A bill for an act to locate a state Road from Commerce in Hancock County to Farmington in Fulton County

Sec^t[Section] 1^st Be it enacted by the people of the state of Illinois represented in the general Assembly, That Marvin Tryen of Hancock County; David W Barns of Fulton County, and Elijah Bristow of McDonough; be and they Are hereby appointed Commissioners to view[,] mark[,] and locate a state road by setting Stakes in the prairie, sufficiently close as To be easily followed and marking the trees In the timber from Commerce in Hancock County the nearest and best rout to Laharp In said County; thence to Farmington in Fulton County having in view its permanency And doing as little private injury as the Public good will permit

Sec^t 2^nd The said Commissioners or a majority of them Shall meet on the first monday in may Next or within six months theirafter at the town of Commerce in Hancock County and after Being duly sworn by some Justice of the peace Faithfully to discharge the duties required of them By this act, shall procede to view and locate said road as required by the first section of this Act heretofore provided; and shall make [...?] A report of the location of said road giving The most noted points there on and return a Copy of said report to the Clerk of the County Commissioners Court of each of said Counties through Which the same may pass which shall be filed By him in his office; and said road thus laid out shall be and is hereby declared a public state road And shall be kept opened and kept in repair As other public roads are

Sec^t 3 The said Commissioners or a majority of them may Calls to their assistance such other help as may be necessary for the location of said road And the County Commissioners Court of each County through which the same may pass shall Allow said Commissioners ^and other hands^ a reasonable compensation For every day necessarily employed in locating said road To be paid out of the County treasury of each county According to the distance the same ^said road^ may pass through The same