Sec [Section]1^st. Be it enacted by the people of the State of Illinois represented in the General Assembly; that all of that tract of Country lying within the following boundaries, towit, Commencing on the east line of Kane County, between townships thirty six and thirty seven north and running east on said line to range line between eleven and twelve, east of the third principal meridian, thence north on said line, to Township between forty & forty one; thence west on said line to the east line of Kane County, thence south on the east line of Kane County, to the place of beginning shall Constitute a new County by the name of Du Page.

Sec. 2^nd. An election shall be held at the Preemption house in Naperville, on the first Monday in May next, by the qualified voters of said County, for County Officers, who when qualified shall hold their officers[offices] until the next General election, said election shall be conducted and returns thereof made to the Clerk of the County Commissioners Court of Cook County , as in other Cases and said Clerk shall give certificates of election. And when said County Commissioners shall be elected and qualified the said County of Du Page shall be duly organizedS. H. Skinner, Stephen I Scott and Sorën L Butler are hereby appointed Judges of said election.

Sec. 3^d: Said County of Du Page shall be attached to the seventh Judicial Circuit and the Judge of said Circuit, shall fix the Terms of said Court therein, two of which shall be held in said County annually at Naperville, where the County Commissioners

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may direct until the County buildings are completed

Sec. 4^th For the purpose of locating the permanent seat of Justice for the said County of Du Page: the following naimed persons are hereby appointed Commissioners towit, Ralph Woodruff of LaSalle County[,] Seth Reed of Kane County[,] and Horatio G Loomis of Cook, who or a majority of them shall meet at the Preemption House in Naperville on the first Monday of June or within thirty days thereafter, and first being duly sworn by some Justice of the peace, shall proceed to locate the seat of Justice for said County, at the most eligible and convenient point, Provided the said commissioners shall obtain for the County from the claimant a quantity of land not less than three acres and three thousand dollars for the purpose of erecting County buildings, which sum shall be secured to the County Commissioners and paid out under their direction for the purposes aforesaid

Sec. 5^th The Commissioners appointed to locate said County seat, shall each be allowed the sum of three dollars per day for each day by them necessarily employed by them in the performance of that duty, to be paid out of the Treasurer of said County.

Sec. 6^th The qualified voters of the County of Du Page in all elections except County elections, shall vote with the [...?] district to which they belong until the next apportionment; and shall in all respects be entitled to the same previliges and rights as in general, belong to the citizens of other Counties in this State