Sec[Section] 1. Be it enacted by the people of the State of Illinois represented in the General Assembly

That the School Commissioner of Cook County be and he is hereby authorized and required to pay to the School Commissioners of Cook County of the Counties of Will, M^cHenry, Lake and dupage respectively, or to such other person or persons, as shall be authorized by the county Commissioners courts of each of said counties for that purpose out of the monies received, or to be received by him in the Year 1840, from the interest on the school[,] College[,] and Seminary funds for the Year 1839 the following sums of money to wit,

To the School Commissioner of Will County or other person authorized to receive the same the sum of five hun[dr]ed Dollars. To the School Commissioner of Lake County, or such other person as shall be authorized to receive the same the sum of two hundred Dollars. To the School Commissioner of M^cHenry County or such other person as shall be authorized to receive the same the sum of two hundred Dollars. And to the School Commissioners of Du Page county or such other person as shall be authorized to receive the same the sum of two hundred Dollars, Said money to be applied towards the support of schools in each of said Counties, as by law like funds are now required to be paid, and which

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said sums of money when paid shall be in full for any moneys heretofore due to the aforesaid Counties on account of the aforesaid funds,

Sec 2. That the money specified in the foregoing section shall be paid over by the School Commissioner of Cook county as soon as the same shall be demanded by ^of^ him, if the same shall have been received by him, and if said monies shall not have been received by said school Commissioner of Cook county when demand shall have been made on him for the payment thereof as contemplated by this act, then the same shall be paid over as soon as received by said School Commissioner and payment thereof required, and no disbursement shall be made by the said School Commissioner of Cook county, of any of the monies received or to be received by him, from or on account of the School, College[,] and Seminary fund for the Year 1839 until after the several sums required by this act to be paid as aforesaid shall be first taken out of the whole amount received.

Sec 3. That if the School Commissioner of Cook County shall neglect or refuse to pay over the said several sums of money by this act required to be paid when the same shall be demanded of him, if said money shall have been received by him, he

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shall be liable together with his securities either jointly or severally, to be prosecuted in an action or actions of debt, in the name or names of the School Commissioners of the proper County, for the use of the the inhabitants of such county for such amount as shall be due and payable by virtue of this act together with interest thereon at the value ^rate^ of ten per centum per annum, and costs of suit.

Sec 4. The School Commissioner of Macon County shall, in apportioning the School fund receivable by said . . . include that part of DeWitt form[?] constituting a part of Macon Coun[ty]