Sec.[Section] 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That Nathan Musgrave, John A. Williams, and John Musgrave, of the county of Crawford, be, and they are hereby, appointed commissioners and trustees to survey and lay of Water street, in the village of Hudsonville, in said county, so as to make the same sixty-six feet wide, commencing at the southeast corner of lot number forty-eight, in block number eight, thence, running parallel with the east lots of the present town plat, to lot number one, in block number one, at the northeast corner of the old town plat; and shall plant stones firmly in the ground to perpetuate the corners and bounds of said Water street.

Sec. 2. Said trustees shall cause the border and strip of land east of said street to the Wabash river low-water mark, to extend the privilege into said river, to be carefully surveyed and laid off into lots to the best advantage, and make a plat of said street and lots, certify and acknowledge the same after the surveyor makes his certificate of such survey, divisions, &c.[etc.], and cause the same to be recorded in the recorder’s office of said county of Crawford.

Sec. 3. Said trustees, or a majority of them, may act, and shall advertise the said lots for sale, giving a reasonable notice thereof at least six weeks in some newspaper and otherwise, and shall sell the same to the best advantage—the whole or a part as they may deem most advantageous—on such terms and conditions as may be agreed on by said trustees; and, on final payment, may meet to make deeds to the purchasers in fee simple.

Sec. 4. The whole of the proceeds of said lots, after deducting the expenses and reasonable compensation to them, to be allowed by the commissioners’ court of the county, (and they shall report annually all their proceedings to said court,) shall be by them expended in building of wharves, securing the bank on the river, in front of said village, and other necessary improvements on the said bank, for the use and accommodation of the citizens, and the public in general.

Sec. 5. Said commissioners shall give bond to the acceptance of the commissioners’ court aforesaid, in such sum as may be required, to discharge their duties faithfully under this act, for the use and benefit of the citizens of said village.

Sec. 6. No division or sale shall be made of said strip of land, unless the owners of lots on said front Water street shall specially assent thereto, in view of the provisions of this act, in writing; which shall be signed and recorded in the recorder’s office of said county.

Sec. 7. The deeds made strictly in accordance with the provisions of this act shall be good and valid in law and equity—a sure title to the purchaser.

Approved, March 2, 1839.