, 1870-02-06
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION

arR1xor1E1D. IL, Feb. s
SeFefA peuron1 Tc1e oGtttd relating to tho
ngat Of s111Se: tho recognition Of the Sabbath;
tne ose Of The Blnle IN tcaoelss and female sui:
1t1Ea
II Tie request Of nj. HAY. Of 5sn9arnor,
por1 q thas committee vas - fseonnstea 1sn "a for M
cmendAt1onk. .Ezz
nr. BUXTON. for tptSe1ns tne eonnt.ee On cornor..
ARTICLE !. SECTION l. Every corporation or.
ganized or doing ons.uess IN thla stA,e under tae
tam public once or place in this state for ths
1a1 Hanssetton q u business. ~ w3.cn ahau oe
% sSal ee roeorded H. sno9ns % Of ~ cspisI naisa
stoct suhsc11bed+ aud b. whom; tho uames Of
IRE owuets Of IL etock. and the amounts owned
IL, aEd by whom Ill slansfer of ssd stock: tna
amount of IT. aaaels md uAbl11s1es and the names
anu rr.,sees o. Ecs!derce OF It's omccrs; and ine
General Assembly ahsll tts nEst regular eession
enforcing, oJ suitable penalties, the pso1ts,ouS Of
~ s1c 4 Tne rolling s,ocs and al other movable
eo1raoa IN shs s:ste sa o ooosdeped sSMPe ny :.
sooM property. and shall be liable 10 execution and
~ ~ u tae ..Ee Ea1ner Is the per4nnh properly
paaa 70 lAW a1empung Any suca property from
sTc. ;. No railroad corporation shall consolidate
railroad corporation ovnlnS parallel Of
conpe,lre tine- and in no case shall any consoii.
ef1S tte pass s1ssps SPon uoc 5oes gsea
ner u may be provtced By law.
sfc. 1t anall be the tury Of the General As
semhJ 70 pass euen lsw1 a viii correct aoulea
paasenGer tAtlGs On the different rAtIo4da IN tni4
sts'e, aad to enfnrce such iaKE b5 adequate pen
alties' 70 the ex1ent Y neeessasy. foI mat par-
chlIca.
SIC. l. No railroad or other corporation shall
tsaus u stocr. bonds. o. osAes er1denees o. !o-
properly sctaaily sece!ved al applicd 70
1ne purposes for which !ne corporation vas c7e.
incftne Of 1ne cap,tai s;oct q ipdc5iedncss ' of
any anch corporation, shaI be yo.d.
SEX. 6. No ooltiaet OBLIGATION, CT liability vha:-
par anJ Euns Of EoneJ ITO tie stale Treasury,
Lor any hen Of me Safe upon Or rghi to ta1 tne
property Of ND eouTAaJ. IL accoEasnce VITA the
proved Feb. TO, 1851. shall ever be Frlea1ed aus.
pended, Dodiaed, D'ezed, EcEttted. or IN any Why
q uaaoncs dE,o:sned or snPafsd nJ sae Lesaa:
from said company. alter tbs payment OF the stAe
debt, shau oe appropriated a3d se. apart for the
PaJmsni Of ne ordinary eIpenses os the STATS
The sections Of tho ctar,er oI the 1nlno!s csn-
tIal Railroad Company relating to the Site rey-
enue oen1ed trom sald company ate copied Into
!" src. IL. In consideration OF the g7ansA prtv1-
company, Tor the purposes a1orraald, tna company
ahatl, on tbs first Mondays Of DcceIbet ana June
u each Jeat pay into tae Treasury oi the Staic Of
eeea' reeerss & os income d ed des,1ed trom ss!d rosd
ard branches for The ak months then next pre-
sedtnE; the n.at pa!nent OF such Percentage on
The MAtn u1Ek Of kAiA road 10 commence foa1
3es,E nun the date Ct Sad deed OF trust, aud on
tbs b1aIen rfx yeafs tfon tue date Aforesaid,
eonTe;sd: lien no iion ''s05 ias dA.e Of ''Sas, "a
complexion. And Tor she patposc ot
,o11s 5ae An p1Sssea1 FsssP :
Kept By kld company, copy whereof shall oe
furnished 70 tae Governor Of The s,asc q Illinois,
tho t1p:h Of which ACCOUNTS Aaau b verified By
Euch ccmpany; and for The purpose Of Ec1r Jtng
| and Moe:1aintrG tho accuracy Of Iuen account,
ipupoEe. 4 hereby rested In the Governor ni ,he
1 po.nted, to examine the books and pspets ul sa,d
| coTpotarop, and to eIAm.ne under oata the on
Gers, agents, and employees Of sa!d.conpAoJ, aod
| the Governor or other Auiaortty sn1u Knowingly
and vllfulty have EEeva fNselJ, or II the od.cesa
making sueh an1dsv,,1 aaal tnos!nsly aad NJ.
subject 10 The pains and penalties Of perjury.
"Skc = The Anu8 selected untie1 sAld act o1
Congress- and hereby Aatnost1el 10 b conseEed,
ot th!s at&te, cn1l sold and conveyed hy SAID
| corporation or trustees, and tne Other ktock
properly. and Effects q sAad eoapsnJ saal oe u
Ike manner exempt from ta1aton fer the tern
| Of 8tx jean frou the pAka&gc Of this nc. Ate,
tho expiration Of Nx 1eark, The STOCK. properly
and assets Belonging to said COMPANY saal o<
WIN tbs Auditor Of Eraic7 and IN Arnu4. taI 10,
Stats putpeacs kh4u Be eaae4sed BY the Audtto,
upon II the property and aEseia, Of eTeET nasoe
ton. Whenever the ta1ea lctled for 5.aie purposes
snau exceed three-.ourth1 q one per ccatu1a Pc
| aInuu, 1uch exnen HsA!l pe dedocsed from iii
sro<s psooeeds, OF The tncous here required 70 b
ron a!t 1x2tton o{ every kind, except ~ hereil
! provided fof. The rerepue atstnE from sa.t
taxation, and the *a1d 5 pei cent Of The krosa 9
anall br paid mo the STATE TseasarJ In money
and srp.ied to the pa5 meat 81 hsetestptJinl
state sndootedneas untl the extinction tne1eot
Into tSe stsis T1nasarJ, aaa the ss.s
%" a. 60. !" .eoaat TO - pss 81 {
ssen ihs ss,d company ana.l par iato TIA So.
TrtAsur1 the difference, 10 Is 70 retke tho whol
| anount paid eluA n leaat 10 Per cent Of IN
Grass sessIp o. ~ sS! nor lien
SAID Io4d ND hEaneasz, and ell the Appursat
aroes and MOCK thereof, for III pcnAnos. n1e!
- ~ aates wash n eecTae 70 tse s;e 1aea sfn s
Of the ssAse snl1l tafe precedence Of III demand
,udEGea1s, Or DEGREES Asa'nit sAtd cofpofAuon.
rxRsoxAL K1r1AxA11nN-
=. " CRCH toso 70 pes1otM e2paAaxao1
Y tegatd 70 N editorial ID \ CntctEo papcI
: ertni5 9, 10 stic1 he VAS charged With acut
tne interest o. tho rAlfoAdL He denied
I WI No ScatK+ or eT&f hn6 80 acted.
heRs POSTAGE sfAxfx.
! - !eaoiatioa, oaered oJ Af TErRcE,
G1uns5; e tural.a eaea nsnns1 win slo .1ari
. o1 AoostoaA portage ssat1pa, pGaaed
1x&oLD11oxa.
, Resolutions vrss offered and ssfexrsd,
81 M. ATKINS, Of Xo,xas-rn,s thu ca,
rtstee on the Bill OF Rights inqa:ee lat the aYu