Vandalia Whig and Illinois intelligencer. [volume] (Vandalia, Ill.) 1832-183?, 1833-10-02
NAVIGATION OF THE WABASH.
a BILL to provide for the improvement
of that part of the Wabash river over
which the State of Illinois has concur

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illinois would be mutually beneficial and
should be effected at the joint expense OF
both States:--Therefore,
SEC. /. Be 1t enacted By the General As-
sen'b{y ?t the State Of Indiana, That the
sum of fifteen thousand dollars, to be pro-
Vided as hereinafter stated, be, and the
Same is hereby appropriated to be applied
as far as may be requisite TO equalize an
afaodnt in expenditure Of the State Of H.
lnois for the Improvement of the naviga-
ton of that part Of the Wabash river
which forms a boundary line and Is under
the joint jurisdiction OF both states, so that
the most prominent and dangerous OBJ
structions to steam boat navigation may
be removed or lessened.
Sec. G. That to secure the said sum Of
fifteen Thousand dollars; the sum now in
the hands of the commissioners Of the ca
nal fund, and reserved for the improve
ment Of the Wabash river is appropriated,
together with one hundred and fifty dol
lars out of the per cent. fund hereafter
accruing to Posey county, one hundred
and fifty dollars of the 8 per cent fund
hereafter to accrue to the county Of Glib
son and $3.50 of said fund to accrue to-
the counties of Montgomery and Clinton,
5 per cent. fund hereafter to accrue to
the counties of Knox, Sullivan, Vigo,
Vermillion, Parke, Fountain, Warren,
Tippecanoe, Carroll, Cass, Allen, Miami,
and Huntington, and such additional coun-
ties as may be hereafter laid off border
ing on the Wabash, as with the sums above
herein appropriated shall make the sum
in all Of seven thousand five hundred dol
lars-and the like sum of seven thousand
Eve hundred dollars-of-the- per cent.
fund is hereby appropriated OH behalf OF
this State for the said object. Provided.
howeOer, That all such appropriations of
any part Of the said 3 per cent. fund from
said counties or the fund generally, are
not to be paid until the appropriations al
ready made of the said fund are fully paid
and satisfied.
Sec. 8. That for the purpose of procur-
ing the sum hereby appropriated as soon
as may be necessary to act in concert with
the State of Illinois the Wabash commits
soner hereinafter provided for shall have
full power to contract loan OH the part
of this State for $4,000 at a rate of in
terest not exceeding six per centum per
annum redeemable at the pleasure Of the
State at aay time after two years, for the
payment of which and the annual inter
est thereon, the per cent. fund accruing
from the General Government to this
State, is hereby irrevocahy pledged and
which shall be liquidated from the sour
ces above stated. And bond shall be
issued to this effect signed by the Gov
ernor, tested by the Secretary of State
under the seal (without CHARGE aud coun-
tersigned by the Treasurer payable 10 or
der or bearer, which shall be negotiated
BY the said commissioner so as not to bear
interest until such time as in the manner
hereinafter stated, shall be fixed for the
expenditure thereof, and the time and
places of the payment of which interest
shall likewise be regulated in such nego-
tiation.
And the said commissioner is further
authorised to demand and receive Of the
commissioners Of the canal fund of this
State, the amount of the wabash fund in
their hands, with its interest accrued.
when the expenditure thereof be requir-
ed, pursuant to the provisions Of this act,
which sum the said commissioners are
hereby directed to pay to such commits
sioner or order.
SEC. 4. That commissioner shall be
forthwith elected by joint ballot of the
General Assembly, to act in conjunction
with commissioner to be appointed by
the State of Illinois, who shall be author
lied to superintend, and carry into effect,
the objects by this act contemplated; but
previous to entering upon any of his du-
ties, said commissioner shall give bond,
in the penalty of ten thousand dollars.
with freehold security, to be approved by
the Governor, for the faithful discharge
OF his duty, and shall take an oath or az
hrmation to like effect.
Sec. 5. That the Governor ofthis State
is hereby requested, TO send forthwith, a
certified copy hereof, and communicate
with the Governor ofIllinois, on its object
and purport, in order to secure union of
effort on the part Of that State; and SO
soon as the Governor Of this State is in
formed ofth concurrence OF the State of
Illinois, in the manner contemplated here
in, the two executives are requeSod to
determine upon the time and place of