Sec 1 Be it enacted by the people of the State of Illinois represented in the General Assembly: That the Canal Commissioners shall be authorized to sell Canal Land in or near Juliet on the West side of the River and not exceeding five acres to Martin H Demmond[,] Levi Jenks[,] and Thomas Allen in trust, for the sole purpose of a burying ground
Sec 2. The Trustees aforesaid may after the passage purchaise cause the said burying ground to be enclosed, to be and forever remain a place for
burying, the dead, and shall be open at all times for that purpose. Provided the said
trustees may stake off certain lots or pieces, and sell the same to families as exclusive
spots for the interment of their friends
Sec 3. The money received for parts of the ground so laid off shall be expended by the
Trustees in enclosing such burying ground, and for things connected therewith, or
paying for the same to the Canal Commissioners
Sec 4. Joel A Mattison[,] A W Brown[,] and Uri Osgood shall be authorized to buy in trust of the Canal Commissioners a piece of ground
on the east side of the river in Juliet not exceeding five acres and have the same powers
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and for the same purpose as a burying ground as is mentioned in the preceding Sections
and no more
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Senate
A Bill for an act authorizing the Canal commissioners to sell land in certain cases
A Bill for an act authorizing the Canal commissioners to sell land in certain cases
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C. &. C. L[Canals and Canal Lands]
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Engrossed
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as amended
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passed
Handwritten Document, 4 page(s), Folder 364, SB 173, GA Session 12-2,
Illinois State Archives (Springfield, IL) ,