The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-06-16
The New judicial Circuit Law.


AN act to divide the State of Illinois, eyclu.
sive of the county of Cook, into judicial
circuits.
State Of Illinois, represented in tie General
assembly, That, in lieu of the circuit courts
provided for IN section thirteen (13) of article
six (6) of the constitution, and now existing,
the State Of Illinois, exclusive of the county
of Cook, be and the same Is hereby divided
into judicial circuits as follows:
LIST Circut-The counties of Franklin, Sa.
line, Williamson, Jackson, Union, johnson,
Pope, Hardin, Massac, Pulaski and Alex.
ander.
I'd Circui.-The counties of Cumberland,
Efiingham, Clay, Jasper, Richland, Law
renee, Crawford, Jefferson, Wayne, Edwards,
Wabash, White, Hamilton and Gallatin.
Sd Circuit-The counties of Bond, Madi.
son, ST. Clair, Marion, Clinton, Washington,
Randolph, Monroe and Perry.
4th Circuit-The counties of Vermillion,
Edgari Clark, Coles, Douglas, Champaign,
Pia,t, Moultrie and Macon.
9th Circuit-The counties of Sangamon,
Macoupln, Christian, Montgomery Fayette
and Shelby.
9th Circuit-The counties of Hancock
Adams, Fulton, McDonough, Brown, Schuy
Ter and Pike.
eth Circuit-The counties of Dewitt, Lo
gan, Menard, Mason, Cass, Morgan, Scott,
Greene, Jersey and Calhoun.
Sth Circuit-the counties OF Putnam, Mar
shall, Woodford, 1azewcll, Peoria and Stark
9th CIrcuit-The counties Of Bureau, la
Sale, win and Grundy.
10Th Circuit-The counties Of Rock Is.
land, Mercer, Henry, Henderson, Warren,
and Knox.
18th Circuit-The counties of Mclean,
Ford, Kankakee, Iroquois and Livingston
18th Circuit-The counties of Boone, De
Kalb, Mcllenry, Lake, Kane, DuPage and
Kendall.
18Th Circult-The counties of JoDsviess,
Stephenson, Wlnnebago, Carroll, Whiteside,
Ogle and Lee.
SEC. .. The presen, judges of the circuit
court shall be judges OF the circuit court for
the respective circuits in which they may re.
side. And on the first Monday in August, in
the year of our Lord, 1871, there shall be
elected in each of the said circuits hereby
created, by the electors thereof, one addition
al circuit Judge, making the number of judg.
Is in each Of said circuits three. The notices
for SAID election the manner OF holding and
the same and canyassing the votes
cast, shall be as provided in AN act entitcd
IAN act in regard 10 elections, and to provide
for filling vacancies in elective Offices" ap.
proved April 3, 1872: Pr0Cidei, That the term
of Office OF the judges elected under this act
on the first Monday OF August 1877, shall ok.
pre- on the first Monday OF June 1919
SIC. 3. The judges of the several circuits
shall hold the circuit courts Ia their circuits
in such manner rs To best dispose of the
business thereof, as they may arrange amung
themselves; and in case such judges are un
able 10 agree as 10 the manner of holding
their courts, and as 10 the counties In which
they are severally to preside, then they shall
assign said judges 10 such counties in their
circuits, respectively, as hS may determine
and the Chief Justice Of the slate may assign
any of said judges OF the circuit court. when
they are not occupied IN holding court IN any
other circuit OF shc state where there may
arise necessity therefor
SIC. 4. On the first MONDAY Of June 1919
there shall DC elected ia each of SAID circuits
by the electors thereof, 10y general ticket
thee judges of the circuit court, whose term,
of office shall be six years; and every six
years thereafter there shall m like manner be