, 1862-04-25


powers, duties and cmoluments of the Office
ehau dcyulve upon the 1cutruuut-gover
until the disabilities shall cease, or new gov
ernor shall be elected and qualified. In every
case when the lieutenant-governor shall be
/ unable to preside over the senate, the senators
| shall elect one OF their own number preeident; !;
and the powers, duties aud emotuments Of
the office Of governor shall devolve upon
him whenever the Heutcnant-3overnor shall
| for any reason be prevented from di=charging
| the duties OF such office as above provided :;
| sDd he shall continue us acting governor until
| the disabilities be removed, or 4 new governor
| or lieutenant governor shall be elected aud
qualified. Whenever, during recess Of the
| general assembly, it shall become necessary
| for president Of the senate to administer the
| government, the secretary Of Stlte shall con
Y, ne the senate that they my elect such pres
| ilent.
| SEC. l3. Tie Ieufenant-gpEeruor, while he
acts as president of the senate, SHALL receive
| fof his services the same compensation which
| shall, for the eame period, be allo wed to the
speaker Of the house Of representatives.
| SEC. H. Every bill which shall hare passed
the senate and house of representatives shall,
| before it beeones law, be presented to the
| governor. II he approve, he shall sign it; but
If not, he shall return it with his objections to
| the house in which it shall have originated !;
and the said houHe shall enter the objections
|
consider said bin. II, after such reconsidera-
! ton, two-thirdB Of the members elected shall
agree to pass the same, it shall be sent, to-
| gether with the objections, to the othrr house,
| By which it shall likewise be reconsidcred,
| and, if approved BY two-thirds of the rnem-
bers elected, it shall become 4 Law. notwith-
standing the objections OF the governor. But
in all such cases the votes Of both houses shall
| be determined by yeas and nays, to be enlered
on the journal Of each house respectively. Il
any bin shall not be returned by the governor
! within ten days Sundays excepted after il
shall become a law, in Ike manner as il h.
| had sigued it, unless the general assembly
| shall, BY their adjournment, prevent its IT,
turn; in which case the said bill shall BIT filed
with his objections, in the office Of the seafe
| tary OF state, within ten days after such ad
| jonrnment, OF become a law.
Bee. IS. The respective duties Of the secra-
| tary Of State, anditor, treasurer aud atto-
ney general, shall be prescribe BY law. 1fthe
! Office Of either Of said officers shall be Taea
ted by death, resignation or otherwise, it shall
other, who shall hold his Office until his sue
ceEs0t is elected and qualified
Sec. 1G. There may he established in the OF
tce Of secretary Of state, burtsst Of statistic;
and agriculture, under snch regulations as tht
general assembly may prescribe.
SEC. Il. The officers mentioned in this ar
ticle shall, at stated periods, receive for theil
| service Il compensation, to he established bj
law, which shall neither be increased OF al
| mihisheG during the time for Thich they Ehal
have hetn elected; and tue said officers SIM!
receive no other emolulncnt or allowance
| whatever.
Sec. u. There shall be q seal Of the State
| which shall be called sthe great seal Of tht
State Of Illinois, and the motto thereof saal
be Estate Soyereignty-National Union =
and such seal shall be kept by the secrctar,
Of statc, and be used by him officially, undt
the direction Of TIC governor.
| Sec. 10. AL grants and commissions shal
be issued in the name and By the au:hort,
Of tle State Of Illinois, scaled with tila grca
seal, signed by the governor, and counter
siguel by the secretary Of STATE.
See. 20. All fees that may hereafter h
made payable by Law for any services pas
formed by any officer provided for in this AT
tielc OF the constitution, shall be paid in ad
vance, directly into the State treasury.
| ARTICLE VI.
JUDICIARY DEPARTMENT
SECTION l. The Judicial pswcr OF thi
State shlll be vested in (, supreme court, j
circuit courts, in county courts {all Of whic
shall be courts OF record) and in justices I
the peace.
SCI. :. The supreme court shall consist c
three Judges. two of whom shall form q gu
rum, and the concurrence of two Of sai
| Judges shall, in cases be necessary to 4 deyi:
ion-
SEC. 3. The supreme court shall cxercis
no original jurisdiction, except in cases [
n.a,tda'aHS, Aabeas eorpmx and certiorari, bu
! shall have appellate Jurisdiction in 31l case
provided for in this constitution and the las
Of this State hereafter to be enacted.
SEC. 1. The judges Of the supreme co1t
shall lcld their offices for the term Of hin
; years, and until their SUCCESSORS silali i
: elected aud qualified; except tllat after til
first election under this constitution, tn. o
iice ot one Of said Judges st:1l be vacated !
thrte years, one in six years, and one in min
ytars, to be decided by lot. The judge ha,
ing the longest time to serve shall De liz:
chief Justice, and afterwards the judge holt
, | ing tile Oldest commission.
sEc. ). One or more terms Of the suprcm
, colsrt slss1l be held annually at Springfield
/ Mount Vernon, Ottawa, Chicago and Peori:
aud ut such times as may be provided b
law: Ptvridsl, thai tne State Shall be at Il
? expense fora court house or library ut IL
two last.named Places.
SET 6. The State is hereby divided int
J | three grand divisions a. follows: The count,
, of Alexander, Pulaski, Massac, Pope, Hlriil
Gal1atin, Saline, Williamson, johnson, Union
jackson, Randolph, Perry, franklin, Hami
: ion, White, Wabash, Edwards, Wayne, Jcffe
son, Washington, Monroe, st. Clair, Clintol
Marion, Clay, Richland, Lawrence. Crawfors
, Jasper, Et1inghan, Fayette, Boad aud Mad
son, shall compose the first grand division.
The counties Of Edgar, Coles, Doug1:s
Mou1tric, Shelby, Montgomery, Macoupi
Greene, jersey, Calhoun, Pike, Adams. Ha
: cock, McDoDongh, Schuyler, Bro IN, Fu3tol
: a1as on, Cass, Morgan, Scott, Sanganlon, ,Chri
tlan. MACON, Piatt, Champaign, -Ner1nido
+ Ford, Dewitt, Logan, Mcnard, Cumbcrla,
| and Clark, shall compose the sec ond grand d
vision
The counties Of Henderson. Warren, Kuo
: Peoria, Tazvwell, Woodford, Mclean. Living
ton, Iroquois, VIII, kankakcc, Grundy, &c
dali, Lasallc,. Putnam, Marshall, Starke, B
reau, Henry, Mercer, Rock Island, Whitesid
Lee, Carroll 10 Dayiess, Stephenson, Vim
; bago, Ogle, DcKalb, Boone, Kane, N1cHvur
Lake, Cook apl DuPagc, sta1l compose ii
third grand division and the qualified Gle
tors in each division shall elect one Of II
! Judges Of the supreme court.
SEC. I. The following cou1tlrs shall con
pose district in which courts shall be- he
at Peoria, viz: Mercer, Stark, Marshail, Ire
| quois, Woodford, Peoril.. Knox, Warren, Hel
derson. Mason, Tazewe1I aud McLeaa; ar
the following counties shall compose di
: trict in which courts shalI be held at OstaH
, | viz, LaSalic, Putnam, Bureau, Kendall, VII
, Grupdy, Henry, Rock Island and Livingston
Sec. :. After tue year OF our Lord one tho
; sand eight hundred and seventy, the Gener
Assembly may. in its discretion, provide Il
the election OF two additional Judges Of the s.
preme court, in which case the State shall
divided into Eve divisions, for purposes
election only, (thr qualified elcc.urs in ca.
: division clcctiDg one Of said judges,) and
. new election Of all Of said Judges Shalt ther
upon take place. Tic said judges shall ho
r their offices for the term OF ten years, and u
til their SUCCESSORS are elected and qualities
, except TINT after the first election held and
. the provisions Of this section, one Of sa
judges shall vaeatc his Office in two, one
, | four, one in six, one in eight, and one in tt
Years, to be determined by lot The JUDI
having the longest time TO serve shall BIZ CHI
r justice, and afterwards the ono holding ii
, oldest c. mulIsstoR.
SEC.1. 4 reporter Of tflc decisions of Il
, | sIprcmc court shan be elected by TIT, reopl
f and hold his office for six years, and perfor
: (. rn such services aud receive such salary
| may be prescribed By law. The copyright
all It lu1ts Of saia decisions aud vi 4uY not
ard references to the same, shall t'e vested
:. th- secset3ry Of State for tint benefit Of Il
| people Of this State.
t SEC 10. The clerks Of tue 6us1rlMc con
shall b.. el*cled iu each division, and in II
/ Fcoria ar1 ottawa districts, bE the uuIi1i'
, electors thereof; aud shall hold their o!tic
!, tnr the term Of six years, and unit! their su
/ crscurs slsE have Dten elected aud uli1ic
Whose duties and compensation shall l,c pr
! stribed by law.
: SEC H. The State shall be divided in
: sixteen judicial circuits, in each Of which, c
! | cspt the circuit embracing the county
: C;3ok. there shall be elected by the qualih,
G electors th: re t, one c:rcpiF ju1ge-and in 50
: last named circuit, tour circuit judges shall
C elected; each Of said Judges shall hold b
office for the term of tix Years, and until i
I successor sDall be commissioned aud quaiifis
E except that after the first election held und
this constitution, the Office of one of the jua 2
r Of the circuit court OF Cook county shall !
! vacated in two years, one in four years, al
c two in six years, to be deseru1ired by lot.
| Nee IL The {rHnHrul assemble. at the fir