The New Constitution of the State of Illinois: Ratified by the People, July 2, 1870Company, 1870 - 34 pages |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 12
Page 1
... Hundreds of millions of dollars have gone East every year for the purchase of products which could have been as well supplied here . In insurance alone , the sum which has thus been poured into the coffers of Eastern capitalists , and ...
... Hundreds of millions of dollars have gone East every year for the purchase of products which could have been as well supplied here . In insurance alone , the sum which has thus been poured into the coffers of Eastern capitalists , and ...
Page 5
... hundred and seventy , and every two years thereafter , in each county , at such places therein as may be provided by law . When vacancies occur in either House , the Governor , or person exercising the powers of Governor , shall issue ...
... hundred and seventy , and every two years thereafter , in each county , at such places therein as may be provided by law . When vacancies occur in either House , the Governor , or person exercising the powers of Governor , shall issue ...
Page 6
... hundred and seventy - one , by dividing the population of the State , as ascertained by the federal census , by the number fifty - one , and the quo- tient shall be the ratio of representation in the Senate . The State shall be divided ...
... hundred and seventy - one , by dividing the population of the State , as ascertained by the federal census , by the number fifty - one , and the quo- tient shall be the ratio of representation in the Senate . The State shall be divided ...
Page 7
... hundred and eighty , the whole population shall be divided by the number one hundred and fifty - nine , and the quotient shall be the ratio of representation in the House of Representatives for the ensuing ten years , and six additional ...
... hundred and eighty , the whole population shall be divided by the number one hundred and fifty - nine , and the quotient shall be the ratio of representation in the House of Representatives for the ensuing ten years , and six additional ...
Page 8
... hundred and fifty thousand dollars ; and moneys thus borrowed shall be applied to the purpose for which they were obtained , or to pay the debt thus created , and to no other purpose ; and no other debt , except for the purpose of ...
... hundred and fifty thousand dollars ; and moneys thus borrowed shall be applied to the purpose for which they were obtained , or to pay the debt thus created , and to no other purpose ; and no other debt , except for the purpose of ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
adjournment adoption or rejection amendments Article entitled Assembly shall pass Assembly shall provide assessments Auditor of Public bill Circuit Court Clerk Company compensation consignee Constitution Cook county county clerk County Courts county seat Court of Cook courts of record criminal DAILY EXPRESS dollars in counties duties elected and qualified elected or appointed electors expiration fees Gen'l Supt hold his office House of Representatives Illinois Central Railroad jurisdiction Justice Lieutenant Governor Lord one thousand majority manner members elected Minority Representation Monday municipal corporation oath otherwise provided paid Peace person population prescribed by law provided by law purpose railroad corporation Railroads or Private ratio receive Recorder of Deeds Recorder's Court resident respective salaries Secretary section relating Senate separately submitted session successor Sundays excepted Supreme Court taxes term of office thereafter thereof thousand eight hundred thousand inhabitants three-fifths tion Treasury unless vacancies votes cast votes polled writs of election
Popular passages
Page 15 - Neither the general assembly nor any county, city, town, township, school district or other public corporation shall ever make any appropriation or pay from any public fund whatever, anything in aid of any church or sectarian purpose, or to help support or sustain any school, academy, seminary, college, university or other literary or scientific institution, controlled by any church or sectarian denomination whatever ; nor shall any grant or donation of land, money or other personal property ever...
Page 20 - No railroad corporation shall consolidate its stock, property or franchises with any other railroad corporation owning a parallel or competing line; and in no case shall any consolidation take place except upon public notice given, of at least sixty days, to all stockholders, in such manner as may be provided by law.
Page 15 - The General Assembly shall provide such revenue as may be needful, by levying a tax, by valuation, so that every person and corporation shall pay a tax in proportion to the value of his, her or its property...
Page 5 - The governor and all other civil officers under this state, shall be liable to impeachment for any misdemeanor in office, but judgment in such cases shall not extend further than removal from office, and disqualification to hold any office of honor, profit or trust, under this state. The party, whether convicted or acquitted, shall nevertheless be liable to indictment, trial, judgment and punishment according to law.
Page 5 - Creating, increasing or decreasing fees, percentage or allowances of public officers, during the term for which said officers are elected or appointed...
Page 7 - ... he shall return it, with his objections, to the House in which it shall have originated which House shall enter the objections at large upon its journal, and proceed to reconsider the bill.
Page 20 - State, under the laws or authority thereof, shall have and maintain a public office or place in this State for the transaction of its business, where transfers of stock shall be made and in which shall be kept, for public inspection, books, in which shall be recorded the amount of capital stock subscribed, and by whom...