The Ottawa free trader., 1851-03-08
The Act for the Improvement of the
River,

An act Tor the Improvement of n part OF the Hi.
noi' River and ior Hydraulic purposes.
SIC. |, Bel snocted BY The people Of the State
Of Winoi, represented in tie General Aaembiy,
That William Hickling Lorenzo Leland, William,
II. Price, William II. W. Cushman, David Green,
Bronson Murray, Benjamin T Phelps, Benjamin
+. Lamb and William Clayton Of La Sale coun.
ty. in the State Of Illinois, and their successors
in office shall he and are hereby constituted and
declared body corporate and polite under the
corporate name Of "Ihe River Board and by
that name may sue and be sued. contract and be
contracted with, buy, bold and sell property
real and personal, make and use a common seal
and alter or amend the same at pleasure, and
plead and b, impleaded in all courts and places
Whatsoever.
SIC. . Each OF said corpora,ors and their
successors before entering upon his duties ne
member Of the River Board, shall execute bond
payable to the People Of the State Of Illinois in
the penal sum of four thousand dollars, cond
toned for the faithful performance of hi. dutis,
as such, with at least two sureties to hc approx ed
by the Judge OF the county court of said county
and shall I'LL the same in the office Of the CLERK
OF the circuit court Of said county. md make
oath before said clerk that he will faithfully and
honestly discharge his duties as q member Of tic
River Board to the best Of his understanding and
ability, which oath shall be nlorscd by such
clerk upon said bond. Such bond may be sued
Tor The use OF any person injured by the breach
thereof in tie sains manner as ia unw ,r,vid,l
by law in relation TO sheriff. bond. and The
same proceeding. may b, had in All ,,. meet. a,
near rs NAV be-. If nnv one or runr. of the
persons named-.ln the first section Of this ne,
shall neglect to qualify as required in this section
on or before the tenth day Of March NEXT Nj.
place a. Il member Of the River Board shall he
deemed vacant.
Src s. When any vacancy shall occur in the
River Board by death, resignation. neplect tc
qualify. removal from La Sale county by any
member thereof or from any other cause, sucl
vacancy shall he filed by the remaining lem
Der. Of the River Board bv the appointmrIt q
some free holder. residing in La Sale county. 4,
his successor hy nm order ON the looks Of III,
River Board but no such order shall be mad,
without the concurrence of five members voting
therefor, and the names Of such five shall be re
citud in such order. Every per,op so onnoin,e,
shall qualify in the manner required IN the seconc
sectiou Of this act within twenty days Al er sucl
appointment Otherwise such place shall be deem
cd vacant and filled accorlinrly
/ SEC 4 No person shall he a member of H.,
River Board, unless hi, residence be in sui,
.
Src 8. The River Boar,l hall appoint a Pres
ideut, Secretary. Treasurer and Superin,en,ir
and such ohrr rflircis and agent, ns they ma,
.hnk proper. ard NAV prcscrIbe the duties now
ei. and compensation thereof and max. such by
law. n. they think proper and NAV reouir. ,url
Officers or agent, scvcrlly to tax. an oath f,i,b
fully and honestly to perform their dutir. and I,
give bond and ,eculity as said Board may thin.
proper
Src 6 The River Board IS hereby authorize,
and required To- improve the navigation of H.,
ILLINOIS River, from the mouth of the little Yer
million, in said county Of La Sale TO the moutI
OF Fox River, so nc to admit the easy passage Of
steamboats, ut all ORDINARY stages Of winter an,
to that end to construct A dam and lock for dam.
and lock-l On said nlmui, River and such other
devices as they may deem necessary
SEC I The River Board is also Authorized by
means Of such dam or dams acr,ss said Illinoi.
River and in coppec,ion ,bcrcwitb 70 craa,. w,,o,
power and establish and construct srch site o,
sites for manufacturing. hydraulic, or mechanicaI
purposes AS they NAV seem expcdirnt and l.n,,
the same IN pnlt, and portions or otherv i.e bur
for the PURPOSES Of ,hi, section the River Boar,
shall no take private rropcrty without the con
sent Of the owner nor shall 1t be lawful for an,
owner or owner, Of lands adincrrt to any moo
made by any such dam constructed by said Bna,o
to draw water from the same. without first nav
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