Sec[Section] 1 Be it enacted by the people of the State of Illinois represented in the General Assembly; That Thomas Reynolds and Elisha Seymour are hereby authorized to build a toll bridge across the Kaskaskia River at Farmington in S^t Clair county, situate on section twenty seven Township two South, seven West.

Sec 2. The rates of toll, for crossing said bridge to be established, from time to time by the county commissioners’ court of the County of S^t Clair. The citizens of said county of [...?] S^t Clair, and their property, shall have the privilege of crossing and recrossing at all times free of any charge.)

Sec 3. Whenever the county commissioners court of S^t Clair ^County^ shall deem it expedient to purchase said bridge, and make it a free one, they shall have the right to do so, upon paying the said Reynolds and Seymour the value of said bridge, to be ascertained by three disinterested citizens, one of whom shall be chosen by the county commissioners of said county, and one by the said Reynolds and Seymour and they, two, shall choose a third, whose decision shall be final. And the said Reynolds and Seymour, after having completed the said bridge, shall make out, and file with the clerk of the county commissioners’ court of said county, an accurate account of the cost of said bridge, and make oath of the correctness thereof, before said clerk, or some justice of the peace of said county.

Sec 4. Said Reynolds and Seymour shall at all times afford a speedy passage to all persons and their property, on payment of the lawful toll; and they are hereby authorised to demand and receive the tolls as herein allowed, for the term of twenty years; And to erect a gate or gates at either end of said bridge. And if the said bridge shall at any time be out of repair for ten days together, the said Reynolds and Seymour shall forfeit and pay a fine of fifty dollars, and a like fine for every ten days thereafter that the said bridge may remain out of repair, to be recovered by action of debt before any Justice of the peace for said County, one half to be paid to the person sueing for the same, and the other half to be paid into the County treasury. Provided that no injury to said bridge ^caused^ by fire, high water, or other unavoidable cause, shall work a forfeiture, if reasonable diligence be used in repairing the same.

Sec 5. Said Reynolds and Seymour shall commence the erection of said bridge within six months and complete the same within two years from the passage of this act. Provided, that said Reynolds and Seymour cause a sufficient draw to be made to said bridge, to enable Steam boats or any other vessels to pass without obstruction or detention

This act to be inforce from and after its passage.