, 1870-04-20
Constitutlonnt Convention.

loHnsnlp or Other municipality shall ever become
private corIpraIor, NIKE nav uonas(ou 10. OF
toah .!te credit In aid Of, any such corpora1Iou;
RsoTeed ho.nereT, that the adoption Ut this article
haal not te construed as affecting the right Of nuy
such municipality to make such subscnpttons
when the sa4ae has been authd1!zt1l anacr the ex-
1ns at saEs ~ ysse of the people q such lnuniesp
hr Submitted to The leeai roters Of The State IN tue
manner following, to-wit: Separate ballots shall
ne provided a. each place Of voting entitled For
Stetltns" aud Against sect1on;' and ii 1t gha1l
appear that malulty vi the sptes Gust are for the
stcuon then the sa,d section shall lie part Of the
tonsutluon VI this St2te; but II jofaty OF the
votes cast are against the section, then The said
seSsion q m shs,l b. void and Of no eject -
n tne Afternoon, the Article On rrvenuc WAS
taken up. The following section, relating to the
il!inoa Csntal Railroad WIS adopted, Aftesa vesJ
SEC, & No contract, obligation or liability what
ever Of the Illinois Central lsat!ruah Company 10
pay any Satns u mosiey into the State TfrasusJ,
nur any lien Of the Stale upon right to tax Tie
Isupe1i VI kaid company In accordance with the
provision Ut the clzEtcT Of said conpany, ap-
proved February 10, ISL, shall ever he released,
sI e. ~ moe a'e,ed tstnttted Of IL any
!2tve or other authority, and all moneys derived
from said company, after the payment Of the
the payment Of tie ordinary expenses VI INC
state Government, and for no other purposes
whatever.
The following sections Of the Revenue article
were passed, after VARIOUS Amendments, as fol-
ltNbs
SIC Z Thu General Assembly shall urnviac
such further revenue Is may he neeuful BY levytns
tax ~ valuation, FL that every person and cor
poEsuon =! sha pay az 10 proportion to the value
U! MS or Der property, Ruch value TO be Ascertatn-
ed oy some person or persons u be elected or ap-
pointed In zach manner IS the General Assembly
shall direct, and not otherwise: but the General
Assembly shall have power 10 Tax pe<l0trN, 4uc-
uuntetA, brokers, haNkers, merchants, commits
s!on merchants bhowmen, juEglers, lnr-kecpcrs,
g:oeery.keepess nquor-desless, toll bridges, fer
jnEuf&nrh. tHffTfNph. q ntaFS mta
a. business, vendeEs Of patents. owners and keep
era Of dogs. A1d persona uslng and exerctSlng
shall f1on une t. ume direct By general isr, u nj +
form as to The class upon which II operatea
SEC : The specification OF lhc obiecta md snb-
Assembly Of the power to reqr.fr other subjects .
Objects to Oc taxed In such ..iannet ~ may 10 e
sisten. With the psanesp'es OF taxation n1ed = p
SCI 4. Ths pre-. ,.,ert5 Of the State, cor ,..,
otheT muhlGr4 r4l Corporations, bota r 1hues' anE
son such other property h. nera.!s rSr
n.y. E.ognas, .n ,sns 81 sT5,se e. ur md hoca
h,sIly for schools. rexc H. cemetery snh ce.E
table purposes, nlRy be e1cmpteJ nun, tsrsiinn
but soen eTempu0n M ,isll he only by general law.
Ill cases where may b. necessary 10 sel real est.ie
or 1nc nons men @t saxss tor special
ent tn Of s,ib nbqne,ps Or Other pa1
mem. sss.'l ' BE- ~. - to sene general oIncer
snd ,rc ronnt4 1v4I.5 na.- -, - safe OF
said property for any oi said ta1s. pT sHt.$snsn.
sc,n. cnns+ ~ upoh toe nfdeI OF tadGmenf VI
SUNG couI1 ot tecOtu. and The General Assemble
shall rruEide that the sale shall le naJs at omrb
lins M tufouS1out TIE Stat. ns may he pre-
s<roee " laW.
.,as sze :, e.; TIE Isghs q redemption from alt
saes ~ ei tca estate for the nou-raymeut Of taxes
Or special assessments Of any character Eh.frrss
.sa e11sa 1avGt Of o*ncrs ant persons inter
than two years fruQ, such salt thrT,nf III ~.
General Assembly shall provide by aW for
reasonable notice to be given to the oxpera
Of the fact Of the sale IL the nrunrrfy IN ~nh
la1ta " assessments, and when tlls time a. ~.
dcmrtion shall expire.
The Revenue a,t;s1s at. - - .,,u
ac1ed upon. The following additional sections
*sIc sEn sasp'cti; H. s~~'>'N''
IN rrfcase or snal nave no power
tsar, ssM u, " a:s1nst Whatever or The inhab,ian9
ost VI uistty Metsin. irrn ueir proportion
nos anal coMmntatioh for such taxes be uulhpf.
A@Sn gu u - my FORM W1aterer.
IL, ~ -; iaAss esled Tor State purposes 4hall
sonsldefatloo of the above occupied the entire
1o!enoon.
mn ~ on,s 1ne At ne Suffrage atc was taken
uIt A1u lne Iol'oWlng section adopted:
SECTION J. Every person who was an elector in |
tns Sta.s On " n day ai April A. L. ISIS, auI
ls.. ootaaed certificate Of naturalization, bciore
citizcn ~ ~. I:it - c,ns ua a3s, aho every iaAle
Sra - rb snau tar SLates Anose sne age OF Il
l., in ~!"n, o1, tesaosu ~ t1s s!ale one year.
~ tict ihp+ s[a nA3 ny aua u nc election dts.
,,c rnttti55 tn ,s = nssGl& uu e4ecuon, sh2ll
'T 81. Snsaea : 70 , soss ~ sgsh election
60 81 Hie. eoks suMi p gwen bF ballot
tr...'.r +i LG1.ote eaan, ~ ~ cases. except for
. .s'oHyt " otraca OF INC pe9ce. he pttv1-
t stutn M llsnt 1unR tneH attendance at cleo
o y spIuS ~ and EstufninR nom the same.
;rt ~ ~ ,si ~; suali oe ooEEed to do MILL
NJ s,ai nuh,In DANCE e"'n' eAeep'in cme Of
~, s. z, 20 eieStof ahal oe deemed 70 hare Lost
~ 1s II tns STAG ny reason OF hla absence
~ ale udstAtsA u TIC LMLttl States or Of this |