An act to Establish a State road from M^cLeansboro To Golconda

Sec.[Section] 1 Be it enacted by the people of the State of Illinois in ^Represented^ in the General ^Assembly^, That John Morse of Pope county[,] David J. Blackman of Gallatin County[,] and Thomas Barker of Hamilton county be & they are hereby appointed commissioners to view, Lay out[,] and mark a road from M^cLeansboro in Hamilton county to Golconda in Pope county so as to intersect the ^state^ road leading from Vandalia to Golconda, Paducah and Wilcox’ Ferry By the nearest and best Route for the same. Having in view the highest and most suitable ground for the location there of, and report the same together with a description thereof under their hands to the county Commissioners Court of the said Counties of Hamilton[,] Gallatin[,] & Pope on or before the first term after the s^d[said] view and the number of days employ^d [employed] by them respectively in each County in s^d work; and the s^d road when so reviewed, marked[,] and reported shall be deem ^d [deemed] a state road and kept in repair as other state roads are

Sec 2^nd The s^d commissioners or a majority of them shall on or before the first day of September next or within three months there after meet at the town of Golconda in Pope county and after being duly sworn before some Justice of the peace proceed to lay out said road as directed in the preceding section and the county courts of Hamilton[,] Gallatin[,] & Pope shall respectively allow the commissioners a sum Equal to two dollars pr.[per] day for every day they shall be engag^d[engaged] in viewing and marking said road so far as the same may be in Hamilton County, and the county Court of Gallatin County shall make said Commissioners the same allowance for such time as they shall be engag^d in reviewing and marking said road so far as the same shall be in the County of Gallatin and the County Court of Pope County shall make said commissioners the same allowance for such time as they shall be engaged in viewing and marking s^d Road so far as the same shall be in Pope County

Sec. 3. Be it further Enacted that