Sec [Section]1 Be it enacted by the people of the State of Illinois represented in the General Assembly; That the Sheriffs of White and Wayne counties or either of them are hereby authorized and required to take to themselves sufficient [aid?] and abate as a public Nuisance the Mill dams heretofore purchased by the State, across the Little Wabash River at Carmi, and at New Haven

Provided That the Sheriffs herein named are not required, nor are they authorized to remove said dams untill after the 15^th day of November next

Sec 2. That said Sheriffs shall receive such Compensation for said services as the county commissioners Court of the said county ofWhite may deem reasonable and Just; One third of which to be paid out of the County Treasury of Clay county, and two thirds, to be paid out of the county Treasury of Wayne County

Sec 3. That the Governor of this State is hereby authorized to lease to some responsible person or persons, for a term of years to be determined upon by the contracting parties, the Water power on the Little Wabash River at Carmi, and at [New] Haven; with conditions that the lessee or lessees shall erect good and substantial

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stone dams, with good and permanent locks, of dimentions sufficient for the passage of all boats, or other Cr[af]ts decending, or ascending said stream, and further, that the said lessee or lessees shall at all times during said lease keep said locks in good repair for the passage of all Boats, or other Crafts; and shall open said locks for that purpose when application shall be made without Charge; and he or they shall at no time during the Occupancy of said Water power obstruct the navigation of said stream, under the penalty of a forfeiture of said lease.

Sec 4. That the act entitled “an act concerning the Little Wabash River” approved 3^rd February 1840 be and the same is hereby repealed