The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1870-04-23
The Cairo Bulletin, April D.
THE CONVENTION.
Proceedings on Wednesday, April go.

| relations was made the special order Tor
! the 9th inst.
In committee of the whole, Mr.. Cum
mings in the chair, resumed the considera-
ton Of section 7 of the report OF the COM
Inittee on counties.
after debate and amendment il was
/ adopted, a follows:
SIT. I. The county board shall fix the
compensation of all county officers, with
the amount of their necessary clerk hire
stationary, fuel and other expenses and in
| all cases where fees are provided for the
same shall he paid only out of and shall
in no instance exceed, the fees actually
collected. They shall not allow either of
them more per annum than fifteen hun
dred dollars, in counties not exceeding
twenty thousand inhabitants; two thou
sand dollars, in counties containing TWEEN
~ and not exceeding thirty thousand in
habtants twenty-five hundred dollar.
in counties containing thirty and
not exceeding ATTY thousand inhabitants
| three thousand dollars, in counties con-
timing fly and not exceeding seventy
thousand inhabitants thirty-bve hundred
dollars in counties containing seventy and
not exceeding one hundred thousand ill.,
habitants; and four thousand dollars, in
counties containing over one hundred
thousand and not exceeding two hungrcd
and fifty thousand inhabitants and not
more than one thousand dollars additional
salary for each additional one hundred
thousand inhabitants; proridcd, that the
compensation Of no officer shall be- inercas-
ed or diminished during his term of Office.
All fees or allowances by them received,
IN excess Of their .ail compensation, shall
be paid into the county treasurer
According TO agreement, the sixth Soc
| a. H., ,,,-fl.r.I .pl ku.ftfit Ia. "a
amended, was adopted, rs folows;
SIC. G. In each county there shnll be
elected the following county Offices
County Judge sheriff, county clerk, clerk
, of the erect court (who may be sr office
, recorder of leeds, except IN all counties
having 10000 or more inhabitants, IN
. which counties recorder of deeds shall
? BE- elected.) treasurer, surveyor and coroner
each Of whom shall enter upon the duties
of their offices, respectively, on the first
Monday of December, after their election,
and shall hold his respective office for the
term Of four year, except the sheriff cor
oner aud treasurer, who shall hold their
offices for two years, and until their sue
ce.sors are elected and qualified.
Aud, also,
;, SEc. 8. The fees Of each class Of county
officers shall be uniform throughout the
state. The compensation herein provided
shall apply only TO officers hereafter
elected.
Mr.. Hay submitted an additional section,
which, after debate, was adopted without
amendment, N follows;
Section .. All laws fixing the fees Of
state, county and township officers shall
y terminate with the terms Of the encum-
{ bents in office ut the meeting OF the first
general assembly after the adoption Of
this constitution, and the general assem-
bly, shall by general law, uniform in its
. operation, provide for, and regulate the
fees of the su,----sv~ ~ IN. said office, 80
/ rs TO reduce the same 10 n reasonable CONF
pensation for services actually rendered.
~ but the general assembly may classify the
counties by population into not more than
l., three classes, and regulate the fees accord
:. ing to class. No increase Of the fees OF
~ any of said officers shall be allowed 10 tab,
effect. Ths article shall not be construed
no as depriving the general assembly Of the
power to reduce the fees of existing in
cumbcnts,
Mr.. Cameron submitted the following
a. which WIS adopted without debate;
~ Section 10. The county officer. Of COOl
n county ,hall be managed by board o
commissioners OF fifteen persons, ten %
an whom shall be elected from the city I"
Chicago, aud i've from towns outside o
laid city, in such manner ~ may be- pro
yided by law.
81 The committee of the whole then 20,
4. and reported the article Ia the convention
- II was ordered TO be- laid on the table, an,
~ to Ice printed.
Mr.. Wall submitted the following addi'
N ional rule, which was adopted:
30 Rule 3d. In committee of the whole ID
',' chairman shall require every member pre-
III ent 10 vote upon all questions, aud whe
il shall appear that quorum Is not prc'en
upon adi,ision, the chairman .hall di,solv
~ the committee, and the president shall re-
u sumo the chair.
D. The convention proceeded 10 con,ide
a, the report of the committee Of the Who'll
on the executive article
On motion Of Mr.. Allen, of Crawford
the section making persons ineligible L
g. the offices of governor, lieutenant governor
- auditor, secretary Of state, superintendent
of public instruction or attorney genera
more than four years, was stricken out,
III Mr.. Scdgwick submitted the follow
y. ing
p, sEc. 4. The governor, lieutenant COVER
- nor auditor, secretary of state, superlu
!" tcndcnt of public instruction or attorney
general shall not be eligible TO any Other
u office during the period for which they
ii shall have been elected
Adopted.
Is On motion of Mr.. Underwood, section
st IL was amended aud adopted as follows;
ID SEC. Is. An office is public position
j., created by the constitution o. laws, con
a tinuing during pleasure of appointing
p" power or for u hNed time with successo
elected or appointed, An employment il
~ an agency for temporary purpose, whicl
= ceases "A hen that purpOse il uCcOmnlls he'd