The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1870-07-08
THE NEW CONSTITUTION
ADOPTED.
The New Order Of Things Under Il.

ne new constitution nSs been uuopteu
/ by an overwhelming majority. This
being the case, the following brief refer
cncc TO the new order Of things thereby in
auguratcd, will be acceptable. We
quote from the Springfield Jormi;f
No law shall be passed making an ire
yocablc grant Of special privileges.
All bills, before passing the Legislature
must be printed-must be read at large on
three different days in each House, and the
vote upon the final passage Of each bill
must be by yeas which shall be entered
upon the Journal .,I -
No act Of the General Assembly shall
take effect until the first day Of July after
! its passage, unless in an emergency, which
| shall be stated IN the act, the members by
II two-third vote decide to put into opera
ton Immediately.
No person elected to the General Assem-
! bly,, to be eligible to any civil appointment
during his term of office.
Allappropriatbns out of the State Treas
ury to be made by public law.
No money to be drawn from the Treas
ury except by appropriation. Money so
drawn to be devoted to the purpose named
| in the resolution and no other.
An special legislation to be entirely cut
| of.
The pay of members of the General As
sembly TO be five dollars per day until 9TH
| erwise fixed by Jaw, and no other allow
| ancos or emolument whatever, except the
sum of $50 per session, in full for all post
age newspapers, etc.
The expenditure upon the new State
| House is limited 20 $3,50O,O00, including
| the money already laid out.
No limit put upon the sessions Of the
General Assembly.
The State prohibited from paying or as
suming the debt Of any corporation or i'm
| divdual, or of loaning its credit.
Legislature prohibited from increasing
the State debt, unlcst for war purposes,
beyond the sum Of $500
a two-,hirds vote necessary to override
| the Governors veto.
All State officers hereafter to receive sal
aries which shall be fixed by law. All fees,
pcrquisi,es and costs to be paid into the
State Treasury. This provision not ap-
plicablc to present incumbonts.
The Supreme Court to consist Of seven
Judges instead of three the four needed
Judges having boon elected on Satur-
day
No county, city, township, schoo, dis
trict or other municipal corporation TO be
allowed to incur debt, including existing
indebtedness, exceeding 5per cent Of the
taxable value of the property therein.
All fees allowed by special laws TO cease
after the adoption Of the new Constitu-
| ton.
All corporations hereafter to be created
by general laws.
The minority plan adopted in the rep
rcscnta,ion of stockholders OF corpor-
ntions.
Every stakeholder may vote his shares
Of stock for a many persons rs there Is
Direcicrs to be chosen; or hc may concen-
tratc the whole number upon one candi-
date; or he may distribute them, giving us
he thinks 1T.
All Railroad Corporations in this State,
doing business under our laws, to have an
Office in the State, where all transfers OF
stock shall be made
The rolling stock and all other move
able property of railroads in this State, ~
be considered personal property, and
liable TO sale and exemption like the
- ',''''S''i' ddni lahny s"ai, i,suv slocks
or bonds except for money actually re-
ccivcd and used for is corporate purposes.
Competing or parallel lines OF railroad
prohibited from consolidating their stocks
or franchises.
The Illinois Central railroad to be held
strictly to it, contract 10 pay into the State
Treasury per cent Of It's gross earnings.
All municipal subscriptions, donations,
or loans of credit TO railroad or other cor.
porstions, prohibited.
Thrcc-lfths vote required to remove n
county seat
The State and all municipalities pro-
hibilod from levying taxes Tor, or Ia any
way aiding any church, or giving any
thing for sectarian purpose.
The Illinois aud Michigan canal never
10 Ice sold or leased until proposition to
that effect be submitted To the people ut q
general election, and approycdby a major
ny voting.
The above is the main changes and i'm
proycmonts that have been made in the
new Constitution, which will go into effect
on the sth day Of next August, subject TO
the few limitations indicated.
The power Of corporations, II will be
seen, Is utterly broken, and their privil-
eyes given back into the hands OF tho
people. a guard is placed around legisla-
ton, thereby preventing improvidence
and recklessness. Railroads have had tho
scep'rc OF authority, which they have 80
pitiiessly used in the years past, wrcnched
iro Their grasp and given into the hands
Of the peoples representatives, and all
things are once more us they should be.
A girl near Dayton, Ohio, recently
won bonnet by throwing her father
twice out of three times in a wrestling
match
The Lowell Courier is authority for
the statement that 'the proiigal son con-
fcssed his sins to his father in husky
voice.
The Indianapolis Journal PLEASANTLY
remarks; "A vindictive ass, at present
hitchcd to the Chicago Post takes out his
spite against well known journalist by
spelling his name Jewnious Henreiok