Whereas on the first Monday of August last the county of Jersey was created agreeable to [“]an act to create and establish the county of Jersey” approved February 28^th 1839, and whereas on the same day there was elected in that part of Greene County created into the county of Jersey aforesaid certain Justices of the Peace and constables and whereas much doubt exists in regard to the legality of said election Therefore

^ [Sec?] ^ 1st Be it enacted by the People of the state of Illinois represented in the General Assembly that all Justices of the Peace and constables which were elected in the [...?] on the first Monday of August last in that part of Greene county created into the county of Jersey shall severally hold their offices in the county of Jersey for the term for which they were elected and commissioned &c[etc] the same as if they had been ^duly^ elected and commissioned for Jersey County And their oaths of office which have been taken ^administered^ by the clerk of the county commissioners court of Greene county shall be deemed to have been properly taken

Sec[Section] 2^d The Auditor of Public Accounts is hereby Required to pay over to the school commissioner of the county of Jersey one third part of all school, College, and seminary funds which shall hereafter be apportioned to Greene County and the one third part paid over to Jersey County as aforesaid shall be deducted from the amount apportioned to Greene County