The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-11-05
STATEMENT OF
AN AMENDMENT

Illinois, to be Voted Upon at the Gen
, eral Election to be Held IN the Stat,
of Illinois at the Several Votin;
Places in Said State on the Eight
Day of November. A. ID, 1904, Pur
suant 70 Resolution Adopted b,
the Senate and House of Repre-,
sentatiyes OF the Forty-third Gen
eral Assembly.
The Forty third General Assembly
passed a joint resolution for the sub
mission of an amendment to the con-
stitution to the voters OF the State
of Illinois at the general election to
be held ON the eighth day of Noyem-
Der, A. ID. 1904, which joint resolu-
ton is In words and figures as fol-
lows:
Resolved. by the House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of Illinois. the
! Senate eoncurring therein, That there
shall be submitted to the electors OF
| this State for adoption or rejection at
the next election of members of the
General Assembly, proposition TO
amend the Constitution of this State
as follows:
Resolved, That Article " Of the
Constitution Of this State be amend
ed by adding thereto a section to be
numbered and known as section "a
and reading as follows, to-wit:
Section 81. The General Assembly
shall have power, subject to the con-
ditions and limitations hereinafter
contained, TO pass any law local, spe-
cial or general providing scheme
or charter Of local municipal govern
ment for the territory now or here
after embraced within the limits OF I
the City of Chicago The law or
laws so passed may provide for con-
solidating lin whole or in par0 In
the municipal government of the City /
Of Chicago, the powers now vested /
in the city, board OF 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, and for
the assumption by the City of Chi
cago of the debts and liabilities Gin
whole or in partl of the governments
10 f91r |
lions within It's territory shall be vest
ed in said City OF Chicago, and may
said city, in the event OF
its becoming liable for the indebted
ness OF two or more Of the existing
municipal corporations lying wholly
within said city Of Chicago, to be-
come indebted TO an amount Qnclud-
Ing its existing indebtedness and the
of all municipal cOrpor-
atoms lying wholly within the limits
Of said city, and said city's proper
Tomato share Of the Indebtedness OF
said county and sanitary district
which share shall be determined In
such manner as the General Assembly
shall prescribe) in the aggregate not
exceeding five per centum of the full
value of the taxable property within
is limits as ascertained by the last
assessment either for State or NUM-
ipal purposes previous TO the In
,urring Of such Indebtedness Out no
lew bonded indebtedness, other than
or refunding purposes. shall be in.
'uTed until the proposition therefor
hall be consented TO by a ma ority
# the legal voters of said city vot.
ng on the question at any election,
general. municipal or specian; and
nay provide for the assessment Of
and the levy and collection
4 taxes within said city for cOrpor. {
te purposes in accordance with the
principles OF equality and uniformity
'rescribed by this Constitution; and
nay abolish all offices. the functions
4 which shall be otherwise provided
or; and may provide for the annex. ,
ton of territory to or dlScOnnectlon :
( territory from said city Of Chlca go
y the consent of majority Of tho
agal voters (votlug on the question at
ny election, general, municipal or ,,
peciab OF tho said city. and Of ma /,
Tity Of the voters OF such territory, !,
oting on the question at any election
cncral, municipal or special; and in /.
ase the General Assembly shall create :.
municipal courts in the city OF Chicago :
may abolish the offices OF justices Of
be peace. police magistrates and con
tables In and for the territory within '
aid city, and may limit the jurisdic- '
lon Of justices OF the peace in the u
,rritory Of the said county Of Cook 0
inside Of said city to that territory. '
nd in such case the jurisdiction and =
ractice OF said municipal courts :
hall be such as the General Assem-. ,
~ shall prescribe; and the General
ssembly may pass all laws which II
Jay deem requisite 10 eTectually pro- :
ide a complete system Of local mu- =
icipal government in and for the .
ity OF Chicago.
No law based upon this amendment ?