, 1862-04-25

Of the supreme court shall be tried BY the
senate ard Of judges Of the circuit courts, By
the suprtInc court; and the general assembly
shall prescribe the manner Of proceeding
therein.
SEC: 1o. A county attorney shall be elected
In each county OF this State at the time that
circuit Judges are elected, as provided in this
constitution, and the returns Of the election
shall be made and canvassed as is now pro-
snsed by law in the election Of clerks OF the
circuit court.
SEC. Il. AT tho first election fixed By this
constitution for election Of judges, there sila1l
be elected il Cook county probate judge and
probate clerk, aud three clerks Of the circuit
court OF Cook county. The present clerk Of
said circuit court shall be chief clerk thereof,
and be and one Of the three clerks whose elcc-
ton Is authorized rs above, shall vacate their
o1cc in two years, and the other two of said
three new clerks in four years, to be deter
mined, as between said three new clerks. by
lot.
SEC. Is. Tic superior and recorders courts
Of Chicago, and other inferior courts Of local
Jurisdiction, shall remain with their present
powers and Jurisdiction, and the judges and
clt.rks thereof shalt remain in Office up to ind
until the last day Of December, 4. D. 1867, and
no longer, and no suit shall be commenced or
Indictment found in either of said courts after
said day; and all business in either off said courts
continuance is aforesaid, shall be transferred
to the circuit court Of the county in which
such specified and Inferior courts may exist,
and all Jurisdiction Of all suits and proceed
ings then pending in said superior and 1ccor-
der's courts, and said other inferior courts,
shall become vested in said circuit courts, and
be finally adjudicatcd therein, together with
all snits and proceedings at that time pending
in said last mentioned courts.
SEE. 10. In all counties having population
Of over thirty thousand, there shall be
elected, at the first election fixed by this COZ
stitution for the election Of judges, recorder
Of deeds and conveyauccs; said election to be
conducted in accordance with the Law now in
force respecting other county officers
Sec. 90 Nothing in this constitution shall
prevent the general. assembly from passing
such laws in relation to the apprenticeship Of
minors, during their minority, Is may be
necessary and proper.
SEC. II. The general assembly shall pa5s all
laws necessary to carry into effect the provis-
ions Of this constitution.
SEC. ~. The first election for the clerks of
the supreme courts Of the Peoria and QttaWA
districts, shall be held On the Tuesday afte,
the first Monday Of November, 4. D. 1862,
j and the second election for said clerks, and
the first election under this constitution for
clerks Of the supreme court Of the three
grand divisions Of this State shall BE- held on
the Tuesday after the first Monday Of No.
yember, A D. 1868, and every SIX years there
after.
SEC. @. The present clerks Of the supreme
and circuit courts, and tue different county
and township officers, shall continue in Office
t until their present terms expire.
SEC. "a. The circuit clerks Of the different
i counties, having population under thirty-flye
Thousand, shall continue to be recorders. c1
! oJicio, for their respective counties, under
! this Constitution, until otherwise provided by
:; law.
| SEC. 25. That Immediately after the adop-
| ton of this constitution ali business, suits
i and causes pendiEg in any Of the county
courts, except probate business, aud suits and
/ causes relating 10 tic settlement Of estaucs,
! shall be transferred to aud be pending in the
! circuit courts Of the respective coan1les Tex
c,pt suits pending in the several courts Of the
| county Of Cook, and the same shall! be prose-
| cutcd to final judgment in said courts
SEC. s6- Tue present judges Of the circuit
ttuits in this State shall seyeTaliy hold tiltil
/ Offices until the first Monday Of February, A.
/ D. 1868, and shall continue to perform tue du,
/ ties required Of them By law to that time, and
! until their successors shall have been elected
| aud qualified under this constitution, aud that
the terms Of Office Of the circuit Judges, elected
i under this constitution, shall commence on The
said trst Monday Of February, A. D. 1868.
| Sec. 81. The ihity-iirst section Of article
four, Of this constitution, is not Intended to
prohibit the general assembly from making
! appropriations for the completion OF the pen.
ittntiary at Joliet, under contracts already
made with the State, in pursuance Of law, 70,
that purpose.
SEC IS For the purpose Of affordine ar
opportunity to the Illinois volunteer soldiers
| nov in the service Of the United States, and
beyond the limits Of this State, or within tllc
limits Of this State, to vote on the adoption
Of this constitution, and for or against The
articles submitted separately, it is ,hcrcb,
made the duty Of the president OF this con
Tention to appoint three commissioners
whose duty it shall be to proceed within
twenty days after tic adjournment Of thl.
convention, to visit the various camps, bar
racks, hospitals and localities Of the volua
tecrs from tbis State in the service of ths
United States, and hey ond the limits Of thi.
State, or in this State, for the purpose o
receiving the votes Of said volunteers for O
against this constitution.
SEC. %. Said commissioners ahall cause t,
be prepared suitable poli-books, upon ono col
umu Of which shall be recorded the NAME Q
the voter, smother column upon which shal
! he recorded the nu{nber Of the regiment d
which said voter is member, another column
upon which shall be recorded the letter Q
nalue Of the company Of which said voter IS
member, and another column upon whc
sh2ll be recorded tho vote Of said voter for 0
against the adoption Of this Constitution, an,
III like manner other columns for the vote
upon the separate articles to be voted upon.
SIC. so. Said commissioners, after the.
! shall have received all the qualified vote
offered ut tie first camp, barracks, hospital o
locality, shall forthwith proceed to the mex
nearest camp, barracks, hospital or locality O
Illinois volunteers in the service Of til
United States, and beyond the limits Of thi:
! State, having first scaled up the poll-book
thus used, and shall there, as in the frs
i instance, proceed in ali respects to take th
votes Of said volunteers for or against th
adoption Of this constitutions; and shall Pre-
coed in the same manner from one camp
barracks. hospital OF locality to another Q
said volunteers, until they shall have yisite
ho1racks. hospital or locality of 1ll1noi
volunteers in fhc service Of the United State
and beyond the limits Of this State.
Sec. II. Every male inhahitant Of this Stat
. entitled to vote By the Laws Of this State, CT
rolled in the volunteer service Of the Unite
States or Of this State, above the age {
twenty one years, shall be entitled to vote fc
!, OF against the adoption Of this constitution
but no such volunteer shall vote more tha
once, nor at any, other place than the cam
where his regiment-or,i detached, his con
panE--are encam1ed at the time Of holdin
such election.
SEC. - When the the polls arc closed tt
said commissioners shall immediately proccc
tc canyass the votes, rs is required by til
cit c;iun laws Of this State, and make and sui
= scribe duplicate copies Of the returns Of tt
I; election ene Of which shalt be kept by one
the judges. and the other shall be forTarde'
, in some safe and coqytnicnt way, to the pre-
T. idcnt Of the convention, Hon. Vim. A Hacke
5 and to the secretary Of state, to be canvassc
= in the SAINT manner as the votes from the di
= fs-rent counties Of this State.
> SEC. IS. 1t shall be the duty Of tue board
supervisors of Cook county at least thir
u DAY S hcfore the next election for members
: the general assembly, to establish suitah
number of election precincts in the city
T Chicago, and to fix upon 1t least one PLACE
:, each Of said precincts for the holding OF Il
= polls, and to appoint the judges Of election
y ard in case Eaid board shall fail
do 60, then the county judges
: said county sllau establish said pr
c;ncts. fix said polling place aud appolns 81
i1dats. Tie beard Of supervisors are authe
lad to provide for the election Of ward supf
vitcrs in said city, IN! all other officers to
elected 4. the time Of election Of fncaers
:: the general assembly, shall be voted for in t