Papers Of Abraham Lincoln

An Act, authorizing the Trustees of Shawneetown to construct a M^cAdamized Road.

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3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of
Illinois, represented in the General Assem
bly, That the Trustees of Shawneetown, be
and they hereby are, authorized and empow
ered, to ^Locate and^ construct a Turnpike or M^cAdam
ized Road, from the river Bank in said
Town, along ând upon^ ^Markey, or^ Main Cross Street,^)^ to the high land,
ground, ^(ând to connect the same,^)^ if they should
judge it expedient, ^(^with the contemplated
Rail-Road,^)^ leading out of said Town, at such
point, within said Town, as may be most eligable,
And to enable said Trustees to make said M^c
Adamized Road, they are hereby authorized
to borrow money on the faith of the Tolls here-
inafter granted, and to pledge the revenues
arising therefrom, and from any and all other
sources, to pay the interest, and reimburse the
principal, according to the terms of such loans
Sec.[Section] 2. Said Trustees shall have power
to proceed under the several Acts relating to
the right of way, in all cases where it may
be necessary, to enter upon or use the Lands
of private Persons, either for the purpose of
draining the flat lands, through which
said road will pass, or for connecting said
M^cAdamized road with said rail road.
Sec. 3. It shall and may be lawful
for said Trustees, whenever said M^cAdam-
ized road is completed to the high lands,

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55 ^(^ ^Market or^
on Main Cross Street,^)^ to establish one or more
Toll Gates, and to fix and establish such rates
of Toll, for the use of said road, as they shall
judge expedient, and to alter the same, at
pleasure. And whenever the corporation
debts, contracted for the making of said road
^(ând for securing the River Bank in front of
said Town,^)^ shall be extinguished, the said
Tolls shall cease, and the said Road become
a free road, subject to be kept in repair,
like other public Streets and roads, within
said Town.
Sec. 4. Said Trustees are hereby author-
ized to establish, by ordinance, such penalties
as they may deem reasonable, and right, for
injuries done to said road; for evading the
Tolls which may be established; or ^for^ filling up
or obstructing the drains or ditches, which
may be required to carry off the water from
Barger’s Creek, or other Streams, or Ponds.
Which penalties may be sued for & recovered,
by said Trustees, before any Justice of
the Peace of said Town, or County, without
giving bond for costs, but subject to
appeal to Circuit Court of Gallatin County
like other cases.

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121 H R

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A Bill For “an act to authorize the Trustees of Shawneetown to construct a Macadmised road.”

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[02]/[01]/[1841]
M^cClernand
Waters
Carpenter

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3	Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assem bly, That the Trustees of Shawneetown, be and they hereby are, authorized and empow ered, to ^Locate and^ construct a Turnpike or M^cAdam ized Road, from the river Bank in said Town, along ^and upon^ ^Markey, or^ Main Cross Street,^)^ to the high land, ground, ^(^and to connect the same,^)^ if they should judge it expedient, ^(^with the contemplated Rail-Road,^)^ leading out of said Town, at such point, within said Town, as may be most eligable, And to enable said Trustees to make said M^c Adamized Road, they are hereby authorized to borrow money on the faith of the Tolls here- inafter granted, and to pledge the revenues arising therefrom, and from any and all other sources, to pay the interest, and reimburse the principal, according to the terms of such loans Sec.[Section] 2. Said Trustees shall have power to proceed under the several Acts relating to the right of way, in all cases where it may be necessary, to enter upon or use the Lands of private Persons, either for the purpose of draining the flat lands, through which said road will pass, or for connecting said M^cAdamized road with said rail road. Sec. 3. It shall and may be lawful for said Trustees, whenever said M^cAdam- ized road is completed to the high lands,
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30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55	^(^ ^Market or^ on Main Cross Street,^)^ to establish one or more Toll Gates, and to fix and establish such rates of Toll, for the use of said road, as they shall judge expedient, and to alter the same, at pleasure. And whenever the corporation debts, contracted for the making of said road ^(^and for securing the River Bank in front of said Town,^)^ shall be extinguished, the said Tolls shall cease, and the said Road become a free road, subject to be kept in repair, like other public Streets and roads, within said Town. Sec. 4. Said Trustees are hereby author- ized to establish, by ordinance, such penalties as they may deem reasonable, and right, for injuries done to said road; for evading the Tolls which may be established; or ^for^ filling up or obstructing the drains or ditches, which may be required to carry off the water from Barger’s Creek, or other Streams, or Ponds. Which penalties may be sued for & recovered, by said Trustees, before any Justice of the Peace of said Town, or County, without giving bond for costs, but subject to appeal to Circuit Court of Gallatin County like other cases.