In force, Jan.[January] 18, 1840.
AN ACT to authorize H. H. Gear to keep a ferry across the Mississippi river.
1Location of ferry.
Proviso
Sec.[Section] 1. Be it enacted by the people of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That Hezekiah H. Gear, of the county of Jo Daviess, is hereby authorized, and licensed to keep a ferry across the Mississippi river, at and from a point in said river, in the county of Jo Daviess, and opposite the mouth of “Tete de Mort,” in the territory of Iowa; and the said Gear, his heirs and assigns, shall have the right of having, maintaining, and using a
ferry across the said river, at the place before mentioned, and to have and receive all advantages and emoluments
arising from the use of said ferry, for and during the term of ten years: Provided, however, That the county commissioners’ court, of the county of Jo Daviess shall have the right to assess an annual tax upon the said ferry equal to that levied
upon other ferries severally situated in said county.
Approved, January 18, 1840.
1On January 6, 1840, Senator George W. Harrison introduced SB 69 in the Senate. On January 7, the Senate amended the bill. On January 10, the Senate passed the
bill. On January 11, the House of Representatives passed the bill. On January 18, the Council of Revision approved the bill and the act became law.
Journal of the House of Representatives of the Eleventh General Assembly of the State
of Illinois, at Their Called Session, Begun and Held at Springfield, December 9, 1839 (Springfield, IL: William Walters, 1839), 152-53; Journal of the Senate of the Eleventh General Assembly of the State of Illinois, at
Their Called Session, Begun and Held in Springfield, December 9, 1839 (Springfield, IL: William Walters, 1839), 88-89, 92, 100, 105, 117, 135.
Printed Document, 1 page(s), Laws of the State of Illinois, Passed by the Eleventh General Assembly, at their Special Session (Springfield, IL: William Walters, 1840), 23, GA Session: 11-S,