Sec[Section] 1 Be it enacted by the people of the State of Illinois Represented in the General Assembly, That the amount to which the county of Pike is or may be entitled under the provisions of the 18th Section of the “act to establish and maintain a general system of Internal Improvements”
shall remain in Bank and be entered to the credit of Pike County to be drawn upon the order of the County Commissioners of said County as herein after provided
Sec 2. That for the purpose of promoting the works of Internal Improvement contemplated
by this act; the said County is hereby divided into districts as follows, all that of said County lying north of the road leading from Augusta, to Burnetts ferry on the Mississippi river and East of the range line between Townspips Four and Five West shall compose the first road district, and George W Hinman is hereby appointed Commissioner of the same. And all that part of said County north of said road and west of said range line shall compose the second district,
and Mishal Guard is hereby appointed Commissioner of the same. And all that part of said County lying south of said road and East of the range line between Three and Four west shall
compose the Third district and that Charles McEvers be Commissioner of the same. And all that part of said County South of said road and west of the last mentioned range line shall compose the Fourth
district and that David Hubbard be Commissioner of the same
Sec 3 The road from Augusta (via) Pittsfield[,] New-hartford and Atlas to Burnetts ferry on the Mississippi river shall compose the Fifth district and Judson Clement, shall be Commissioner of
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Sec 4 That the amount of money due said County as aforesaid shall be apportioned and economically expended on the following works
of Improvements (to wit, Five hundred dollars on the road from Perry to the Illinois river. Four hundred on the road from Griggsville to Adams County line. Five hundred dollars on the road from Worcester (via) New-canton to Piketon on the Mississippi river[.] One Thousand dollars on the road from Calhoun County line where the road to Clarksville intersects the same (via) Fairfield[,] Martinsburgh to Pittsfield. Five hundred dollars on the road from Montazuma (via) Milton to Pittsfield[.] Five hundred dollars on the road from Pittsfield to Adams County line in the direction of Payson, Five hundred dollars on the road from Rockport (via) Pleasantvale and Kinderhook to Adams County line, six hundred dollars from Rockport to Calhoun County line under the Bluff, Three hundred dollars from Seelys Bridge on the road to Galaways
residence. Two hundred dollars on the road from Bay Creek to Calhoun County line on the road to Beamans ferry. Five hundred dollars on the ^road^ from Montazuma to Seelys. Three hundred dollars on the road from Perry to where it intersects the road from Griggsville to Pittsfield[.] Four hundred dollars on the road from Griggsville to Naples. Five hundred dollars on the road from Pearl Prairie (via) Franklin Milton to Griggsville. Four hundred on the road from Griggsville (via) Worcester to Kinderhook[.]
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Two hundred dollars on the road from Perry to Adams County line. Five hundred dollars on the road from Philips ferry (via) Griggsville to Pittsfield. Five hundred dollars on the road from [Schulear?] County line through South prairie to Pittsfield, Two hundred dollars on the road leading from Dullon’s (via) Washington till it intersects the road leading from Pittsfield to Worcester, Five hundred dollars to the ^Improvement of the^ navigation of McKees creek as far up as Chambersburgh, and that B. B. Mitts be Commissioner to superintend said work.
Sec 5. That the sum of two thousand dollars is hereby appropriated towards finishing
the Court-house of said County and that the County Commissioners are hereby ^required^ to draw their order on the Bank for said amount and cause the same to be paid to the contractor of said Court house
Sec 6 The residue and remainder of the appropriation which may be due the County of Pike be and the same is hereby appropriated to the Improvement of the road leading from
Augusta to Burnetts ferry on the Mississippi river to be expended under the direction of the Commissioner of the fifth district
Sec 7 The County Commissioner shall apportion to the Four first named districts such
portion of the several appropriations on the roads in said districts as they may deem
practicable having due regard to the length and condition of the roads and importance
of the same, so that all the appropriations shall be expended on the roads as heretofore
specified
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Sec 8 Each Commissioner appointed by the provisions of this act, before entering upon
the duties assigned him shall enter into bond with good securities in such a sum as
may be determined upon by said Court conditioned that they will faithfully and honestly
discharge their duties under this act by prossecuting the several objects of improvement given to their charge with economy and a strict
regard to the public interest and that they will apply all monies which may come into
their hands agreeable to the provisions of this act which bond shall be approved of
by said Court and filed in the office of the Clerk.
Sec 9 The County Commissioners may draw from the Bank one fourth part of said appropriations and apportion the same to each Commissioner
as aforesaid and whenever said Commissioners shall expend the same and certify under
oath that he has made a faithful application of the amount received by him, then
the said County Commissioners shall draw and pay over another fourth part of the said
appropriation as aforesaid, and so on alternately until the whole amount shall be
expended
Sec 10 Whenever any vacancy shall happen in either of said districts by any of the Commissioners
refuseing to act or by death or otherwise it shall be the duty of said Court to appoint some
suitable person to fill such vacancy who shall enter into bond
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as aforesaid: each Commissioner appointed under the provisions of this act shall be
entitled to two dollars and fifty cents per day for every days service actually performed
to be deducted from the appropriation made to their respective districts Provided the County Commissioners of said County may appropriate an additional sum of Three hundred dollars on the road from Schuyler County near Simon Taylors (via) Hinmans to Pittsfield<Page 6>
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Handwritten Document, 6 page(s), Folder 416, SB 107, GA Session 11-1, Illinois State Archives (Springfield),