land §3. That in case the county court of said county deem Swamp it expedient the swamp land fund of said county may be fund may be pledged. pledged for the redemption of said bonds. And the county court may levy a special tax, of not more than one mill on Special tax. each dollar, per annum, on the taxable property of said county, to be collected for the payment of the interest or principal of said bonds. 4. That this act shall be taken and deemed a public act, and shall be in force from and after its passage. APPROVED February 14, 1859. AN ACT to authorize the Township Treasurers of Schuyler county to purchase In force Februcertain county indebtedness. ary 21, 1859. chase bonds. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That it shall be lawful for and the treasurers of the different school town- Township treas ships, in Schuyler county, are hereby authorized to purchase urers to purwith the fund known as the township fund, which may be in their possession, the bonds issued by said county in subscription to the several railroads being constructed in said county: Provided, that all such bonds purchased shall yield Proviso. to the different townships not less than ten per cent. interest on the amount thus invested. $2. AN ACT to authorize the county of St. Clair to borrow money to complete the In force FebruCourt House of said county. 3, 1859. County of St. Clair authormoney. ized to borrow SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That the county of St. Clair be and is hereby authorized and empowered to borrow money, in one or more loans, not exceeding in all the sum of forty thousand dollars, to pay for and complete the new county court house, now erecting therein; and for the purpose aforesaid the county court of said county is authorized to issue the bonds of said county for such sum and payable in such times and places as the court may designate; Issue bonds. which bonds shall bear interest not exceeding ten per cent. per annum, and in such form as said court may deem proper, and shall be signed by the county court judges and countersigned by the clerk of said court, with the seal of said Shall have a county annexed, and also shall have a copy of this act printed copy of this thereon; and said bonds, so executed, shall be disposed of act printed by said court, and shall be obligatory upon said county. § 2. This act to take effect from and after its passage. APPROVED February 3, 1859. thereon. In force Febru- AN ACT to authorize the Supervisors of the county of Stephenson to borrow ary 9, 1859. Supervisors authorized to borrow money To issue bonds. money. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That the supervisors of the county of Stephenson be and they are hereby authorized to borrow a sum of money, not exceeding four thousand dollars, at a rate of interest not exceeding ten per cent., and for a period of not more than five nor less than three years, for the purpose of rebuilding the poor house in said county. § 2. That upon making the loan as aforesaid, the said supervisors are hereby authorized to issue bonds for the same, in sums of not less than one hundred dollars, which shall be executed by the chairman of the board of supervisors, attested by the clerk of the county court, and countersigned by the treasurer. 3. This act to take effect and be in force from and after its passage. APPROVED February 9, 1859. In force Febru- AN ACT to amend an act entitled "An act to provide for the sale of property in ary 24, 1859. White county," approved February 27th, 1847. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That so much Part of section of section four of an act entitled "An act to provide for the four repealed. sale of property in White county," approved February 27th, 1847, as requires the purchaser of the property named in said act to build locks and keep them in good repair, be and the same is hereby repealed. 2. This act to take effect and be in force from and after its passage. APPROVED February 24, 1859. AN ACT to legalize certain acts and proceedings of the Board of Supervisors of In force FebruWhiteside County in relation to the sale and conveyance of the swamp and ary 14, 1859. overflowed lands situated in said county. Whereas the board of supervisors of the county of White- Preamble. side did, at a special session, begun and held in the month of November, A. D. 1857, pass certain orders providing for the sale and conveyance of certain swamp and overflowed lands, situated in said county, to one William Marshall, and did, also, subsequently to that date, sell and convey to the said William Marshall certain swamp and overflowed lands situated in said county, and did further sell and convey, at different times, to divers other persons, certain tracts of swamp and overflowed lands situated in said county of Whiteside: now, therefore, visors de SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That all and Acts of supersingular the acts and proceedings of the board of supervisors clared valid. of Whiteside county, in selling, conveying, transferring, the said swamp and overflowed lands to the said William Marshall, or to any or all other person or persons, to whom the said county has conveyed or sold any portion of the swamp and overflowed lands situated in said county, be and the same hereby are declared to be valid and effective in law to convey the title of said lands to each and every person or persons who may have purchased the same, and that all orders, proceedings or conveyances, adopted or used by said Conveyances board of supervisors, for the purpose of conveying the title made valid. to the person or persons purchasing the same, shall be taken and held, in all courts and places, to be good, valid and effective, for the purpose of conveying the title to the said lands as aforesaid, according to the true intent, meaning and purport of such orders, proceedings or conveyances. This act shall be a public act, and shall be in force from and after its passage. APPROVED February 14, 1859. AN ACT to provide for the removal of the County Seat of Alexander County, in In force April this State. 26, 1859. or val of county SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That at the election to be holden on the Tuesday after the first Monday Vote for in the month of November, A. D. one thousand eight hun- against remodred and fifty-nine, in the county of Alexander, in this state, seat. a poll shall be opened at each election precinct in said county, for and against the removal of the county seat of said county from its present location, at Thebes, to the city of Cairo, in Ballots. Notice. Judges, clerks, and returns. Returns to be canvassed. Publication. Removal. Buildings. Donations. said county; at which election the qualified voters of said county may vote upon said question of removal; those desiring the removal shall have written or printed on their ballots the words "For Removal," and those opposed to said change shall have printed or written on their ballots the words "Against Removal." § 2. When the county clerk of said county shall give notice of the election to be holden in the month of November, A. D. one thousand eight hundred and fifty-nine, it shall be his duty to state in said notices that a poll will be then opened at each precinct in said county of Alexander for and against the removal of said county seat from Thebes to the city of Cairo. 83. The judges of election and clerks thereof, by whom the elections shall be holden on the day and at the places in the foregoing section specified, shall make returns of the same in the same manner and at the same time as other returns are to be made by them. 84. When the returns of said election are or shall be made to the county clerk of said county the same shall be opened and counted or canvassed in the same manner as other returns are or shall be opened and canvassed; and upon the result being ascertained the certificate thereof shall be spread by said clerk upon the records of said county court. And if it shall appear that a majority of the legal voters of said county have voted in favor of said removal, then the city of Cairo shall be and remain the county seat of said county; and it shall be the duty of the county clerk to give notice of said result, by publishing the same in all the papers published in said county for four weeks consecutively, at the expiration of which said time the said removal shall take effect. § 5. From and after the period of six days following the last insertion of the notice of the result required to be given in the preceding section, it shall be the duty of all the county officers required by the laws of this state to hold their offices at the county seat to remove their offices from said town of Thebes to the city of Cairo; and it shall be the duty of the county court, as soon thereafter as may be, to erect or procure suitable buildings for the public officers of said county, and also for holding the circuit courts of said county; and when the same are so erected or procured, the records, books, papers and furniture of said county shall be kept therein, and all business shall be transacted thereat. 86. Said county court shall have the power and are hereby authorized to receive donations of either land or money or other property for the purpose of erecting, finishing, completing and furnishing said court house hereby in this act required to be erected, and the same so received shall be applied by said court for said purpose. APPROVED February 18, 1859. AN ACT to relocate the County Seat of Effingham County. In force Febru ary 18, 1859. Whereas a petition of a majority of the legal voters of Preamble. Effingham county has been presented, praying for the removal of the county seat of said county to the town of Broughton; and whereas the towns of Broughton, Effingham and the various additions thereto have been consolidated, under the name of Effingham; therefore, SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That on the Election. first Monday in September, A. D. 1859, an election shall be held in the county of Effingham, in the state of Illinois, at the usual places of holding elections, for the purpose of determining whether the present seat of justice of said county shall be removed and relocated. clerks. § 2. The judges and clerks of elections shall attend on Of judges and the day of election and conduct said election according to the laws of this state; and all legal voters of said Effingham Voters. county shall be entitled to vote for or against the removal of the county seat of said county to the town of Effingham. § 3. The ballots shall be in the following form, to wit: Form of ballots "For Removal"-"Against Removal." And the judges and clerks of said election shall make returns of said elec- Returns. tion in the manner and time now prescribed by law in regard to other elections in this state. to be canvassed. 4. When the returns shall have been made to the Votes county clerk of said Effingham county, he shall proceed to open and count the votes cast at said election in the same manner as in cases of other elections; and if a majority of all the votes cast at said election are "For Removal," then the said town of Effingham shall be and remain the permanent seat of justice of said county; but if a majority of all the votes cast shall be "Against Removal," then the town. of Ewington, the present county seat, shall be and remain the permanent seat of justice of said county. 5. If the seat of justice shall be established at the said town of Effingham, according to the provisions of this act, the county court of said county are authorized and it is hereby made their duty forthwith to procure or erect suitable public buildings for the public offices of said county Public and for holding the county and circuit courts of said county, ings. in the said town of Effingham, or some of the additions thereto; and the said county court are hereby authorized to receive, take, collect and apply donations or subscriptions, Donations. either in land, lots or money, for that purpose; and when removed. build such arrangement shall have been made the records and Records to be offices of said county shall be removed to said place, and the county and circuit courts of said county shall be held at that place. § 6. That the secretary of state cause a certified copy of Notices. this act to be immediately transmitted to the clerk of the |