, 1875-03-29
An Amendment Adopted Which Would
XIII tho Measure at the Polls.
Tho Governor Signs tho Illegal
Tax Kcfunt1cr Act.
Report Of tue Auditors General Of the
State of Michigan.
ILLINOIS,.
ftJ1irt1O.


HiR' lno ScsiaIe amehhmohta wore adopted.
ihoy hro % foHo"si .....
Atter sec' IA, Art. lV., page IL, Insert the following
sestson; .no !, r,. cou,,,or co,,n.,, -, -,..,
un'sr tIa act aa!l not aaTe power 10 legy tax e1-
seedlng cue anu 1ne;haN uh1 res cent por an,um
for q Eaip1.ts. - a,.. ''
to to ayyaH q sao.a os Ds
na,,ta Of 10 .aka away any powers yesel IN auc city
raa.t ~ sofss ea 10 pfoVsda for special and u-
Art. ~, page II: add the .fo''owlnR:
r. H. Ist ~ whnneyss W s;e charter ef sny city
.ts Of Io or9asaton. nv spseai iowers arc con. M
ss % cy sis ey % .ns - 's. .2s
Committee Con ct tue ; Beard Of Aldermen nner thls aet
Z TspSsts ts adjustment i .seeaats. sa1 approval
tn",ns ~ ~ tnr :" TT tna aanha Of Ger
Common @ e Council ths sa.ns sla, aniss iii: ss!. 5s
assneS s 'As 1n4A'' COMMITTEE 0' 'n' board Of A.
rage III sea. IT,. hne !. Ada aftcr ths sora "oaty
ts III sna 1stoss ~ "aa s.s.olso IL
nsss.G'sM VII M Ia ts charter of .ny city reergaaizsd VI.
,c M sct y o' LILO adoption Of ths acs by
trgs In III ~ eSsi Ell .nea ana y !nssfs "nnd before
aas bs on onnes a Nv n 70 it y 'e m rsaa .ns
e. maiosy Of tbs nasfa Of Councillors, spE0'ntal hy
'hr raaa aaia r. co r, lin, ,,.r III, vo,a
Ass AA'so ~ N4.Ca AaP HAEu iue
'',v sau oe1nhou .'!nel9 ..
a,s',.o Monoo M unsseu sa '!e 'oo"'ng amendment;
s!seo o9t Sec =. AT: II! ana nsert efo!loging:
f ocnr. ny n 1ts -, so ~ sna ns submitted t9 te
senaratey suhm,el At ~ s,a gns wv auha 10
locctiou TIM iuesoa of minority Id t be
Common Council or legislative authority Of sus e,ty
A. the said eection tho ballots aha 10 ii tho following
tora "por lninosity ruprssslsation,". "Against
sal 1ke fsrns +; thereof 70 ihs oon Council
te rsa II suca 10 i" n M sn oan5e
of such city, If majority ot tbs yots. east at sneh
election shall 10 "Ios maturity representation iu
Gs. s S s'st. Of
sesssa o. q sn ~ msnnsy naH TIT ~ ~ voting for
cas as .a,nv v"ts. sa1 voter may
10 bp elected ii aac oieetn an s5 cast suca yotsa
I'll for ono candidate, d4r!buto aEeh votsa sntong
she Hssaral candidates ~ lie may choose. And. ia
yo,ipg Tor rcmbers of tha board Of Aldermen, each
xosr may ct =, n'' yo,ea ., there members os
rom liz war nI os an1 eee1sa r q taHt sl'eon
among tho ssyu4,i candidstss. Xnd '1iss (Io
!a face Of ia ballot in ito nlaner provided iu sec
si Chap a. entitled elections" Of tho Nevi1ed Stat
9tsa q! MI t9s e election of Representatives 10 tho
~; ss +, ss's. s@Sssa .ls
a.; ss;s yatss u! On 1as's1 ts saSjset
nan Counc then said ,nst,sls.l Of the loarI Of
Goaneo5s TO- @ sha 70 eosssd vEon general ticket from
na u ese Ses ~aFa '' 20 elected IN each ward by
now ~ co,t ororo, ,.
,man.lmnnt ra,cinm .o ~ ,,.i ..nea."u1t i, 70 the
to two from eac wsrd ~ anes ~ a. g. Aaermen
Keiaoa srs,od XII t,at stoua tsaon 10 roJectoa
ton n,.y vi a,nras,.d sitgs H. eEnpats wore not
srv "voIt t. ~ @ @ sns oplAlon thas az IN
tston A tn "'sS WonS aaGp!G sIao 'ie So
,nnnoas.arv a,au a'nanens TO nla amendment was
Wajta ,i{{e,.o1 ,+,or.,,u u,,
cty s!,Son sxls% ,n s6 w. taes thas TUG
Sn.niv,Vo4: aug thas tho city had population
n,nrs tksn ~ o11nt,p oossa1!at!sps 10 Eongreas,
Th.-a '"An a,,.,I I1p'seG W Aa"sas OF hGbraHka,
lover 11ouse Of 40 mombar., tha. uarm r,o.'a. n
pay anu 40 haa found thss thore waa satoty in
aasot.s nuosts ~ snGIesensanse noaes. Tho afaaaa
onasetts LEGISLATURE gaa tho pureat In sho country
''ssq Law 1onI,ca vt sSp t%"a Isnga, tho c,., ~
ns mona seaaifo snpesb chamber lie wau op
Pobet 70 multlplglbB otliaa-loIders.
a, AeAeo sskoa why tho pfoposI.ion to reduce
~ aona; " W M noe aaa applicable Rlao n casc
LON 10" IetoItoa thas, II the people Of Chicago |
saoptaQ that stupendoua h1mbug aud fgauu,- |
MaooiatS repfesenshtiops-lt matterod little wlas
'nG5 9Iow'a ~ ..naao,, ), ,.....
uowh ananatnont to thu Amendment was lost, |
-SSSos' ~ noes ~.
ano auess!on recurring on Kehoe'a amend
'saent s T. "a' sa"p'ea ny viva roco vote without
pose OF giving opportunity for amenamepts
DoM onefed ~ amondment to Sec q, pro.d-
ulG thst tile n1too far ELECTION on tho tliiestinn
o. incorporation under tho NOW act should
apecliy also that the qucstlon OF minority ropre-
sentatloh would DO submitted 1T tbs aams Tins.
uaT oaefad an amond!napt striking out tha
psoYsaloa tlat only fieaho!dera shAll bo eligibla
tlon sacn ~ that would Inevitably inaurs tbs rs-
3ao.aon ~ she polls of the now Incorporation act.
.den. niset some discussion the, amendment waa
"oUp.oa. t4m.1
aag1ehn oHete4 an Amendmank to 6oc. 9 Of
At Y, tnat ehy olty organization under tbs act
sha!l nos ny auoh reorganization bo deprived |.
u eny * ~ former corporate funtions or rights
nos snk!l any such proyiatons Of its cllattor bs
thereby repealed OF changed, excepting 50 lar Az
tao same MAY 10 modified or aro inconsistent
poaot to allowing clt1os innnrnnra +iro ,,nJ.s ,I
sot to retain all tho powers Of their od chsrtcr
u vas Granting Too much. aud would INTRODUCE
CONFUSION,