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

cop,ainsd Ia the nov existing representative
districts of said county. And on the Tuesday
After the first Monday IN November, A. D. 1870,
the mem bers OF the first house OF representatives
under this constitution shall be elect. d according
| to the apportionment hxed and announced as
| aforesaid, and shall hold their offices fo- two
years, and until their successors shall be ,lected
and qualified.
SEC l.. The senate, at its FIRST session under
this constitution, shall consist OF fifty me~b r.
! to be chosen ~ follows: At ,he general election
held ON the first Tuesday after the first Monday
III November, A. ID. 1870, two senators shall be
elected In districts where the term OF senators ex
pire On the first Monday of January, A. D. isII'
| or where there shail be vacancy, and IN the re
naming districts senator shall DC 80. .1,
Senators 50 elected shall hold tneH onise
/ years. ~, -. %, g.,
/ ,.s.io, held after The adoption OF this coasutu-
80. ,h.u proceed to apportion the state Tor
! 49, ,r. n toe senate and uouse OF representa-
a,irrs, in accordance with the Provisions OF tae
article on the Legislative department
| SEC IL. When the constitution shall be ratii-
ed 10y the people, the governor shall forth-ith,
after having asc-rtaiHed the fact Issue writs OF
ecton to the sheriffs of the several counties OF
this state, or 10 case Of ,sncies to the coron-
els, Tor the election of all The officers, the time
OF hose election is d ,ed by the constitution or
Schedule, and il shall be the duty of sad sherIfs
OF coroners to give such notice of the time and
piaos of said election as is now prescribed by
| law.
| S c. is. All laws of the state of Illinois, and
all official writing, and the Executive, Legs
| lstive aud judicial proceedings; shall be Con
| Quoted. pr,se, we'd and published in NO other
than the hnglsh language.
skc. ~. The denera Assembly shall pass oil
laws necessary to carry into effect the proyisions
| of this constitution.
| SEC. 20 The circuit clerk of the different
counties having a population over sixty th Gus
and, sha. continue TO be recorders (er-ct1cio)
for their respective counties, under this con :
sitution, until the expiration of their respective
terms.
SEC. Fl. The judges of all courts of records in
Cook county shall n lieu of any salary provided
for in th,s constitution receive the compensation
now provided by lsw until the adjournment OF
the first session of the General Assembly, aftei
the adoption of this cobsti ution.
SEQ. ~ The pre.ent judge of the circuit court
OF Cook county shall continue to hold the circuit
court of Lake counnty until otherwise provided
by law.
SEC IS. When this constitution shall b,
adopted, and take effect as the suprem law o
the state of iilInis, the two-mi provided Il
be annually assessed and collected upon eact
dollars worth of 'xable property, in addition Il
all other taxes, as set forth in article is of the
new existing oonstitution. shall cease to be as
sess d after he year A. d. 1870.
SEC. %. Sotbing contained in this eonstita
ton snail De So construed as 10 deprlve the zen
eral Assembly of po or to authorize the city o
Quincy 10 create any Indebtedness, for railroad o.
mus icipal purposes for which the people OF sal,
city shall have voted, and to which they sbal
have given, by such vote, their assent prior &
the 18th day of December, 1859 Proridcd
That no such Indebtedness crested shall in an,
part thereof be paid by the state. or from an.
ST tie revenue, tax fund. but he same shall b,
paid. If AT all. by the said city of Quincy alone
and by taxes TO he levied upon The axable prop
erty thereof; And prortd~d further, That tn
General Assembly shall have no power in tn
premises that it eou'd not exercise under tn
present contribution of this state
; SHc %. In this constitution and the Or
ticle, and sec ions submitted separately, b
adopted, the existing constit ution shall cease il
all it, provisions; and 10 case this constitution
be adopted, ana any one more of the article
or sections submitted separately, be defeated, tn
provisions Of the existing constitution, if sny oil
f the same subject. shall remain in force.
SEC 26. The provisions of this c"nsti tutio
required to be executed prior to the adoption o
rejection thereof, shall take effect and be in fore
: Immediately.
4 none in convention at the capitol in the cit
4 If Springfield. on the 9Th day of MAY. in th
: year of our Lord one thousand eiget hundred an
d seventy. and of the independence of the Unite
c States of America the nine,y-f"urth.