An act to locate a State Road from the Indiana line north west to the State line in a direction for madison.

Sec[Section] 1. Be it enacted by the people of the State of Illinois represented in the General Assembly: That William Smith of Will County, J. M. Warren of Cook County and [T?]. Beardsley of M^cHenry County be, and they are hereby appointed Commissioners to view, survey and locate a road from the Indiana line where the where the old Indiana Soc trail crosses said line, to Lockport, thence to Napiersville, thence to Warrenville, thence to Dundee, thence to the county seat of M^cHenry County, thence to the State Line in a direction for Madison.

Sec 2. Said commissioners or a majority of them shall meet at Lockport on the first Monday in October next or as soon thereafter as convenient, and after being duly sworn, before some Justice of the peace faithfully to discharge the duties required of them by this act, shall proceed to view, survey, mark and locate said road on the best route, having a due regard to the public good; and as soon there after as practicable, cause to be made a map of the survey of said road, certified by them, and forward a copy thereof to the Clerk of the County Commissioners Courts of each of the Counties through which said road

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shall pass; which shall be by him filed in his office, and the said road thus laid out, shall be, and is hereby declared a public State road, and shall be opened and kept in repair in the same manner as other public roads are.

Sec 3. The County Commissioners Courts of the several Counties through which said road shall pass, shall allow said Commissioners such compensation as to them shall appear reasonable and just, together with a reasonable compensation for one surveyor, two chain carriers, and one marker, which several sums, shall be paid by the Counties through which said road shall pass, in proportion to the extent of said road in each County.