The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1862-06-03
ARTICLE XVII
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sANRs AND ruEELNcY.


any association or corporation, with powers Of
circulation or deposit or any other banking pow.
or. .haN hereafter See created in this state. This
section shall take effect and Hv IN force immrdl-
aclv. as portion of the constitutional Of this state,
and the same shall be- aad remain in force a. such,
unless rejected by the people, upon the vote here
after to be taken for Ur against the adoption OF the
same. A. provided in this constitution.
= The general assembly shall have no power
to pa-- any luw whereby the charter Of any Of the
existing banks, banking corporations or amy a.
ISOLATION or any corporation with any banking
powers in this state, shah BE- revived, enlarged,
extended or renewed, or whereby any Of -lid
banks. banking corporations. association or bank
ius powers, shall acquire auy rights or privileges
which they do not now po-,r-- under the cuusti.
tuition Of this state, and the Laws passed III pur-
-uuucc thereof.
g. No bank hill, yhcch draft, note or other
written or printed instrument. Of /, less druomua.
ton than ten dollars, for the payment Of money
or other valuable thing, intended 10 circulate a.
money or currency issued by CT drawn ON any
bank, banking corporation. or any association ol
corporation with banking powers, within or with
out thi. state, shah br uttered or passed within
this state /: and after the year Of our Lord on,
thousand eight hundred ANA si&ty-lour, 10 suci
bill, check, draft note, written or printed iU-rr-
mput Of less denomination than twenty dollar
shah be- uttered or passed in this state: and attc
the wear OF our Lord one thousand eight hundr",
and slxty.>ix, no such bank bill, check draft
note written or printed instrument Of any kind
character or denomination Whatever, shall bc ut
tered or passed in this state
l. The general assembly Of this state shall, at
its first session after the adoption of Til, consti
tuition, pass a law imposing such fines, forfeiture.
and penalties for violations Of section three OF tbl
article as it may deem best calculated to cnlorc,
the same.
D. The auditor i, hereby prohibited from re-
cciyiug from any bank, person or association o
persons formed, or that may hereafter be formed
under the provisions Of the act Of the general ~,
sembly of this state entitled AN act to establish
a general system Of banking passed Fcbruar,
fifteenth. in the year of our Lord one Thousand
eight hundred and htty-onc, or any act amcndato
ry thereof any stock or bonds for the purpose o
issuing therefor bank bills or notes intended t.
circulate as money OF currency This section
shall take effect and be in force immediately as III
Amendment to the constitution Of this state ant
the same shall be and remain in force as such uu
less rejected by the people, upon the vote hcrcaf
ter to be taken Tor or against the adoption OF the
til" same, as provided in this constitution.
g. No corporation with powers OF banking by
dcbtcdness, receiving deposits buving and selling
gold and silver bullion, foreign coins and bills o,
exchange, iommg money on real or personal Sc
curItv, with any OF said powers, or any mower.
incidental thereto, shalI hereafter be created @,
formed in this state
T. No act OF the general assembly shall eve,
be passed rcviying or renewing any a..pri,,io,
OF corporation heretofore incorporated. possess
ing or assuming the banking powers, OF any Il
them, specified in section sly of this article O
extending the time of the existence Of any sue
association or corporation beyond the time hXo
by the acts incorporatingor chartering such asst
citation OF corporation,
Now, let all our people read the above and d
eide for themselves whether they like it or no
II they like il, and want it to become part
the constitution Of this state they must use ba
lot having on il the words For article prohi
iting banks lfthey don't like it, they must u:
ballot having on it the words: " Against artcI
prohibiting banks Thisis matter entirely SCI
arate and distinct from the main body of the col
stituton. A majority of the poope of Illinoi
may vote For new constitution and "Agains
article prohibiting banks In that case the ne'
constitution will be adopted and the bank articl
will not be portion oft Or a majority Of Il
people of the state may vote Against new col
stitution," and "For article prohibiting banks
In that case the present constitution would !
retained, and the bank article would be added
it. And just so about the negro article, or Il
congressional apportionment article,
The following is the article in relation to Il
groe5
ARTICLE XVIII
NEGROES AND NULATToEs.
SrcTloS !. No negro or mulattoe shall mgra