The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1862-04-29

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ARTICLE ~
CuUNTIEs--T TOWNSHIP uRGANILATlOS
sIclloS J. No new county shall be formed or
! established hy the general assembly which will
reduce the county or counties, or either OF them,
from which II shall bc taken, to less contents than
/ four hundred ,qutr miles nor shall any county
be formed Of lc-- contents nor shall am Inc thor',
OF pas, within lr-, than ten miles OF any county
seat OF the county or counties proposed 10 be III,
,iird
= 80 county hall bee divided, or have any
pant stricken lhrrlIom, without submitting the
question 10 vote Of lAc prupic of the county,
nor unless q uUyoritvui all the lrst voter. Of the
county voting "u the question slall vote tur the
same.
3. Al territory which ha, been or may be-
stricken oll, Toy legislative enactment, from any
organized county or counties, Tor the purpose Of
iufmlugn new county, and which shall remain un.
organized after the period provided tor such or
etulIutlpu shall Doc aud remain part ui the tuuil.
{! or counties from which II was originally taken
tor all purposes of county aud state government,
until otherwise provided by law,
!, There SHAH br uu territory STRICKEN from
any county unless majority OF the legal voters
living 10 such Territory shall prttou Tor such d.
Nsiuui aud m Territory shIli hr added 10 any
county NiNNbAl lf consent ul a NhluflN ul the
voters Of the county to when 1t h. proposed to
bo added,
., No CuuuN seat shall Ice removed uuti! the
place 10 winch II IN proposed L. be removed shall
b" fixed according 10 law, aud majority of the
legal yUtrrN 81 the county shall ha,r voted N Ia
var at removal To such place.
u, TIE" general assembly shall provide, hy gem
'fti las, Tor township organization, under wHrh
any county may ofspnlir whenever mlJuuly ui'
the legal voters ui such county, ~ any general
election, shah 80 determine, aud whenever auN
county shall adopt township organization, - much
al this constitution as provides tor the manages
mcut Of the fiscal concerns oi the SAID county les
the county court may be- dispensed With, aud the
Affairs OF sad county may br transacted ~ such
manner ~ the general assembly may provide
7, Upon u" petition oi one hundred oi the lc.
gal voters al any county ~ this state, having
ship organization, the board of supervisors at such
county snail submit the question ui township or
gaGIGauoh To vote, at the general election tor
membcu Of the general assembly noNt succeeding
the presentation ot such petition, aud It maJufIH
II of all the votes cast Upuu that question ,ai be-
against township organization, then such ufgaui.
cation shall cease ~ sad county aud al laws ~
force ~ relation 10 CuuHtlr, not having township
organization, shall immediately take effect, aud
be N force ~ such county.
; The general assembly shall, los general law,
tN the compensation ut tue supervisors Of the
several counties, tor each day thty may be ~
session. aud their mileage; aud no other compun.
satIun or allowance shall be- made.
ARTICLE Nh.
MILITIA.
SE,ftoN !, The militia OF the state OF Illinois
shall consist oI all free, male, ablc-b0dIcd persons
negroes, muiatUcs uHd Indians excepted rcsl-
dent OF the state, between the ages OF eighteen
and iuftS-hNc years, except such persons as now
are or hereafter may be exempted 10y the laws OF
the nltud States or of tins state: and shnl. be-
armed, equipped and trained as the general as
scmbly may provide by aw.
,. No person or persons, cunsclcntluusy scru.
puluus of hcarlng arms, shall Ice cumprllcd to do
militia duty N time of peace Provided. such
person or persons shall pay an equivalent for such
exemption.
3. COMPANY, battalion. aud rcgimcutal officers
stan officers cNCeptcdB shall be elected b, the
persons composing their several companies, bait
talIunH. and regiments.
!. bGgudlrf and maIuf-Erucra!S shall be elect.
ed by the officers Of Their brIgadcs and dl,Istuu,
respectively.
,. All mliItIl officers shall be commissioned
by the governor. and NAV hold their commissions
for such time as the legislature NAV proyIdc
u. The militia shall, III all cases rscsnt ,rra-
son, felony. OF breach OF the pc,cc he prty,I.ycd
from arfcs, during their attendance ai ,np.,crs
and rlrctluus of ohcrts and gam, =, and ,,,,,,
ny from the same
ARTICLE Nil
,uuNn>s
An lands which have brrn oy,r,,L ~ , ..,.,.-
mnn - Ia th. inhabitants Of an, tn,.,, b,,nr,,
VILLAGE ar ro,nor,,,on he any Neon I",,i
or rnruorat. or Lv auy ,,nyc,u,,ept h, ,,,;, ,,,