The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1847-03-12
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SECTION l. BE IL enacted by Tie
People u The state II WiRois, rep
resented an tie General AsSemJN,
That an election for members to the
Convention to revise, alter or amend
the Constitution Of the State of Hi
nois, shall be held on the third Mon
day Of April, in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and for
ty-seven. The several Judges Of
election in the several precincts of
each county in said State, shall, up
on the day above mentioned, open
the polls Of their respective pre-
cincts, in the manner now prcscrib-
ed by law for the election Of mem
bers Of the General Assembly, at the
same places at which the polls were
opened foy the election of the mem
bers Of the present General Assem-,
bly,, and shall receive the votes OF
all electors who are qualified by law
10 choose members of the General
Assembly. The electors shall be
entitled to vote for.aS many persons
rs shall be entitled to seat in said
Convention by the provisions Of this
act; which votes shall I've taken in
the same manner as is now prcscrib-
cd by law in elections for members
of the General Assembly.
SEC. ,. The Clerks of he Coun.
~ Commissioner Court shall give
the same notices, the County Com
missioners' Court shall have the
same power TO appoint Judges of
election, the Judges Of election shall
have the same power TO appoint
clerks Of election, as is now pre-
scribcd by law for giving Of notices,
appointment Of judges and clerks of
c election, in the election Of members
of the General Assembly. The
judges and clerks of election, before
entering upon the duties of their Of
fees, shall take the oath prescribed
by law for Judges and clerks of cleo
ton, and all vacancies in said Offices
shall be filed in the manner now
fixed by law for the filing of such
vacancies.
SEC. ,. The number Of members
in such Convention shall be one hun
drcd and sixty-two, TO be apportion-
cd amongst the several counties in
this State, and voted for by the
qualified electors Of such counties.
in the following manner, viz: The
county. Of Adams three members.
and Adams and Marquette together,
one member; Alexander and PulaS-
HI together, one member; Bond one
member; Boone one member; Brown
one member, and Brown and Schuy-
Ter together, two members Bureau
one member; Calhoun and jersey
together, one member; Carroll and
Ogle together, one member; Cass
one member; Champaign and YER
million together, one member; Chris
tan and Shelby together, one mem
Der; Clark two members; Clark,
Edgar and Coles together, one men,
Der; Clay one member; Clinton
one member; Coles two members
Cook five members F; Crawford one
~ember; Cumberland and Emng-
ham together, one member; DcKalh
one member; Dewitt one member
DuPage one member; DuPage and
Will together, one member: Edgar
two members ; Edwards and Wayne
together, one member; Fayctte two
members; Franklin one member
Fulton four members; Gallatin two
members; Greene three members
Grundy and LaSallc together, one
member; Hamilton one member
Hancock five members; Hardin ant
GaIlatin together, one member
henderson one member; Henry ant
Knox together, one member; Iro
quois and Will together, one mem
Der; Jackson one member; Jaspe
land Crawford together, ono mem