Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1847-09-07

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Joufnme1t OF the next regular session, the
aggregate amount of which shall not be
increased without vote of two. thirds of
each house, nor exceed the amount of
revenue authorised by law to be raised in
such time; Provided, the state may. to
meet casual deficits of failures in reve.
uues, contract debts never to exceed in
the aggregate Fifty thousand dollars; and
the moneys thus borrowed shall be applied
to the purpose for which they were obtain
ed, or to re pay the debt thus made, and
to no other purpose; and no other debt,
except for the purpose of repeiling inva.
sion, suppressing Instruction, or defend
the in war, (lor payment of which the
faith ofthe state shall be pledged,) shall
De contracted, unless the law authorizing
/ the same shall, at general election have
been submitted TO the people, and have
received majority OF all the votes cast
Tor members OF the general assembly at
such election. The general assembly
shall provide for the publication of said
law for three months at least before the
vote oil The people upon the same; and
provision shall be made, at the time, for
the payment of the interest annually,as it
shall accrue, by tax levied for the pur
pose, or from other sources of revenue:
which law providing for the payment of
such interest by such tax shall be irrepeal.
able until such debt be paid; And prori.
ded further, that the law levying the tax
shall be submitted TO the people with the
law authorizing the debt to be contracted.
Sec. 80. The credit of the state shall
not, in any manner, be given to, or in aid
OF, any individual, association, or corpor.
alton.
, SEC. 80. The general assembly shall
provide by law, that the fuel and station.
airy furnished for the use of the state, the
copying, printing, binding, aud distribu.
: ting the laws and journals, and all other
printing ordered by the general assembly,
shall be let. by contract, to the lowest
responsible bidder; and no member ofthe
general assembly, or other officer of the
state, shall be interested, either directly
or indirectly, in any such contract; Pro.
rided, That the general assembly may fix
4 maximum price.
Sec. 40 Until there shall be new
d apportionment of senators and represen.
S tatires, the state shall be divided into
D senatorial and representatives districts.
}. and the senators and representatives shall
e be apportioned among the several districts
as follows, viz:
SENATORIAL DISTRICTS.
L The counties of Alexander, Union
Pulaski, Johnson, Massac, Pope, and Har
: din shall constitute the first senatorial dis
5 trict, and shall be entitled to one senator
l 2. The counties of Gallatin, Saline
J Williamson, Franklin, and White shall
: constitute the second senatorial district
= and be entitled to one senator
l. 3. The counties of Jefferson, Marion
Wayne, and Hamilton shall constitute the
third senatorial district, and be entitled t.
one senator,
J 4. The counties Of Washington, Perry
. Randolph, land Jackson shall constitute the
: fourth senatorial district, and be entitled t.
j. one senator.
/ 5. The counties of ST. Clair and Mon
roe shall constitute the fifth senatorial dis
- trict, and be entitled to one senator.
: 6. The counties of Madison and Clinton
a shall constitute the sixth senatorial district
Il and be entitled to one senator.
r Z. The counties of Christian, Shelby
q Montgomery, Bond, and Fayette shall con
II stitute the seventh senatorial district, AM
be entitled to one senator.
8. The counties of Efinghan, Jasper
u Clay, Richland, Lawrence, Edwards, AM
Q Wabash shall constitute the eight senate
e rial district, and be entitled to one senator
d 9. The counties of Edgar, Clark, AM
;, Crawford shall constitute the ninth senate
Il rial district, and be entitled to one senator
:, 10. The counties Of Verlnilion, Cham
y paign, Pratt Moultrie, Coles, and Cumber
II land shall constitute the tenth senatorial
;, district, and be entitled to one senator.
II IL. The counties of Tazewell, Mclean
} Logan, De Witt and Macon shall consti
u tute the eleventh senatorial district, and b.
q entitled to one senator.
L IL. The counties of Sangamon, Men
ard, and Mason shall constitute the twelftl
II senatorial district, and be entitled to on,
!; senator.
l. 13. The counties of Macoupin, Jersey
g Greene, and Calhoun shall constitute tn
"a thirteenth senatorial district, and be emit
tied to one senator.
II ii. The counties of Morgan, Scott. an
y Cass shall constitute the fourteenth sena
q torial district, and be entitled to one sena
II tor.
d Is. The counties of Adams and Pix
l. shall constitute the fifteenth senatorial dis
trict, and be entitled to one senator.
II l6. The counties Of McDonougt
or Schuyler, Brown, and Highland shall cor
re stitute the sixteenth senatorial district, an
sr be entitled TO one senator.
I'd II. The counties of HANCOCK and NJ,