Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-03-20
TWO YEARS A TERN.
The New Law Regulating the
County Supervisors.
The Members to be Elected this
Securing More Than One Year.

With the approach of the township
elections the following law enacted by
the last legislature which changes the
term of half the members of the incom
ing board. aud of all the supervisors to
be elected thereafter from one year to
two, will be real with interest;
SECTION /. Be it enacted by the peo-
pie of the state Of Illinois. represented in
the general assembly: That the supervi-
sors elected at the annual town meetings,
in their respective towns in the counties
now under township organization, on the
first Tuesday Of. April, 1890, Except in
the county of C6bk) and in counties which
may hereafter adopt township organize
ton, the supervisors elected at the first
annual town meetings in such counties
thereafter, shall, at the first regular or
special meeting of the county boards of
such counties thereafter, be divided into
two classes, to consist of one half of the
members of such board, as near as may
be. The supervisors so to he classified
to be selected by lot: Progided, that the
supervisors of any town having a repre~
be separately selected and classified by
lot as to be divided among the two classes
as near equally as may be. The first
class of supervisors shall serve for a
period OF one year, and the second class
for the period of two years, or until their
successors are elected and qualified:
Pr0Cided, that where such county hoard
is constituted of odd numbers. the small
er fraction of such board shall constitute
such second class, and thereafter at the
expiration of the term of each supervisor
his successor shall he elected ami serve in
such county board for the term of two
years, or until his successor shall have
been duly elected and qualified, in the
manner now provided by law.
SECTION ? When a new town shall
be created in, or added to. any county.
which is now or may hereafter be under
township organization Except in the
county of Cook or any town in such
county shall become entitled to
additional representation in the coun-
ty board thereof. such additional
member or members shall be class
flied by lot in such manner as to
maintain the numerical equality of each
class as near as may be, (having regard
to the provisions of section one of this
scO, and thereafter the successors of
sucn supervisors shall be elected for the
term of two years. or until their success
sors are duly elected and qualified: Pro.
uided, that where new town is created
by the union of two or more towns, the
terms of the supervisors of the towns so
united shall expire at the next annual
town meetings thereafter. and the super
visor or supervisors of such consolidated
town shall be elected at said town meet,
ing and classified in the county board to
serve for the term. and In the manner
herein provided In the case of new towns.
SECTION 8. All acts or parts of acts
inconsistent with the provisions of this
act are hereby repealed
Approved June 4, 1889
The intention of the new law is no
doubt to provide for having some exper>
fenced members Of the board always held
over, and the drawing of lots to decide
the long and short terms al the next SEES.
sion only is in order to get the alternate
system fairly working. After this year
there will be no such action necessary.