Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1861-01-29
The Convention Bin.

BE a enacted by the people ofHie STATE OF
ILLINOIS represented IN general asseuibly.
SEC That convention q al.er o-
amend the constitution of the State Of Hi
nois, II hereby called q mket at the STATE
house, in the city of Springfield. on the
first Tuesday ia January. ia the year ofour
Lord one thousaGd eight hundred and sly
/ ty two. Said convention shall c1rsi., N
seventy five members, who shall be cb,sep
IN the districts which are now entitled bv
law TO elect members Of the house Of rem
reseniatives of the present general ASSEM-
! bly,, and each representative district A. So,
stituted 10y law at the time cf the eI.-,;o,,
OF members of the present general assembly
shall be entitled 10 elect as many member
OF said convention rs il was entitled 70 elec,
to the house Of representatives OF the pres
ent general assembly; and said members
OF SAID convention shall be chosen in the
same manner at the places fixed for boldinr
general elections. and by the electors quail
ihed to vote for members Of the general
assembly IN the same districts that choose
the members Of the house of Representatives
OF the present general assembly.
s2 The election for members Of said
/ 'nv' n'ion shall he held O. the Tuesday ne,t
after the first Monday in November. in the
/ year of our Lord one thousand eight hund.
! req and sixty Que and said election shall
/ be conducted in conformity 20 the laws then
| IN force respecting the electi Of members
1 ct the house Of representatives Of the gen
/ eral assembly Of this state, including any
and all laws then in force providing for the
registry Of voters and for the prevention Of
I fraudulent and Illegal voting: and the
clerks or other officers whose duty it shall
men De :" give notices Of elections for mem.
bHrs OF the house Of representatives Of the
general assembly, shall give notices in the
same manner ot said election for members
OF said convention and the said election
shall be held at the places fixed FIR the
holding Of general elections. and shall ie
conducted by the same judges ard clerks
who conducted the general electiun fixedt.y
law, t. be held on said day for the election
Of county officers
20. The several judges Of election shall
return the votes given az said election. and
the returns shall he canvassed in the same
manner as shall then be provided by law
Tor tie canvass and return Of votes in
elections for members Of the general assem-
bly,. and certificates Of election shall be
given to persons entitled thereto by the
same officers and in the same manner as
members Of the general assembly shall at
that time be entitled 10 receive The same.
and IN case If contested elections 90 the
convention. the c1ntest;ng candidates shall
pnrsue the same course and he governed
by the same rules as shall then be provided
by law in contested elections for members
OF the general assembly nf this state.
4. The members chosen to said conyen.
ton shall meet in the hall If the house Of
REPRESENTATIVES in the capital at the city Of
Springfield at the time above designated
FOR the meeting If said convention. and be-
fore entering upon their duties as members
o! said convention, shall each take an oath
tn support the constitution o. the United
S,ates and ct this state, and to faithfully
discharge his duties as q member of said
convention. The said members shall be
the Judges OF their own privileges and cleo
ton, and shall be entitled e. the same uriy
ileges to which member. of the general
assembly are entitled. They shall elect
one o! :heir number president, and NAV
appoint one or more secretaries, and such
door keepers and messengers as their con-
yenIence shall require ; and such members
OF the convention and their secretaries and
dooIkeeuers shall he entitled to receive. as
COMPENSATION for their services, the sum Of
four dollars per dav, and the messengers
and subordinate officers shall receive such
compensation as the convention shall. by
resolution, direct The amount due each
person shall he certified by the presiden,
OF the convention 10 the auditor of public
accounts. who shall issue warrants upon
the treasurer Of the state, and the same
shall he paid by the treasurer In the same
manner as other warrants are paid. IL
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 pa
pers, statements, books or other public doc
uments IN their possession as the said con-
ventlnn shall order or require, and it shall
be the duty ut the secretary Of state TO
furnish the members with all such station
cry ms Is usual for the legislature whilst in
session, and to cause such printing to be
done as the convention shall from time 10
time require
IS The proceedings of said convention
shall be fled in the Office of the secretary
of state. and the amendments or alterations
to- the constitution agreed 20 by the said
convention shall be recurdei in his Office.
The said amendments revisions or altern-
tons shall he submitted bv the convention
to the people for their adoption or rpiec-
ton. at an election 10 be called by said cor.
ven'iTn; and every persnn entitled tn vote
by the constitution and laws in force at the
time liked for said election may vote IN the
question OF adopting or rejecting said alter
atnns or amendments but each voter shall
vote only in the election district in which
ne shall at that time reside and he entitled
tn vote and not elsewhere, and said ampud-
ments or alterations shall not take eff g,
unless adopted by a majority Of the legal
voters voting ~ spch election.
The amendments shall be so prepared
and distinguished by numbers or otherwise
that they can be voted upon separately and
they shall he 81 voted upon, unless the con-
vention shall be # opinion that Il is i'm
practicable to prepare them so that they
can he voted upon IN that manner, and #
the said convention shall by resolution de-
clare that IN It's judgment, said amendments
OF alterations cannot be prepared 80 a. t.
be voted upon separately, they shall be
voted upon separately, they shall be voted
upon together. In either case the cinven>
ton shall prescribe the form or manner of
voting. the publication Of the a.teratiousor
amendments, and the notices 10 lie given Of
the election. AT the election mentioned in
tins section, the judges Of election shall re-
ceIve the votes in the form to be prescribed
/ 10y the SAID convention, and ali the prnvis-
/ ions OF the laws OF this state then in force
IN relation Ia :he election Of officers at a
I general election, shall apply t. the voting
upon said amendments or alterations. so far
as tue same can be made applicable there
to; and the votes giving upon said altera>
/ tons or amendments shall he given and
canvassed, and all proceedings shall be had
4 in regard To them, as near a. practicable,
I IN the manner prescribed by the laws then
IN force in respect To votes given for Cow
ernUr. Ii shall be the duty Of the secretary
! oi state 10 lay before the general assembly
In joint meeting at its mex: session. the
! vote for ratifying or rejecting said eonsti-
tuition or any part thereof; and If ii shall
| appear that said general assembly in such
juint meeting that a majority Of all the