The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-05-27
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.ep,rated or not, are declared to be public ware
! houses.
sec q The owner, lessee or manager of
each and every public warehouse situated in any
town or city of not less than hundred thou
sand Inhabitants, sha / make weakly statements
under oath, before some officer to be designated
by law, and keep the same posted in some con
spicuous place in the office of such warehouse,
and shall also file u copy for public exauinstion
IN scuh place as shall be designated by law,
which statement shall correctly set forth the
amount and grade of each and every kind of
grain in such warehouse, together with such
other property Is may be stored therein, and
what warehouse receipts have been Issued and
are. at the time of making such statement, out
standn tn srefor; and shall, on the copy posted
in the warehouse note daily such changes as
may be made in the quantity and .de of grain
| in such warehouse; and the different grades of
grain shipped in separate lots, sh ell not be mixed
with inferior or superior grades without the con
sen of the owner or consignee thereof.
| SEC 3. The owners of property stored in any
" srehouss or holder Of n receipt TO. the same,
shall always be At liberty TO examine such
| property stored and ali the books and records
| of the warehouse in reg I'd to such prot erty.
SEC 1. All railroad companies and other com
/ mon carriers on railroads shall weigh measure
! grain at points whore il is shipped, and receipt
! for the fun amount and shall be respons IDLE
| for the delivery of such amount TO the owner
or consiguee Thereof, at the place of destination
SEC 5. All railroad companies receiving and
Transporting grain in bulk otherwi shall
deliver the same to any consignee thereof, or any
| elevator public warehouse to which it may be
consigned, provided such consignee or the sic
vator public warehouse can De reached By any
| track owned, leased OF used, which GAO be
used by such railroad Companies; and all rail
ro sd m panic. .h all permit connections to be
made with their track SO that any such eonsignee
| and any public warehouse. coal bank or coal
7 II. 49,
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Sac. c. 1t shall be the duty of the General
Assembly to pass all necessary laws to prevent
the issue of false and fraudulent warehouse re
ceips and to give full effect TO this art Gle Of the
Constitution W hioh shall be literally constructed
so as to protect producers and shippers. And
the enum ration of the remedies herein nance
shall NOT be construed to deny to the Genera
Assembly the power to prescribe by law sue b
other and further remedies as may be found ex-
pedien,. to deprive any person Of existing
common Law remedies.
SEC. Z. The General Assembly shall pass laws
for the inspection of grain, for the protection 81
| producers, shippers and receivers of grain anG
| produce.
ARTICLE XIV.
AMENDMENTS To TIE CONSTITUTION
/ SEC. l. Whenever two-thrds Of the member:
OF each house of the General Assembly sDai!, By
Il vote entered upon the journals thereof, concur
that a convention is necessary TO revise, alter OF
or amend the constitution, the question shall he
subm tied TO the electors at tbs next genera
election II q majority voting at cue electio n
vote for convention the General Assembly
snail, al the next session, provide Tor conven
, ton TO consist of double the number of mcmoe
| of the senate be elected IN the same mann er,
/ at the same places, and in the districts
The General Assembly shall, in the act calling
! he convention, designate the day, hour ano
place of its meeting, fix the pay of its msm ber'
and officers, and provide for the payment of thu
same, together with the expenses necessarily in
Cured by the convention In the performance o
its duties. Before proceeding, the members sbal
take an oath to support the constitution of tn
United States and to the state of Illinois, and Il
faith tuily discharge their duties as members q
the convention. The qualification of member
sin ali lie the thsL OF mem bers of the sen
ate and vacancies occurring shall be fille,i in tn
manner provided for filling vacancies IN the Gen
eral Assembly. Said convention shall NEE
| within three mouths after such election. and pre-
pare such revision. alteration or amendments &
the constitution as shall be deemed necessary
vhich shall be submitted to the electors for thei
, ratfcati or rejection, at an election appointed
bv the vention for that purpose, not less thai
two nor more than six monihs after the adjourn
meut thereof and unless su bnItied and p
) proved by majority of the electors voting at th
election. such revision, alteration, or amend
ments shall take effect.
oEU- &. AueHuiHehto 1" this coHsttIutioh ui"
be proposed in either house of the General As
ssmblv, and if the same shall be voted for, by
| twu-thrds of all the members elected TO each OF
| the two houses, such proposed amendments. to-
| gether with the yeas and nays of each house
thereof shall be entered in full on their respect
| i've journals and said amendments shall be sub
mitted to the electors of this state for adoption
I or rejection, At the next election OF members oi
the General Assembly,, in such manner may
be prescribed by law. Tae proposed amend
ments shall be published in full at least thres
months preceding ,he election, and if majority
of the ectors voting Mt said election shall vote
for TIE proposed amendments, they shall become
a part OF this constitution. But the General As
sembiy shall have pow 10 propose amend
ments to more than article of this constltu
ton the same session, nor to the same artic
ofteuer than once in four years