Papers Of Abraham Lincoln

In force, Mar. [March]2, 1839.

AN ACT to authorize the resurvey of the town of Peru, in La Salle county.
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Courts to resurvey town of Peru.

If private property be taken.

Damages to be assessed.

Sec.[Section] 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That George B. Martin, Ward B. Burnett, and George W. Halley, are hereby created commissioners with power to cause a resurvey of the town of Peru, in La Salle county, to be made in such manner as to conform to the course of the Illinois river to the survey of the Ninaway addition to said town, and in such other manner as to increase the value and improve the location of the lots in said town; and if private property is taken for public use, the same shall be paid for as provided herein: Provided, That the corporation of said town shall be liable for any damage that may result by such resurvey to any individual landholder in said town, such damage to be assessed by three persons, under oath, selected for that purpose by the county commissioners’ court of said county of La Salle.

Certify approval of resurvey.

Sec. 2. The commissioners created by this act shall certify their approval to the resurvey upon the plat of the same, as being in conformity to their directions; which said plat, so certified to, shall be recorded in the office of record of La Salle county.

Sec. 3. By the recommendation of the commissioners created by this act, the president and trustees of the town of

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Peru, and their successors in office, are hereby authorized to purchase, hold, and convey any real estate in said town, which may be necessary for the accomplishment of the objects contemplated by this act—all purchases, however, to be at the valuation made by three persons selected as heretofore provided.

Expenses how paid.

Sec. 4. The expenses incurred in making the resurvey shall be paid by the president and trustees of the town of Peru.

Approved, March 2, 1839.

1On February 23, 1839, William Stadden introduced SB 286, in the Senate. On February 25, the Senate passed the bill without amendment, and referred it to the House. On March 1, the House too passed the bill without amendment. On March 2, the Council of Revision then approved the bill, and the act became law.
Journal of the House of Representatives, at the First Session of the Tenth General Assembly, of the State of Illinois (Vandalia, IL: William Waters, 1836), 521, 583; Journal of the Senate, at the First Session of the Tenth General Assembly, of the State of Illinois (Vandalia, IL: William Waters, 1836), 391, 416, 471-72, 494, 510, 512.