In force April AN ACT to amend an act entitled “An act to establish a ferry therein named,” 26, 1859. approved February 8, 1851. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That the Act extended. provisions of an act entitled "An act to establish a ferry therein named," approved February 8, 1851, be and the same are hereby extended beyond the period therein limited, for a further term of fifteen years. APPROVED February 18, 1859. In force April AN ACT to amend an act entitled "An act to establish a ferry accross the Illinois river, at Peru, in La Salle county," approved February 10, A. D. 1851. 26, 1859. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That the legal owners and proprietors of said ferry franchise are hereby substi- authorized, at their option, to substitute a floating bridge in floating place of the usual ferry boat, for the purpose of crossing Proprietors may bridge. Proviso. Franchise extended. Proviso. the Illinois river, at the points specified in the act to which this is an amendment: Provided, that said bridge shall in no wise obstruct the navigation of said river. 2. The owners aforesaid are hereby empowered to extend their ferry franchise five hundred feet west of the head or point of the island specified in the act to which this is an amendment, for the purpose of swinging said floating bridge or landing said ferry boat out of the channel of said Illinois river: Provided, that such privilege shall not interfere with any franchise heretofore granted to other parties. APPROVED February 24, 1859. In force Febru- AN ACT authorizing Harvey Ballard and Washington Wren to keep a ferry ary 24, 1859. thorized to es across the Mississippi river, in Adams county. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That Harvey H. Ballard and Ballard and Washington Wren, their heirs and assigns, be W. Wren au- and they are hereby authorized to establish and keep a tablish ferry. ferry across the Mississippi river, between the mouth of the Lima lake slough, on the fractional northwest quarter of section thirty-one, township two north, range nine, west of the fourth principal meridian, in Adams county, and state of 'linois, and the town of Canon, in the county of Lewis, and state of Missouri, during which time the supervisor's court of said Adams county shall not grant a license to any person or persons to establish or keep a ferry within two miles above and two miles below the said mouth of Lima lake slough. § 2. That said Harvey Ballard and Washington Wren Shall keep shall, within one year from the passage of this act, keep, at good boat. all times, a good and sufficient steam or other ferry boat, necessary for the transportation of passengers, teams, horses, cattle and other animals, as well as goods and effects, belonging to passengers, and shall furnish such boats with men of strength and skill to use them, and shall Rates of fer charge and receive such rates of ferriage as may be fixed riage. by authority of said county of Adams. 3. That said Harvey Ballard and Washington Wren Annual tax. shall pay into the treasury of said Adams county such annual tax as may be imposed upon said ferry by said Adams county, not exceeding ten dollars; and in the management and regulation of said ferry shall be governed by the law now in force regulating ferries. 4. The said Harvey Ballard and Washington Wren Exclusive privshall have the exclusive ferry privilege, from the said mouth ilege. of Lima lake slough, to the said town of Canton, for twenty-five years from the passage of this act, for two miles above and two miles below the mouth of said Lima lake slough; and should any person or persons establish, Fine. keep or run a ferry boat and land within two miles as aforesaid, such person or persons shall forfeit and pay to the said Harvey Ballard and Washington Wren, their heirs and assigns, ten dollars for every such offense, to be sued for and recovered in an action of debt, before any justice of the peace of said county of Adams. § 5. That the act entitled "An act to authorize Wash- Acts re-enacted ington Wren and Harvey Ballard to keep a ferry across the and repealed. Mississippi river in Adams county," approved February twelfth, eighteen hundred and fifty-three, be and the same is hereby re-enacted, renewed and extended for the use and benefit of Harvey Ballard and Washington Wren, their heirs and assigns; and all laws subsequently enacted, contravening or conflicting with this act, be and the same is hereby repealed. This act to take effect from and after its passage. APPROVED February 24, 1859. AN ACT to amend an act entitled "An act to establish a ferry at Chester in the In force Februcounty of Handolph, on the Mississippi river," approved January 17, A. D. 1819. SECTION 1. Be it en told by the P of the State of Illinois, represental in the General Assembly, That the act entitled "An act to establish a ferry at Chester, in the ary 21, 1859. Act amended. county of Randolph, on the Mississippi river," approved January seventeen, eighteen hundred and forty-nine, be and the same is hereby so amended to extend said franchise or ferry privilege to the first day of January, in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty. immuntiies. Privileges and 2. That all the rights, privileges and immunities which were in the aforesaid act granted to Thomas Bond and A. S. Palmer, be and the same are hereby granted to C. C. Williams and Harvey Nevill, the successors of said Bond and Palmer. Acts repealed. § 3. That all acts and parts of acts, which conflict with this act, be and the same are hereby repealed, reserving to Cole and Erskine all the legal rights which he or they, or either of them, may be entitled to in relation to the establishment of a ferry at the town of Menard, below Chester, now the city of Chester. 4. This act to take effect and be in force from and after its passage. APPROVED February 21, 1859. AN ACT to establish a ferry herein named. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That W. and F. Burnett, their heirs and assigns, be and they are hereby authorized to establish and maintain a certain ferry across the Mississippi river, at section No. thirteen (13) in township No. seven south, of range No. six (6) west of the fourth principal meridian, in the county of Pike and state of Illinois, opposite the city of Louisiana, Mo., and to land upon and run the same upon any land owned by them in said section, or which may be acquired hereafter, or upon any state or county road or public highway on said section, or which may be hereafter established thereon, or upon any land owned or which may hereafter be owned by any person or corporation, on said section: Provided, They shall first acquire the consent of such person or corporation, in writing; and they shall have the exclusive right to ferry across said river, from said section, and within three miles above and below said section, on said river, for the term of twenty years. § 2. The said W. and F. Burnett shall, at all times, keep a good tight boat or boats for the speedy and safe transportation of all passengers, teams, horses, cattle and other animals, also all goods, wares and merchandise, across said river; having at all times men of sufficient skill and strength to manage the same. 83. The board of supervisors shall have power to fix Rates of fer rates of ferriage to be charged by the said W. and F. Bur- riage. nett, for the transportation of passengers, wagons and animals of all kinds, goods and effects, across the said Mississippi river, and shall have power to levy a yearly tax for Yearly tax. said ferry privileges, not to exceed thirty dollars; which tax said W. and F. Burnett may apply on the improvement of roads leading to said ferry, in said township, as directed by the commissioners of highways of said township. § 4. This act to take effect and be in force from and after its passage. APPROVED February 19, 1859. AN ACT to extend an act authorizing A. J. Brown to keep a ferry across the In force Febru Mississippi river at the town of Port Byron. l ary 21, 1859. and Rights franchises con firmed to asis of signees of A. J. Brown. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That all and singular, the rights, privileges and franchises granted to Adoniram J. Brown and his assigns, by an act entitled "An act authorizing Adoniram J. Brown to keep a ferry across the Mississippi river, at the town of Port Byron," approve February 17th, 1851, are hereby confirmed in John W. Spencer, Tillotson C. Temple and Thomas Pharis, assignees of said Adoniram J. Brown, and in their associates and assigns, for and during the term mentioned in said act, and for the further term of fifteen years next thereafter. And upon a compliance with the requirements of said mentioned act, the said Spencer, Temple and Pharis, their associates and assigns, shall have the exclusive right of continuing, keep- Exclusive ing and maintaining a ferry across said Mississippi river, right to mainbetween the town of Port Byron, in Rock Island county, and the opposite shore, in the state of Iowa, and at and from the said town of Port Byron, and for one mile each way from the place of landing, for the aforesaid terms, any law to the contrary notwithstanding: Provided always, that Proviso. this act shall not be so construed as to affect, in any manner, any legally existing rights. 2. This act shall take effect and be of force from and after its passage. APPROVED February 21 1859. tain a ferry. F. D. Preston ized to esta AN ACT to establish the Massac and McCraken ferry, SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That L. Š. L. S. Trimble, Trimble, F. D. Preston and W. H. Green, their heirs and and W. H. assigns, be authorized and have the sole and exclusive right Green author- to establish and keep a ferry, for fifty years, across the Ohio blish a ferry. river, from any part of the bank of said river, extending for one quarter of a mile above and two miles below lot numbered one, in the town of Brooklyn, in Massac county, Illinois, to the Kentucky shore, as long as they shall comply with all the provisions of this act or any general law now in force or that may hereafter be passed. §2. That said L. S. Trimble, F. D. Preston and W. H. Green shall, within one year from the passage of this act, Shall keep a and at all times thereafter, keep good and sufficient boats, good boat. for the speedy and safe transportation of all passengers, teams, horses and other animals, as well as goods and chattels, belonging to passengers; and that said boats shall be furnished with men of sufficient strength and skill to manage the same, or with horses, or may be propelled by steam. $3. 3. The said Trimble, Preston and Green, or their assigns and grantees, shall be allowed to land their boats at any point on the bank of said river, described in section one Rates of ferri of this act, and shall receive such rates of ferriage as the Point of landing. age. proprietor of the ferry at Metropolis, Massac county, Illinois, now receives for transporting passengers, teams, vehicles, cattle and other animals, across the Ohio river, and double said ferriage whenever said river is out of its banks. APPROVED February 22, 1859. In force February 24, 1859. ized to esta AN ACT to establish a ferry across the Ohio river at the town of Golconda, SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That John J. Field author. Field, his heirs and assigns, be and are hereby authorized blish a ferry. to establish and keep a ferry, for the term of twenty years, across the Ohio river, between the town of Golconda, in the county of Pope, in the state of Illinois, and the opposite shore, in the state of Kentucky, during which time no license shall be granted by the county authorities of the county of Pope to any person or persons or body corporate to establish or keep a ferry within 14 miles of the town of Golconda, either above or below said town. Shall keep good boat & § 2. Said John Field shall cause said ferry to be furnished with good tight boat or boats, sufficient for the safe transportation of all passengers, their teams, stores, cattle |