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will be reduced below 1000 nor unless a
majority of the voters in the
territory to be set off request
it, and providing for equalizing
county debts in such cases.
Ssection requires the legislature to
establish a system of uniform county
governments and township orgsniza-
iions.
Section requires the legislature Ia
provide by uniform laws for the election
of county officers and to prescribe their
duties and regulate their compensation
and for their strict accountability for all
public moneys in their hands.
Section 6 provides for the temporary
filling of vacant county and township
offices by the board of county commits
sioners.
Section 7 prohibits any county officer
from holding his Office for
more than two successive terms.
Section authorizes the legislature 10 fix
the salaries for all county offices and
constables in cities of 5000 and upwards,
provided that public administrators,
surveyors and coroners may or may not
be salaried Offices. Section o prohibits
the release or exemption for any county
or the inhabitants thereof from payment
of their share of state taxes. Section 10
prohibits the incorporation Of municipal
corporations by special laws; only
general laws to be enacted by the legis-
lature, and lays down lines of guidance
for the Legislature in making such enact
ments, and for the voting upon such
charters by the voters of the territory af-
fected before its acceptance. Section
IL gives authority to counties,
cities and towns TO make and enforce all
,,,,.s necessary, police and sanitary reggla-
Section IL prohibits the legislature
from imposing taxes upon public or mu-
nicipal corporations, but allows the leg
islature by general law, to vest in such
corporate authorities power to assess and
collect such taxes. Section Is
prohibits the taking of pi-
yate property. for a. corporate
alton except in cases made and provided
by law for the levy and collections oi
taxes.
Section IA prohibits the making oi
any profit out of public moneys by the
officer having possession and control
thereof under penalties of felony:
Section 10 requires the immediate de-
post, for the benefit of the funds to
which they belong, of all public moneys
my public officer. The The COMMITTEES fur. IT.
ther recommended that as the Office of
COUNTY CLERK
is new one the committee on schedule
provide for his election at theIelection to
be held for the adoption oJ this constitu-
lion. Read laid over one day and or.
dered printed under the rule.
MI. Dyer submitted proposition pro.
hibiting state, city and county officers
from accepting any pass on railroad or
steamboat lines under penalty of forfeit.
uer Of office. Committee on corpora.
lions other than municipal
On motion of Mr.. Turner the con.
ventlon went into committee of the
whole, on the judicial article, with Mr..
Cosgroye in the chair.
MI. Turner moved that the several
sections of the article, as amended be
read for the information of the COM
mittee, and this was done. After the
reading sundry clerical errors werc cor
rected by Messrs. Convey, Minor, Gritfitts,
Lindsley aud others.
Mr.. Sharpstein proposed an amend
ment to section g. and moved TO recon-
slider the section for that purpose.
The chair ruled that no vote of recon
siuefatlon was necessary, as the whole
article having been considered seriatim
1t was not before the committee for final
action and open to any amendment.
M. Turner raised a point of order
against this decision of the chair.
The chair affirmed its ruling, Mr.. Tur.
nef appealed and the chair was sus-
ained without taking rising vote.
Mr- charpstein's amendment, simply
fammatical in character, was moved
nd adopted by vote of ayes 23 noes 15.
Mr.. Griffitts claimed no quorum vot.
The cheiv said there was n way of com.