The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1847-09-10

renee, Crawfnrd. Jasper, Eflinghlm, Fay
elite, Bond, Madison, Jersey and Cal.
houn.
/ The second grand division shall consist
( of The counies Of Edgar. Coles. Moullrle,
Shelby. Montgomery. Macnupln, Green,
Pike, Adams, llighlant, lI,ncock. Me
/ Donough, SCHUYLER, Brown, Fulton. Ma
, son. Cass. Morgan, Scott. Sansamnn.
Christian, Macon, Pmi,. Champaign, Yer
million, DcWiu. Logan, Mrnard, Cumbcr,
land ard Cark
The tIIrd grand division shall consist ol
The couulic, "l Henderson. Warren, kunx.
/ Peoria, Tax,wrll. W"odiurd. Mel. gan. Liv-
Ing>tou, lroquols, VIII, Gundy, Kendall,
i.lS5llc, Putnam, Marshall, Stark. Bnrcau.
Henry, Mercer, Rock Island. WhiIesidr.
lee, Carroll. 10 Dawes, Stephenson, VIM
nehago, ode, Dekalb, Boone. Kane, Me-
Henry, Lake, Cook and Du Page.
See. 3. The terms of the supreme
court iur the first division shall he held at
Mount Nernon, III Jefferson county for
the second division a, Springfield, in San,
canon county; for the tlIrd division at o..
tawa, ia I.,salc county, until some other
place IN either division is fixed by law.
Sec, -. Appeals and wriis of error may
he taken from the circuit court ofduv Couu.
" IN the supreme court held IN the division
which includes such county. or. with the
consent of all the parties in the cause, 10
the supreme court in the mex! adjoining d.
> vision.
Sc. 81. Tie foregoing districts may, NJ
ter the taking Of each census by the state
bc altered, Il necessary, to cqRalize The
said districts in population; but such alrcr-
alton shall be made by adding to s~clr Dis
irict such adjacent county or counties as
will make sad district nearest equal in pop.
ulaiion; Provided, no such alteration shall
alice, the Office of any Judge then in office
ARTICLE VI.
oN ELtcrioNs AND TIM RIGHT OF sfrGAGE.
Sec. |. In all elections. every white male
citizen above the age Of twenty-One years.
having resided in the state one year next
preceding any election, shall be entitled to
vote at such election; aud every white male
lnhahiapi Of the age aforesaid, who may be
a resident of the state at the time of the
adoption of this constitution. shall have the
right of voting as aforesaid bu, no such
citizen or inhahiant shall be entitled to
vote, except IN the district OF county in
I which he shall actually reside at the time
nf such election.
See. ,. All votes shall be- given by bal
lot.
Sec. 3. Electors shall, in all cases. en-.
cepi treason, felony or breach OF the peace,
be privileged from arrest dnring ti.elr at
tendance at election, and III going 10 aud re-
turning from the same.
Srr. 1. No elecor shall he obliged to do
militia duty on the days of election, except
IN time of war or public danger.
Sec. ). No elector shall be deemed tn
have lost his residence in this state by rea.
son Of his absence on the business vi the
L States, or OF this state.
Sec. e. No soldier, seaman, or marine,
IN the army or navy of the United States.
shall be deemed a resident Of tins state, in
consequence of being stationed at any m!ll
-ry or naval place within the STATE.
See. I. No person shall be elected or ap-
pointed to any Office in Iii, state, civil or
military, who is not citizen of Tie United
Sales, and who shall not have resided in
Ibis state one year mex! bo!ure HE election
or appointment.
Sec. s. The General Assembly shall
have fall power 10 pass laws excluding from
ihc right Of sailiage persons convicted OF
infamous criueS.
Sec. .. The general elections shall be
held on the Tuesday next ancr the first
Monday Of November, LIynnIaIIy, until 9th
erwIse provided by law.
ARTICLE VII.
OF COUNTIES.
/ Srcliun. /. No new county shall he form
ed ur established by The General Assembly,
which Will reduce the county or the cOun-
ties. or either OF them, from wlIclI it shall
be taken, 10 less contents than four hundred
square miles; nor shall any county he iurn-
med of less contents; nor shaIl any line
thereof pass within less than ten miles OF
any couaIy seat Of the county or counties
proposed 10 he divided.
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have any part stricken tliererom, without
submitting the question to "A vote oi lie
people oi the county, nor unless a majority
ot an the legal voters of the county voting
the question shall vote for The same.
Sec. 3. All territory which has been or
may be stricken of, by legislative enact
menl from any organized county or coun-
ties ;oI the purpose OF forming a new coan-
~, and which shall remain unnrganlzej
after The period provided for such organ.
iAa,ion, shall be and remain part of the
county or counties from which II was orr
ginally taken, for all purposes oI county aud
state government, until otherwise provided
by law.
Sec. t. There shall bcno territory s,rick-
en- from any county unles majority Of the
voters living in such territory shall pc,i.