, 1870-07-19


''CouS1nccd tha. the ma1ma which they now
proclaim canno, but be received With gratitude by
.,o.t ia the o 81 neir
mcsts 1o ohtain the general adoption thereof will
lr t,oxncd with full SUGGEST
Tile present declaration Is not and shall not be
htDdtLg, except between those pnwer1 who shall
hasr acect!e.i, Or shall accedc, to t.
Zone a. ias:s, thu 1911 Of April 1sst.
9rcL ScnACKNs7K1S, HArZFn.pr,
HCESAR. OR1D&F,
WAStNSEt, BECNEQW,
GoCEQELSEr, CAvoUR,
C7ARENuuS, De flI1AMlHINA
CbT1EY, AAII,
REGULATION OF TEE SOCIAL
EVIL.
Inauguration OF tho New System Ia
1T. Louis Collecting
From The ST. Louis Republican, Ju!y1t,
Yesterday tho police inauguzated the new
system for the Regulation" Of tho sociL evil
" authorized BY tie recent ordinance Of the
Council aud the charter provision. The first step
i: procuring thorough registration: To effect
taius commanding the police districts, Who
have detailed men to attend especially
to the business. The work Of regietiAuon
will probably consume several days, and It Will
ltonatly be couple Of reeks or more before
lie new system can be called in fnA ol'erstl a.
Tue fet,15ne from each district will bs seat to
the of1lce Of The Chief Of Police ana here they
III te condensed and consolidated. and then
transmitted to tho Eoa1l OF HealtA- In thia
ciicc the statistics and ressstsau2hn l. Wul %
4;ld lien this and como other rrcli,a!naries
4rr completed the medical inspection by the
pay.ic:ans appointed for the purpose will be
1. u1meLcci-
aiimeet soma difficulty CARRYING out the sss-
trln proposed. Cnless tho utmost atthtulucss
il exAc.cd OF the officers atuployed By the
:. ard Of Health, the good results hoped TO
/. 1eachtd will te lost and the lesalization Of
immortality viii have none Of its obnoxious
evident from tho form Of the schedule
'oItcd, that 3 good portion Of the statistics
re ptcting lie social evil which is expected to
.,= gained during the registration, will be de-
ton: nut by policemen. This is very MI
eit4ul method for accurAte data. and, OK
-7tt 80 far ~ concern personal de.
i:ition. age, names, and ownership OF
.u>es. de-, tic police returns do not
a-:sr. In fact, unlesa great carefalness aaa
irvlms,.ect;on are used, this system II at
..n.,ted regnlltior OF tho social owl, which 80
1rs1y large cities have refused to accept, and
| .hith h il contrary to the idsas Of 20 msny Of
our own citizens, will not only bo barren Of
:.::ulasons al lNA sdopiod by tns Do,ul
Il Health arc exceedingly ssrin.
:clt in some particulars, and IN cAses OF pros
alise not few ncr far between, will have their
validity severely tested in the coults- We I'M
G.1slanl tl.st tho number Of aistrirts into
wli.l tue city is 10 he divided II reference TO
:he system. viii be fixed at si1, not 'our as pre-
,i!s.ly stated, ard that the nura1ss ass
:"r each district Az tho e:Aase Of
TIC ordinance establishing ah hoss:al and
home for the women pronounced discA ed ~
he medical inspectors, was stricken out be-
city hospital in csses whero they cannot re-
n,:in in the houses where found. From this
/ | ource tho institution will doubtlesa re-
ccisc very considerable accessions to the
rumber OF itg patients. The succesa of
, lie Low measures will be watched with inter.
, ut, and their success is.problcmstical until
/ | :s-acticAf,y demonstrated. graat deal de-
.Eds upon the Board Of Health, and it III to bt
to,,ed that that somewhat garrnlonA body vii
| ! proceed with the balance Of the business mort
| 7, ler and regulations which were hurrie,
, through at single Fitting.
Municipality Subscription. to isa'i
rosktlss
] 10 the Editor If IA. cAieaso Tsitsnt:
: Among tile articles separately submitted I,
| a vote OF the people On the new constitution
Of Illinois At the election held July = ls7f
l WAS the following:
d yA7A CORPORATIONS
q "So county. city. town, or other municipalt
= shall ever become Subscriber to the capital stoc
y pf any railroad or private corporation, or mas
uu4tlpn 10, or loan 1tS Crellt in aid OF such
y poTa1!on: lruridta, however, that thu aluptton
!. .his article shall not be construed as affecting ii
q right OF such municipality to MAKE such sul,scrt]
',t: where the same have M seei % aniaeisd VI a Snd.
In tho I'd Of July, 1870, this article wa
sdoItcd hy Eoto OF the people, - at preset
! ul;tsrstooa, by majosity OF perhaps LOO, ,0(
:. | yGt't. ....
4 ,liu terms Of It's Schedule, Oh tho first Monda
. OF March, 1913, and, If adopted BY vote
:, the people, WAS TO be tho supreme law Of tt
i la,sti from and after tho 1rt Of April, 15i
!. in the old constitution two separate article
y were submitted At tile sad election, first Mos
- :iuu 10 colorea pe1zons, and that rtl.tins I
=. tho two mill tax, and II Was provided iu tt
:. >cntsinla TINT il it ahn,d appost that 1uAjo
y il. IF the votea pollod ehuuil be given for Il
y clr for the two mill tax, then said article,
articles, should he and form part OF tli. col
sit:utiun-that il, 4 part OF The constitution
Y. iais. AZ these reraIa:c articles were 10 he
- par: OF the constitution OF 1913, no doubt o.
VI VI .uults would hayc decided, had it ever becAu
n :WctxHary, that the two separate articles
~. ~, .e; ted the frrt Monday Of March, 1913. we
~ Mo eject with the other aud major parts
A. 'hc constitution April 1, 1913
", Ey tie ter1ns VI tho Sclh dule Of tho nj
.'nst:tuiion, which wna voted Oh July Z. Isl
no md adopted by a vote Of the people on III
" lay. it il provided that il it shall appeAr thai
majority OF tho yotes rolled arc - fut tho NJ
y, ttitEtion, then ~ much Of this eonrtituti
n ne .s vas not separately submitted to be voted
~ iS articles and eectioIls, shall 10 the eurre:
~, ~, law Of tho State at Illinois OIL and After Nc
w. w. lay tue eth day Of August, l. d. 1870. But
~ 4 shall appear that . majority Of The vot
:, pollcd we're Against the new constitution, til
~ ;" 1,nch thereof As nss not separately sc
n rlali be null and void"
:, Taking il for granted that tho new constii
49, ti1n not separately submitted was adopt
=, July .. 1870, but does not, according TO t
,a Schedule, 80 into elect until the 9Th OF
~ su.t, lS1r it still. in the minds OF sonc poop
~ Il least, ,emsins = question as to whctt
~ these parts OF the new constitution which We
q separately voted Oh by articles and sectiol
~ aud Which have been alopted:b vote Of I
q, people, 50 into operation Immediately, or
n The "a ot July. loso, Or on tue sth Of .Ausul
Il, 1870. nothing being said in the Schedule or III
sis Constitution upon the point OF inquiry.
section IA Of the Schedule, among other n,
NC ter, We lind this following
"s "lf u majority OF tho votes poll
A. are for either OF tic sectups separately Fl
m,lie0, relating tcrI>cctiyely to the Hin
- Ct1!tsail Ksilroad,' minority 1epreseutatio
~ ~ municipal subscriptions TO railroads OF T
~ rnte corporations. and the 'canal.' then 81
tn Of tald sections ~ slafl receive sucl major
his slail ee arast Of the constellation Of 1
~ If. for INSTANCE, on the ii Of July. 1870, 1
No people had voted down the new constituti
ina and every article in it, thve and excepting I
nd article on ''mnnicipa. subscriptions TO Z.
in roads DC, that section. sccordinx to
N. Schedule, was to become a part of the cons
inc tuition Of this State. The voting down /
ls nlse new would have left tho old constitution
Fl force, only amended by The addition Of eu
h OF the Articles and sections as were separate
roted on and adopted, I can sec no season
It law OF fact for assuming inst, because su
M part OF ths new constitution rs wxs not sep
Nv aiely submitted goes into effect August
,se ls10, the articles aud sectious which were 8,
arately submitted and adopted July 2 1870,
eds not 80 into eject until tho sth OF August.
our. think, would contend that in matt
new constitution by ; convention, =
giving out full notice to III
world Of the whole instrument, and fxj
the u day fos lts ADOPTION OF reiect1on By the n
ing l.le, and saying nothing in the instrument
ken 10 the timc it shcuId SO into effect, wo
ini- ltA,e any uncertainty - to such time,
pc would 60 into effect from the date OF its I'd
II tion by \ Tote Of the people.
plc AZ nothtng is SAID III the nav constitution
elz- Schedule At to whom this articc IN - Munici
on / SnleArtir3iQns to Itallto1de.@ DC. eb1uu