Year: 1874

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At the same time the New Consti-
tuition is voted upon, the following
three separate propositions are also
to be submitted to the people, and if
they receive a majority of all the
votes cast, they will become a part of
the Constitution, provided the Con-
stitution itself is not defeated:
PROPOSITION NUMBER oNE-MINoRITY REPREsEN-
TATIoN.


SIN every election for judges of the supreme and
circuit courts where three or more are be chosen
of the court and for the same term of service,
no elector shall vote for greater number of cand-
dates than a majority of the judges of such court
and term then to be chosen"


If this proposition be adopted, it shall take the
place of section three of article four of this const
tuition, and section twenty of said article shall
thereupon read as follows:


"SEc. 20. In case the Office of any Judge shall
become vacant before the expiration of the regular
term for which he was elected the vacancy shall be
filled by appointment by the governor, until sue
cessor is elected and qualified and such successor
shall be elected for the unexpired term, at the first
election for governor, that more than thirty
days after the vacancy shall have happened


PROPOSITION NUMBER Two-RAmRoAD AID.


"But the general assembly may, by general laws,
authorize any township, city or Incorporated village
to aid any railroad company in the construction of
its road, within this State subject to the following
restrictions and such others as may be prescribed
by law: No subscription loan or contribution, for
such purpose, shall be made unless authorized at an
election held in pursuance of law, by at least two
thirds of all the electors of such township city or
village to be ascertained in such manner as may be
prescribed by law, and subject to the further condi-
tons of section four of article eleven when appli-
cable. Nor shall such aid be granted until the
township, city or village granting the same shall
have adequate security that the road so aided will
be completed. At such election, no person shall
vote who shall not have resided in the township,
city or village, for six months prior thereto. No
such election shall be held until the part of the road
upon which the expenditure is to be made has been
located and established, nor oftener than once a
year. nor shall aid be voted to more than one rail-
road at any election. The order for election shall
specify all the conditions of such loan subscription
orcontribution, the consideration proposed to be
given therefor, the estimated cost of the proposed
work, the means secured for its completion, and
the part of the work which the proposed sub
scrption, loan or contribution is to be expended
Provisions may be made by law the issue of stock
or bonds for the amount of such subscription or
loan; but no township city village, shall be liza
BILE for the debts of the company. The obligations
of township, city or village, incurred for such
purpose, shall not bear greater interest than seven
per centum per annum, nor shall the aggregate
thereof at any time exceed five per centum of the
taxable value of the property of such township,
city or village, as ascertained by the latest tax du-
plicate. The aggregate of taxes levied by town.
ship, city or village, to pay such obligations and in
terest shall in no year exceed one per centum of
such value"


If this proposition be adopted, it shall be added
to and become part of section six of article eight of
this constitution.


PROPOSITION NUMBER THREE-TRAFFIcI IN INTox-


IcATING LIQUORS.


For License.


"License to traffic in spirituous, vinous or malt
liquors, under such regulations and limitations as
shall be prescribed by law, may be granted but this
section shall not prevent the general assembly from
passing laws to restrict such traffic, and to compen-
safe injuries resulting therefrom."


Against License.


'No license to traffic in intoxicating LIQUORS shall
be granted; but the general assembly may, by law,
restrain or prohibit such traffic, or provide
against evils resulting therefrom."


If either of these alternative propositions, '.for
license" against license" be adopted, it shall
become section eleven of article sixteen of this
constitution.


AT said election the ballots shall be in the follow
ing form:


"Netc Constitution Ticket.


Erase that part of each vote which you do not
favor.


First Vote.


For the New Constitution.


Against the New Constitution.
Second Vote.


For Minority Representation.


Against Minority Representation.
Third Vote


For Railroad Aid.


Against Railroad Aid.


Fourth Vote.


For license.


Against license"


If one clause be erased, the other shall be counted.
If both clauses be erased, or neither clause be
erased, the vote upon that subject shall not be
counted.