Whereas at an Election held in the County of Morgan according to the provisions of “an act for the formation of the County of Cass” it appears that a majority of the voters of said County voted for the creation of said County. And whereas at an election for the County Seat of said county Beardstown received the highest number of votes for the County Seat And whereas some doubts have been expressed as to the legality of the proceedings of said elections Now Therefore to remove all doubts on that subject

Sec[Section] 1. Be it enacted by the people of the State of Illinois Represented in the General Assembly That the County of Cass as designated and bounded in the act for the formation of the County of Cass Approved March 3^rd 1837. be and the same is hereby declared to be one of the Counties of this State

Sec 2. The County seat shall be located at Beardstown in said County, provided however that the provisions of the act above referred to shall be complied with by the citizens or Corporation of Beardstown in relation to the raising the sum of Ten Thousand Dollars to defray the expenses of erecting Public buildings for Said County

Sec 3. The Corporation of Beardstown shall be allowed the period of Twelve, Eighteen and Twenty four months for the payment of Ten Thousand Dollars aforesaid, to be calculated from the passage of the law aforesaid, which sum shall be paid in three equal payments. The County Commissioners Court of said County shall make their contracts for erecting the public buildings in said County so as to make their payments

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Thereon which said instalments aforesaid shall become due and payable.

Sec 4. The Court House of said County shall be erected on the plat of ground known as the Public square in said Town of Beardstown

Sec. 5. Returns of the elections for the County officers of said County to be elected on the first Monday of August next shall be made in Beardstown to O. M. Long and Thomas Pogue notaries Public in Beardstown who shall open and examine the poll Books of said election in the presence of one of more Justice of the Peace in and for said County, and said notaries Public after a due inspection and examination of said poll books according to the laws of this state, shall make out certificates of the election of those persons who shall have received the highest number of votes, which certificates shall be such as those required to be made by the clerks of the County Commissioners Court And shall receive and be entitled to the same effect in Law. Said notaries Public in making the examination of the poll books aforesaid and in making out the certificates of said election shall pursue the same course directed to be pursued by the Clerks of the County Commissioners Court, and in case of the death or refusal to act of either of said notaries public, the other shall p[ro]ceed to act as though both were present and shall make out all necessary certificates

Sec 6. The Judge of the 1^st Judicial District is hereby directed to appoint a Clerk of the circuit Court for said County immediately

Sec 7. The terms of the Circuit Court in said County shall be held on the third Mondays in May and second Mondays of November

Sec 8. So much of the 5th section of the “act for the formation of the County of Cass” as requires said County to vote with the County of Morgan for Senators until the next apportionment is hereby repealed

Sec 9. All persons charged with the commission of any crime committed within the boundaries of said County since the entry of the certificate of the County Commissioners Court of Morgan County provided for in the 2^d section of “the act for the formation of the County of Cass” shall be tried in the said County.