Sec.[Section] 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That Silas W. Sherman, William Dwyer and Morris Robinson of the counties of Cook and Lake, be, and they are hereby appointed commissioners to view, survey and locate a State road, to commence at or near the tavern house of John Shrigley, at Dutchman’s Point in Cook county; thence in a northerly direction, on the most suitable ground and nearest route for a permanent road, so as to cross the west fork of the north branch of Chicago river, at or near the house of Silas

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W. Sherman, by the house of Michael Meigham, the tavern of William Dwyer, and intersecting the county road, by Little Fort to a suitable point on the Territorial line in a direction to Southport and Milwaukie; commissioners to meet at Dutchman's Point on the first day of February, or as soon thereafter as practicable, and said counties of Cook and Lake, or either of them, shall not be liable for any expense attending the survey and location of said road, which road shall be four rods wide.2

Sec. 2. That William Christen of Gallatin county, Albert Rose of Hardin county, and Abraham S. Barger of Pope county, be, and they are hereby appointed commissioners to view, survey and locate a State road from Shawneetown in Gallatin county, to Vienna in Johnson county; they shall locate said road on the nearest and best route, selecting the best ground for a permanent road, so as to intersect the road leading from Golconda to Pinckneyville, at or near the bridge on Big Bay creek where said road crosses the same; commissioners to meet at the house of Albert Rose: Provided, That the commissioners mentioned in this section shall not review said road no further in the direction of Vienna than the Big Bay creek in Pope county.3

Sec. 3. That Wesley Walin, John Gibson and James Dunsworth, be, and they are hereby appointed commissioners to review and relocate a part of the State road from Macomb in McDonough county, to Quincy in Adams county, viz: so much thereof as runs through sections one and twelve, in township four north, range four west, leaving said old road where it crosses the said township line, so as to run by Charles Hill’s; commissioners to meet at the house of John Gibson.

Sec. 4. That the State roads leading from Springfield to Macomb, Beardstown and George Miller’s ferry, be altered in the county of Menard, where said roads are all united in one, viz: from where it strikes the east side of the east half of the north-east quarter of section number ten, township number eighteen north, range seven west; thence to run or a due north direction, and run on the line between Joel J. Robinson, and Elihu Springer, until the same reaches the north-east corner of said tract of land; thence west on the line between said Robinson and Porter, until the same shall intersect the old road.

Sec. 5. That so much of the State road from Auburn to New Richmond in Clark county, as runs through the improved land of Charles McNary, be changed and altered to run as the road is now opened and improved by his house, through his lane, viz: from a point south-east of his house, via the house, to the point of intersection north-west of his house, which shall be the permanent road, four rods wide; and the location through his field is hereby vacated.

Sec. 6. That John Williams and John Day of Hancock

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county, and Vandiver Banks of McDonough county, be, and they are hereby appointed commissioners to review and relocate a part of the State road from Hunt’s bridge in McDonough county, to Appanoose in Hancock county, viz: to begin at a suitable point between James Dye’s and Elijah Pope’s, bearing south of where the said State road runs, so as to leave the farms of the said James Dye, Elijah Pope and Moses Wallace, on the north; thence running in a suitable direction to intersect the said State road near the town of Jo Durkin; commissioners to meet at James Dye’s.

Sec. 7. That the county road (from) Hillsboro’ to Carlinville, as far as the same runs in Montgomery county between Robert Briggs and the county line, as now travelled, is hereby declared a State road, four rods wide; and that the State road leading from Greenville to Jacksonville, as far as the same is embraced between Robert Briggs

farm and the ford of the three mile branch in Montgomery county, be, and the same is hereby changed, and the same is hereby relocated, viz: to run from the corner of Robert Briggs' farm, a direct line or course to Anna Shepherd’s; thence direct to the ford of the three mile branch, to be four rods wide.

Sec. 8. That so much of the State road leading from Jacksonville to Carlinville, as runs through the land of William M. Berry, be changed so that the road shall pass on the line of his land, viz: the east half of the north-east quarter of section thirteen, township twelve north, range nine west, and intersecting the present road south of his land, and that the same be opened four rods wide.

Sec. 9. The road commissioners named in this act, previous to entering upon the discharge of their duties, shall be sworn and make oath before some judge or justice of the peace of the State, faithfully and impartially to discharge the duties enjoined on them as road viewers; they shall locate and establish the roads authorized by this act, on the most suitable ground and eligible routes for permanent roads, and having so located the same, shall make report accompanied with a plat, giving the courses and distances to the commissioners’ courts respectively, of the portion of the road in each county, and each county shall pay a proportion of the expenses in proportion to the length of road in each county; and the same commissioners shall be allowed one dollar, surveyors two dollars, and hands seventy-five cents each, for each and every day necessarily employed; the commissioners herein named shall convene and discharge the duty required, at any time between the passage of this act, and the first Monday of June next.

Sec. 10. That John Lowry, William M. Steerman and Frisby Morgan, be appointed commissioners to relocate that part of the State road from McLeansboro' to Mount Vernon, which runs through the said Morgan's and Lowry’s farms, so as to run said road on the north side of said farms;

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they shall commence at such place between Mrs. Lumberlan’s and said Morgan’s as they shall think proper, and intersect said road not exceeding twenty poles west of said Lowry’s farm; commissioners to meet at John Lowry’s.

Sec. 11. The county commissioners’ court of Morgan county, are hereby authorized to cause to be changed or relocated, so much of the State road leading from Jacksonville to Springfield, as lies between Isaac B. Reeves and George Coits, in Morgan county: Provided, such change or relocation shall not increase the distance more than twenty poles.

Sec. 12. Be it further enacted, That George McCrara of Gallatin county, and John Roberts and Thomas Odam of Williamson county, be, and they are hereby appointed commissioners to view, locate and mark a State road, beginning at a point on the road leading from Equality in Gallatin county to Frankfort in Franklin county, about one half mile west of the town of Gallatin, so as to pass through the lane dividing the farms of George McCrara and William Bond; thence on the nearest and best route to John Hail’s; thence on the nearest and best route to Yast's and Roberts’ carding machine in Williamson county; thence on the best ground to Thomas Sanders’; thence to the town of Marion, the county seat of Williamson county; and thence so as to intersect the State road leading from Pinckneyville to Golconda.

Sec. 13. The county commissioners’ court of Macoupin county are hereby authorized to change or relocate, or cause to be changed or relocated, so much of the Carlinville and Jacksonville State road as lies between where said road strikes the east side of a certain tract of land belonging to Joseph King; thence to Lewis Solomon's, Senr.; and when said change or relocation is so made, it shall become a part of the Carlinville and Jacksonville State road.

Sec. 14. The county commissioners of Scott county are hereby authorized to change and relocate so much of the State road leading from Jacksonville in Morgan county, to Winchester in Scott county, as lies between George Ebey’s and the public square in the town of Winchester.4

Approved, February 19, 1841.