Sec[Section] 1 Be it enacted by the people of the State of Illinois represented in the General Assembly, That the legal voters of the county of Mercer shall meet at the respective places of holding elections in said County on the third Monday in April next and proceed to vote for a point or points whereat to locate the seat of Justice for said county, and the point or place so voted for and receiving a majority of all the votes given at the said election shall be and and remain the permanent seat of Justice of the county of Mercer any law to the contrary notwithstanding.

Sec 2. In the event of no one place receiving a majority of all the votes given at the said election, it shall be lawful for the legal voters, on the monday two weeks next following the third monday in April again to meet and vote, and on each monday two weeks until some one place shall receive a majority of all the votes given at one election, Provided however that the place receiving the lowest number of votes shall not be voted for at any subsequent election.

Sec 3. It shall be the duty of the clerks of election or other authorised person within six ^three^ days after any election to return the poll books, to the clerk of the county commissioners court, and the clerk shall cause the poll books so returned to be preserved with the records of said county, it shall also be the duty of the Clerk of the county commissioners court, to give at least ten days notice of the time at three public places within each precinct of the time of holding the election contemplated in the first section of this act; this act to be in force from and after its passage and six days notice, of any subsequent election, provided for by this act.

Sec 4. If the seat of Justice shall be removed from the town of Millersburgh the county commissioners shall require and receive a donation of not less than forty acres of land, from any individuals or individuals on whose land the county seat may be located according to the provisions of this Act, And on which land so donated the public buildings shall be erected and the remainder of such donation shall be applied to the erection of the public buildings within said county.

Sec 5 If the Seat of Justice shall be removed from the town of Millersburg, to the town of New Boston the proprietor or proprietors of said town shall donate to the said county a Quantity of land or lots within the limits of the said town of New Boston, sufficient not less than two acres, and the sum of four thousand dollars in money one fourth of which shall be paid to the county commissioners or their order, at the time at the commencement of the erection of Public Buildings and three remainder in three equal instalments of six, twelve, and eighteen months, from and after the ^date of the^ first payment