, 1870-08-07
TEE FEW CONSTITUTION.

On Me=ssay- Tie sth Of Auyost, the con-
s,itution under which the people Of Illinois
have iyed since lSls, will cease to he the
1aw, and 11e new constitution. ratified and
adopted by the people on the I'd Of July,
vii! become The supreme Law. Our read
crs have bectuie familiar Will the new
constitution. hut every new reading of il
gives strona e impression Of the wisdom
which maras its PROVISIONS, and OF Tie
l1easirgs wl.,c.. it will secure to the people.
Already. Il: trriuus PARTS OF TIE Cpiou, the
new Constitution Of Illinois il read with
profound Interest, and it is everywhere al-
1ulttetl to lie better than any constitution
rew in fc.ce in any State OF the country.
One grand feature OF the new constitl-
tom is Ear .ictt4 action OF the fee system.
One OF the grievances recited in the Declar-
alton Of Independence by our fathers,
nc.r1y hundred years ago, was thnt tha
ling of En-! land Lad t'erected multitude
of Few cf1irr~, md Sent hi1hcr swarm Of Of
tcera to hurass our people and eat gu. their
Subsistence" In this SAME particular, tie
lev constitution. Is new Declaration Of
lH:ereEdcnce, Oh he par: Of the peo, lie
9. this State floln the swarm Of oGicels
VIZ wese duly hazsssing item with nex
r1zcisons and cutting out their subsistence
The following provisions have t. most
lvalslfut and encouraging tone:
''The eenetai Assembly Sail not pass local or
kirctiaf lava cttat4uE, lncSeast4l., ut urcrcas-
luz fees. Irrscent4xr, .. .u xancs. Vi p..a4c ol-
ssss ..Yt.ns - ;s.'a .toz which SAID eNace's arc
..Su law si.au Dc llssel which Fl all operate %
t.scllun VI atIplht1n'n1.' ..
The uf14etrs uatusi n tals asz. - {EIecutyr>
sG2'i receive for tne'r sefrlce1a :-1sE, IN b. ~
t4!. he'd by law, winch shall :.as IL :4c:elsci
tlu,u1=is dutteR thets u1t'cta: 1et:.a. aAu laey
e.It1i Lti Attcr The rxrtFAflch Of +.te iLrl.,s
li,uss III un1uc at tut Adoption VI IL sc3Lst ititn.
t.ttlye IL tnclr Use any fres, e. So, i'eHa1-
les that ulay scleater he layat.c b5 law to- any
services 1ttiotnet' ~ any ou'ee: p,oui ii =: n
sf!s au'c.e u ttr s..l.s'1snon. sn.a Il: fu:', II
Edt a7ICt, li1lG The state tttRstfJ.7
-'lte i.rs, salary. or compensation OF ~ mn-
nl.irais ,'icer ~tu,s ele' t.ti or appolnf"d fora
G.Gulrc t:E1n ii Gtllee shall te Increased " d.
m,h:>hett ssus1tg euch 1erul"
..The citrks ii at Courts Of r.. ,rd. the Tfeas-
Crer, sht1ln, CuruaeF. aud Rccof.eF u Deeds u
e4t.ou iur tLeT stfrlees, aala11ts 10 be liked By
lAw, which shuil III nu cas: bc IS much
AS IL, 'T.u1 t1eut Ipe II SID Il sassS
and sila.i tr rAlc. Ie:i~:euSs.s un!y ons OF Tue
le,. o. shs .1e. af.ually c9lssn ~ ai fss1 pcs r;
ssri ex!arus ~, eua.i ue l,ald into u. County
II:asn'5 ,r ,.., .a ,,h,- ,,,,.,o. ,nsn
u. y st.a:l il tic sllIcnsa.on al county oul
s,'s ~ ~ -. sss n aE III ~ t|n pto.f nni
d, sI slal il 10 instance exceed, the fees a:tu
.'Ti.e ttvs Of township oflcers, antl Of eacf
.l-1s II count, uin.4 ~ .rln bt unltorm In ilt
5is.s 6! S.nnSss ~ ssSh thss ,,; sespscasely hs
rl.sa onr an.,;y 10 .11icers eaftef elected. bu
- e.at enc! ~ sp L@ at ~; ~
Its,rt my .s,rh Jtts u ust Irsri4ei by genera
nj .,c,s .b.., ,,. ,,~ ro,s,r,e,, a. ,,cnriv
in: he Ge.4,I2l -Ass:nby u tie po~ss u restue'
l's !ees "a "a sans "n'cefs~ --..-,
1iaeu y, t.4" 'e-o. - w
~ '. ~. ,,s.' .n. ~. 49, $500. -. fau
-, ~.
-: -.
slec1al Legislation Which LAS con1effct
special lees rl'on particular ofhcess IL paf
;,..a,...ss - ~. -, - ~" mast eaat1ns
,,,,. 10 faar ,.ha.,t,,, ~.
,.,a,t. ,f ,,,,,,:. j., t,,;s .,,,,t, ,b.,,..
inv c,n,, ;r ard, .a,o .,,;oi fro,, 1h
IT,, ss,r,,,.r =. 49,, srn.o.,,,;n4 ,,on;,,r ,
..,.,, ,n,,,,,,, T,,.ro 80 49,, s,o ,o-n,s ~ ~
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S;.n,.n, 80 a;,.;,,, ;, an,a,a ~ C,a,,s
RI. nn.s ..,,r.,o ~, s,a,;., .nne
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Thar. are n,1,.r ;..,s on,,r,sa y. x,,oc :,
.,l,,,. 49, t.. -.
,iz..,,. ro,,,,,,..1 ,,,. ,,,o ncu- ,ons,,....:S.
It viii ba uuted also, that frv1n todd
Mara 80, ha M increase, in the salary
c,1n,ens.t;on Of .uy <,fs;~e. Of this city,
,,f anv o,le, uu,.;-.pA corporation DUR.