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the same provisions shall extend to appeal bonds executed under the act to amend the several laws in relation to appeal bonds, and the trial of appeals, approved March 2d, 1839.

APPROVED, February 3, 1840.

In force, AN ACT to authorize Shelton L. Hall and others to establish a ferry Feb. 1, 1840. across Rock river.

SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That Simeon Towle, Shelton L. Hall, and their associates, and their heirs and assigns, Ferry across be, and they are hereby, authorized to establish and maintain a ferry across Rock River, at a point within half a mile of the junction of the Rock and Kishwaukee rivers, southerly from said junction in the county of Winnebago, for and during the term of ten years from and after the passage of this act.

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SEC. 2. The rates of ferriage for crossing said ferry shall be fixed by the county commissioners' court of Winnebago county: Provided always, That no person attending the county commissioners' or circuit court, as a member or judge thereof, or as a party to any natter pending in, or any witness or juror attending on, said court, shall be taxed ferriage.

SEC. 3. The said Simeon Towle, Shelton L. Hall, and their associates, heirs or assigns, shall be allowed the term of ten months from and after the passage of this act, to construct the necessary boats, and otherwise prepare the said ferry for the uses contemplated in this act.

SEC. 4. The said Simeon Towle, Shelton L. Hall, their associates, heirs and assigns, in the management of said ferry, shall be governed by the provisions of an act, entitled "An act to provide [for] the establishing of ferries, toll bridges and turnpike roads," approved February 12, 1827. APPROVED, February 1, 1840.

In force, Feb. 3, 1840.

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AN ACT to locate a State road in the county of Washington.

SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, Comr's to lo- represented in the General Assembly, That Henry Cheny, John Phillips and Joseph Whittenburgh, of the county of Washington, are hereby appointed commissioners to mark and locate a. State road from Nashville, in Washington county, to Middleton's old ferry, on the Kaskaskia river, at the crossing of the road leading from Nashville to Belleville, in St. Clair county.

Time and

SEC. 2. Said commissioners, or a majority of them, shall place of meet-meet in the town of Nashville on the first Monday in April ing next, or within three months thereafter, and after having taken

an oath before some justice of the peace faithfully to discharge the duties imposed upon them by this act, doing as little harm to private property as the public good will permit, shall proceed to locate said road, commencing at the south-west cor- Line of road ner of J. D. Woods' land, lying immediately west of Nashville, and running to the ferry aforesaid, locating said road on the nearest and best ground, putting up stakes in the prairie at proper distances, and marking trees in the timber.

SEC. 3. Said commissioners, after having made the location Report to be aforesaid, shall make out a report of their proceedings and recorded present the same to the county court, whose duty it shall he

to have said report entered upon the records of said court.

SEC. 4. Said commissioners shall receive for their services Compensanot more than one dollar and fifty cents per day each, to be tion paid out of the county treasury for every day which they are necessarily employed in the discharge of the duties herein

named.

SEC. 5. Said road shall be opened and kept in repair as other State roads are.

APPROVED, February 3, 1840.

AN ACT concerning the revenue in Clay county.

In force,

Feb. 3, 1840.

of collectors

SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That the county commis- Appointment sioners' court of the county of Clay, are hereby authorized to in Clay co. appoint a county collector at their next March term, to collect the State and county tax for the year 1839. The said collector shall be allowed time to the first day of July next, for Time allowed the collection of the same, at which time he shall pay the

same over as other collectors are required to do. Said col- Compensalector shall be allowed, as a compensation for his services, ten tion per cent. upon the amount of the State tax collected by him. APPROVED, February 3, 1840.

AN ACT to legalize the acts of the commissioners of Champaign county. In force,

Feb. 3, 1840

of Cham

SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the people of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That the acts of the Acts of com'rs county commissioners of the county of Champaign, in relation paign legalto the assessment and collection of the county and State tax izeď for the year 1839, be, and the same are hereby legalized. APPROVED, February 3, 1840.

In force, AN ACT to amend "an act to incorporate the Peoria Commercial InsuFeb. 3, 1840. rance Company," approved, Feb. 18, 1837.

Sec. of act repealed

Comr's to

SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That the twelfth and thirteenth sections of an act to which this is an amendment, is hereby repealed.

SEC. 2. Francis Voris, Amos Stevens, Andrew Gray, Moses Pettingell, Aquilla Wren, Lewis Nowell, J. C. Armstrong, open books J. M. Smith and James H. Work, be, and are hereby, appointed commissioners to open books to the subscription of the capital stock in the same manner as is provided in the act to which this an amendment.

APPROVED, February 3d, 1840.

In force, AN ACT to authorize the Board of Public Works to audit and settle the Feb. 3, 1840. accounts of Edward Smith, deceased.

Duty of B. P.

Works, to settle acc'ts

of Edward

Smith Esq.,

deceased.

SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That the board of public works be, and the same is hereby, authorized to audit and settle the accounts of Edward Smith, Esq., deceased, late engineer of the southern division of this State, under an act, entitled "An act to maintain a general system of internal improvements," and to allow for the services of the said Edward Smith, deceased, a compensation equal to that allowed to other engineers of the same grade.

SEC. 2. That after having made such settlement, the said Balances,how board of public works shall pay over to the widow of the said paid over Edward Smith, deceased, such sum or sums of money due for such services aforesaid, for her sole use and benefit, and the Receipts for receipt of the said widow shall be a sufficient voucher for such payment.

same.

APPROVED, February 3, 1840.

In force, Feb. 3, 1840.

Road from
Pekin to

Washington a

State road

AN ACT legalizing the State road between Washington and Pekin.

Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That so much of the State road from Pekin to Washington, as lies east of the range line between township twenty-five north, range three and four, west of the third principal meridian, and west of the bridge near Ratcliff's, is hereby declared a State road, and shall be marked and kept in repair as other State roads. APPROVED, February 3, 1840.

AN ACT to incorporate the city of Quincy.

SECTION I.

Of boundaries and general powers.

In force,

Feb. 3, 1840.

[SEC. 1.] Be it enacted by the people of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That the inhabitants of the town of Quincy, in the county of Adams, and State of Illinois, be, and they are hereby constituted a body politic and corporate Body politic and corporate, by the name and style of the city of Quincy, Name and and by that name shall have perpetual succession, aud may style have and use a common seal, which they may change and Common seal alter at pleasure.

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SEC. 2. All that district of country embraced within the following boundaries, to wit: beginning in the middle of the Boundaries of main channel of the Mississippi river, west of the south side of Jefferson street, thence up the river with said channel to a point due west of the northern extremity of Pease's addition to said town, thence due east to the eastern side of Wood street, thence due south along Wood street to a point due east from the place of beginning, thence due west down the south side of Jefferson street to the place of beginning, is hereby declared to be within the boundaries of the said city of Quincy.

SEC. 3. The present board of trustees of the town of Quincy shall, on or before the first day of March next, divide the said city of Quincy into three wards, as nearly equal City to be diin population as practicable, particularly describing the vided into boundaries of each.

SEC. 4. Whenever any tract of land adjoining the city of Quincy shall have been laid off into town lots and duly recorded, as required by law, the same shall be annexed to, and form a part of the town of Quincy.

three wards

Lands laid off and recorded, to form part of city

SEC. 5. The inhabitants of said city, by the name and style aforesaid, shall have power to sue and be sued, to im- Powers plead and be impleaded, defend and be defended, in all courts of law and equity, and in all actions whatever: to purchase, receive, and hold property, real and personal, in said city; May hold real to purchase, receive, and hold property, both real and personal, and personal beyond the city for burial grounds, or for other public purposes, for the use of the inhabitants of said city; to sell, lease, convey, or dispose of property, real and personal, for the benefit of the city; and to improve and protect such property, and to do all other things in relation thereto as natural persons.

ARTICLE II.

Of the city Council.

SEC. 1. There shall be a city council, to consist of a Mayor and Board of Aldermen.

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City council

B'd of Aldermen, two from each ward

SEC. 2. The Board of Aldermen shall consist of two members from each ward, to be chosen by the qualified voters for two years.

SEC. 3. No person shall be an alderman, unless at the Qualificat'ns time of his election he shall have resided six months within of Aldermen the limits of the city, and shall be at the time of his election twenty-one years of age, and a citizen of the United States. When office of SEC. 4. If any alderman shall after his election remove Aldermen to from the ward for which he is elected, or cease to be a free

be made va- holder in said city, his office shall be thereby vacated.

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SEC. 5. At the first meeting of the city council, the alderDivision of men shall be divided by lot into two classes, the seats of Aldermen by those of the first class shall be vacated at the expiration of the first year; and of the second class, at the expiration of the second year, so that one-half of the board shall be elected annually.

Elections, re

SEC. 6. The city council shall judge of the qualifications, turns of, and elections, and returns of their own members, and shall detercontested mine all contested elections.

Quorum.

SEC. 7. A majority of the city council shall constitute a quorum to do business, but a smaller number may adjourn from day to day, and compel the attendance of absent members under such penalties as may be prescribed by ordinance.

SEC. 8. The city council shall have power to determine Rules of pro- the rule of its proceedings, punish its members for disorderly ceeding Expulsion of conduct, and with the concurrence of two thirds of the memmembers bers elected expel a member.

Journal of ci

Sec. 9. The city council shall keep a journal of its proty council to ceedings, and from time to time publish the same, and the yeas be published and nays when demanded by any member present shall be entered on the journal.

Aldermen can SEC. 10. No aldermau shall be appointed to any office hold no office under the authority of the city, which shall have been creatin city, created while in of- ed, or the emoluments of which shall have been increased during the time for which he shall have been elected.

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Vacancies,

how filled

Mayor & Aldermen to take oath

SEC. 11. All vacancies that shall occur in the Board of Aldermen shall be filled by election.

SEC. 12. The Mayor and each alderman, before entering upon the duties of their office shall take and subscribe an oath "that they will support the Constitution of the United States, and of this State, and that they will well and truly perform the duties of their office to the best of their skill and abilities. Mayor to de- SEC. 13, Whenever there shall be a tie in the election of termine elec-aldermen the judges of election shall certify the same to the Mayor, who shall determine the same by lot in such manner as shall be provided by ordinance.

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SEC. 14. There shall be twelve stated meetings of the city council in each year, at such times and places as may be prescribed by ordinance.

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