, 1862-04-25

the same manner, at the same Place, and fyy
the same electors, In the same districts as the
members OF the house Of representatives slali
be chosen, and which convention shall meet
within three months after the said election,
for The purpose Of revising, altering or amend
ing this constitution and the members there
Of ehul1 take an cath to support the Conssitu.
ton ofthe United States, and to faithfully dis
charge their duty in revising, altering or
amending this constitution. and al a1tera-
convention, sh*H be submitted to the people
for adoption or rejection, in such manner Us
the conTcDtion may prescribe.
SEC 2 Any amendment or amendments to
this constitution may be proposed in either
branch Of the General Assembly; and if the
the membcTs elect IL each Of the two houses,
such proposed amendment or amendments
sbsn be referred to the next regular session uf
the General Assembly, and shall be published
at lest three months previous to the time OF
Of tls House Of Representatives. and
If, at the nc:st regular session Of the
General Assembly, after said election,
q majority ot al tha members elect in each
branch Of the General Assembly shall agree
shall be their duty to submit the same to
the people at the next general election for
their adoption Or rejection, in such manner
as may be prescribed by law, and majority
Of all the the electors voting at such election
for members Of the house Of Representatives
shall vote for such amendment or amend
ments, the same shall become par. Of the
constitution. But the General Assembly shall
Dot have power to propose an amendment o:
amendments to more than two articles Of tho
constitution at the same session.
ARTICLE XVII.
BAsss AND CURRESCr-
SECTION !. No bank, banking corporation,
or any association Incorporation, or with powers
of circulation or depesit, or any other bunk
irg powers, shall hereafter be created il this
State. This section shall take effect and be in
force imme edia:elJ, as a portion Of the consti-
tuition Of this State, aud thc same shall be and
remain II TOT as such, unless rejected by the
people, upon the vote hefcaf!erto to be taken for
Or against the adoption Of the same, az pro1i-
| ded in this constitution.
! Src-a The General Assembly shalt have no
! power to PASS any law whereby tho charter OF
any Of the existing banks, banking corpora
I tons, or asy association Or corporation with
| any banking powers in this State, shall be re-
| yired, enlarged, extended or renewed, or
| Whereby any Of said banks, banking corpora
| tious, association or corporation with any
| banking powers, shall acquire any rights or
| under The constitution Of this State, aud the
| laws passed in pursuance thereof.
! See. 5. No bank bill. cheek, draft note or
| other written or printed Instrument, OF less
| denomination th1n ten dollars for the pay
ment Of money or other valuable thing, in
t ten6cd to circulate rs n;oney or currency,
| issued By or drawn on Gny bank, banking cor
roratioE, or any association or corporation
| with any banking powers, within or without
| this State, shall bc uttered or passed within
| this state: and after the year OF o1tr Lord one
| thousand eight hundru and sixty-four, no
such bill, check, draft: note. written OF printed
instrument Of q less denomination than twenty
/ dollars shall b. uttered or passed in this
| Stale; ard after the year OF our Lord one
thousand eight hundred md siNty~siy, such
bank bill. shtck, daft, nrt:, written or printed
| instrument Of any hino, character or denom-
iuation whatever, si4l;l b. uttered OF passed in
| this State.
| SEE. 4. The general assembly Of this Stat.
shall, at its first session after the adoption OF
| this constitution, pass Il ll= imposing such
fines, forftizures and penalties for YioI ltions Of
section THREE Of this article as it may deem
| hest calculated to rno-e: the same.
SEC. 5. The anditor is hereby prohibited
| from receiving from any bank, person OF asso-
| ciaticn Of persons forG1ed, or that may here
| after :,c formed, under tho provisions Of tac
| act Of the general assembly Of this State, enti-
| tied, San act to establish 8 general system Of
| hank1rg,n passed February the fifteenth, in
| the year Of our Lord onc thousand eight hun
| drcd and fifty one, or any act a1ncndatory
| thereof, any stock or bonds for the purpose Of
! iEsuing therefor bank bills or notes intended
| to clrCnlatc as none. o. currency. This Sec
| ton sl:ll take ttlGrt and DC in force iM:ncli-
| ately rs an amendment to the constitution ,f
this SEa.e; aud the came shan be aud remain
in force as such unless rejected by tue people,
| upon tic rotc hereafter IT, hc taken for or
| against the adoption Of the same, IS provided
| in this constitution.
| SEC 4, No corpor.ltIo ion with powers OF bank
| irg l'} discuuntiug hills, notes or o.her cvi-
dsnces Of indebtedness, reeeivi.9g deposits,
| buying and selling Gold and silver bullion,
! rpfCS 1t.6 hills ut nyrhay,tr, 1,er-tr
money on real OF personal security, With any
OF $ait powers, or any powers incidental there
to, shall hereafter be created or formed in this
State.
SET. I. No act Of the General Assembly
shall ever be passed rcyiving or renewing any
association or corporation heretofore iucor-
Torated possessing Or assuming the banking
powers, or any ot them, specified ir section
SIX Of this article extending the time of the
existence Of any such association OF corpora.
ton bcyuud the :smt fixed by the acts iacur-
pozaliu@ Or clArlcring such :tssociation or
cOr,,uratien.
ARTICLE IS.
/ NEGroE< ASp M1'iATToE-.
SEr- !. No Negro or ululatto shall migrate
! to Or settle il this State, after the adoption
| OF this Constitution.
SEC. =. No negro or mulatto shall have the
| right Of suesagc, Or hold any office in fais
I State.
1 SIC. s. The general assembly shat, pass all
laws necessary to carry into effect tic provis-
ions OF this article.
| ARTICLE XIX.
! CONGRESSIONAL. AProR11ur,slEsg
For the purpose of electing from the State Of
| liluois. fourteen representatives to the con.
gress of the United States, to which number
the State of Illinois is entitled, the following
congressional districts shall be, and asc herc-
by established, to be known as districts first,
,;rtb, ,,ti,
| eighth, ninth, tenth, eleventh, twelfth, shir-
trgnth and fourteenth.
The first district shall be c,ulrosel Of the couu,
son, fope, ia1t;n, % 5acfson. ii Wia1n5on, OH ssine zine
Gal!atn, hamilton. White, franklin ard Pesry.
The second district. of the Counties Of Crawford,
t'asper, Gay. KIehaIld, Lawrence, Navnc, Ed
wards, Anbast. Eflughan, Fayestc, Marion. JET
The tl,ird district of .he couatiea of St c7a,r.
| washington, CLIFTON. Monroe. Randolph and Mad
The fourth district. Of the coantses Of christ.n.
Montgomery; Aaeon, Moultss. Shelby, Cuu,ber-
| land, Coca DOuE.ae. Clark and Edgar.
The fifth district. OF tho counties Of lIacowpin,
sansamon. Jersey, Greere, seosSs Morgan. Nessyd
The sixth district, OF the counties Of uaac7ck,
Adams NcDozorGh. Brown and Pike.
The seventh district, OF the counties of Peo1.,
1fS:wel1. Futor, Cass Schuyler arf! Mason.
The eighth district, offha counties OF olSet1ilioa,
tAampaiSu, Piatt, Logan. Dewitt. NcLcan, Ford,
lf1TYrolt i:;,,,s snd III Lisigselon !!
L.
! Marshall. LaSalle. Putpuu. Bureau ind Stark.
The teuth district, of tho counties OF Knox,
! NasEe:'. Henderson,, Mercer, lock Island and
Henry.
| :h.t ''ven.h district, of thc counties Of hau-
i bhk.r, " III. GrunG:, Kendall, kanr and nut'sge.
Thl: Twelfth district of the coun.ies Of Dshslo
I<e. q hit':-aT.', Carroll, o.1r and It, naritAs
The 'hit: :cchth district. uf the roHn1ies Of Lake,
as!:.nry, BotEr Win'ieba=n acd Stephenson
The fourteenth district. Of the county VI unk.
| EHc rrrs 5enfa,1vs to the Congress of the
EIittd Siaies shall cc elected III each Of tho
d!,tTiCt- III for c1,u1nvrlted, on tic Tuvsu4Y
after the first Monday OF November, in the
Et:;r oi our Lord one Thousand eight hundred
| nd sixty Y-t"o, and one i'll each of said dis
tricts overy t"o yes.rs thereafter, Until eh hinged
b. tic general is-etafIy, after the atorton OF
| ILLS constitution. Such elections stall BE-
held, and returns thereof made aud canYassed,
AZ is uow, CT may herSafte- b. provided by
Law.
| ARTICLE XA.
ArroErloS%EST.
SECTroN I. After tilI population OF tils. State
shall amount to three million Of sou!s the
general assembly may add four members to
the house OF representatives and one member
TO the senate. and thereafter five additional
members, apportioned in tho same manner,
for every million Of inhabitants, Until the
| Whole number Of members in both branches
| Shall be one hundred aud fifty, after which
| the number shall neither be increased nor di-
| minislt i.
SEC. 2. Until there shall be nev appor-
llFn1uent Of Eenators and Representatives the
State s4aft be divided into senatorial aud rep
[ TeseDta'iye districts, and the senators and rep
rcsenttIyes slls11 be apportioncd among the
several districts, as follows, VIZ:
! SENATORIAL DISTRICTS.