, 1870-04-15
THE CONVENTION.

T. r. AND lNQkBTknEESS
SrRISGF7EI.n, April 14.-The convention took up
the report On St21e, county, aud municipal tnebt-
eduets, and concuHcd IN the amendments pro-
posed, By which the nrst three sections, ~ origin
als teported were stricken nat- Section !, as re-
ported from the Committee Of the Whole Has
III. WAsnBURN, Of Williamson, moved to
amend the eleventh line OF Section 2, by inserting
the number >. 20 instead Of " 10" Carried.
Mt. SHARP, OF Wabash, moved to amend Sec
ton By substituting seven per cent for rre per
lpalities, and conntlcs
Mr- HAY, Of sanganon, moved to amend 30 that
the limit Of I've Per cent should include existing
the city also, had already Incurred a much IN
dehtedness as it snould be allowed to do.
NJ = LANES, Of ceok, orp9sed ne section The
Cndet this section 1t might he Increased 10 twen-
ty-onc millions, and with the additional oppnrtuhi-
y offered the County Of Cook, Of which Chicago
n,nst pay sevcn.eiehths, the total sum would BE-
nearly slrty million dollars
The yeas and nays werc called for On Mr. Sharp's
amendment, and Il Was iost-yeas, II; nays, a.
Nj HAya' amendment VIA adopted By 50 to Fl.
III. ELDR1DGE, Of LaSale, moved to amend
the last clause Of the section 80 that only such
votes Of suhsel'ptions to railroads shoul, be reeos
not merely by vote Of the people. He was inform
cd that toHna In the Flats had even yoted 70 aid
railroads out Of the State
The motion WIS carried.
III. HANNA. Of Wayne, moved to amend By ati-
dins clause requiring snoss5ptsons 70 the extent
Of nsr e g ecns m OF more upon sse valuation to be
Nj HAT opposed and III u. II %tAsuBCRS favored
the Amendment The l1t:sf gentleman wished
the matter Of taxation brought home TO the peo-
~; pEAEST, q Lee, opposed the amendment
aud II Mas lest oy % to q
whether Ine tsuse pro!dne aFeet . o
tax was amendatorf or not,
~ ~ c,lLs AAiS oi Look, Hosed to strike out the
1ss xsET;;,.1 1oeE ..-.
assrss9i n nn1r nne> fnnp1n 49, s.. H.1s ~
ria ~ = een1 ~, ~ saue anu nhner
rnnurh " s''''''''s's eue1 tas Was
WT Fnec III, m. roo% O, !. T., .,.. ,... =.
property was valued 1t oniy one ousrte, fs Eor4h
then the per cent dv1ndled down to about "
The article, a. amended. was then adop,ea hr
vote Of 80 to II Il is aa folloWs:
"The s.ase shsn neser payy, assume, or become
manner give, loan, or extend is crelt t. or in III
OF, any public OF other corporation, assocat1on. or
naisaaual ste 10 comfy c,r7 mnn.,n,, co,,or,,on
township or school Iissf}ct snaiI ise a;tn%.11 u,
become Indebted, in any manner, or for Inv bur.
ness, exceeding FER centum on the Value Of she
tA1ah!e properly therein, to he ascertaine by The
tns las. State md senaty q ss rtsyoos e the r.
municipal corporation, township, Of school tiisatct
lncu11ng any Indebtedness as Aforesaid shsI. BE-
fore Of 1t the time Of doing 20. pro-
annuh tar suficient to par the
interest On such debt IT fills and also to pay
and discharge the princral thereof within twenty
This section Aha not be 30 consrQel "a to ntcyent
any county, CITY. munlcira, corporation, township
OF school district from ssalnF their honda In CON-
hare been had p1lor to the sdopton 81 this const.
tut1on, IN pursuance OF &ny Law providing there
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Revision and Adtu stnent
SUFFRAGE.
NJ ,6 Of E %syed 70 t,Ss t he
sidere.s aftct the article on rcyrnne ts comp}etrd
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usines snrndnen, ~ sd,5,ng ~ &at. asna ~.
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@ tne ease The ssmc with National Banks II CHI
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eonia nos oe *nol! avo!ted
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keeper for furnisainc rs viii neeesxaress These