An act to Establish a Ferry.

Sec[Section] 1.

Be it Enacted By the People of the State of Illinois Represented in general assembly

That Freeman Mills Be and he is hereby authorised to Establish a Ferry across the Illinois River opposite to the Ninnewa Addition to the Town of Peru and To run the same from both Sides of the Said River from any of the Public Streets and landings in Said Addition to Said Town or from any lands owned by him or any Public Street or any lands owned by any other Person with the Consent of the owner of said lands opposite to said addition to said Town.

Sec 2^d

Said Mills Shall keep said Ferry and conduct the same in all Respect pursuant to the laws of this State Regulating Ferries and shall have a right to Receive the same tolls as are at this time provided by the County Commissioners Courts of Lasalle County to be received and taken at other Ferries across the Illinois River in said county

Sec 3^d In consideration of the Premises herein after mentioned the said Freeman Mills Shall have the Privilige of Ferrying across said River at the Place aforesaid for ^and Receiving toll therefor^ ^for^ and during the Term of Fifteen years from the first day of March AD 1841

The county commissioners court of the county of Lasalle are hereby prohibited from granting any licence to keep a Ferry at the Place aforesaid or within one fourth of a mile thereof during ^the continuance of this grant but nothing herein shall be construed to Effect any rights already acquired. ^

Sec 5 The Said Freeman Mills in consideration of this grant shall annually on the first day of September in Each year Pay into the county Treasury of Lasalle County the Sum of Twenty five dollars.

Sec 6. This act shall not take Effect unless the said Mills shall on or before the first day or June AD 1841 ^file in the Office of the clerk of the County Commissioners Circuit Court of Lasalle County a Bond with Security to be approved by the ^said^ clerk in the Penalty of Five hundred dollars conditioned that said Ferry shall be kept and maintained according to the laws of this state. ^

Sec 7. The Privilige hereby granted shall be liable to be revoked by an action in the nature of a quo warranto to be filed in the circuit court of Lasalle county If at any time the said Mills shall fail to keep said Ferry according to law or shall in any manner fail to comply with all the provisions of ^this act^