Section 1. Be it enacted by the people of the state of Illinois represented in the General Assembly That the east half of range four, and all of range Five, in townships fourteen and fifteen north, shall be added to and Constitute a part of the County of Stark, said addition being nine miles east and west, and twelve miles north and south, out of the south east corner of the County of Henry.

Sec.[Section] 2. That John Dawson, Peter Vanburgen, and William F. Elkin Esquires, all of the County of Sangamon and state of Illinois, are hereby appointed Commissioners to locate the Town of Toulon, the County seat of Stark. They or any two of them, shall meet at the House of William H. Henderson in said County, on the Second Monday in April next, or as soon thereafter ^as^ May suit their convenience, and being first duly sworn by some Justice of the Peace “That they are not directly nor indirectly interested in or the owners of, any real estate in the county of Stark, nor will not be in any way such owner, during their services in locating said County seat, and that they will truly and faithfully discharge the duties assigned them by this act without partiality or favour,” They shall then proceed to to locate the Town of Toulon, the County seat aforesaid, having due regard in making said location, to the present and future population of said County, The promotion of the general good of the whole County, The eligibility of the site, and as near as may be, after duly Considering all the other provisions of this Act, to the Geographical centre of ^said County^ said Commissioners shall, before making said location, obtain by donation from the owner or his legally authorised Agent, or Attorney, at least ninety rods square of land, to be conveyed by deed with general Warrantee, to the County Commissioners

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of the County of Stark, and their successors in office, to be disposed of as herein after provided, The title to the land so donated, shall be indefeasible, and upon said land so donated, shall be located, the Town and County seat aforesaid, said Commissioners shall receive the sum of three dollars each, for each day, they may be necessarily employed in making said location, and in going to, and returning from said County to be allowed by the Court, and paid out of the Treasury

Provided However, That an election shall be held at the different precincts in the County of Stark, on the third Monday in March ^April^ next, at which election poll books shall be opened with two Collums, one fore, and the other against, making said location, notice of said election shall be given, by the Clerk of the County Commissioners Court, He shall post up, at each election precinct, or place of holding election, written advertisements giving at least ten days notice, of said election, returns of said election shall be made on the day succeeding the election to the County Commissioners, who shall open and canvass the same, And if it shall be found that a Majority of votes given are in favour of said location, Then and in that case, said location shall be made, But if it shall appear that a Majority are opposed to said location, Then and in that case said location shall be postponed, until said County shall determine by a vote of a Majority, to make said location, And the County Commissioners are hereby authorised at any time they may think the majority of said voters require it to order an election for the purpose of Ascertaining the will of the Majority, and the County Commissioners shall give notice, to the Commissioners appointed to locate said County seat, whenever it shall be ascertained that it is the will of ^a^ Majority of the Voters of said County, that it shall be located, And said locating Commissioners are to make the same at any time they shall be notified as aforesaid.