The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-07-06

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that Il has probably filled 70 defeat any
one II them. They ARE all part Of the
constitution, and the new order OEthingi
introduced By this complete constitution
may be briefly stated rs follows:
Each Of the members Of tie General
Assembly hereafter elected siln! swear
'''Thal have mol, knowingly OF intention.
ally, 1lJid Or contributed ahgtliiHg, or made
any promise in the nature VI bribe, "
directly Or indirectly influence any vote
nj the election Ut which %aa chosen "a
Gil the said office, and have not accepted,
nor will accept Of receive, direclly0r in
| directly, money Or other Yaluble thing,
from any corporation, company, or per.
son, for any vote or influence may give
OF Withhold On any bill, resolution, or AI,-
preparation, OF for any other official net
Minority representation, Il adopted, dOts
not 20 into effect until 1872.
Special legislation Is prohibited.
The constitution has the following rev
provisions:
Private property shall not be taken OF
damaged Tor public uses, without just
compensation therefor, To be asccrlained
bya jury. 7
The State shall not pay or assume the
debt Of, or loan its credit to, Any public or
other corporation or individual,
No street railway shall be constructed
in any city, town OF village without the
consent Of the corporate or other author.
lily having control Of the street.
No law shall he passed making an ire
vOCablG grant Of special privileges.
All bills and amendments thereto must
DO printed before they arc passed.
No act Of the General Assembly shall
take effect until tho lst Of July following
It's passage, unless, by the vote OF two
thirds of It's members, II shall be put in
operation Immediately. .8 .a..
The authority Of the Legislature TO add
to tho State debt unless for war purpOses)
il limited to the sum Of $250,OO0
No officer sllnl have his term Of Office
extended by law after his election.
The pay Of the members Of the. Lcgis
laturG 10 be fixed By law, after tho first
session, and no Legislature can change
such compensation except for future Leg
isl0tures. All allowances for stationery,
newspapers, and other Prerequisites shall DC
limited 10 $40 for each member.
There Is 10 be mo restriction upon the
duration Of lle sessions Of the General
Assembly.
All tic State officers are hereafter to
receive salaries, To he fixed by law, anti
not to be increased during their term Of
office; and NIL tees, costs, and perquisitcs,
shall be paid into the State Treasury.
This does not nppIy, however, 10 the
present terms Of Office Of existing State
officers.
The expenditure for the new State
House is limited 10 $3,jOO,00O, including
the amount already expended.
a twO.thirtls vote Is required 10 over.
rule the veto OF tue Governor.
The Supreme Court is to consist Of sew
en- Judges instead OF three, as at present;
the four additional Judges having been
elected on Saturday.
All taxes levied tor State purposes shall
he paid into the State Treasury, and up.
piled only to State purposes. County au-
lhoritics shall never levy tax exceeding
76 cents on the 500 Of property, except
to pay existing indebtedness, unless by u
vote u the people.
No city, county, township, school dis.
triCt, Or other municipal corporation shall
he allowed to incur Indebtedness for any
purpose 10 M amount, including existing
llcbls, exceeding per cent IN the value
Of the taxable property therein, the value
10 bc ascertNinGd BY The previous assess
ment for State and county taxes.
l. -, r. al .Nct nnhRI thu
Treasurer, Sheriff, Coroner, and Recorder
0t Deeds Of Cook county, hereafter elect
cd, shall receive salaries 10 be fixed by
law, which shall in no Case be MS great us
the compensation Of Judge Of the Cir.
cult Court; and all fees md CmOlumCnis
In excess Of that sum shall be paid into
the County Treasury.
All fees established by special laws
shRll cease ut the adoption OF the COnsti-
tuition: aS the fees Of the officers in this
county arc largely authorized by special
law, their collection after the Sul Of Aug
ust will be illegal,
No corporation shall be created by
special laws, or its charter extended,
changed or amended. All such orgNniza-
tlOns shall hereafter be created by general
laws.
The General Assembly shall provide by
law that in nil elections for directors or
managers Of incorporated companies,
every stakeholder may vote in person or
By proxy for the number Of shares he
holds for MS mnny persons as there are
directors TO he elected, and may cnncen.
tratc the wllolc'numbCr on my one caNdt-
date or distribute them rs he mny think fit.
RailrOad corporations doing business i'll
Illinois shall IlvO Hn Office in this State,
where all transfers Of stock shall be made,
and where books showing their, general
affairs shall be kept for public inspection.
The rolling stock and other movable
property OF railroads shall bU considered
personal property, and subject to oxGcn'
ton and sale.
No railroad corporation shall Consolt'
date its stock or franchises with my other
corporation owning parallel or c0mpe-
ting line. :,
No railroad corporation shall issue stock
or bonds, except for money received and
applied to It's corporate purposes,
The existing contract with the Illinois
Central Railroad Company, for the pay
lnont Of per cent Of its gross receipts
Into the treasury, shall not he changed.
The State shall make no appropriation
for railroads or CanAlslb but may appropri,
atO the surplus earnings OF any canal for
! its enlargement OF extension.
No county, city, town, township, OF
other municipality shall ever become sub.
scrlher to tho capital stock Of my railroad
or private corporation, or make donation
to; or loan It's credit in aid Of such corpo'
ration. -
The State, and all municipal corpora.
lions, arc prohibited from lcvying taxes
tor, or milking donations to, any church,
or contributing in any way 10 n scctarian
purpose,
III MI eases Of the sale OF real estate for
the non.paymGnt Of taxes, general OF
| eINlNiul Fniurn Or surh InnniI taxes