circuit Courts therein, two terms Whereof Shall be held in said County Annually

Sec 4 For the purpose of [...?] locating the permanent seat of Justice of said County of Michigan Seth Reed of Kane County William Smith of Will County and Horatio G Loomis of Cook County are hereby appointed Commissioners Who or a majority Of them being first duly Sworn before some justice of the peace shall meet at the House of John Stephens On the first monday in september next Or Within thirty days there after ^and^ shall proceed to locate the seat Of justice of Said County at the most eligible and Convenient point Provided that if the same can be located With as much advantage On public land not claimed then it shall be the duty of said Commissioners so to locate the same But if not then they shall Obtain for the county of the of of the Claimant a quantity of land not less than twenty acres ^or three thousand dollars^ whole upon which ^land^ and Contiguous land the said County Seat shall be located

Sec 5 The Commissioners appointed to locate Said County seat shall ^each^ be paid out of the treasury of said county of Michigan the sum of three dollars per day for each day by them necessarily occupied in the performance of that duty