Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-05
STATEMENT OF
AN AMENDMENT"

To the Constitution OF the State OF
Illinois, to be Voted Upon at the Gem
of Illinois at the Several Voting
Places in Said State on the Eighth
Day of November. a. ID. 1904, Pur-
suant to a Resolution Adopted by
the Senate and House of Repre-
scntatives of the FOrty-third Gem
eraI Assembly.
The Forty-third General Assembly
pa sscd q joint resolution for the SUD
mission of nm amendment to the con-
stitutiOn to tine voters of the state
Of Illinois at the general election to
he Ireld on the eighth day Of NOvem-
Der. 4, ID. 1904. which joint resolu-
ton is i'm words and figures as fol-
lows:
Resolved. by The House of Repre-
sentatives of the State Of Illinois. the
Senate concurring f'herein. That there
shrJl he submitted to the electors or
this State for adoption or rejection at
the next election of members OF the
General Assembly. Il proposition 10
amend the Constitution of this State
as follows:
Resolved. That Article " or the
Constitution of this State be- amend
ed by adding thereto II section 10 DE
numbered and known ms section III
and reading as follows. to-wit:
Section "a. The General Assembly
shall have power. subject to the con
dttions and limitations hereinafter
contained. to pass any law 0oc'lt Spe-
ciaI or generGD providing scheme
or charter Of Ioca, municipal govern
ment for the territory now or here
after embraced within the limits or
the CITY of Chicago The law or
laws 80 pissed may provide for con
solidnting lin whole or in part III
the municipal government OF the Clty
OF Chicago. the powers now vested
in the city. board % education, town
ship. park and other local govern
ments and authorities having juriS-
diction confined To or Within said ter
ritory. or any part thereof. aud for
the assumption 10y the City of Chi
cago OF the debts and liabilities On
whole or I'm part of the governments
or corporate authorities whose func-
lions within its territory shall be vest
cd IN sald city OF Chicago, ara may
authorize said ciSY. in the event of
fn- IN !
ness of two or more Of the existing
municipal corporations lying wholly
within SAID city OF ChicdSo. to he
come indebted to an amount Unclud-
ing its existing Indebtedness and the
indebtedness of all municipal corpoF-
ations lying wholly within the limits
Of said city, and said city's proper
tionate share OF the Indebtedness or
said county and sanitary district
which share shall be determined in
such manner as the General Assembly
shall prescribel in the aggregate not
exceeding five per ceutum Of the full
value Of the taxable property within
its limits ass ascCrtained by the last
assessment either for State or muni-
cipal purposes previous 10 the in
| curing Of sucb Indebtedness (but no
new bonded indebtedness. other than
for refuHdinS Purposes. shall I've in
| CURED until the proposition therefor
shall be consented TO X n majority
of the legal voters Of SD city vot-
ing OF the question at al. election.
general. municipal or speClan; and
may provide for the assessment OF
property and the levy and collection
of taxes within said cit.~ for corpor-
ate purposes in accordance with the
principles OF equality aud uniformity.