Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-10-03
IRON Mc haSEaskia intelligencer, .l.g. &c
ILLINOIS CONVENTION.

The constitution is now nearly Compile
ted aud we will barely give . succinct de-.
tail oI some OF Us nIost prominent prUyi-
SONS.
The governor is TO be elected Guairen-
nisiiy, and Is TO receive unit! 1924, all an
nual salary Of LOCO collars.
4 supreme court is 10 be established. con.
sisling OF tour JUDGES, elected hy ION,
ballot OF both branches OF the gen, raj rs.
Sembly, TO hold their office, uniii 1924 ana
thereafter, during good beha, iour. Tn,
provision Is 10 enable the state 10 AVA, j..
: self OF all accession Ul talents wbicS II NAV
receive prior to that period in forming 4
permanent Judiciary. The judges receive
an annual salary Of lUOO dollars: they form
a council tor the governor, and have an 3.
/ quail voice on line passage vi all bills With
! the governor.
! Tie general assembly is composed Of ,
! senate and house 0i representatives. Ina
! senator. To lie elected ny the people quad
renn,aIy. They must be % years 0! ace
/ and have resided one year IN the country
/ previous 10 their election. The members
! OF the hot OF representative are c!,cteh
bIenniai!y, ami must be 81 years OF age
. ] he general assembly j. 10 sit bienniaIIy
ON the !!rst Monday in December. A lieu.
tenant governor IS 10 be elected quadren
! nially, having the same qualifications tina.
! the governor is required 10 pussess-is
speaker OF the senate, and 10 administer the
government IN case OF a vacancy In the of,
ice OF governor, until anulher is elected
and duly qualified.
! The sheriff ani coroners Of the several
counties are elected bienhIaily the Inst e.
lection Is 10 take place gu the third Tues.
Day IN September ieXt. All persons over.
ihc age OF q, residing in this state at the,
adoption OF the constitution by the conyen..
/! tICn, are entitled 10 vote al lie next cleo.
( !ion-and al subsequent elections, SIX months
! previous residence ia the State is Necessary
20 give a vote.
The seat OF government is IL be at Has.
kaskia. until removed in this manner; the
! next e,lslature Is 10 petition the general
+! government tor donation, or right of pre-
| emption tor mol more than tour, nor less thar
one section OF land east OF the third princI-.
pal meridian, on Tie waters OF the kasGas-
, kia river, winch ', i'll be north oi the present.
. surveys lIdl udNI bNfU II tO'lgTGSS
will make The grant, then commissioners
are to be appointed by the Legislature to.
make the selection under such grant. And.
if the grant IS not made, the Legislature may
then fix il where they please.
The question OF slavery is seitled-the
slaves belonging 10 the French are secured
as they were before the change oil govern
] ment. The legal and bona iide ndcnluTes
of negroes bought into the State previous TO
this period are made good-their offspring
to be free females at The age OF I9--naIes
at the age of u. No contract hereafter en-
tered into between negro and white per.
son, in the nature OF an indenture, is 10 he
valid for a longer period than one year
The introduction Of negroes into the lick
reserve, is tolerated until 1926.
The first session OF the general assembly
is to he held at Kaskaskia Oh the fr,t Mon
day in October next.