Sec[Section] 1 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois represented in the General Assembly, That Henry W Cleavland and his associates, their heirs and assigns, be and they are hereby authorized to erect a toll bridge across Green River, and a causeway across the Winnebago swamp at or near the place where the state road from Peoria to Galena now crosses the same.

Sec. 2. That the said Henry W. Cleavland his associates heirs or assigns, shall commence the said Bridge and Causeway within six months and have the same completed within one year from the passage of this act, in a good and substantial maner, for the safe crossing of persons, waggons and droves of stock over it; the said causeway shall be so constructed as to admit, in all places necessary, the free passage beneath it. When the said Bridge and Causeway are completed, the owners or proprietors thereof shall have right to place at either end or in the Center of the same a toll gate; and they are hereby authorised to ask and demand from all persons crossing the same such rates of toll as are hereinafter provided.

Sec 3 The rates of toll for crossing over said Bridge and Causeway shall be as follows; viz, for each score of hogs, sheep or goats, twenty five cents, each mule, ass, or horse, six and one forth cents, each head of Cattle, four cents, each one horse waggon or other vehicle drawn by one horse twenty five cents, for the same when drawn by two horses, or oxen thirty seven and a half cents, and

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six and one fourth cents in addition for each additional animal by which the same is drawn, for each man and horse, twelve and a half cents, and for each footman six and a forth cents.

Sec. 4. The said Henry W. Cleavland and his associates, their heirs and assigns, shall at all times after the completion of said Bridge and Causeway keep the same in good repair and allow at all times a speedy passage to all persons and their property over it upon the receipt of the toll herein allowed; and if at any time the said Bridge or Causeway shall be left out of repair, so that the same shall be impassable or dangerous of passing for the space of Ten days at any one time the said Bridge shall accrue to the County in which it may be situated, and become a free Bridge, Provided, however, That the distruction of said Bridge by high water, fire or other casulty, shall not operate as a forfeiture of the previliges herein granted, if the said proprietor or proprietors their heirs or assigns shall immediately proceed to repair or rebuild said Bridge and have the same Completed within thirty days after the injury or destruction thereof.

Sec. 5. Whenever the County Commissioners Court of the County in which said Bridge and causeway may be situated, shall deem it expedient to purchase said Bridge and causeway and make it free they shall have the right so to do, upon

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paying the said Cleavland, his heirs or assigns the original cost of said Bridge and causeway with ten per cent on the original Costs thereof. And for the purpose of enabling the said County Commissioners to know the actual Costs of said Bridge and Causeway was the said proprietor shall as soon as the said Bridge and Causeway are Completed, make out and file with the Clerk of said Court, an account of the actual expenses of building the same, and make affidavit before said Clerk or some Justice of the Peace, that the said account is in all respects just and true.

Sec. 6. The said Causeway shall not be less than twenty feet wide, but the said Bridge need not be more than fifteen feet in width.

Sec 7. If at any time the said bridge or Causeway is so disordered or impaired, or any of the Structure shall be so slightly made or repaired that any person or persons, or their property shall receive injury in consequence thereof the said proprietor or proprietors, their heirs or assigns, shall be liable to the party or parties injured for the amount of such injury or damage sustained, recoverable in action of debt before any Court having jurisdiction of the same