Chicago eagle., 1922-11-25
| ClilZtN'S ASSN
FOR ADOPTION OF
NEW CONSTITUTION

The Citizens Association has come
out openly for the adoption of the
new constitution December II.
Among the changes the new consti-
tuition will bring about are:
Chicago is given complete powers
of local self government, substantially
as requested by the City Council.
That body is authorized to call a char
ter convention to revise the City
Charter The city is given all neces-
sary power to enable it to deal with
public utilities. Provision is also
made for consolidation of taxing
bodies.
The new Circuit court of Cook coun-
ty will take the place of the present
Circuit court, the Superior court, the
Probate court, the County court, the
Criminal court, the Municipal court of
Chicago and the City Court of Chi
cago Heights. This unified court will
have seventy-one judges, each having
equal and complete Jurisdiction as
to civil and criminal cases. The new
court is to be organized into two
general divisions, civil and criminal,
with departments and special branch
es in each division. The new court
will be launched by the Supreme court
of Illinois next spring if the new con-
stitution is ratified.
Instead of choosing three represen-
tatives from each senatorial district
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to concentrate three votes on one
candidate, the 153 members of the
lower house at Springfield will be
elected from 153 representative dis
tricts, without cumulative voting. This
change, which was proposed by the
Legislative Voters League, should
help to bring about improvement in
the personnel of the legislature, as
the workings of the cumulative sys-
tenn have so restricted nominations
that the voters have been deprived
of rightful opportunity to choose
members of the House on the basis
of personal fitness.
Other improvements, some of which
will affect Cook county as we'll as the
rest of the state, may be summar-
lied as follows:
Cook county is given additional rep
the Seventh Judicial District, COM
prising the counties of Cook, Lake,
Will, Dupage and Kankakee will elect
three judges, no more than two of
whom shall come from the same
county.
The judicial system of the state is
reorganized and strengthened.
The legislature is empowered to re-
organize and reform the government
of counties throughout the state, in
Guiding Cook county.
Legislative procedure is better safe
guarded, especially by requirements
which will prevent the passage of ap-
preparation bills without due consid-
Grafton.
The legislature may provide that
women may be eligible to serve as
jurors and that juries may number
less than twelve in civil cases.
The legislature may make provision
for the loan of money on farms in
the state
Legislative apportionment at stated
intervals is assured.
The obligations of public officers
are more definitely set forth.
A uniform system of accounts for
all county officers is required to be
installed under the direction of the
state auditor, who will audit all such
accounts.
The ballot will be somewhat short
ened by making the clerk of the
Supreme court and the clerks of the
Appellate courts appointive; and by
reducing the number of elective court
clerks in Cook county from five tc
one.
Close the North Branch to com
merce. Make it a sewer. Roof it over
with a fine boulevard. That's the way
! to stop the smell and kill a breeding
| place for mosquitoes.
DIR. w. M. Schumacher is making
| the American Apothecaries Company
a household friend by his active cam
paign in behalf of its good medicinal
products.
! John M. Naghten, head of the big
and prosperous real estate firm OF
John M. Naghten & Co., is leader in
the business and real estate world.
!
George N. Polales is the West Side
restaurant king. His menu cannot be
excelled.