, 1880-10-01
TREASURER JOHNSON.
Tic .ittorncy-t:encra1 Holds thai He
1kns Not Forfeited t1tD Olllco 0f State
senator.

1knA MOL rUF1ElAEA kNC Vl4ACC u SAA&C
Senator.
Speetns Dfspatea 10 The Chicago Tribune.
SrniSuuErH, ILL.,, Sept. :p.-Son1c time nEo
Gov. Ctt!lUnl received IL petition fronl ccrtu!ll
cltxp1ss nT tho Fifth Senatorial District, alleging
tllut tho lion. William r. Jn,usp,,, SGnntor from
that district hA,l forfeited his occ ,y rctsosl nf
his election to nnd ncccpunee of tho Office of
County Treasurer Uf CaHk County. Tho
Govrrnor referred this memorial to Al.
surluy-GeaeruI Edsall, with request
that ho give his opnlnn na to tho Gov-
errors duty III the premises. To-day tho Gov
erilor rcceivctl tho desired oplnl0ll, tho ab-
s,anco nf which Is herewith given, mil which
shows t,lt tho scnntc IL tho only authority upon
lhe qualifications am, tllstsuniit,casiuns Of Its
ilcniers under such circumstances:
Tho Constitution mMkcs estcs, lJnse Of tho
General Assembly "thu 1udg, III tho etcctlnn.
returns, md qualifications Ut Its tllen'bcrs."-
II il Is Iouhtrnl w!,cthcr tho otllco of menu
l,rr has been forfeited ~ reason nf hts nlleKed
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS would be :.aMlfrst'y NEIL nrner m e.
Thu Genc,9l AssrMty ns not been in session
County Treasurer. Tho principal t!cstion III
v0lvctl IL. whether tho ncetntnliet Ur tho allcc
4f G"ty rssrsr n nt,imK ; ,, tho s3t;'t IT,, a;
rrnl Assembly N mt In stsso1s, md wllrl, therc
TIRE NJ, Legislative dutfts tn lcrtur1,t operates
pso tntto ms forfeltuSo Of lhe ollleo Ut ssato
i, Is cia!u,cd that this results ly reason Of tho
ssssts l. r eS" y T ~ h's yS SssE"Ta sE Ta"t s
seetIun twl,rn divided Into pArMKrnphs for con-
vr.,iunco ri rctcrcnr IL us fo!!ows:
EAyu Mtinlhc! tho Hgo Ut II ycars, 0ru ltrnrearn-
tntiro w,,o shall not tavu nitaled tho ngo Ut II
IL No person shlll ben Senator or Representa-.
t1ve wllo ahu! not hcn citizen OF tic Unllcd
statcs all,l WIN shnli not hnv0 leen for 1--WE
NEXT utrceuE his uluetipn n rcsttlent within
.tlc territory forming tho district from which he
d No Judge or Clerk Of my cnlrt. Secretary
Of Stnte. Att"rney-t;encrls1, S,ntss Attorney.
ltcc0.er. Slrtfr. Of collector III public rcyeniic,
Sas"St s 81 my SSn 's cs narr te Se GSfi te
staies U ihis stMte Or my foreign uoverntnGnt
ruNs.lsl. Tint nplon.msnts u tI.o militia uhd
ito nliersnf Military l,,hlIc Gni Jnsslco Of Tho
renee shall nos l,e considered lucrs,tvc.
hon''r Or rroAt i,.tier my f.,rcEn N,verntnent
Or under tilu tiovpr,,fneni VI tho United Htntcs
ss ,t esccctl tic s,ts, Of s:to hnI,i t,ny o;co
or iol'ur or psoiit under the authority Ut this
l,!Ivo no dol,ht TINT tho Treasurer OF Cook
County ~ cnllector Of public revunur," md
as., tttls lucrative ttlice " ni'!rr this stala
III 'ht M papsr ss q # s 'sqss ssts sss II i ss ot ~
elear hoWoyer, tint the olllcc q Senator 4 Tor
isl!s,t, q, ~ ~; iaiSX n,ld n,s"lrsK s,o .t!ca sr
;,nsIDo "p Ssa'or to "hAvc" scat In the
tended tllnt ptrson subject to thu dsq,,nlllru-
sh%ala 'i"!" ,'ld iho oi'!ce ii ss!lalor q lorre
sho'l!t not l'avo ", declared. Instead Of provide
sat, tg TIT he msh not have sent in III" dc'-
According 10 thu tnrns ot th[B SECTION, no nor.
Eon s,bjsrt to tho d!nunnlsncatlnhs ntltned In
s,s trs! al n,,a ssenn! t IAEI|Erapl,s .shall t'n
rDrsn subject tn tho ttlE'lAMllfIentlnIls llr1