Vandalia Whig and Illinois intelligencer. [volume] (Vandalia, Ill.) 1832-183?, 1833-05-01
PROVED, March 2, 1893.



AN ACT declaring the assent of Congress to an act
of the General Assembly of the State of Virginia
hereinafter recited
Be ii enacted by the Senate andsHouse of fepre-
sentatues ofHe United States of .4meyca IN Congress
assembled, That the assent of the United oIates be-
and the same is hereby, given to act of the Gen
eral Assembly of Virginia, entitled San act concern
ing the Cumberland road" rassed February the
seventh, one thousand eight hundred and thirty two
such assent to remain in force during the pleasure
Congress: P'"oiaea, Tbot dis act shall not he
construed preventing the United States from re-
SHINING whatever jurisdiction it may nc W have over
the said road, whenever, in Its discretion, it shall
deem it proper to do; which act of the said Gen
eral Assembly is in the words and figures following
to wit:
Be ii enacted BY the General Assembly, That
whenever the Government OF the United States shall
have surrendered much of the road, commoul,
called the Cumberland road, lies within the limit.
of this State the President and Directors the Board
of Public Works shall be, and they are hereby, auho-
rzed TO take the under their in behalf OF
this State; and to cause gate or gates, and toll
house or houses, to be erected said road Propiei
the same shall not exceed two in number.
Be it further enacted, That superintendent shall
be appointed by the President and Directors of the
Board of Public Works. removable at pleasure whose
duty il shall be to erect said gate gates and toll
Mouse tol-houses and to exercise all reasonable
vigilance ard dgance in the of said road com
INJURED 10 Dl carGe 10 contract IOr, ana direct the
application Of the labor materials, and other things
necessary for the repair, Improvement and preserya-
ton Of said road and he shall pay for the same out
of the fund arising from the tolls; he shall have pow.
er to appoint and remove at pleasure the collectors
of tolls and to take from such collector collectors.
bond with good security, conditioned for his her, or
their faithfully dischargng his, her. their duty, and
accounting for, and paying over, to such superuend
eDt his in office, all moneys tolls by
him, her them collected received and it shall
be the duty of the superintendent every six months,
before the county superior court for Ohio county,
before b. either OF said courts appointed
for that purpose, to render, under oath, account
of all moneys by him received expended, particu
larry setting forth, in such account, the ne when,
and from whom, he shall have received such money,
and the time when, and to whom, and on what
count, the shall have been i5bursed expend-
ed. He shall before he shall have entered the dp-
ties of said Office, take, before the county court of
Ohio county, justice of the peace for said
county, an oath, that he will faithfully, Justly, and
impartally discharge the duties OF his said office; and
he SHALL also, before said court, enter into bond, with
two good securities, at least, in the penalty of ten
thousand dollars, conditioned for his faithfully per-
forming, in all things, the duties of his Office OF super
ntendent, to account, is before provided for and
also to pay to his successor in office,
or to such person the county court of Ohio may
for this purpose name and appoint, all tolls by hin,
received, and not expended, by virtue OF the pFoyi-
provisions of this act. He shall, Immediately On the
receipt thereof deposite in the Northwestern Bank OF
Virginia, all moneys by him received for tolls other
wise, and the same, as superintendent, check for, as
he may want the same in repairing, improving, OIL
preserving said road. And in of death, resigna
tion or removal from office, from the State, any
and all moneys standing to his credit in bank, a;
superintendent shall be passed to the credit of his
successor in Office. II the superintendent shall fail
omit for two calendar months, to render his accounts
is before required, he SHALL for every such failure
forfeit and pay, for the benefit of said road fund.- five
hundred dollars to be recovered is after provided
for: or, if he shall fail omit to pay over all money:
his hands is before required it shall be lawful in
the name ofthe President and Directors the Board
Of Public Works. to obtain judgment against him, his
security securities his their heirs executors
administrators, upon motion IN the county superior
courts Of Ohio county, upon giving ten days notice
to such superintendent, his security securities his
or their heirs, executors administrators. In all
motions, actions, bills in chancery against such
superintendent, his security or securities, his thei