The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1847-03-12

Der; Jefferson one member Jersey
one member; 10 Daviess three mem
berS ; Johnson one member; Kane
three members; Kendall one mem
Der; Knox two members; Lai;e two
members LaSal.e two members
LawI,Hce one member; Lee one
member; Livingston and Mclean
together, one member; Logan one
member Mclean one memoer
Mason one member; Macoupin two
members; McDonough one mem
her; McDonough and Warren to-
gether, one member; McIIenry two
members; MclIenry and Boone to-
gether, one member; Madison -four
members; Marshall and Star!; to-
gether, one member; Marion one
member; Perry, Washington and
Clinton together, one member; Mar
quette one member; Macon and Pr
att together, one member; Ma5sac
one member; MeEard one member ;
Mercer one meinber; Montgomery
one member; Montgomery and Bond
together, one member; Moultrie
and Shelby together, one member ;
Morgan four members; Monroe two
members; Oglc one member; Peo-
ria two members; and Peoria and
Fulton together, one member; Per-
~ one member; Pike four mem
bers Pope one member; Putnam
one member; Randolph two menu
bers; Richland one member; Rock
Island one member; Sangamon four
members; Scott two members /:
Schuyler one member; Shelby one
member; st. Clair four members /:
Stephenson two members; Tazc-
well tive members ; Union one mem
Der; Nermilion two members Wa
bash one member; Warren one
member; Washington one member
Wayne one mcmber; jefferson, Ma
rion and Hamilton together. two
members White two members ;
WhiteSide one member; WooLford
one member; Winnebago two mem
bcrs; Williamson one member; and
Williamson, Franklin and jackson
together, one member; and VIII two
members.
SEC. 4. The several Judges of
election shall return the votes given
at said election, and the returns shall
be canyassed in the same manner,
as is now provided by law for the
return of votes and tie canvaSsing
thereof, IT, elections for members oi
the General Assembly; and ccr,ifi-
Gates Of election shall be given TO
the persons entitled thereto, By the
same officer and in the same manner
as members Of the General Assem-
bly, now receive the same; and in
case Of contested elections to the
Convention, the contending candi-
dates shall pursue the same course,
and be governed by the same rules
as are now prescribed by law in con-
tested elections to the Legislature
of this State.
SEC. 5. The members chosen shall
meet in Convention at tie Capitol
in the city of Springfield, on the first
Monday in June, in the year Of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred
and forty-seven. They shall be tie
judges Of their own privileges and
elections, and the members thereof
shall have the same privileges to
which members of the General AS
sembly are entitled: and shall, by
ballot, elect one of their number
President, and may appoint one or
more Secretaries, Printer, and
such Doorkeepers and Messengers
as their convenience shall require {:
and such members of the Conven-
ton shall be entitled to the same
mileage for travel, and the members
and Secretaries the same per diem
allowance, as is now paid to men,
bers of the Legislature; and the
Printer, Doorkecpers, and Messcn-
gers shall receive the same com
pcnsation as the same officers re-
cciye from the present General As
sembIy. The amount due each per-
son shall be certified by the Presi-
dent of the Convention to The Audi
tor Of Public Accounts, who shall
issue warrants upon the Treasurer
Of the State, and the same shall be
paid by the Treasurer in the same
manner as'othcr warrants are paid.
1t shall be the duty of the Secretary
of State TO attend said Convention
at the opening thereof, and he and
all public officers shall furnish such
Convention with all such papers,
statements, books, or other public
documents in their possession, as
the said Convention shall order OF
require; and it shall be the duty OF
the Secretary Of State to furnish the
members with all such stationary as
is usual for the Legislature while in
session.
SEC. G. The proceedings Of said