Sec[Section] 1 Be it ennacted by the people of the State of Illinois represented in the General assembly. That there shall be elected by the joint vote of the two Houses of the present General Assembly and by each regular General Assembly hereafter One Fund Commissioner, who shall give bond and qualify in the same manner that Fund Commissioners were required to give bond and qualify, by and under the provisions of an Act, entitled “an act to establish and maintain a general system of Internal Improvements, passed 27^th February 1837” and the acts supplemental and amendatory thereto, and who shall perform the same duties that were required to be performed by the Fund Commissioners, under the provisions of the laws aforesaid, except that he shall not be authorised to sell State Bonds, or Borrow money on behalf ^20^ of the State, unless hereafter authorised by Law. It shall be the duty of the Fund Commissioner to receive all Iron which may have been purchased for the use of the State of Illinois, at whatever port landed in the United States and to provide for its transportation to the State of Illinois and to pay all duties or execute Bonds therefor in conformity with the several laws of Congress relating to rail road Iron, freight[,] and charges upon the same

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and to enable the Fund Commissioner to make such payments it shall be lawful for him to dispose of State Bonds to an amount sufficient to pay such charges being governed in the sale and disposal of such Bonds by the provisions of an act entitled “an act to establish and maintain a general system of Internal Improvement”, Provided, that if there shall be a sufficient amount of the money borrowed on account of the Internal Improvement system on hand, to pay said charges, the Fund Commissioner shall apply such money to such payment and shall not make sale of State Bonds for that purpose.

Sec. 2. There shall be elected by the joint vote of the present General Assembly and by each regular General Assembly hereafter three Commissioners to be styled “The Board of Public Works” who shall give bond and qualify in the same manner that the Commissioners of the Board of Public Works were required to give Bonds and qualify by and under the provisions of an act entitled “an act to establish and maintain a General system of Internal Improvements passed the 27^th February 1837, and the several acts supplemental and amendatory thereto,

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and who shall continue in office until the first day of January 1841 and until their successors are elected and qualified.

Sec. 3. The said Board of Public works shall keep their office in the Town of Springfield and may employ in their said office one clerk or Secretary, at the cost of the State, whose duty it shall be to keep the accounts and to keep a fair register of the actings and doings of the said Board of Public Works.

Sec 4 The said Board of Public Works shall proceed without delay to settle with and to pay off and discharge all officers, agents[,] engineers[,] and others, who have been in the employ of the State under the provisions of the Law to establish and maintain a General system of Internal Improvements and the laws amendatory thereto, to settle with and pay off all contractors who have taken contracts under the provisions of said laws and to whom the State may be indebted for work already done*. But the said Board of Public works shall not in any case make any further contract or contracts, upon and in relation to any Rail Road, Turnpike-road[,] or River in this State until hereafter empowered

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by law so to do

Sec 5. It shall be the duty of the late Board of Public Commissioners of Public works forthwith to deliver up to the Board of Public Works all Books, records, maps[,] drawings[,] and papers of every kind and description pertaining to their office and all property of every kind and description in their possession, or under their control which belongs to the State

Sec. 6. The Board of Public Works shall dispose of such property belonging to the State as is not wanted for immediate use and as will be subject to waste or depreciation by keeping and account to the State for the proceeds of the same and shall to the best of their ability, protect the various public works of the State from dilapidation or decay.

Sec 7 Each member of the Board of Public Works shall each receive as a compensation for his services the sum of Four dollars per day and they are hereby authorised to employ one principal Engineer who shall receive for his services a salary of Twelve Hundred & fifty dollars per annum and that said Engineer shall be allowed only for the time that he may be actually

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engaged at the above rate.

Sec. 8 The Fund Commissioner herein provided for, shall hold his office until the first day of January 1841 and until his successor is elected and qualified, and shall receive for his services the sum of Four dollars per day, but shall not be allowed to keep a clerk or secretary at the cost of the State

Sec 9 That nothing in this act shall be so construed as to allow damages to persons for the right of way for any Rail Road until the same shall have been completed