The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-05-28

General Assembly the number Of davs thew have
held court in the several counties com prisins /
their respective circuits the preceding two years
SEC 81. All officers provided for in this srti. |
Gle shall hold their Offices until their successors
shall be qualified, and they shall, respectively.
reside in the division, circuit, county or district
ior which they may be elected or appointed. |
The terms of Office of all such officers, where not
otherwise prescribed in this article shall be four
years All officers, where not otherwise provid. |
ed for in this article, shall perform such dates
and receive such compensation ss is or may be |
provided by law Vacancies in such elective
offices shall be filed BY election but where the
unexpired term does not exceed on wear. the Va.
cancy shall be filled BY appointment as follows
VI Judges, BY the governor; Of clerks of courts,
by the court to which the Office appertains. or
by the Judge or judges thereof; and of all such
other Offices, by the board Of supervisors or board
OF county commissioners, in the county where
the vacancy occurs
SEC. 81. All process shall run, In the name Of
me People OF ne STATE Of WinOss; and all prose-
cutions shall be carried on In the name and bu
the authority Of tie people Of tho Smte Of IAino.s
and conclude, Against the peace and dignity of TIE
same. Population" wherever used in this ar.
ticle, shall be determined By the aext preceding
census OF this state or Of tho United States.
ARTICLE VII
SUFFRAGE.
SEC. 1. Every person having resided in this
state one year, in the county ninety days, and
in the election district thirty days next pre-.
ceding any election therein, who was an
clector in this state on the first day of April,
in the year of our Lord ono thousand eight
hundred and forty eight, or obtained certif.
icste of naturalization before any court Of
record in this state prior to the first day of
January, in the year OF our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and seventy, or who shall be
be male citizen of the United States
above the age OF twenty-one years, shall be
entitled to vote at such election
SEC 2. All votes shall be by ballot.
Sec. ,. Electors shall. in all cases except
treason, felony or breach of the peace, be
privileged from arrest during their attendance
at elections, and in going to and returning
from the same And no elector shall be
obliged to do military duty on the DAYS of
| election, except IN time of war or public dan.
ger.
SEC. 4. No elector shall be deemed to have
lost his residence in this state by reason of
his absence on the business of the United
states or Of this state, or in the military or ma
val service of the United States,
SEC. .. No soldier, or seaman or marine in
the army or navy of the United States, shall
be deemed u resident of this state in consc.
quence of being stationed therein.
SEC. :. No person shall be elected or 40.
pointed to any Office in this state, civil or
military who is not citizen of the United
States, and who shall not have resided in
this state one year next preceding the cleo
ton or appointment.
SEC. Z. The General Assembly shall pass
laws excluding from the right Of suffrage per-
sons convicted Of Infamous crimes.
ARTICLE VIII.
EDUCATION.
SEC l. The General Assembly shall provide
. thorough and efficient system Of free schools,
whereby all the children of this state may re.
celve common school education.
SEC. 2. All lands, moneys or other proper.
ty. donated, granted or received tor school,
college, seminary or university purposes, and
the proceeds thereof, shall be faithfully az.
plled to the objects for which such gifts or
grants were made.
SEC. B. Neither the General Assembly nor
any county, city, town, township, school dis
trlct or other public corporation, shall ever
make any appropriation or pay from any pub
lie fund whatever, in aid of any church or
sectarian purpose, or to help support or sus.
tain any school, academy seminary. college
university or other scientific institution con
! troled by any church or secretarian denem-
lnatlon whatever; nor shall any grant or do.
nation OF land, money or other personal prep.
erty ever be made by the state or any such
pubic corporation, to any church or any Sec
tartan purpose.
SEC !. No teacher, state, county township
or district school officer shall be interested in
| the sale, proceeds or profits of any book, ap-
paratus or furniture, used or to be used, in
any school in the state, with which such Off
Ger or teacher may be connected, under such
penalties as may be provided by the General
Assembly
SEC 3. There may be county superintend
ent OF schools in each county, whose aualif
cations, powers, duties. compensation, and
time and manner Of election, and term of of.
fice, shall be prescribed by law.
ARTICLE IX.
| REygNUE
SEC. |. The General Assembly shall provide
revenue as may be needful, by levying u tax,
by valuation, 81 that every person and corpo-
ration shall pay tax in proportion to the
value OF his, her or its property--such value
to be ascertained by some person or persons,
to be elected or appointed in such manner as
the General Assembly shall direct, and not
otherwise; but the General Assembly shall
have power to tax pedlers, auctioneers, brok
ers, hawkers, merchants, commission mer.
chants, showmen, ,jugglcrs, inn-keepers, GRO.
ccry-keepers, liquor dealers, interests or bust
ness, vendors of patents and persons or cor.
porations owning or using franchises and
privileges. in such manner as it shall, from
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