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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 5', '§ 8', '§ 9', '§ 5', '§ 8', '§ 9']

Home Illinois Constitution Page 15Constitution of the State of Illinois, 1862 [proposed]
Page 15Constitution of the State of Illinois, 1862 [proposed]
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§ 5. One or more terms of the supreme court shall be held an-
nually at Springfield, Mount Vernon, Ottawa, Chicago and Peoria,
and at such times as may be provided by law ; Provided, that the
state shall be at no expense for a court house or library at the two last named places.
6. The state is hereby divided into three grand divisions, as
follows The counties of Alexander, Pulaski, Massac, Pope, HArdin,
Gallatin, Saline, Williamson, Johnson, Union, Jackson, Randolph,
Perry, Franklin, Hamilton, White, Wabash, Edwards, Wayne Jeffer
son, Washington, Monroe, St. Clair, Clinton, Marion, Clay, Richland,
Lawrence, Crawford. Jasper, Effingham, Fayette, Bond and Madison
shall compose the first grand division.
The counties of Edgar, Coles, Douglas, Moultrie, Shelby, Montgom
ery, Macoupin, Greene, Jersey, Calhoun, Pike, Adams, Hancock,
McDonough, Schuyler, Brown, Fulton, Mason, Cass, Morgan, Scott,
Sangamon, Christian, Macon, Piatt, Champaign, Vermilion, Ford,
DeWitt, Logan, Menard, Cumberland and Clark shall compose the
The counties of Henderson, Warren, Knox, Peoria, Tazewell, Wood-
ford, McLean, Livingston, Iroquois, Will, Kankakee, Grundy, Ken-
dall, La Salle, Putnam, Marshall, Starke, Bureau, Henry, Mercer, Rock
Island, Whiteside, Lee, Carroll, Jo Daviess, Stephenson, Winnebago,
Ogle, DeKalb, Boone, Kane, McHenry, Lake, Cook and DuPage shall
compose the third grand division ; and the qualified electors in each
division shall elect one of the judges of the supreme court.
7. The following counties shall compose a district, in which courts
shall be held at Peoria, viz: Mercer, Starke, Marshall, Iroquois, Wood-
ford, Peoria, Knox, Warren, Henderson, Mason, Tazewell and McLean
and the following counties shall compose a district in which court
shall he held at Ottawa, viz: La Salle, Putnam, Bureau, Kendall,
Will, Grundy, Henry, Rock Island and Livingston.
§ 8.    After the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
seventy, the general assembly may, in its discretion, provide for the elec-
tion of two additional judges of the supreme court, in which case the
state shall be divided into five divisions, for purposes of election only,
(the qualified electors in each division electing one of said judges,) and a
new election of all of said judges shall thereupon take The said
judges shall hold their offices for the term of ten years, and until their
successors are elected and qualified, except that after the first election
held under the provisions of this section, one of said judges shall vacate
his office in two, one in four, one in six, one in eight and one in ten
years, to he determined by lot. The judge having the longest time to
serve shall be chief justice, and afterwards the one holding the oldest
§ 9. A reporter of the decisions of the supreme court shall be elected
by the people, and hold his office for six years, and perform such servi-
ces and receive such salary as may be prescribed by law. The copyright
of all reports of said decisions, and of any notes and referenecs to the
Title Page 15Constitution of the State of Illinois, 1862 [proposed]
Transcript 108 6 § § 5. One or more terms of the supreme court shall be held an- nually at Springfield, Mount Vernon, Ottawa, Chicago and Peoria, and at such times as may be provided by law ; Provided, that the state shall be at no expense for a court house or library at the two last named places. 6. The state is hereby divided into three grand divisions, as follows The counties of Alexander, Pulaski, Massac, Pope, HArdin, Gallatin, Saline, Williamson, Johnson, Union, Jackson, Randolph, Perry, Franklin, Hamilton, White, Wabash, Edwards, Wayne Jeffer son, Washington, Monroe, St. Clair, Clinton, Marion, Clay, Richland, Lawrence, Crawford. Jasper, Effingham, Fayette, Bond and Madison shall compose the first grand division. The counties of Edgar, Coles, Douglas, Moultrie, Shelby, Montgom ery, Macoupin, Greene, Jersey, Calhoun, Pike, Adams, Hancock, McDonough, Schuyler, Brown, Fulton, Mason, Cass, Morgan, Scott, Sangamon, Christian, Macon, Piatt, Champaign, Vermilion, Ford, DeWitt, Logan, Menard, Cumberland and Clark shall compose the second grand division. The counties of Henderson, Warren, Knox, Peoria, Tazewell, Wood- ford, McLean, Livingston, Iroquois, Will, Kankakee, Grundy, Ken- dall, La Salle, Putnam, Marshall, Starke, Bureau, Henry, Mercer, Rock Island, Whiteside, Lee, Carroll, Jo Daviess, Stephenson, Winnebago, Ogle, DeKalb, Boone, Kane, McHenry, Lake, Cook and DuPage shall compose the third grand division ; and the qualified electors in each division shall elect one of the judges of the supreme court. 7. The following counties shall compose a district, in which courts shall be held at Peoria, viz: Mercer, Starke, Marshall, Iroquois, Wood- ford, Peoria, Knox, Warren, Henderson, Mason, Tazewell and McLean and the following counties shall compose a district in which court shall he held at Ottawa, viz: La Salle, Putnam, Bureau, Kendall, Will, Grundy, Henry, Rock Island and Livingston. § 8. After the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy, the general assembly may, in its discretion, provide for the elec- tion of two additional judges of the supreme court, in which case the state shall be divided into five divisions, for purposes of election only, (the qualified electors in each division electing one of said judges,) and a new election of all of said judges shall thereupon take The said judges shall hold their offices for the term of ten years, and until their successors are elected and qualified, except that after the first election held under the provisions of this section, one of said judges shall vacate his office in two, one in four, one in six, one in eight and one in ten years, to he determined by lot. The judge having the longest time to serve shall be chief justice, and afterwards the one holding the oldest commission. § 9. A reporter of the decisions of the supreme court shall be elected by the people, and hold his office for six years, and perform such servi- ces and receive such salary as may be prescribed by law. The copyright of all reports of said decisions, and of any notes and referenecs to the