The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-05-27

| unuef the present constitution and laws, ssAii
inure to the use of she people vi the state OF Lii
nois under this constitution.
SEC. 5. RecoynIzances, bonds, obligf tions, and
| all other instruments entered into or executed
before the adoption of this constitution, 70 tn
people .f ths of iIiiI OILS, 20 any state VI
county officer public bod, shall remain oihd-
ing aud valid, and rights and haoiii'is' upon
the same shall. continue; and ali crimes anu mis-
demeanors .hsil be tried and Pan'.hed IS tnousn
no change had been made IN the eonstifution oil
this state.
SEQ. /. County courts for the transaction oi
county business cuunties not having adoptea
township organ Ia ion, shall continue IN exist
enc, and exercise their pres ent jurisdiction u I'll
the board Of county commissioners provided III
this constitution Is organized IN pu. suancu Oh
an act Of the General Assem- bly, ; anu the county
courts In all o. her cou- shall have the same
power and jurisdiction they nov possess uh'i'
OF herwise provided by general law -, in
SEC. Ali existing courts which , .h.u
this Institution specifically ennne -, 80.
continue in existence, AID .a,,o.d h Ia,
ent Jurisdiction untI' others" a.. NJ
/ All n.,.oo. now hHins any omee or
ehe o. M Iii continue In tao exercises OF
.pp 49,. ,ber eof according TO their Respective
| go missions or appointments, unless by this
| constitution it is otherwise directed.
| eEc z. On the day this constitution is submit
ted the people for ratification, an election SHALL
be held judges of the supreme court, in the
second, third, sixth and .even b jadioial election
districts designated in this constitution, and for
the election OF three Judges of the circuit court
ia the county OF Cook, rs provided Tor III the
article of this constitution relating to the judi
ciary At which election every person entitled
TO vote accord ing to the terms OF this constitu-
tion, shall be allowed to vote, and the election
shall be other y Use conducted, returns made and
certificates issued. in accordance with existing
| laws, except that no registry ehali be required
| AZ raid cleo ION Provided that at said election
| in the county al Cook, no el,etor shall vote fol
more than two candidates for circuit judge Il
upon eAnvassing the Votes tor and against the
adoption OF this constitution, it shall appear tina
there has been pulled a great.r number of votei
against than for it then no rstifcations of cleo
ton shall be issued tor any of said supreme O.
circuit judges.
SEC. 8. This constitution shall be submitted t.
the people of the stae of lllinoi, fo
adoption or lection, at election Il
be held the first Saturday in
July, A. D. 1870, and there shall be separate
ly submitted at the same time, for adoption o
rejection.
Sections 9, lie, II, Il, '3. Ia and IS. re'atin!
to railroads, in the article entitled Corporations
The article entitled Counties
The article entitled Warehouses
The question of requiring three ffths vote t
remove q county seat
The section relating to the Illinois Contra
railroad:
Inc section IN RELATION To minority represents
ton
The section relating to municipal subscription
TO railroads or private Operations, and
The section Relating to the cansl
Every person entitled to vote under the pro
visions OF this constitution, defined in the ar
tice IN relation TO Suffrage shall be entities
to vote for the adoption rejection of this con
stItutIon. and for against the articles, section
and questions aforesaid, separately submitted
and the said quail hed electors shall vote att
usual places of voting, unless other provid %
and the said elections shall be conducted. 81
returns thereof made, ace riding to the laws n '
in force regulating general elections, except tina
no registry shall be required at said election
Prorined, however, that the polls shall be KEEP
open for the reception Of ballots until sunset {
said SAY of election.
SEC. y. The secretary of state shall, at leas
twenty days before said election, cause TO be de-
! lvered to the county clerk OF each county, blan
= poll-bo"ks tally lists, and forms of return, an
= twice the number of properly prepared prime
ballots for the said election that there are voter
: in such county, the expense shall he audired an
L paid other pubic printing ordered by II
secretary of state IL. by law, required 10
rudited nd paid aud the several county cierN
shall at least Eve days before said election
: cause TO he distributed the board of election
= in each election district IN their respective coul
ties, sail blank poll-b books tally lie is, forms
return, and ticket..
SEC. TO- At the eaid election the ballots sha
be in the following form
$ NEW CONSTITUTIONS TICKET
For all the propositions on this ticket whc
are not caneeied With ink or pencil; and again
Z all propositions whirh are SO Cancelled.
. For the new constitution.
/ I or the sections relating to railroads in ID
article entitled corporations
For the article entitled counties,
For the al tleie EMIT Ell warehouses
For q three-if rs vote to remove county seat
, For the sections relation TO the Illinois CeI
: trail railroad.
: For the section relating to minority rcpresen
j stion.
For the section relating to municipal subscril
e tons to railroads or private corporations.
For the section relating TO the canal.
,, Ea OF said tickets shall be counted vo
II cas-; for pr position thereon not cancele
e with ink or pencil and against ench prop'sitt
o cancied and returns thereof shall he made q
. 'ordingiy by the judges of election.
e SEC II. The 'eturps of tie whole vote cas-
and of the votes for the adoption or rejection
- tins constitution, and Tor az ainst the artIcl
and sections respect vely submitted, .haI
= made by the several county CLERKS, as is no
provided by law, TO the secretary Of state, with
% twenty days after the election; and the rerur
T. OF the said shall, within five days therea
II ter, he examined and canvassed by the audito
u treasurer and secretary of state, or any two
lamation shall he made by the Governor, fort
= with, of the result OF the canvass.
c SIC. IL. II it shall appear tat majority
: the votes polled are ''for the new constitution
then so much of this titntion as n
separately submitted TO he v"ted by artlcl
and sections. shall be the supreme law of Il
;, state of Illinois, and after Monday. the 81
day of August, A. D 1870 but if it shall sppe
that q maIo ity of th- votes pOIled were ''sgsin
C the new constitution then much thereof
was not separately submitted to be voted on b
articles and sections shall be null ant void.
= il shall appear that majority of all the vote
polIed are ''tor the sections relating to railroad
IN the article entitled corporations sertion,
10, It IL, II, IA and Is, relating to railroads
the said article, shall he part of the constIt,
ton of this state: but If ms ior ty of said vo
aye against such sections. they shall be null AT
void. If a M JGrity of the votes poll d are ST
the article entitled 'counties'" such article shs
he . part of the constitution of this state, al
sh al be substituted n article VII. in the pre-
e ent constitution. entitled counter" but if
majority Of said votes against such srtrl
the same shall he null and void. If a major
of the votes poll"d for the article entitl,
warehouses" euch article shall be part of q
constitution of this state but if majority
the votes are against, the same sh all be null
!, void.
d Ii majority of the votes polled are for eth
of the sections separated subnitted relating re
} pectivciy To the III inois Central raIitoan
''MInorIty representation ~ unicipsl eu
l., scr'ptioI to railroads or private corporations
=, anu the 'cauai," then sa.h OF said sections
/ hail receive such majority thal. be part of Il
! constitution OF thu. state; but ca b Of said sc
= items So separately submitted against which r
= peetiveIy there shall be msjuriy OF the vot
pulled, shall be uull and void prootded that n
s.ctIon relating to Minority Representation
shall not Do declared adj pied unless the portlc
# tion vi ths constitution not separat .ubmitt,
e to DO voted on by articles AMI sections shall
adopted and in SAID section relating
b M Inority kepreseni atiou, shall become pc
e ION OF che cCnstiJu ion, it sbMl he sub THU ed
sections Z anu OF the legslxtIv. atticie. If
b majority of tbs votes cast at such eisctiUn sha
e be Tor a three tiths vote TO remove Q county sea
c theu the roi de "a majority shall be strIb
] of section fOU OF the article counties, and Il
Il words three lbs" shall be ns rted IN Ii,
i thereof; anc the foowing words shall be add,