Whereas the town of Montgomery in the County of Iroquois, is within three miles, of the State line of Indiana; and that the county seat, is, by law located at this place ^town^, and that, to continue the seat at this place, renders it very inconvenient and expensive for the citizens of said County, to travel great distances to the present seat of Justice; and whereas the title to the presant scite, is in minor heirs, and cannot be legally obtained; and whereas a large majority of the inhabitants of said County are anxious that, the County seat should be located in a more central point, which will materially commode them. Therefore,

Section 1^st. Be it enacted by the people of the State of Illinois represented by ^in^ the General Assembly that William Reed[,] Samuel Partlow[,] & Owen West ^all of Vermillion County^ be and they are hereby appointed Commissioners whose duty it shall ^be^ to locate a permanent seat of Justice for the County of Iroquois, and the County seat, when selected and located, shall be called by such name as the said commissioners may designate.

Section 2^nd
The above named Commissioners ^or a majority of them^ shall meet at the town of Middle-port, in said County of Iroquois, on the first Monday in June next, or in ^within^ thirty days thereafter; and after being duly sworn by some justice of the peace, faithfully to take into consideration the convenience of the people, situation of settlements now made, and that may hereafter be made, and the eligibility for said Scite, and shall proceed to fix upon a place for said County seat.

Section 3^rd When said Commissioners, or a majority of them shall have agreed upon a place for said County seat, as is provided in the second section of this act, they shall make report thereof under their hands particularly describing the place they have so selected to the County Commissioners Court of said County of Iroquois, who at their next term shall cause the same ^to^ be entered on the records of said court; and the said place so selected shall be and remain the permanent seat ^[Justice?] of^ of the said County of Iroquois.

Section 4^th Should Said Commissioners conclude to locate said seat of Justice on private property, or the property of individuals, they shall ask and obtain from said individuals a donation of at least thirty ^twenty^ acres of land; or should the said location be ^made^ in some town or village, the said Commissioners shall ask and obtain, of the proprietor, or proprietors of said town or village, a donation in town lots to such an amount as in the judgement of said Commissioners they shall think proper to receive And shall also describe said donation with certainty by metes & bounds as near as may be. Provided, that should the proprietor or proprietors, neglect or refuse to make the donation herein provided for, the said Commissioners shall then be required to locate the said seat of Justice on the nearest eligible situation on public land; and it shall be the duty of said Commissioners previous to locating the said seat of Justice on land belonging to individual or individuals ^to^ take a deed in fee simple to said county of Iroquois for such land as may be donated as aforesaid. And provided further, that if the said commissioners shall locate said seat of Justice on public land, the County Commissioners

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Court shall be and they are hereby authorised and required to purchase any quantity of land not exceeding one quarter section, in the name and for the use of the said County of Iroquois, which land land, or such part thereof, as the said County Commissioners Court, may direct, shall be laid off into town lots, in such manner, and sold for the use of said County, at such time and place, as the County Commissioners Court may direct.

Section 5^th The County Commissioners Court of said County of Iroquois, shall allow the said Commissioners such reasonable compensation for their services as they may deem Just, not to exceed three dollars per day, to be paid out of the County Treasury of said County.

Section 6^th All acts and parts of acts coming within the per view of this act, are hereby repealed.