A Bill for an act to Authorize the building of a Bridge across the River Des Plaines

Section 1. Be it enacted by the people of State of Illinois represented in the General Assembly that George W Smith his associates and their assigns are hereby authorized to build a toll Bridge across the Des Plaines River on the North East quarter of section Number Eleven in Township Thirty nine of Range Twelve East of the third principal Meridian and also on the south East qua^r^ter of section two in the same Township and Range

Section 2^d The rates of toll for passing over said Bridge, shall be as follows: for every four wheeled carriage waggon ^or^ Sleigh with four or more Horses[,] Oxen[,] or Mules fifty cents for every like waggon or carriage or sleigh with Horses, oxen[,] or Mules ^thirty^ Seven and a half cents for, every other description of carriage[,] waggon[,] cart, or vehicle drawn by one animal twenty five cents, for a man and Horse twelve and a half cents, forty a person on foot six Cents, For each Horse[,] mule[,] ass[,] or head of neat Cattle, two cents, and for each head of Hogs, sheep[,] goat[,] or other animals not enumerated one cent.

Section 3. The said Bridge shall be begun and completed within three Years from and after the passage of this act and shall at all times after the completion thereof be kept in good and Substantial repair and admit a safe passage of all persons and their property over it on the payment of the toll herein specified

Section 4. If any person shall do or cause to be done any injury or damage to the said bridge by design the person so doing or causing such injury shall forfeit and pay to the owner^s^ of the said Bridge a sum of double the value of the amount of such injury or damage which may be recovered before a Justice

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of the Peace and if over one hundred Dollars before the circuit court of the county in which such Bridge shall be erected

Section 5. That in case the Bridge shall be destroyed by high water[,] fire, or other casualty, it shall not create a forfeiture of the rights conferred by this act, but one Year shall be allowed for the recreation thereof after the happening of such destruction by any of the casualities named