The American issue., 1923-04-06

"A Bill
For an act ID punish persons selling,
bartering or furnishing wood alcohol,
compound or preparations containing
wood alcohol, or any Intoxicating liquor,
for beverage purposes resulting in
death
Section /. &c it enacted by the pco-
pie OF the State OF Illinois, represented
i'll the General Assembly: Whoever
knowingly Sells barriers or furnishes
any wood alcohol, or any compound or
preparation containing wood alcohol, or
any Intoxicating liquor, To be used Tor
beverage purposes and death results
thcrcfrom shall be guilty of murder
and punished accordingly.
The Removal Bill
The Introduction and the first three
sections of the removal bill introduced
by Senator Cuthbcrtson as Senate Bill
No. I23 OH February y read as fol-
lows:
a bill Tor an act providing for the
removal from office OF public officers for
msfeasance, malfeasance or non-fca-
sance in office.
Section l. Be it enacted by the peo-
pie OF the State OF Illinois, represented
in the General Assembly, Any county
or muni,ipal officer holding an cNecu-
tive, administrative or ministerial cleo
tive office may be removed thercfrom
in the manner hereinafter provided,
ior any OF the following causes:
\. For wilfui failure or refusal TO
perform any puI lie duty imposed upon
him by law.
B. For wilfu misconduct or malad-
ministration in office.
{. For corruption in Office.
ID. For cNtortion in Office.
Section ;. The proceeding 10 remove
such officer shall bc commenced ty ill
ing petition in the name OF the Peo-
pie of the State of Illinois in the Cir
cult Court of the county in which the
officer holds his office. Such petition
may be lied by the Attorney General
or by the States Attorney Of the conn-
ty, or by any five qualified electors Of
the county upon their own relation,
provided where such petition is sought
10 be filed by such qualified electors,
they shall first present 10 some one OF
the circuit Judges of the judicial dis
trict where the officer sought to be re
moved holds his office, written show
ing, signed by each of said qualified
electors aud verified under oath by
some one or more of said electors upon
information and belief, in which show
ing il shall be set forth concisely the
matter relied upon as constituting cause
for such removal whcrcupon it shall
be the duty OF such circuit judge to de-
tcrnine from a consideration OF such
sworn showing whether or not the same
is sufficient 10 justify the filing of said
petition, and ii said circuit judge de
termincS that the same is sufficient to
justify the filing of said petition he
shall grant leave to said electors to file
the same; otherwise he shall deny such
leave, and such proceeding shall be
instituted ard prosecuted by the At-
tornev General when directed SO to do
by the Governor, and it shall be the
duty of the Governor, whenever he has
knowledge that reasonable grounds
exist for instituting proceeding
against any officer under this act, TO
direct the Attorney General to institute
and prosecute the same. Unless the
proceeding is instituted by the Attorney
General, it shall be the duty of the
States Attorney to prosecute the same
Section 3. The petition shall set
forth concisely the matter relied upon as
constituting cause for removal, and un-
less filed by the Attorney General or
States Attorney, shall be verified by
somebody having knowledge of the
facts Upon the filing OF the same a
summons shall issue returnable Yin five
days. Such summons may be served i'll
the same manner as summonscs are