Amend the 3rd Section of the bill, by striking out the three first lines of Said Section, and inserting in lieu thereof, The folowing “The Legal voters of said County of Stark, shall meet at the House of Elijah McClenahans senr[senior] in Said County on the first Monday in of April next, and proceed to choose three Judges and two Clerks, who after being duly Sworn, shall proceed to open the polls, and hold an election for the purpose of electing”
Fill the blank in the 6th Section with the word “Toulon
Add an additional Section to the bill, as folows,
V. Jarrot.

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Sec.[Section] 10. That the folowing additional territory shall be attached to & become a part of the County of Stark, (towit) Begining on the north boundary line of the County of Peoria running at the middle of range Six east of the fourth principal meridian, running thence south four miles thence west to the middle of range four east, thence north to the middle of Township fifteen north, thence east to the Bureau County line, thence South to the north boundary line of the County of Stark as provided ^established^ in the first Section of this act. Provided a majority of the qualified voters of that part of the County of Peoria, and of Knox, and of Henry, included within the bounds of the County of stark, as established by this section, Shall hold an election on the Second Saturday in March next at the places of holding elections for Justices of the peace and constables within that part of their respective counties included within the bounds designated in this section, if such precinct exists, if not, at such place as may be designated by advertisements posted up at least Ten days previous to the day of election, at four diferent places, in each part of said counties, and if necessary the electors may choose their Judges and clerks of election, who shall open a poll Book, with two collumns, one in favour of becoming part of the County of Stark, the other against it, and if a majority of all the votes given, at either of said places, shall be in favour of becoming part of the County of Stark, in that case, it shall compose a part of said of Said County, but should the votes be against it, it shall remain part
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of the county to which it originally belonged, but nothing in this section shall be construed to effect ^prevent^ the formation of the county of Stark, as established in the first section of this act. The Judges of ^said^ elections shall meet on monday succeeding the election at the house of Jonathan Hodgson Esqr. [Esquire]at Frakers Grove, & in his presence shall open the poles, and compose them, and saidHodgson Shall inform the Clerk of the County Commissioners Courts of each county & the Secretary of state of the result of the several elections aforesaid.

Handwritten Document, 4 page(s), Folder 140, HB 179, GA Session 11-1, Illinois State Archives (Springfield, IL) ,