The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1847-08-27
Constitutional Convention.



irr' may have Az yg."r'd"'! /" '\.iIAiN' H.
also send You % copy uI tdr ItNv HAr I'-
port ~ adopted. It's also ~n'"t'h,IN ''N-'
especially that part that relates 'o"'''tu''i
lands, winch however WIZ prove -'tI' sd
wing. as d viii render iuG'h,r it->''u'h en-
the subject unnecessary thr dor".'f't
PrnciPlv WAS adopted bl Nu.' q 80 |" 'o'
HE minority report vi 'ht committee 'h
law reform was taken zap tmN afternoon '"G
passed: also the report uu cou"'Its' SEA"
copies 81 to.b.
Nu1ah for Ottawa. lHr Delegates lI'h
the northern grand lHtIc.a. division, n,', last
mght and decided ON Ottawa IS Nr pace
for holding the supreme court lh That a'N!S-
ION,
Trhc following i, the article adopted hy
rhn crry,,.,.,,, M, ,ha ,.,hi.r,. ,r m, ipdi-
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sec. !. lie liociaI power 81 TINS state
shall he ana Is lcIch\ NcNl'd in one SUI
premc court, an circuit courts. IN county
courts. ana 20 ld,uccS 81 the peace; IfutI-
dcd. That inferior local courts ct c.Nu and
criminal jurisdiction, may oc established by
the general assembly IN lac cues OF TINS
state, but such courts shall have a Nwiulm
organization and jurisdiction IN such ei-
lies.
Sec. :. The supreme court SNAIL consist ul
three Judges, any two "i whom snail form
quorum; and the concurrence ct Two Of
said Judges Shall IN ali eases DE nctcs>dr!
to decision. w
sec. "' he stale S"'L De- ,N'utd mo
- = d L.
may be. and the quahhrJ electors 81 carh
DIVISION snail elect one 'I me SAM lHo-e'
Tor the term "t mnc years : 'f"'Ia"' tnW
alter ihe hrNi ,i-cN'h "' >'''h Judges ine ir-
g'>la,urc may have tine power TO provide by
law for their election 10y the NAoIr state
or by divisions a' Il may "'em most 'Nle-
"irn'' 900
N.c'l' Inc once oi one ct >a.d lHG@g.>>
shall ur vacated after tine hrNt '''cA"n he,d
urcc' TINS article IN three years. '' one 'n
SIX years, ANA Of one M mur years To I've
decided by lot, so that one 81 >a" Judges
shall he elected once IN every Three years
me Judge ha'.nS the Longest term Z" serve
snail be toe i.r>l cmcl Justice, al.cr Whlch
.r,rI Lr cb..,i..f.,c
S,r r. ria srorc,,c cc,,r. NAV, ra,o
,,.-,.,,,l ..,.l;,.,;,.,, i, r,.;,, a., .,.,
rc,.rn,,c ia ,,.,s r ,,.,,,,s t,l..,. ....,.
1,,.. and in ,9ch Eases cr ;,orrar',mrn, ~.
NAV he Inv ms: Directed tn he ,rirl t,,rr, II .
and Shall have arrclla,e Jurisdiction i'm OIL
other r,,,..
Sec. &, The gvr~rrc carrt shall r..r
ono torn Annually i'm each of ,lc .e,-, ali
or1Bd liyi>fons. Mt such ti,ro and ..'.,..
in Zach cfs,,J l;yi,;,r, ms ',,,,. b,. ,..',,...r
ed for IN, law.
SEQ : The s-a.r shall Lc l;,;lcl inf,
rt,r i,J.rinI districts. I'm ,arb ,f u, it.r ,,,.
circuit iyfrc shall he cl,c,cd 1,y ,h, ,,,,I-r, ~
electors ,Errc,r who Iou tcrd n, ne.
FIR ,lc torn. IF ,iy v,or.. and r,,;I H., .,.,.
rc.,rr. sl,,ll he comm. mod and ,,,,I.c,'I
y,o,;J.J INA. fine lcoi>r,,urn =. i,o,aa.,
thc nrr,b,r of circpits IN moe, ,,n c,,,',,
c>iccuric,oftnc state.
Sec. ;. Thrrr shall he two or ,,,rc form.
ortbc c;rc,i, co,,r, held arr,oIr,. i,,',.,.r,
cornt, Of This state ar ,ucl, tir,o. a.. xiii H.,
= proyiirI he lav.. and said court .h,I l,',.o
jurisdiction in ali cosc> ot law o,.J o,,,i-,.
and in all eases cforproIs rrr,n all i,t',.;.,.
courts.
Sec. @. An vacancies In tl,c ,,,,-c,,.o and
c;rcri. courts shall he GIlrl Inc oI.c,;,,, a..
aforesaid. pro,j3,J. Jc,r,ro.' tI.,t r. H..
urrvnircI form dee, mo-, c,,,cd ,rc,o.r
.ucb vocorc, may he ffl,J Ia. ,,',,,,,.. -
orpniutmcr,