The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-11-05
QUESTIONS or
PUBLIC POLICY

PUBLIC PULlCY
Statement Relating to Three "Ques
tions of Public Policy" to be Voted
Upon at an Election to be Held In
the State of Illinois at the Several
Polling Places In Said State on the
Eighth Day of Novem Der, 1904,
Pursuant to a Petition Filed in the
once of the Secretary of State on
the Eighth Day of September, 1904.
A petition has been filed in the Of
fee of the Secretary of State, In con
formity TO the statutes, asking that
three Questions of Public Policy be
submitted to the voters of the State
of Illinois at the election to be held
In said State on the eighth day of
November, 1904, which three questions
aforesaid are as follows, to-wit:
QUESTION NO. /.
Shall the State Legislature amend
the Primary Election Law SO as 10
provide for party primaries at which
the voter will vote under the Austria
liam ballot directly for the candidate
whom he wishes nominated by his
party, instead of voting for delegates
to convention or caucus; the priina-
ries, throughout the entire district af-
fected by the Offices for which moan
nations are to be made. to be held
BIZ all the parties conformity at the
same time and polling places. This
law not to prevent the nomination of
candidates by petition as now pro-
vided.
QUESTION NO. 2.
Shall the State Legislature pass
law enabling the voters of any county,
city, village or township, by major
ity vote. TO veto any undesirable &c.
ton of their respective lawmaking
bodies Except emergency measures)
whenever five per cent of the voters
petition to have such action referred
to popular vote. The law to apply
only TO such localities as may adopt
the same.
QUESTION NO. 3.
Shall the State Legislature submit
to the voters of the State of Illinois
at the next following State election
an amendment to the State Consti-
tuition, which will enable the voters
of any county, city. village or town
ship of the State of Illinois to adopt !
such system Of assessing and levy |
ng taxes as the voters of any such |
county. city, village or township may |
determine.
The effect Of the vote upon these |
questions is, in substance, as follows:
Tristan affirmative majority will |
rot compel the General Assembly to
,nact the measures indicated nor will
negative majority prevent the en-
Ictment OF such measures.
second-Under the present law
nominations of candidates may be
made % by a convention of delegates.
p by a caucus or meeting of quail
led voters. c0 by petition known as
papers," The enactment
4 a law conforming in its provisions
o Question No. / viii prohibit the
omiDation of candidates by dele
ate conventions or mass conveD-
ions and provide that all nominations
hall be made OD by petitions or CO by
irect vote Of the electors OF the state
D primary elections held by all (,
Olltical parties at the same time and
{ the same polling places.
Third-Under existing laws the
seisIative power in counties. cities
illsges and townships is lodged re-
pectively in county board. city coun-
II. village board and township tr1s-
ses, from whose acts there is no d.
sct appeal The enactment of a Law
iD its provisions to Ques-
Ion No. ., will make it obligatory
pom election officers to submit to a
ole for approval or rejection any act
dopted by any Of these local legis-
ltive authorities upon the petition Of
we per cent Of the voters Of such
Ounty. city, village or town. It is
OF proposed to apply the Law to acts
aszed hy the General Assembly Of
be State. 1t is not proposed to make I
De law effective except in such coun- 4
Is. cities. villages and towns as may a
5opt the measure after its enactment Il
} the General Assembly. q
Fourth-Tnder existing laws al b