The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1848-04-20
ILLINOIS CONSTITUTION.

ILLINOIS GUNS IL u lON.
The following are the mos, important
features ia the Constitution Of Illinois. sub.
United recently to tho voters Of iba: State
and approved by SO large a minority
Tie General Assembly is 70 consist Dim
Senate i. twenty-five members, and a
House uf Representatives OF seventy five
members, until the reputation Of the State
shall reach ni!lion, after which the mum.
Der may lie increased by the addition oil
five members 10 the House, aud iiec more
iur every addition Of 100000 inhabitants
thereafter, until the whole number is 100.
The Senators arc elected for four ears, the
term Of ohe-half expiring every two years.
The Representatives. are to be elected Tor
two years. The Legislature to meet once
in two wears.
4 Senator must be 30 wears old, n ciii-
zen oil the United States, five years mn IN
habitant of the State, and n resident one
year in his district next before his election.
a Representative must he % years old,
citizen Of the United StEtcs. three years
an inhahi,an, Of tho State, and n resident
III the district one Year next before lis cleo.
ton.
No person elected 10 the Gencral Assem-
bis, il eligible 10 receive amy civi, appoint
mcnt I'm the State, or 10 the Senate oi the
United States, from the governor, governor
and Senate, or tho Genel al Assembly, du.
ring the term for which b. shall have been
elected, and the votes given for such are
made void. No member Of either houss,
10 he directly or indirectly interested in
any contract with the State or county, nu-
thorized by law during the time for which
they shall have been elected, or within one
year thereafter.
Senatorial and Representative districts
are required to be composed Of contiguous
territory bounded by county lines, and
where n district comprises moro than one
county, the Representatives shall be elect
Cd by tho votes ofth Whole districts. Cit
les and towns containing the requisite pop
ulaiion lnay be erected into separate dis
iric,s The Senatorial districts must be
single.
Tho pay of members, to DO two dollars
+: day for the first ~ DAYS of session, and
one dollar day for the residue Of tho
time, v iii 10 cents mile travel, aud no
taeee.
Tie General Assembly shall not grant
divorces, bu, may authorize the Courts TO
grant them.
Taxes shall be levied TO pay the interest,
on tie debt of the State, which shall be ir-
repealalie until the debt is paid.
The Governor is elected for four years.
| lie must he 3, wears old, have been ci,-
zen ot the United States IL years, and 10
scnrs u resident Of the State. lie is ineli-
giblo moro than four years in eight. lie
ina.l reside IA the sent Of Government.
lis salar. i $500 q year.
Tie Auditor and Treasurer Rrccleciei
IL the voters of the Sintc, the first for four
sears and the second for two.
Tho Judiciary consists OF Supreme
Court, and inferior tribunals-.he Judges
to he elected by the people. Tho Supreme
Cour. consists Of three Judges, TO be elected
By General ticket for nine years, one to go
GU. every three years, the Judge having the
longest term 10 bo the first Chief Justice,
ana after TINT the Oldest i'm commission
They may he removed for causes not i'm
ae.eI.ale, BIZ vote Of twothir9s Of the
nemhers elected 10 each branch of the
General Assembly. The State is divided
into three districts nnd the Legislature may
provide lDr the election Of one Of the Judges
in each. The Clerks and District Attor-
revs afc 10 10 elected b. the people Ia each
district.
A easitntioa tax Of not over 4 dollar nor
unieT - cents may be levied on FREQ white
taales above - Provisions must be lnaac
~ 1t.s - tnNes equally upon the proper
= # individuals and corporations.
NJ State Bank shali lie established, mr.
shall the State hold stock Or he in any wa,
iab!o iof ans Banking Company to lie cren-
ted. No Bank charter to he valid until
submitted TO tho vote OF the people, and
sanctioned.
The printing presses shall be free TO cS-
anime the acts Of any officer Of govern
ment, and when the matter published is
proper for public information, tho truth
may given in evidence, in justification, and
in nll indictments for libel the jury may
determine the law and fact under the d.
reciion Of the Court.
Any person who shall fight a duel, or
send or accept challenge for that purpose,
shnll be deprived Of the right 20 hold any
Office Of honor or profit in The State, and
may be ponshed otherwise, as tho lcgisla-
ture may by law prescribe.
An exchange paper says TINT any one
who looks Ut Horace Greely's boots and