In force 21st July, 1837.
AN ACT to change part of a Road therein named.
1Sec.[Section] 1. Be it enacted by the people of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That so much of the state road leading from the west end of Court street, in the
town of Paris, in Edgar county, towards Springfield and Grandview, as lies within sixty rods of the west of said street, and which runs on the land
of Leander Munsell, may be so altered as to run straight with the said street fifty-five rods west,
thence angling so as to intersect the present road: Provided, In the opinion of the county commissioners the said alteration will not be detrimental
to the public interest; and Provided, also, That no expense shall be incurred by the public thereby, nor injury to private property.
This act to be in force from and after its passage.
Approved, 21st July, 1837.
1Richard G. Murphy introduced HB 8 in the House of Representatives on July 15, 1837. The House passed the bill on July 18. The Senate concurred on July 20. On July 21, the Council of Revision approved the bill and the act became law.
Journal of the House of Representatives of the Tenth General Assembly of the State
of Illinois, at a Special Session of the General Assembly, Begun and Held in the Town
of Vandalia, July 10, 1837 (Vandalia, IL: William Walters, 1837), 80, 107, 137, 148, 163; Journal of the Senate of the Tenth General Assembly of the State of Illinois, at a
Special Session, Begun and Held in Vandalia, July 10, 1837 (Vandalia, IL: William Walters, 1837), 91, 100-101, 112, 117, 142-43.
Printed Document, 1 page(s), Laws of the State of Illinois, Passed by the Tenth General Assembly, at their Special Session (Vandalia, IL: William Walters, 1837), 69, GA Session: 10-S