The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1862-05-31

ffovtded, that appointments in the militia
or the office of justice of the peace shall
not be considered lucrative offices: nor
shall any person holding any Office of
honor or profit under any foreign govern
under the government OF the United
States, except postmasters whose annual
compensation shall not exceed the sum of
one hundred dollars, hold any Office of
honor or profit under the authority of
this States.
SEC. 90 Every person who shall be
chosen or appointed to any office of trust
or profit shall, before entering upon the
duties thereof, take an oath to support
the Constitution of the United States and
of this State, and also an oath of Office
SEC. 80 The General Assembly shall
not pass any local or special laws in any
of the following enumerated cases: that
is to say, for granting divorces; changing
the names OF persous; laying out, opening
alterinc'and working on roads or highways
vacating roads, town plats, streets, alleys
and public squares; locating and changing
county seats; regulating county and town
ship business regulating the practice in
courts of justice; regulating the jurisdic-
| ton and duties of Justices of the Peace
end Const1bles or providing for changes
ef,yenue in civil and criminal cases. In
| shall be general and OF uniform operation
| throughout the State.
! SEC. 81. The General Assembly shall
never grant or authorize extra compenss-
| ton to any public officer, agent, servant or
/ contractor after the services shall have
/ been rendered or the contract made; nor
authorize the payment of any claim or
( part thereafter created against the State
/ under anv agreement or contract made
! without express authority of law, and all
. such agreements or contracts shall be null
/ and void Procidcd, The General Assembly
may make appropriations for expelling IN
/ vasion.
! SEC. 81. Suits may be brought against
! the State in the Circuit Court Of .he county
where the seat of government shall be
| located and, upon proper affidavit filed,
/ either partv may have the venue changed
| TO some other country or circuit, as prOvid-
ed bv law And in all cases, either party
! shall have the right OF appeal to the Su-
| preme Court, whose decisions shall be flnai
! and conclusive to the rights OF the par
/ ties Aud the General Assembly shall
! provide tor the payment OF any judgment
20 rendered, at such time and in such
manner as III its description sh. II be war
rante,l By the financial condition of the
j
blv shall have no power to allow or pay
auy claims. demands or damages present
ed arainst the State after the expiration
of five wears from the time the claim orig
{ mated or the couse of action snail have ac-
crued. except upon the bonds at this State
: and the interest accruIng on tue same
heretofore issued or hereafter to be issued
by or under the authority OF this state
SIC. 30 The General Assembly shall
have no power To authorize, 10y private or
spccial law. the sale OF aay lands or other
real estate, belonging. in whole or in any
part. to any individual, company or corpo
ration. :,
SEC. 81 Every Genor.l t--'mbIy shall
provide for ali appropriations necessary ioI
the ordinary and ctniiu.,.'t .xrems's Z"
the Government until th. a,.i ournment q
the next regular session, the aggregate
amount of which shall bot he Increase
without a vote OF two-thirds OF eact
( House. nor exceed the amount OF revenue
! authorized by law to he raised in sucl
A,itae. Prog.de1 The State may, to NEE
I casual tieiiclty or IaTT,frrS III 'iTv Tuur-uu-
borrow money never To- ovcede in the az
grcr;,te Rfiv thousand dollars; and III.
, moneys thus borrowed. shalt be- applied Il
. the purpose for which they we're obtained
, or 70 repay the deb: thus mule and to nc
, other purpose; and no "ih"r debt, excep
for the purpose of reprIl =. invasion, SUP
: pressing insurrcction or defending tn,
State in war (tvr payment of which the
faith of the State Shall r. p.''dged,) shall
>. be contracted. uulc-, ,hr iaw authorizn:
, the same shall provide fo- the payment o
: the interest thereon aS IT shall aecrur. II,
, tax levied for that purpose, or from othe
{ sources of revenue, anu oe submitted at
general election to the people AID rtceIv
n majority OF all the votes cast for mem
bers of the General Assembly, nj suci
! election Tie General Assembly shall
provide for the publication of said law, fol
! three months nj least before the vote O
the people shall be taken on the same
/, And the provisions of tie law for the pay
: ment Of the interest shall not be rcpeaie'
until such debt be paid.
, SEA. So The credit of the State, or o
! anv county, city, town, township or schoo
! d;stric, thereof shall not. III any manne,
be given TO or in aid Of any inditidul
q association or corporation; agd neither tn
. State. nor any county, city, town. town
E shin or school district thereof, shall eve
y become subscriber TO the stock of an
! CORPORATION or association whatever, @
f raise money for or in aid ofany such corpc
, ration or association.
: SIC. 36 The General Assmebly shall pre-
vide by law. that the fuel, stationery an
h printing paper furnished for the use Of th
i State, the copying printing, binding am
=. distributing the laws and journals and a
:. other printing ordered by the Gener;
h Assembly, shall be let, by contract to IN
4 lowest responsible bidder; but the Gen'
4 raj Assembly shall fix a maximum price
Y and no member of the General Assembi
e or other officer of the State, shall be II
q terestrd, directly or indirectly, in sue
d contract.
: SEC. 81. The General Assembly sha
"a have no 'power to release or extinguish, !
" whole or in part the Indebtedness, liatii
r. ty or obligation Of any corporation or md
% vidual to this State, except by vote {
two thirds of all the members elected
W each House of the General Assembly.
,s SEC. 3S. The General Assembly of tn
,e State, shall have no power to release, su
N pend, modify, alter, remit or in any wa
! or manner inaoair the obligation of the
II linois Central Railroad Company to pa
II into the State Treasury all sums of none
"a secured to the State by the charter OF sai
n. Company, approved February 10, 1901, nc
,r to release, suspend, modify, alter, remi
ic or in any way or manner impair any rlsf
70 of taxation or lien Sc ,ured to the State
of said charter 5s-L
u SEC SO. All laws enacted after the ado
ia ion ofthis Constitution, which create corp
n rations, amend existing charters or e'a'
special or exclusive privileges to indIVid
es ais, shall be sueject to alteration, emen
,; ment or repeal. ;,
II SEC 40. The General Assembly shall
II the first session thereof, after the adortio
~. of this Constitution, and from time to tim
a as occasion may require, pass laws Il
r. securing liens to merchants and other o
vi eratiyes for work and labor performed an
,d materials furnished.
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