The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1870-05-17

give the people proper understanding OF
the financial condition of the state. We
have made the veto power rs in the con.
stitution of the United states, only to be
overcome by vote of two-thirds of each
house of the general assembly. Had this
provision been in our existing constitution
It would have saved us from many injuri-
Gus and unconstitutional acts, and many
charactered monopolis passed by contribu-
tons of interested persons.
JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT .fI
We have endeavorcd 10 preserve all
courts TO which our people are accustom-
ed; to avoid the evils of too great a varie-
I ~ of courts, and Mt the same time make
/ the system sufficiently flexible to allow the
/ general assembly to provide for a speedy
and prompt administration of justice. All
/ the new courts indicated, are left entirely
in the discretion Of the general assembly
10 create or not, as the public wants may
demand. Our supreme court IL burdened
/ with many unajudicated cases, and de-
/ cisions are delayed, to the prejudice Of suit
ors and the public. To enable that court
to fully investigate and properly decide
and write out crcditable opinions, have we
added four more judges to its number.
| We have required its judges to be elected
in separate districts, and ut times when no
general election is held, to avoid partisan
court. Should that court be unable 10 dis
pose of its cases with reassured dispatch,
we have authorized the general assembly
TO create an appellate court, which may be
held in each county by the circuit judges,
without additional compensation, and with
jurisdiction in such cases as may be pre-
scribcd by law. Such courts arc said " be
of great value in Ohio and New York.
We contemplate continuing the old circuit
court system. We have, however, author
lied the general assembly 70 provide
for electing not exceeding four judg-
cs in larger circuit, and 60 assign
them to duties In its counties. The advo-
Gates of this system affirm that u has work
ed we'll in other states, and IL an improve
ment on our present system. That IL
avoids frequent changes Of venue and the
expenses If parties and witnesses occasion
cd thereby. That II secures greater immu-
nifty of practice in circuit courts, and cna-
blcs the people to procure more competent
Judges aud to dispose of their suits with
! greater facility. To remove the evil of
frequent changes of the time of holding
courts, We have provided that they shall
not be altered during the term of the Judges,
and TO prevent the creation of too many
circuits we have put restrictions upon the
same. We have provided that county
courts may have additional jurisdiction
conferred by law, and county judges, IL de-
/, sirable hereafter may De elected IN districts
composed of two or more counties, and
H.. %avin"a non,,a,ior NJ 'nyar "a 600
~ he nroyi3oJ cnr m, oloc,ion of n
s,,,cs a,,ornov in oooh county In lieu of
{ circui, a,,orncvs We have established a
l sr,oiaI sys,o,n az cour,s Tor ,h. county of
r tnoL which. il Il confIdcntIy cynoet.d. will
{ mee, her necessities. We have required
g law relating Ia courts 10 h. of general and
a ',;,,rn, onera,,ons. ,na Tho, ,ho or,,ni.
g 1a,ion ;nrisdic,ion' povers' nroceodInps
d AMI nr.c,icc Of nil court. Of The same class,
!, 90 for as recnloted bv law and The force
{ and a,rec, of nroces. i,,dgmcnts and decree.
: Of sucb conr,. sh.il lie uniform We
I courts of record to furnish the general as
, scmbly with defects they may discover IN
our laws: The performance Of this duty
with hdelity VIII enable the legislature 10
simplify ana perfect our statutes
TheeSlstlng courts are continued untli
otherwise provided by law
ELECTION AND kiohi "fstffhAoE'
4 We have made our own suffrage con-
/, form to the constitution of the United
, States, aud extended that right 10 persons
, informally naturalized before courts Of
record anterior To January, 1870 and we
have submitted n scperato article on min
GRITTY representation.
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W. have retained tho valuable features
! of the reyenue article in the constitution
OF lsis, and have provided in addition
: that before ,ales of real estate for taxes are
j. made. n return of unpaid taxes shall be
y made % some general officer Of the county
= for collection, with authority 10 sell for de-
y fault on an order of a court of record
J. The object being TO secure uniformity Of