An act authorizing the canal Commissioners to sell land in certain cases

Sect[Section] 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

Sect 2 The trustees aforesaid may after the purchase 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

Sect 3 The money received for parts of the ground so laid off shall may be & expended by the trustees in enclosing such burying ground, & for things connected there with or paying for the same to the Canal Commissioners

Sect 4 Joel A Mattison[,] A. W. Bowen[,] 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 & for the same purpose as a burying ground as is mentioned in the preceeding sections & no more