AN ACT to authorize William Dickson, and others, to build a bridge across Rock In force Februriver, at Camden. . ary 15, 1851. build bridge. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the people of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That William Dickson, and his associates and assigns, be and the Authority to same are hereby authorized to build a toll-bridge across Rock river, in Rock Island county, from Camden, on the south side of said river, at some point below the present dam, to Van Roof's Island, and from Van Roof's Island to the north bank of said river, near the present bridge: Provided, that said bridge shall be constructed across the main channel of said river at as great an elevation above the bed of the river as the present existing bridge: And provided, further, that said bridge shall be constructed with a draw at least forty feet in width, so as to admit the free passage of steamboats and other craft navigating said river; and if at any time hereafter the navigation of said Rock river shall be improved by slack-water or otherwise, said bridge shall be so changed in its construction as not to interfere with such improved navigation. § 2. The said William Dickson, and his associates, Mode of conheirs and assigns, shall build said bridge of good materials, struction. and in a substantial manner, so as to admit the safe passage of persons, waggons, teams, cattle, &c., and shall commence the building of the same within six months, and have the same completed within three years from the passage of this act. § 3. At each end of said bridge the said Dickson, and Toll-gates. his associates, heirs and assigns, are hereby authorized to place a toll-gate, where tolls may be asked, demanded and received by said Dickson, and his heirs and assigns, at the following rates, to wit: for each of head of hogs or sheep Tolls. crossing said bridge, one cent; for each head of cattle, three cents; for each one horse waggon or carriage, fifteen cents; for each two horse waggon drawn by horses or oxen, twenty-five cents; for each three horse waggon drawn by horses or oxen, thirty cents; for each four horse waggon drawn by four animals, thirty-five cents; for each waggon drawn by six horses or oxen, forty cents; for each led horse, mule or ass, four cents; for one horse and rider, ten cents; and every foot passenger free of charge. And all persons living on Van Roof's Island, or going to or returning from said island, shall be permitted to go and return from Camden to said island free of charge, after said bridge is completed. toll. § 4. The said William Dickson and his associates, and List of rates of their heirs and assigns, shall cause to be kept up, in some conspicuous places near the two extremes of said bridge, lists of the rates of toll herein enumerated, and if they, or any person acting under them, or by their authority, shall Penalty. Bridge to be demand and receive more toll than is allowed by this act, or shall unreasonably hinder or detain any person wishing to cross said bridge, they shall, on conviction, for every such offence, forfeit and pay the sum of five dollars, to be recovered by any person suing for the same by action of debt, before any justice of the peace of the county in which such bridge shall be erected. § 5. If any person shall wilfully do or cause to be done any injury to said bridge, the person or persons so offending shall forfeit and pay to the said William Dickson and associates, and their heirs and assigns, double the amount of such injury or damage, to be recovered before any court having jurisdiction of the same. 6. The said William Dickson and his associates, and kept in repair. their heirs and assigns, shall at all times, after the completion thereof, keep said bridge in good repair, and allow a speedy passage to all persons and their property over it, upon the reception of the tolls allowed as herein provided; and if at any time the said bridge shall be impassable for the space of one year, unless the same shall be burned or destroyed by floods, the privilege herein granted shall be considered as null and void. Ferry. Right of way. Damages. Amociation. § 7. Until said bridge shall be fully completed and ready for use, the said William Dickson and his associates, their heirs and assigns, shall be permitted to establish a ferry across said river at or near the place designated herein for the building said bridge, and shall be permitted to charge for ferrying across said river the same rates of toll hereinbefore expressed for passing over said bridge when the same shall be completed. § 8. If it shall be necessary in constructing said bridge, or in connecting the two ends which are proposed to rest on Van Roof's Island, or in making roads to lead to the same, to take any real estate belonging to others, or if any damage shall necessarily be done to the real estate of any person in constructing said bridge, such damage may be claimed and assessed and collected in the same manner as is provided for the assessment and collection of damages under the general road laws of this state. § 9. If at any time before the building of said bridge the said William Dickson shall be desirous of associating any person or persons with him for the purposes expressed in this act, it shall be lawful for him and his said associates to form themselves into a joint stock company, by the name and style of the "Camden Bridge company," with a capital not exceeding thirty thousand dollars, to appoint officers to conduct the affairs of the same, to issue stock certificates for the respective amounts each individual may be entitled to, to divide the stock into shares of one hundred dollars each, and to pass all necessary by-laws for transferring said stock and regulating the operations of said joint stock company in prosecuting and completing the objects herein expressed, and in the above name to sue and be sued, answer, prosecute and defend, in all courts of justice within this state of competent jurisdiction. 10. And the said William Dickson and his associates, Exclusive right. and their heirs and assigns, shall have the exclusive privilege of bridging or ferrying said Rock river for the distance of one mile above and one mile below the north and south termination of said bridge, for the space of time that the privileges and powers herein contained are granted by this act. § 11. All acts heretofore passed in relation to ferries Acts repealed. and bridges at the point named in the foregoing sections, on the said Rock river, are hereby repealed. § 12. If the aforesaid William Dickson shall refuse to Refusal of Wm. avail himself of the privileges and powers herein conferred Dickson. by this act, by declining the association herein provided for, the said refusal shall not in any manner work a forfeiture, or by any reason impair the rights of the aforesaid Dickson to take, enjoy and act upon the rights and privileges herein granted, to the fullest extent; but in the event of such refusal by the said Dickson, the party choosing to do so may as fully enjoy and execute the provisions of this act as if no such refusal had taken place. § 13. This act to take effect from and after its pas- Limitation. sage, and be in force for the space of thirty years. APPROVED February 15, 1851. AN ACT to incorporate the Central Military Tract Railroad Company. In force Feb.15, 1851. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the people of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That William McMurtry, C. S. Colton, Jas. Bunce, W. Selden Gale, H. Corporation. H. May, G. C. Lanphere, William A. Wood, Alfred Brown, Alva Wheeler, Peter Grouse, Amos Ward, Patrick Dunn, Daniel Meeks, Silas Willard, A. C. Wiley, and their associates and successors, be and they are hereby created a body corporate, with perpetual succession, under the name and style of the "Central Military Tract Railroad com- Style. pany," for the purpose of constructing, holding and using the railroad hereinafter mentioned. § 2. The said corporation are hereby authorized and Objects. empowered to construct, establish, hold and use a railroad commencing at Galesburg, in the county of Knox, and running from thence, in a north-easterly direction, on the most Powers Proviso. Right to borrow money. direct and eligible route to, and to connect with the Rock Island and La Salle railroad, at such point in the county of Henry or Bureau as the said company hereby incorporated may designate. $3. The said company is hereby created and incorporated for the purpose of organizing under an act entitled "An act to provide for a general system of railroad incorporations," in force November 5th, 1849, and in all things shall be governed by the provisions thereof, and shall be entitled to have and exercise the powers and privileges and be subject to the liabilities therein enumerated: Provided, that the foregoing corporation may attach themselves to and form a part of the Northern Cross Railroad company, in such manner or on such terms as said companies shall agree. § 4. The said company is hereby authorized and empowered to borrow money for the construction of said road, and for the purchase of the rolling stock, fixtures, &c., and to pledge the road and the property of said company for the payment of the said moneys so borrowed. § 5. This act to take effect from and after its passage. APPROVED February 15, 1851. In force Febru- AN ACT to amend an act entitled "An act to incorporate the St. Clair County Turnary 15, 1851. Power to ao quire and pike Company." SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the people of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, The Saint Clair County Turnpike company may and they are hereby alienate land. authorized and empowered to acquire, by purchase, and hold, or again alienate, any quantity of land at each of their toll-gates, not to exceed.ten acres. Survey legalized. Toll-gate. Part of section repealed. § 2. The survey of the said road heretofore made by the engineer of said company, and now deposited in the recorder's office of Saint Clair county, shall be recorded therein, after which the said survey shall be legalized as the line of said turnpike road; and said company are hereby authorized to erect a toll-gate upon said road, at any point more than one mile west of High street, in the city of Belleville, any thing in the said act to the contrary notwithstanding. That so much of the 14th section of said act as § 3. requires the county of St. Clair to keep in repair any portion of said road, be and the same is hereby repealed; and the said company are authorized to receive as toll, upon a man and horse traveling the entire length of said road, ten cents, and for any shorter distance, in proportion: Provi- Proviso. § 4. This act shall be in force from and after its passage. AN ACT to change the name of Henry Sherman to Henry S ch waka. In force Februa ry 15, 1851. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the people of the_State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That the name of Henry Sherman, of the county of Clinton, be and Change. the same is hereby changed, for all purposes whatsoever, to that of Henry Schwaka. § 2. This act to be in force from and after its passage. APPROVED Feb. 15, 1851. AN ACT to construct a railroad from Jacksonville, in Morgan county, to Alton, in In force Februa Madison county. ry 15, 1851. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the people of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That Phillip Coffman, David A. Smith, David M. Woodson, Alfred Corporation. W. Cavarly, Alexander B. Morean, Willian B. Warren, A. C. Dickson, Samuel M. Prosser, W. S. Hurst, Murray McConnel, James Dunlap, Thomas Carlin and Edward Keating, and their associates, successors and assigns, are hereby created a body corporate and politic, under the name and style of the "Jacksonville and Carrollton Railroad Style. company," and by that name be and they are hereby made capable in law and in equity to sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, defend and be defended in any court of law and equity in this state, or in any other place; to make, have and use a common seal, and the same to renew and al |