The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1870-05-12
THE CONVENTION.
Tuesdays Proceedings.

SUBMISSION OF THE CONSTITUTION TO THE
PEOPLE.
Mr.. Fox moved 10 insert the Article on
Right of Suffrage among those to be voted
upon separately.
The section was then adopted-aycs 81,
nays 30.
SIC. o. This Constitution shall be sub
mitted to the people Of the State of Illnoi,
for adoption or rejection, at AN election to
be held on the fist Saturday in----, \.
ID. 1870, and there shall be submitted nj
the same time, for adoption or rejection,
The Article in relation TO Railroads;
The Article In relation to Warehouses;
The Article in relation TO Counties;
The Article In relation TO Suffrage;
And also the section In relation 10 the
Illinois Central railroad tax;
The section In relation to the removal Of
County Seats;
The scction in relation to Minority Rep
| rescntation; and
The section in relation 70 Municipal
| Subscriptions TO railroads or Private Cor
| porations.
Every person entitled TO vote under the
provisions of this Constitution, rs defined
in the article in relation 10 Suffrage
shall, on said first Saturday Of July, A. ID.
1870 be entitled TO vote for the adoption
| or rejection ofthis Constitution, and for or
| against the articles and sections aforesaid,
| separately submitted, and the said quail
| fed electors shall vote at the usual places
Of voting, unless otherwise provided, and
| the said elections shall be conducted ne
! cording TO the laws now in force regulating
elections; propided, howerer, that the polls
shall be kept open for the reception f'bal-
lots until sunset of said day OF election.
The following sections were adopted
without amendment;
SIC. 10. The Secretary Of State shall,
ut least twenty days before said election,
cause to be delivered to the several County
Clerks blank poll-books tally-lists ard
forms Of return, and twice the number Of
prepared printed ballots for the said clee-
| ton that there are voters In such counties,
the expense whereof shall be audited and
paid MS other public printing ordered by
the Secretary Of State is, by law, required
to be audited and paid and the several
County Clerks shall, ut least 1--we days be-
fore said election, cause To be distributed "a
the board of election, In each election dis
trict in their respective counties, said
blank poll-books, taliy-lists, and forms Of
return, and tickets.
Also,
SEC IL. At the said election the ballots
shall be in the following form:
NEW CONSTITUTION TICKET,
For the new Constitution, and for all
the Articles and sections which are not
Cancelled with ink or pencil, on the follow
ing ticket; and Agrinst the new Consttu-
ton aud against all the Articles and Sec
tions which are cancelled with ink or PEN
oil ON the following ticket'
For the new Constitution.
For Article entitled Railroads,
For Article entitled Warehouses.
For Article entitled Counties.
For Illinois Central Railroad Tax.
For Minority Representation.
For three-tifths vote to remove Count y
Seats.
For prohibiting Municipal Subscrip-
tions to Railroads or private corpora tons.
The parts Of said tickets which are not can
celed by the electors shall be counted and
returned by the Judges Of election Ms cast
for this Constitution, and for the Article
and sections separately submitted as
aforesaid but the parts Of said tickets that
are Cancelled shall be counted and returned
as against such Articles and sections Us are
thus separately submitted.
SCHEDULE.
Tho report of the Committee on Sched-
ule was then taken up in Committe OF
the Whole, Mr.. Anderson being in the
| chair.
The following sections were adopted
without change:
| SCHEDULE.
That no inconvenience may arise from
| the alterations and amendments made in
the Constitution of this State, and 10 carry
the same into complete effect, it is hereby
ordained and declared;
SECTION !. That al laws in force at the
adoption of this Constitution, not inconss-