The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1862-05-31
ARTICLE VIII.
ELEcr1oNs-RIGEr OF SUFFRAGE.
This is AT VI, of the present constitu-
ton on the same subject unchanged

of the old constitution on the same subject
and we give it entire.
SECTION. /. The general assembly ma
pass general laws, uniform in operation
for the creation of corporations; but shal
not have power provided by law.
Sec. 2. The general assembly may, b.
general laws uniform in their operation
provide for amending, revising, renewing
extending and enlarging existing charters
but shall pass no special act for any sucl
purpose: Prorided, that the general assem-
bly, shall pass no law for the amendment
revival, extenticn or renewal of any banl
charter or Of the charter of any corpora
ton or association with any powers o
circulation or deposit, or other bankin;
powers in this State.
SEC 3. No person who has been, or ma.
be, In default as collector or holder O
moneys belonging to any municipal corpo
ration of this State, shall hold any office il
this State, oriin any such, corporation, unit
he shall have paid the full amount OF SAID
moneys and received his full discharge
therefor.
SEC 4. The rolling stock and all other
movable property belonging to any rail
road company or corporation i'll this State,
shall be considered personal property. and
shall be liable to execution and sale, in
the same monner as the personal property
of individuals, and the general assembly
shall pass no law exempting any such
property from execution and sale.
SEC. ). All acts if Incorporation hereto
fore passed, under which the corporators
shall not organize, and commence business
pursuant to the acts of incorporation, with
in one year after the adoption of this
constitution. shall be null and void.
SEC e. Every corporation organized or
doing business under the laws of authority
of this State within this State, shall have
a public place in this State for the transac-
ton of its business, and an agent or agents
duly authorized to transact the business of
the same at such place.
ARTICLE Y,
EDUCATION
There is no article on the subject of
Education" in the old Constitution, but
the following provisions are and have been
ta,o in this state for some years, except
that the state superintendent has been
elected quadriennially instead of bienni-
ally, as herein provided
SECTION l. The general assembly shall
encourage. by all suitable means, the pro-
motion of intellectual, scientific, moral
and agricultural Improvement
SEC. ,. The principal of all funds and
moneys arising from the sale of lands and
other property which have been or may
hereafter be granted, entrusted or donated
to this State, for educational purposes,
shall forever be held invioIate and the
income arising therefrom shall be applied
TO the support of common schools.
SEC. ) The general assembly shall pro
vide for n uniform, thorough and efficient
system of free schools throughout the
State
SEC. f. There shall be superintendent
of public instruction, who shall be elected
at the same time and in the same
manner as members of the general assem-
bly,, who shall hold his office for two years,
and until his successor shall be elected
and qualified; whose powers, duties and
compensation shall be prescribed by law
which compensation shall not be altered
during his term of Office, and he shall re-
ceiYe no other allowance whatever.
ARTICLE XI.
CoUNTIEs-TowSsHIP ORGANIZATION
This is an exact copy of Art VII. of
the old constitution, except that two sec
tons are added, one providing that coun-
ties under township organization can vote
themselves out of that system, and the
other that the pay Of supervisors shall be
fixed by the legislature. Both these adj
ditional sections are the lac now.
Art. XII. and Art. XII" Militia" and
d" Commerce are the same as Art VII
and Art. Y. Of the constitution.
ARTICLE XIV.
HOMESTEAD EXEMPTIoH
This article perpetuates by constitu-
tional provision the homestead system
as at present established by law.
ARTICLE XIV.
STATE INSTITUTIONS
Makes it the duty of the legislature to
foster and support our state institutions
at Jacksonville, duty which the legisla-
ture has hitherto pretty literally per-
formed without any constitutional admo-
milton on the subject
ARTICLE XVI
AMENDMENTS
Re-adopted Art XII Of the present
constitution.
ARTICLE XVII.
BANKS AND CURRENCY
We have heretofore given the substance
of this article, which is to be voted upon
separately, so that we shall not re-publish
it here We may do so, however, in our
next
1,RTICJE WIZ
NEGROES AND MULATToEs.
Re-adopts the presents constitution for
the exclusion of negroes and mulattoes
from the state. The article is also to be
voted on separately.
ARTICLE XIX.
CoNGREssIoSA Al APPoRrIoYNENr
This is also to be voted upon separately
1t differs from the apportionment made
by the last legislature in this, that it pro-
sides for eiectins fourteen representatives,
to which it seems we are entitled, whereas
the Legislative apportionment provides for
eiecting but thirteen The apportionment
is admitted, in partisan point of view,
to be fair.
ARTICLE Xxx
LEGISLATIVE ANNOUNCEMENT.
As The new constitution provides for an
additional number of senators and repre-
sentatIves, the legislative apportionment
Is OF coarse necessary part of it, and is
therefore not to be voted upon separately.
The republicans base their hostility to
the new instrument upon this apportion-
ment, which they maintain treats them
unfairly. If it is more unfair than the
apportionment they made at the last leg
islatuYe and which will ren.;, !, ro,.o