Whereas doubts are entertained as to the legality of the Incorporation of the Town of Beardstown in Cass County. Now therefore to remove doubts.

Sec.[Section] 1. Be it enacted by the people of the state of Illinois Represented in the General assembly That the Town of Beardstown in the County of Cass is hereby declared to be regularly Incorporated under the act entitled “An Act to Incorporate such Towns as may wish to be incorporated” approved March 1^st 1831. And the Corporation of said Town shall be entitled to exercise and maintain all the powers and privileges therein granted to the Trustees of Incorporated Towns under said act.

Sec. 2. The Trustees of said Town and those hereafter to be elected shall have full power and authority to levy and collect a tax on all the real estate in said Town (valuation of the same being made without regard to improvements thereon) not exceeding six per cent pr[per] annum for the purpose of raising the sum of Ten thousand dollars directed to be raised by virtue of an Act approved March 3. 1837. for the formation of the County of Cass.

Sec. 3. All Acts Orders records byelaws, and ordinances made and passed by the Trustees of the Town of Beardstown under the provisions of said act of Incorporation shall be valid considered valid and binding in

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in Law, until changed by the Board of Trustees of said Town.