Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-03-26
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Thc IIlinois Constiiutlonal Cenvon.
tlOms-A Constitution Adopted.
In this Convention, sitting at Springfield, the
following proceedings took place on Saturday,
the 22d inst.:
Mr.. Touner, from the committee on Revision
aud Adjustment. reported that the different arii-
oIes had been enrolled on parchment, and asked
that they be adopted as the Constitution Of the
State Of Illinois. Ntte W
The Constitution was then read, occupying
two hours and Eve minutes in The reading.
The question was then taken, "shall the re-
Dor. OF the committee be adopted as the Consti-
tuition Of the State Of Illinois'" which was
adopted by the following vote:
Yeas--Msssrs. Alexander, Allen Of Jersey,
Allen Of Williamson, Armstrong, Brooks, Buck
m aster. Burr, Dement,, Duff, Fades, Edwards,
Ficklin, Fuller, Glenn, Crab IN, Hanna, Lieth,
Manning, McNeely, Merrill, Morton, Parker,
Purple, Reilly, Richmond, Ross, Smith Of San
CANON, Solomon, Starne, Stevenson, Stone,
Touner, Thompson, Thornton, Wall, Walters,
Weber, Wentworth, Wilson, Woodson, Young
and Presiden,-49.
Nays--Messrs. Terry, Lawrence, Pleasant
UnderWood-4
Absent-Messrs Anthony, Austin. Bartley'
Burns, Childs, Finney, French, Gale, Goodspsed
jackson, Joslyn, Koephi, Morgan, Muhlke' Mar
ramore, Newcomer, Orme, O'Melveny, fad,
dock, Sheldon, Simpson, Singleton, smith OF
Carroll, Ssnson, TempletOD, Tory, Vandevet'
Weigley-29.
The President then signed the Constitution
and then each delegate, IS his name was called
came forward and sigped the came instrumens
with the exception of Messrs. Terry, Lawrence
Pleasant and Understood.
The enrolled copy of the Constitution wsI
then placed in the hands Of the Secretary o.
State by the President of the Convention.
Tho Convention then adjourned to Monds!
morning, the 24sh inst.
The Constitution thus adopted by the Con
vention, provides that 1t shAll be submitted Il
the people of Illinois for their adoption or re
lection, at an election to be held on the Tues
day next after the third Monday in June next
and that there shall be submitted at the sam'
time, for adoption or rejection, the sepsrAt'
sections in relation to colored persons; also thu
article in relation to banks and currency; ant
also the apportionment into dietrictS Of the va
rious counties of the State for the election o
members of Congress.
The article referred to, in relation to colore'
persons, is tho XVIITth in the Constitution, ant
consists of three sections, which read as fol
lows:
SECTION l. No negro or mulatto shall migrate
TO or settle ia this State, after the adoption o
this Constitution.
SEc. 2. No negro or mulatto shall have
the right Of suffrage, or hold any Office in
this State.
SEo. 3 The General Assembly shall pass all
laws necessary to carry into effect the provisions
of this article.
The article 10 relation to 'BAnks and Cur
rency" is the XVIIth, and consists of six Sec
tious. In general terms, We may state that ii
prohibits the creation of any banking corpora
tion or association; it denies to the General AS.
sembly power to pass any law reviving, enlarg-
ing, extending or renewing the charter of any
existing bank or banking corporation; i: pro-
hibits the circulation within the State Of any
bank note, check or draft as money of less de-
nomination than ten dollars, and after the year
1864, of less denomination than twenty dol
lars, and after the year 1866, no such bank note,
check or draft Of any denomination whatever
shall circulate as money. ''' '-''-