Sec[Section] 1 Be it enacted by the people of the state of Illinois represented in the General Assembly: That David Mitchell and Samuel Mitchell of the County of Whitesides, their heirs and assigns, be and they are hereby authorised to Establish and maintain a Ferry across the Mississippi River at Albany in the said County of Whitesides for and during the term of ten years from and after the passage of this act.

Sec 2 The rates of ferriage for crossing said Ferry, shall be fixed by the County Commissioners Court, of Whitesides County.

Sec 3 The said David and Samuel Mitchell, shall cause said Ferry to be furnished with a good tight Boat worked by horse or steam power and sufficient for the safe and speedy transportation of all passengers, their horses, cattle, and other animals, as well as their goods and effects, and said boat shall be furnished with person or persons of suitable strength and skill to manage the same.

Sec 4 The said David and Samuel Mitchell in the management of the said Ferry, shall be governed by the provisions of an act entitled “An act to provide for the establishment of ferries, toll Bridges and turnpike Roads” Approved February 12, 1827,