, 1862-03-20
ILLINOIS CONSTITUTIONAL CONTENTION,


TUESDAYS PROCEEDINGS.
srRmo7H1n, March Is, 1869.
Prayer By Rev. Dr.. Miner
SUBJECT oF VOLUNTEERS VOTING.
MI. Allen Of Williamson, Chairman Of the
Committee on Elections and Right OF suf-
fage, reported 1aVorahly TO the plan Of volun-
ton Of the Constitution, on tie election Of
President, members pf Congress- SC, but
asked the reference Of the whole subject to
the Committee On Schedule, for the reason that
the Committee have been unable to hit or
agree upon plan by which the object could
be accomplished.
The report Was so referred.
Mr. Richmond, Chairman Of the Committee
on Schedule, stated that they had been unable
to decide upon q plan, and asked the attention
Of the cousention to the subject, 60 that
some plan might be decidedupop.
sup1c1AL CIRCUITS.
Mr. Thornton moved that the following be
added to the Judicial Circuit article: "Untn
otherwise provided by the General Assembly,
tie following shall constitute the several Ju-
dicia1 Circuits Of the State Adopted.
On motion Of Mr. Terry further correction
was made by striking the county Of Vermillion
from the Eighth Circuit, and adding the same
TO the Ninth, and striking the county Of Ma
coz from the Seventh and adding the same to
the Eighth District.
Tic Convention then took up the report Of
the Committee Of Revision and Adjustment,
and the question under discussion was on re-
committing section :24;of the Judiciary ARTICLE
for amendment.
After lengthy discussion, and some dozen
calls Of the yeas and nays, section n Was re-
committed to the Committee on Revision,
ferring civil Jurisdiction Of three hundred
dollars upon county courts, but allowing the
General assembly to confer any Jurisdiction.
oCSTT ATToRSEfs-THE1R GREAT EXPENSE.
While the Convention proceeded with the
|. Judiciary Article, Cen Singleton moved to
strike out SO much Of section y; Us creates
the office Of County Attorney. He said that
tnonty NaH Tie sehoe judiciary system Of the old
Constitution! The motion was lost.
| The article was then ordered to be enrolled:
| yeas "A, nays7.
STATE INSTITUTIONS ARTICLE.
| Mr.. McNeely, from that Committee, re-
ported IN article upon the subject. The artf-
! Gle provides that institutions for the educa-
t tion Of the deaf and dumb and blind, and also
| for the treatment Of the insane, shall always
be supported by the State, and be- regulated
By the General Assembly. The Trustees Of
State Institutions are to be appointed By the
| Governor, by and with the advice Of the Sen
ate; the question On nominations to he taken
!
cancies that maT occur. Until the next session
| Of the General Assembly, and until Success
or to his appointee shall be confirmed and
qualified.
| COUNTIES ARTICLE.
The Counties Article was again taken mp,
and very acrimonious debate Ensued upon it,
pending which the Convention adjourned
| AFTERNOON.
COUNTIES ARTICLE AGA1N-ADoPTED, RECON
s1DEnED AND REJECTED.
This Article again came up aud the debate
was resumed. Finally it was adopted in the
following form:
SECTION l., No new county ehaEl be formed O.
established By the General Assembly which viii
from which it tha1l be taken, to less than foul
hundred square rifles; nor ehall any county bt
formed OF less contents; nor shall any line rhereo
Of the county or counties proposed to be divided
sEc;& Eo county shal! be divided into twt
M tna 81 PM the question n3 to
Il majority Of I'LL the legal voters Of the wholt
county voting on the question shall vote for tht
same.
SEC. 8. All territory which has been or may b.
stricken off by Legislative enactment from any OF
:, eanized county or counties, for the purpose 0
organized after The period provided for such orga
nlzation, shal be and fematn part Of the count.
q counties from which it vas originally taken
I
until otherwise provided BY law:
SEC No part ofany county Of this State shall b
stricken thetefrona and attached 70 another conn
~, or fur the purpose Of erecting in whole il
purt new county, without submitting the ques
lion to 4 vote Of the people Of the whole count
jorty Of all the legal voters Of The county sotln
: on the question shall vote for the came.
Sec {. There shall be no territory stricken froE
! living in such territory shall petition for such d
4 vision; and no territory stall be added to an
e county without the consent Of majority of th
voters Of the county to which it is proposed to
sec: SEC. 6. The Board Of Supervisors in any count
ton fo@ e tie Iesai rotcrz of the eoa1
ty, shall hare exclusive authority to provide #
c locating. removing and relocating county seat
o relocated until the question shall have been en
/, nitted 10 the people at general election. and
majority OF the rotes giFen in taEor OF such 1oe
I tio1.. removal relocation: and In the order sn
mitting the question TO the people, the place
U which it is proposed to move the county seat sha
been taken for the first lime after the adoption
l., this Constitution, then the same question sl1a
5. not be again submitted to the people, more th<
/ Sec. Z. The General Assembly shall pass &c
Il eral Law providing for the Relocating Of coun
p seats in counties MT having township organiz
a. removed until the point TO which Il Is proposed
L. be removed shall be fixed By law. and majori
Of the legal yotera ot tho e1untE ei1:l bare vot
n
~ vided. further that no county seat shall be !
0, moved. unless the point to which it is propoa
"a to be removed, shall be greater distance tn
Ie Sec. 5. If any new county shall hereafter
Id formed Ont Of the territory OF one or more cxi
ing counties. the Inhabitants Of such new counti
= shall be required by law to pay their propoEtf0
10 according 10 taxation, ct ali the county debts
e III M
cd Of the territory OF one county sh1l be annexed
e, another unorsanized county, the inhabitantss,
Sas h zspg II e
~ ~ from which such territory shall be taken.
h. Mr. Allen Of Williamson, moved subs
an tutc to the above article, namely tho artit
m On counties in the present Constitution.
made very sensible speech, pointing out
After some debate, the substitute Of !
" Alien was adopted by ayes SO, noes a5, a
- finally the Convention adopted the report
the Committee by ayes &c, noes II.
Then followed resolution to reconsid
e. which was laid on The table and thus the gu
IN ton was finally disposed Of.
VI The passage of the five first sections Of I
old Article, in connection with section in
Legislative Article, which prevents the Leg
"A laturc from passing special laws on the 81
tn ject Of counties, made it necessary for
rs Allen to introduce an amendment to the S
81 tion in the legislative Article, to obyiate
~ contradiction. The amendment was adopt
l,c and thus the article OF counties, on which
RI. ! most utter ana acrimonious debateS
'is taken place, was finally disposed Of
ut cooK COUNTY PRECINCTS.
OF Afr. Fuller introduced an additional sect
Pr tothc Arportionmebt Article creating twen
af- four new election precincts in the city
., Chicago, which was ordered to be printed.
OIL Will be incorporated in the Apportionm
'de Article, l hear, without doubt. :
u VI AN ORDINANCE PROPOSED FOR CHICAGO
in Mr.. Wentworth presented m 'ordina
ar providing that at the next municipal elect
in the citizens Of Chicago shall vote s'for"
hat "aga;nst'' the people Of Chicago IL elect
vi their owu officers" II majority be in "a
tly of the people Of Chicago electing their o
rcd officers, then the laws in regard to the Po
IRE Commissioners, the Board Of Claims and
Inv Gus: odian are hereby repealed, and those
W ces instantly vacated.
ne 1t was laid on the table ard ordered print
Isl. ANOTHER ORDINANCE.
60 Mr.. Barley Of Gallatin sent up another
OF dinance declaring null and void all ordinar
'te, heretofore passed.
80 TIE CONGRESSIONAL APPDRT10STAENT
,ar- The Republicans generally about, and som
hey the Douglas Democrats " i'll refuse to have
ap' thing to say the Congressional Airport
ment- Nor Wlll they promise to support
and Constitution Tho Union Democrats, n
the ssy, hare really more pluck and backb
edi- than some Of our Republicans, who have b
ave making petty political and personal tt:
the t with the Democrats, and by this means
IL ! committed themselves to the Lecomptou
zely of this Constitution. But the people will
ST. care Of them.