, 1870-05-13

!, laay be brought before a7id court pursuant
law and ali recosnNances and appeals take
cases shall lie. retu1nable and taken to sal
, ( court. ltshal have 20 jurisdiction IN civ
: cases. except in thoe5 oR behalf of the people
and incident to such criu1inal or quasi Grimm
matters, aud to dispose OF unfinished business
The terms Of said Criminal Court Of Coo
: County shall be held by one OF more of th
|, 1udges OF the, Circuit or Superior Court o
COOK County. as nearly as msy be in aItera
: ton, rs msy be determined BY said Judges o
, provided by Inv. Said Judges shau be, e1-o5i
c1ot Judges OF said court.
Sec q. The present Clerk OF the Recorder
: conft q the city Of Chicago shall be the C1efl
ot Tie CRIMINAL Court OF Cook County durin,
the term for which he IVES elected. The pres
sent Clerks OF the Superior Court OF Chicago
and the present Clerk Of tho Circuit Court Q
= Cook County, ehnn continue in Office duriu,
the terms for which they were respectival,
| elected; and thereafter there shall be but on
Clerk OF the Superior Court, to be elected b.
the qualified electors Of said county, who shal
hold bis office for tho term Of four years, ant
until his successor is elected and qualified.
Sec. 28. All Justices of tho Peace in tie cit,
OF Chicage shall lie appointed by the Governor
BY md with the advice and consent Of tto Sen.
ato (but only upon the recommendation OF !
majority Of the Judges OF the Circuit, superi-
OF, and County Conrts). and for such districts
as are now, or shall hereafter be provided In
law. They shall hold their Office for fous
years, and until their successors have beeu
commissioned and qualified, but they may be
removed by summary proceeding in the Circuit
o1 superior Courts, for extortion or other nal
1easance- Existing Justices Of tho Peace and
nonce Magistrates may hold their Offices until
tie expiration of their respective terms.
General Proci,ions,
SEC ~ All judicial otdccrs shall be COM.
mlss1oned BY tho Governor. ALI laws relating
70 courts shall be general, aud Of uniform op-
eiat1on, and the organization, jurisdiction,
| powers, proceedings, and practice Of MI corrts
OF the same class Or grade, so far as reealatsd
Dy Jaw, and the force and effect Of the process.
l Judgments, and DEGREES Of such courts. sever
| ally, shall be uni{okm
SEC. 50. The General Assembly may. for
and opportunity Of defence, remove ffom % osiics
any Judge, upon concurrence Of three fou,ths
Of all the members elected, Of each house. AII
other officers in this article mentioned shall be
removed from Office on prosecution and fnal
conviction formisdemeanor in office.
| SEC 81. All Judges Of courts .of record. in
Terror to the Supreme Court, shall. on or hs-
fore the LIST day Of June, Of each wear. renort
N Writing to the Judges OF the Supreme Court,
anch defects and omissions in the lawa as their
the Supreme Court shall, On or before t6e 1st
aay OF January, Of each year, report in wiring
to the Governor such defects and omissions in
the constitution and laws as they may find to |
exist, together with appropriate forms Of bills |
to cure such defects and omissions ia The 1aws-
and the Judges Of the several C1cuit Courts |
shaii report to the next General Assembly the |
number or days they have held court in the |
seveIsl counties comprising their respective |
CIRCUITS Gu u tue Preceding two yasrs;
ticle ahsn hold their Offices until their success
ao1s shau ba qualified, and thev shall. respec-
lively. reside in the division, circuit, county OK
district for which they may be elected OF ap-
pointed. Tho terms Of Office Of Il! such OIL,
GERS, where not otherwise prescribed in this
article, snail be four years. Ali ofice1s, where |
not Otherwise provided for in this article. shall
perform such duties and receive ouch compen-
satton as Is or may be provided by Law. VS.
BY election but where the unexpired tcrm
does not exceed one year, the vacancy shall be /
filled By appointment, as follows: OF Judges, |
BY the Governor: OF Clerks Of Courts, by the |
court to which the Office appertains, or by the |
Judge OF Judges thereof; and Of al such Other /
Offices, By the Board Of Supervisors OF Board /
o. County Commissioners, in the county where !
the vacancy occurs
SIC 3s An process shall run. In ase ,.an.e
prosccntions shall be carried on h he M NAME Ne
and ~ ne authority Of 0te People Of the State
Gf llhnoas, and conclude, dgdinst tie peace and
dignity q Me same. Population" wherever
used IN this article, shall be determined BY the
ne1t preceding census Of this State or of the
United States. =.
ARTICLE vi
SUFFRAGE
!, SECTION l. Every person having resided in
ILLS state one year, in the county ninety dxys. |
and IN the election district thirty d3ya uext
preceding any election therein, who was an
II the ysar Of our Lord one Thousand eight
hundred and fortJ-eight, or obtained certia-.
cato Of naturalization before sny court Of re-
cord IN this State prior to the first day Of Jan
uaiy, " me year Of our Lord one Thousand
male citizen Of the United States above the
such election.
! SEC 2. All votes shall be BY bsI1ot.
Sec 5. Electors shall, in III caacs oxcopt !
tresson, felony or breach Of the peace, bo
privileged from arrest during their attendance
= electlons, and IN going to and returning |
from the sanae: And no elector shall beoblged
to do military duty on the days Of election, es-
sept IN time of war or public danger,
SEC l. No elector shall be deemed TO havo ,
oHt his residence In this State by reason Of r
r. IS At; absence On m the business Of the United
naval service OF the United States,
oEc- D. No soldier, seaman or marine in the {
1fny OF navy OF the United States, htaIl be
aeemed resident Of this State in consequence
of being stationed therein.
Sec u. No person shall be eIected or 40
pointed to any Office in this State. civil or mill
art, who is not citizen Of the United States.
and who sIlal not have resided in this State
ono year no1t preceding the election or ap-
ARTICLE VII.
SECTION l. The General Assembly shau pro-
ride thorough and efficient syBtem OF freq
schools, whereby all children OF this State nnsy :
receive good common school education.
oEc- = All lands, moneys OK other property,
donated, granted or received for school, COL
eee. seminary or university PURPOSES, and the !
3roceeds, thereof. eha11 be faithfully sppled to
ne objects for which such gifts OF grants
fere made.
SEC. g.. Neither tho General Assembly nor
NY county, city, town, township, school dis
net, or other public corporation, shall ever I
nake any appropriation or pay from any pub
1c fund whatever, anything in aid Of any I
nnsch or sectarlan purpose, or to help sup {
'ort e or sustain any school, academy, seminary,
olege, university, or other literary or Bcien-
if1c institution controlled by any church or {
ecfar1an denomination whatever, nor shall !
ny grant or donation of land, money, OF other {
PERSONAL property erer be made by the State OF |
ns such public corporation to any church or
OF any soctar1an purpose. t
sEc. ! No teacher, State, county, township, {
| : dlstrlct school officer shall be interested in g
ne sale, proceeds, or profits of any book, APP t
afatns, or furniture, used or to be used, in
NJ school IN this State, with which such oficar e
teacher may. be connected, under such d
ssembly. Il
SEC. s. There may be q County Superir- c
entlcnt Of Schools il each county, Whose a
powers, duties, compensation, q
nd time and manner OF election, and term OF 1
thce, ahall be prescribed by law. =
ARTICLE *.
SECTION L The General Assembly shall pro- u
Ido such revenue as may be needfu1, by levy :,
g 9 tax, by valuation. 30 that every person e
nd corporation shall pay d tar in proportion
ithe Falue Q! biz her orits property value =
} pe asee1talned by some person or persona to II
elected or appointed in such manner rs the $
enerd Assembly shall direct, and not other Z Z
ise; but the General Assembly shall have q
over to taI peddlcZs, auctioneers, brokers, y
awkers, merchants, commission merchants, g
'oWmens iugglerH, hn-keepers, grocery keep. O
q, liquor desleFs, toll bridges, ferries, in -,
rance, telegraph, and express inteteats or ! ce
aslnesa, venders OF Patents, and persons or "
= Poraflous owning or using franchises and n
1sllcees, IN such manner: as it shall, from "
ne to time, direct by general law, uniform ss &C
the class upon which it operates- p
5Ec. = The specification Of the objecsa and VI
lbjects Of taxation shall not deprive the Gem a1
al Assembly Of the power to require other to
lb]ects or objects to be taxed, in such man ua
T as may be- consistent with the principles OF ~
1atlon fixed in this constitution Pc
SEC. g. This property Of the State, counties, az
~ other municipal corporations, both real l
ii personal, and such other property as may P1
used exclusively for agricultural and horti- re
utufA societies, for school, religious, ceme-
~, and charitable purposes, may ba e1- PC
nPted from ta1ntion; but s1ch exemption DC
all be only BY general law In the asscss- Re
ent OF real estate encumbered by public M 4t
sement, any depreciation occasioned by such bs
sement may bo deducted in the Taluation OF
1ch prDperfy \ -