In force, Feb.[February] 21, 1839.
AN ACT declaring Fox river, in White county, a navigable stream.
1Sec.[Section] 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That Fox river, in White county, from its confluence with the Great Wabash river up to the centre line east and west, of section twenty-nine, in township four south, of range fourteen
west, be, and the same is hereby, declared a navigable stream and public highway.
Sec. 2. Said stream, as far up as stated, shall never be obstructed in any manner so as to impair the
free, safe, and uninterrupted navigation of the same; and any person so obstructing
or impairing the navigation thereof shall be liable to the penalties and fines now
or hereafter to be imposed by law for such offences.
Approved, February 21, 1839.
1On January 24, 1839, Representative Alexander Phillips introduced HB 201 in the House
of Representatives. On February 5, the House passed the bill. On February 19, the
Senate passed the bill. On February 21, the Council of Revision passed the bill.
Journal of the House of Representatives of the Eleventh General Assembly of the State
of Illinois, at Their First Session, Begun and Held in the Town of Vandalia, December
3 1838 (Vandalia, IL: William Walters, 1838), 276, 280, 350, 453, 471, 475; Journal of the Senate of the Eleventh General Assembly of the State of Illinois, at
Their First Session, Begun and Held in the Town of Vandalia, December 3, 1838 (Vandalia, IL: William Walters, 1838), 285, 330, 353, 381.
Printed Document, 1 page(s), Laws of the State of Illinois, Passed by the Eleventh General Assembly (Vandalia, IL: William Walters, 1839), 150, GA Session: 11-1,