. . .Sec. [Section] 4. The county commissioners of Clay County as soon as the county seat is located under the provisions of this act and the town laid off and conveyed to the county, as provided for in the forgoing section shall proceed to advertise and sell all or such parts of said lots as the county commissioners may think best for the interest of said County the proceeds of the sale to be applied under the direction of the county commissioners to the erection of Public buildings for said County
Sec. 4. After the county seat shall have been located as provided for in this act the county officers of Clay County who are required by law to keep their offices at the County seat as soon as they can procure suitable places for keeping their offices shall move the same to the county seat so located
Sec. 5. On the removal of said county seat the County commissioners of Clay county shall give public notice and proceed to sell to the best bidder all the public property owned by the county in the town of Maysville except the Jail which shall be reserved from sale and used by the county as a jail until the county commissioners shall think it necessary to build a jail at the county seat when located. the proceeds of all such sales shall be applied to the erection of public buildings at the county seat when located under the provisions of this act.
Sec. 6. The county commissioners shall immediately on the location of the county seat proceed to cause to be erected at the county seat a suitable court House and other necessary buildings for public uses which shall be prosecuted with all reasonable diligence.

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Sec. 7. The county commissioners of Clay County are hereby authorized to make a loan of money on behalf of the County of any Bank or person not to exceed five thousand dollars and not for a longer term than Ten1 years which money when so borrowed shall be applied to the erection of public buildings and for no other purpose whatever,
Sec. 8. The spring terms of the county and circuit courts shall be held at the Town of Maysville and the fall terms at the county seat to be located under the provisions of this act.
Sec. 9. The commissioners appointed by this act to relocate the county seat of Clay County shall be allowed a reasonable compensation for their services to be paid out of the county Treasury of Clay County.
Sec. 10. If the county seat shall be located on public land the commissioners shall inform the county commissioners thereof who shall immediately procure the purchase of said land for the county upon which they shall cause a town to be laid off and lots sold the proceeds of which shall be applied to public buildings.2
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02/10/1841
Passed House Rep
Feby 10th 1841
John Calhoun
Clk[Clerk] H of R

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No 104 House
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A Bill for an act to authorise the relocation of the County seat of Clay County
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Counties[Committee on Counties]
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passed
1“Ten” written over “five”
2“buldings” changed to “buildings”

Handwritten Document, 4 page(s), Folder 116, HB 166, GA Session 12-2, Illinois State Archives (Springfield, IL),