The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1862-06-11

oytendcd or renewed or whereby any of said
banks, banking corporations, association or bank
inc powers shall acquire any rights or privileges
which they do not now possess under the const.
tuition of this state and the laws passed in pur.
| suancc thereof.
g. No bank bill, check, draft, note or other
| written or printed instrument OF less dcnomina
ton than ten dollars, for the payment Of money
or other valuable thing, intended to circulate ~
money or currency, issued by or drawn on any
bank banking corporation, or any association or
corporation with banking powers, within or with
out this state, shall be uttered or passed WITHIN
this state and after the year Of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and sixtyioui, no such
bill check, draft, note, written or printed lhstfu-
mcut Of a less denomination than twenty u"Iars
shall be uttered or passed in tins state ana "iteI
the year Of our Lord on" thousand cIEht huiiutcu
and siAty.six, no such bank blll, cheeh, ufail,
| note written or printed instrument oi any h''u'
character or denomination whatever, shall De Ut
tered or passed III this STATE
4 The general assembly Of this state shall, At
its first session after the adoption Of this consu-
tuition. pass a law imposing such fines ioIieturcs
and prualtcs for violations OF section three OF this
article as il may deem best calculated to enforce
the same
3 The auditor is hereby prohibited from re
cciying from any bank, person or association OF
persons formed, or that may hereafter be formed
under the provisions OF the act Of the general n.
scmbly Of this state entitled An act TO establish
general system OF banking" passed February
fifteenth in the year Of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and htty-onc or any act amcndato.
~ thereof, any stock or bonds for the purpose Of
issuing therefor bank bills or notes intended 10
circulate as money or currency This section
shall take effect and be- in force immediately a an
amendment to the constitution Of this state and
the same shall be and remain III force "a such un.
less rejected by the people, upon the vote hcTcai'
ter to be taken for against the adoption OF the
the same, as provided in this constitution.
g. No corporation with powers of banking by
dlscOuntng bills, notes or other evidences OF IN
dcbtedness, receiving deposits, buying and selling
gold and silver bullion, foreign coins and bills OF
exchange, loaning money ON real or personal Sc
curty, with any OF said powers, or any powers
! incidental thereto shall hereafter be created OF
| formed in this state
| 7. No act of the general assembly shall ever
| De passed rcyiving or renewing any association
| or corporation heretofore incorporated, possess
ing OF assuming the banking powers, or any oil
| them specified in section SIX of this article, OF
| extending the time Of the existence OF any sue!
association or corporation beyond the time hAeC
| by the acts iucorporatngOr chalterlng such asso
| citation or corporation.
Now, let all our people read the above and de
eide for themselves whether they like it or not
| II they like it, and want il to become part o
the constitution of this state, they must use bal
lot having on it the words For article prohlb
itng banks" If,hey don't like it, they must us'
a ballot having on il the words; Against article
prohibiting banks" This i a matter entirely sep
aratc and distinct from the main body OF the con
stitution A majority of the peope OF Illinois
may vote " For new constitutions and "ASains
article prohibiting banks In that case the new
constitution will De- adopted and the bank article
will not be- a portion oft Or majority oi The
people Of the state may vote Against new con
stitution," and For article prohibiting banks,
Ia that case the present constitution would b'
retained, and the bank article would be added tt
it. And Just 50 about the negro article, or TN
congressional apportionmcnt article
The following is the article in relation to ne
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