§ 2. The board of supervisors of Cumberland county shall, within twelve months after the passage of this act, procure a suitable number of well bound books, in which to transcribe the records aforesaid, appropriately designated, and deliver them to the said commissioners.

§ 3. The said commissioners shall, within a reasonable time after the delivery to him of the records aforesaid, take an oath, before some person, by law authorized to administer oaths, to faithfully discharge the duties enjoined upon him. by this act; which said oath shall be indorsed upon a copy of this act, and the same shall be recorded by the recorder of Cumberland county on the first page of each of the records furnished as aforesaid; and the said commissioners shall, at the conclusion of each volume, append his certificate that the records included in the same have been truly transcribed.

§4. The said records, when so transcribed, may be read in evidence in all courts where the original records could have been read in evidence.

5. The said Admiral K. Bosworth shall be allowed for his services, in transcribing the records aforesaid, the sum of ten cents per one hundred words by him recorded, but shall receive no additional pay for examining records, making plats, &c.; the same to be audited by the board of supervisors of Cumberland county, and paid out of the treasury of said county.

86. This act to take effect and be in force from and after its passage.

APPROVED February 22, 1861.

In force February AN ACT for the relief of James L. Brown, late collector of the revenue in 22, 1861.

Alexander County.

WHEREAS James L. Brown, sheriff and ex-officio collector of the revenue of Alexander county, for the years A. D. 1854 and 1855, did, in the year A. D. 1856, pay into the treasury of the state the sum of $110, 84 cents of state taxes more than he collected, by reason of the omission, on the part of the county clerk, to allow him his proper and just abatements at the June term of said court; therefore,

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That the auditor be and he is hereby authorized to draw his warrant on the treasury, in favor of the said James L. Brown, for the said sum of one hundred and ten dollars and 84 cents.

2. This act shall be deemed a public act, and shall be in force from and after its passage.

APPROVED February 22, 1861.

AN ACT to incorporate the Byron Bridge Company.

In force February

22, 1861.

and powers.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That George Northup, Nathaniel Belknap, Silas St. John Mix, A. Č. Campbell, Lucius Read, and J. P. Smith, and their associates and assigns, are hereby created a body politic and corporate, by the name and style of "The Byron Bridge Corporate name Company" and by that name may have perpetual succession; may sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, in all courts and places where legal proceedings are had; contract and be contracted with; may make all needful by-laws and rules, for the government of said company; may appoint all officers and agents deemed necessary for that purpose.. § 2. The capital stock of said company shall be thirty Amount of capithousand dollars, and shall be divided into shares of fifty dollars each, provided said company may have power to increase the capital stock to forty thousand dollars, if deemed necessary to carry into effect the provisions of this act; the additional stock to be divided into shares of fifty dollars, as aforesaid.

tal stock.

receiving

§ 3. A. O. Campbell, Lucius Read and J. P. Smith are Commission'rs for hereby constituted a board of commissioners, for the receiv- scription. ing of subscriptions to the stock of said company; which said subscriptions may be made at such place or places, and after such notices, and upon such terms, as shall be agreed upon by a majority of said commissioners.

4. The affairs of such company shall be managed by Directors. a board of five directors, three of whom shall be a quorum to do and perform the business of said company; and as soon as fifteen thousand dollars of stock shall be subscribed, in pursuance hereof, said commissioners, or a majority of them, shall call a meeting of the stockholders of said company, at which meeting said stockholders shall elect five directors, who shall hold their office for one year and until their successors shall be elected and qualified; and at all elections held by the stockholders of said company each stockholder may vote, personally or by proxy, and cast one vote for each share of stock held by such stockholder.. The time and place of holding the first election may be fixed by said commissioners, or a majority of them; and all subsequent elections shall be held and regulated according to the by-laws of said company.

bridge.

§ 5. Said company, when organized by the election of Construction directors, as aforesaid, may construct and maintain a bridge over Rock river, at Byron, in the county of Ogle; and for the purpose of constructing and maintaining such bridge and all embankments, approaches, toll houses and dwelling houses, for collectors, and such other works as may be requisite for said bridge, the said company may take possessession of and use so much of the bed and shores of said

of

gate.

Rate of tolls.

river, or any public highway, street or alley of said village of Byron, as shall be necessary. The said company shall have the same privilege, in procuring the right of way and material for building said bridge, as are allowed officers of highways under the law of township organization. Erection of toll 86. The said company are hereby authorized, after the completion of said bridge, to place a toll gate at either end thereof, where they may charge and receive the following rates of toll, for crossing said bridge, to-wit: For each vehicle, drawn by two horses, mules, asses or oxen, fifteen cents; for each additional horse, mule, ass or ox, attached to such vehicle, three cents; for each vehicle, drawn by one horse, mule, ass or ox, ten cents; for each hog or sheep, one cent; for each head of horses, mules, asses or cattle, other than enumerated as aforesaid, three cents; for each footman, three cents; for each man and horse, five cents: Provided, said company may charge double tolls for all crossing between the hours of nine o'clock P. M. and five o'clock A. M., going and returning.

Punishment for injuries done to the bridge.

Towns to take stock.

§ 7. Said company shall, at all times, after the completion of said bridge, keep the same in good repair, and allow all persons a speedy passage with their animals and vehicles, upon the payment of the tolls, as specified herein; and said bridge shall be deemed a public highway, within the meaning of the laws providing for the punishment of persons injuring, obstructing or destroying public highways or bridges in any manner whatever: Provided, that if said bridge shall be destroyed by fire or flood, or require, from any cause, to be rebuilt, said company shall be allowed a reasonable time to rebuild the same.

§ 8. Any township in Ogle county, under the township organization law, may take stock in said bridge, provided that at the annual meeting in such town a majority of the legal voters, voting at such town meeting, shall vote to take stock in said bridge, and shall determine the amount of stock to be taken by said township. The supervisor and town clerk of any such town shall execute all bonds or other obligations, on behalf of said town, which shall be directed to be executed by the vote of said town, at such annual town meeting, to secure the payment of the stock so taken by such town: Provided, that the amount of stock taken by any one town shall not exceed twenty thousand dollars.

9. This act to take effect and be in force from and after its passage.

APPROVED February 22, 1861.

AN ACT to amend an act to authorize a company to build a bridge across the In force February Illinois river, at the city of Henry. 22, 1861.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That the fif teenth section of the act to authorize a company to build a bridge across the Illinois river, at the city of Henry, approved February 17th, 1857, be so amended that the time for building and completing said bridge be extended until the tenth day of January, 1867.

2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.

APPROVED February 22, 1861.

AN ACT extending the time for building a certain bridge over Mill creek, in In force February Pope county, Illinois.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That all the powers and privileges granted to Philip Vinyard, by an act entitled "An act to amend an act entitled 'an act to authorize Jonathan C. Willis to build a toll bridge across Mill creek, in Pope county,"" are hereby continued and extended until the first day of September next, together with all the restrictions in said act.

2. This act shall be in force from its passage. APPROVED February 22, 1861.

22, 1861.

20, 1861.

AN ACT to authorize the city of Chicago to make an assessment to pay the In force February damages caused by the building of a bridge at Van Buren street, in said city, and to pay certain claims against said city.

commissioners.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, The com- Assessment by mon council of the city of Chicago is hereby authorized and directed, on or before the making of the next general tax levy on said city, to appoint commissioners to make an assessment on the property by the assessors, when appointed, deemed benefited by the building of the bridge at Van Buren street, in said city, in the year 1858, for an amount sufficient to pay and satisfy the claims against said city, remaining unsatisfied, for damages caused by reason of the building of said bridge and widening of said river, at that point, with the costs, expenses and disbursements, including

amounts due Mahlon D. Ogden, Robert Shepard and Reuben
Taylor, attending a former assessment of said damages; and
such assessors shall, at the time of the making of such assess-
ment, assess as well the damages and the benefits caused by
the building of said bridge.

§ 2. This act shall be in force from and after its passage.
APPROVED February 20, 1861.

In force February AN ACT to amend the charter of the Illinois River Bridge Company at Ottawa,
16, 1861.
and to repeal an act amendatory thereto, approved on the 13th of February,
1857.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That the word "repeated," in the last line of section one, of "An act to amend the charter of the Illinois River Bridge Company of Ottawa," approved February fifteenth, eighteen hundred and fifty-five, is hereby stricken out and the word "legalized" substituted in lieu thereof-the said word "repeated" having been, by mistake in copying, substituted for the word "legalized;" and said mistake shall in no way affect the rights of said company; but the said section shall be construed as if the last word of the same had originally been correctly written "legalized."

Exclusive rights. § 2. No other bridge, authorized to collect tolls from passengers, shall be built across said Illinois river within three miles of said bridge within seven years after the passage of this act.

3. This act shall be deemed and taken to be a public act, and shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage; and an act entitled "An act to amend the charter of the Illinois River Bridge Company at Ottawa and to authorize certain towns in La Salle county to loan money to said company, and to provide for building a bridge across Coral creek, in La Salle county," approved February thirteenth, eighteen hundred and fifty-seven, be and the same is hereby repealed.

APPROVED February 16, 1861.