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 hereinafter 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 part of said county lying north of the road leading from Augusta to Burnett’s ferry, on the Mississippi river, and east of the range line between townships four and five west, shall compose the first 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 M’Evans be commissioner of the same; and all

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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 Burnett’s ferry, on the Mississippi river, shall compose the fifth district, and Judson Clement shall be commissioner of the same.

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 dollars 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 thonsand dollars on the road from Calhoun county line, where the road to Clarksville intersects the same, via Fairfield, Martinsburg, to Pittsfield; five hundred dollars on the road from Montezuma, via Milton, to Pittsfield; five hundred dollars on the road from Pittsfield to Adams county line, in the direction of Payson’s; five hundred dollars on the road from Rockport, via Pleasant Vale and Kinderhook, to Adams county line; six hundred dollars from Rockport to Calhoun county line, under the bluff; three hundred dollars from Seely’s bridge, on the road to Galaway’s residence; two hundred dollars on the road from Bay crcek to Calhoun county line, on the road to Beaman’s ferry; five 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 dollars on the road from Griggsville, via Worcester, to Kinderhook; 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 Schuyler county line, through South prairie, to Pittsfield; two hundred dollars on the road leading from Dutton’s via Washington, till it intersects the road leading from Pittsfield to Worcester; five hundred dollars to the improvement of the navigation of M’Kee’s creek, as far up as Chambersburgh, and that B. B. Mitts be commissioner to superintend said work.2

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 Burnett’s ferry, on the Mississippi river, to

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be expended under the direction of the commissioner of the fifth district.

Sec. 7. The county commissioners shall apportion to the four first named districts such portions of the several appropriations on the roads in said districts as they may deem practicable, having due regard to the length and conditions of the roads, and importance of the same, so that all the appropriations shall be expended on the roads as heretofore specified.

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 sum as may be determined upon by said court, conditioned that they will faithfully and honestly discharge their duties under this act, by prosecuting the several objects of improvement given to their charge, with economy and strict regard to the public interests, and that they will apply all moneys which may come into their hands, agreeable to the provisions of this act; which bond shall be approved 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 commissioner 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 refusing 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 as aforesaid. Each commissioner appointed under the provisions of this act shall be entitled to two dollars and fifty cents per day for every day’s 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 Taylor’s, via Henman’s, to Pittsfield.

Approved, February 9, 1839.