, 1879-05-13

tho offonso was committed, to DO kept
Mt hard labor for tho space Of two days for
ovory sacll offonse Of which H,,ch porson
shall DO convioted." In 1898 M not was
passed. nt11ing tho ponnlty Of doath Ia fho
crino Of horse-stoaling. fElinois wns erect
ed Into separate Territory In Fobrunry.
1900, with The acat Of government at Kas-
knskte, on tho Mississippi. md Tue old Tor
ritoral iawa wero continued in forco. Tho
frat sosaion OF tho now Legislature waa hold
In November, 1912, aud NATHANIEL Pors's
revision of the laws WAS published in 1st6.
4 Constable was thon allowed fifty conts
"for whipping each porson for miade-
moal,or, by ordor Of my Court or Justicos Of
tho Pence" Tho act Of Dec. II, 1914, gave
n reward OF $50 to each citizen, aud $25 to
zach rauger, for killing hostile Indian, and
for pursuing such m Indian to his own
country and there killing him, 800. Lar~
ceny and many other orimes wore punished
by whipping.
Illinois was admitted 10 the Union In 1878,
and the first State Legislature, Mt Kaskaakia
In January, 1910, repealed all the Territorial
general laws. On tho 9th OF March WAS
passed "An act for the prevention Of vico
and immorality," which impoaed fine of So
for "robolling, fighting, or quarrellng, doing
or performing any worldly employment or
business whatsoever on the first day Of the
week, commonly callod Sunday (wosks Of
necessity aud charity only e1cepted)," or
uaing or prnctioing my "unlawfui game,
sport, or diversion whatsoever" or hunting
or shooting on tho snid dny," except that
watermen md forrymon might ply their vo-
oations, md persons removing with their
families might travel, it being evidently no
part Of tho policy OF the young stnto to dis
courage immigrants who wero coming III
with their big covered wagons, from the rear
ends OF which the feot Of the future states
1nou Of Illinois were dangling over tho tatl.
boards. This was the first Sunday law
enacted in the State, and It stood tilt 1897,
whom 1t was repealed, Sec. Z Of the same
law commenced as follows: "No e. o. table
or othor dovice, except as hereinafter e1-
copied, shall bo set up or maintained In
any dwelling.houso, onthouse, or other plaea
by any person whatsoever, on patn Of forfeit
ing every sucn L. " too1e OF osneF desace'
anu ot tortel''ng' moreover 9ne sum OF nfty :,
oollaEs' tfee'seiSs "aa' an f. -. taoie
v, was' "o must leave our soooo." 10 nna ons'
ln1s an 7oo1lon ot 'ne IA" "es also Iepoaiea IN
1877 an Amendment IN !ozo 70 thia wee
ana !mmofal'y Ia" OF te1v imposed a
mo OF 90 toF bringing into inc s1ote' or
sell,ns' or oner'os 1of e@to' any PACK or
paeks OF p'ay'ag'eatas' OF any aioe or Dill
laF"'oenS. =, anu a i'ke ano upon tne pof'
onaast; LUIS su'oo"nas plapoStotoas law
"as te.a'neo' Will .ne "oo'"on OF nllliard-
p"oles 10 1ne P1o'lio'ieo "aree, IN Inc revised
criminal coae prepared o9 9ndge bAAuE1
~ LOCKWOOD ~ lesf' ano WIS so.enaoted IN
.he fe'la'ons OF looo anu loto, aha remained q
IN iofoe upon cur 7sato'e.oooRs' M'hoagh IT
was psooaply Always sFeatea as dead letter
unt.t IL "na iep'a.oo ~ Ao'4' ine revision
., io@' coa'alhea no "a" '0ucn.ng sunday
ooee.'ance e1cops c.aase pron'ois'n9 siie
keep'ne olon VI any s'ppnng.nouso On tno
saooasn daS OF n'eht anu 'nls clause IN
BaoS1anco LUIS 1olnhlaea III 1o1co until inc