Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1847-09-14

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SEC. 10. That the returns Of the votes
torthe adoption or rejection of this consti
tuition, and for and against the. separate
articles submitted, shall be made to the
Secretary of State within fifty days after
the election; and the returns of the votes
shall, within five days thereafter, be ex-
amined and canvassed by the Auditor,
Treasurer and Secretary of State, or any
two OF them, in the presence of the Gov
ernor, and proclamation shall be made
by the Governor forthwith of the result
of the polls. If it shall appear that
majority of all the votes polled are for the
adoption of this constitution, It shall be
the supreme law of the land from and after
the first day of April, A. D. 1948; but if
1t shall appear that majority Of the votes
polled were given against the constitution,
the same shall be null and void. fit
shall further appear that majority of the
votes polle1 shall have been given for the
separate article in relation to colored
persons,or the article for the two mil tax,
then said article or articles shall be and
form part OF this constitution, otherwise,
said article or articles shall be null and
void. -
SEC. ID. That if this constitution shall
be ratified by the people, the Governor
shall forthwith, after having asceltained
the fact, issue writs of election to the
sherifs of the several counties in this
state, or, in case of vacancy, to the cor.
oners, for the election of all the officers,
the time ofwhose election is fixed by this
constitution or schedule, and it shall be
the duty of said sheriffs or coroners to give
at least twenty days notice of the time
and place of said election, in the manner
now prescribed by law. a
SEC. Is. The General Assembly
shall. at its first session after the adoption
ofthis constitution, provided by law for
the mode of voting by ballot, and also for
the manner of running, canvassing and
certifying the number o fvotes cast at any
election; and until said law shall be pass.
ed, all elections shall be oiuG Uoce, and
the laws now in force regulating ell
| ections shall continue in force until the
General Assembly shall provide otherwise
as herein directed. +, --- 49,.
Sec. 16. That the first general cleo
ton OF Governor, Secretary of State,
Auditor, Treasurer, and members of the
General Assembly, and of such other
officers as are TO be elected at the same
time, shall be held on the first Monday of
August, 1s48, any thing in this consti-
tuition to the contrary notwithstanding
County officers then elected shall hold
their respective Offices untihtheir. success.
sors are elected or appointed, in conform.
lty with laws hereafter enacted.
Sec. II. That returns of the election
ofJustices ofthe supreme and Judges of the
circuit courts, Secretary Auditor and
Treasurer, shall be made and canvassed
as is now provided by law for representa-
Itives in Congress, and returns for mem.
bers ofthe General Assembly and county
officers shall be made and canvassed.as.
Is now provided by law. q seae
Sec. Is That all laws of the state
of Illinois, and all official writings, and
the executive, Legislative and judicial pro.
iceedings shall be conducted. preserved
and published in no other than the Eng.
lish language ~ Ea7e4aaeaa rss.I 60,
SEC. sl9., On, the first Monday in
December, one thousand eight hundred
and forty-eight, the term of office of the
Judges ofthe supreme court, states attor.
neys, and of the clerks of the sup RENE
and circuit courts shall expire, and on
said daylthe term of office ofthe Judges,
states attorneys and clerks, elected under
the provisions of this constitution, shall
commence; the judges of the supreme
court elected as aforesaid shall have and !
exercise 1.-The powers and Jurisdiction
conferred upon the judges of those courts
subject 20 the provisions of this constitu-
ton.
SEC. 20. On the first Monday in
December, one thousand eight hundred
and forty-eight Jurisdiction of all suits
and proceedings then pending in. the
present supreme court shall become vested
in the supreme court established by this
constitution. and shall be finally adludIca.
ted by the court, where the same may be
pending The jurisdiction of ,allssuits
y proceedingsthen pending in the circuit
courts of the several counties shall be
vested in the circuit courts Of said counties