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Kentucky
Alda Georgiana Domas
14
21 Wife W. L. Cohenour 22 Farmer
66 St. Clair Co. III 65 Franee
{ Hannah J. Workman
Moweagna
[ Watson, Win. G.
Assumption
4 P'res. wife of M. Workman OvertonCoTenn 50 57 26 Farmer
Foley, Patrick
Assumption
Assump'u Grocer
66
Present wife of P. Foley
Canada
69
Barnett, Ephraim
Dec'd Apr. 10, '59 Father of M. F. Barnett
25 Farmer and Stoek Raiser Ohio
67
Elizabeth Chambers
Dec'd Sept. 17. '75 Late husb. Isabel Kinkead Kentucky
Fairfield Co. (
56
J Dow, Peter
=
15 Wife of II. Gaskins Vermont
60
Julia A. Carson
28 Wife of A. J.Mc Williams Massachusetts
66
Jackson, Martha II.
24 Wife of D. II Jackson
71
J King, J. M.
26 Farmer and Stock Raiser Tenn.
54
Julia V. Park
51
26 Wife of J. L. Kline
Christian Co. III 48 \ Elizabeth Malone
Leora Emerson
Anna Sherwood
Shafer, J. C.
..
Ohio
72
Morri'nv'le S.e. 21 Fur'r, Stk R'r& Ex. Twp England 61
f Shiflet, Robert II.
J Wade, Bonj. P.
J Watkins, L. T.
66
Furniture Dealer
Pott-, Sarah J.
12 Wife of W. A. Potts Ireland
15 Farmer and Stock Raiser Illinois 51
Christian Co. III. 56 58
f Ebert Henry
33 Wife of H. Ebert
Wife of G. Arpin Attorney at law
France
New York
=
KING-TOWNSHIP 12 NORTH. RANGE 4 WEST.
Mary Rhoades
25 Farmer and Stock Raiser Indiana
62
( Eliza A. Ilutehinson
J Friblev, E. I.
A-sumption 66 Sec. 24 Farmer and Stock Raiser Ohio
Wife ot I Campbell
Canada
64
Workman, Michael
Mary Miles
farvel Harv's R. R. & Expres Agent Calhoun Co. 111. 62 Deed June 17, '77 Late wife J. M. Reynolds Scott Co. Mo.
Missouri A. Minnis
Tobias, II. Il.
Wagon Maker
New York
68
J Garretson, Wm. K.
66
Canada 65
74
j McKee, J. F.
Assumption
General Merchant
/ Rowley, Thomas S.
JOHNSON-TOWNSHIP 12 N. RANGE 2 E .- [CONTINUED]
TOWN 13 NORTII. RANGE 4 WEST .- [CONTINUED. ]
NAME.
P. OFFICE. RESID.
OCCUPATION.
NATIVITY.
NAME.
P. OFFICE. RESID.
OCCUPATION.
NATIVITY.
SETTLED
J Ives, William Hale
Taylorville =
33 Farmer and Stock Raiser Massachusetts 61
1 George, William G.
Pawnee
Sec. 2 F'mer, Feeder & St'k DIr Sangamon Co Il 66 66 46
& Johnson, D. W.
16 Far., Stock Rais., Superv'r Ohio
54
§ Gifford, Orin Matilda Jones
Pawnee Sec. 11 F'mer, St'k R'ser & J. P. Delaware Co. O 75 Wife of O. Gifford
Missonri 75
S Johnston, J. II.
=
16. Wife of D. W. Johnson North Carolina 9 Farmer and Stock Raiser Ohio
54
5 Hatfield. Harman
66
Sec. 2 Farnier 66 Wife of H. Hatfield
Favette Co., Ill. 55
¿ Hattie Murry
j Kelly, John
Clarksdale
Parmetia A. Danforth ..
7 Wife of J. Kelly
Illinois
76
Keller, C. B.
Tavlorville
22| Farmer and Stock Raiser Pennsylvania
52
-
52
Virginia
52
Mary E. Smith
J Large, Joseph
Millersv'lle
36 Farmer and Stock Raiser Ireland 36 Wife of J. Large
Pennsylvania
5 Large, Sammel
36| Farmer and Stock Raiser Ireland 36 Wife of S. Large
56
Martha Phillips
Wife of J. Williams
+ 54
§ Marshall, Fuel
Clarksdale
23 Far., St'k Raiser, Tp. Col'r North Carolina 53 23 Wife of F. Marshall
53
Sarah E. Hatchett
Wife of J. White Virginia
50
§ Morrow, James
Taylorville
11 Farmer and Stock Raiser Ireland 11 Wife of J. Morrow
Virginia
55
TOWN 14 NORTII. RANGE 4 WEST.
Whitecraft, J. A.
E linburg Sec. 25 Retired Farmer
Kentucky 35
f Whitecraft. S. M.
Springfield Sp'gf'd F'mer, Feeder & St'k Dlr
Wife of S. M. Whitecraft New York 64
BUCKIIART-TOWN 14 NORTII. RANGE 2 WEST.
f Battan, John C. Grove City Sec. 12 Farmer and Stock Raiser Ashland Co. O 65
Mary A. Dickinson
j Black, W. F.
Rebecca Shivers
1 Deeren, William
Grove City
9 Farmer and Stock Raiser Guernsey Co. () 64 9 Wife of W. Deeren
Guernsey Co. 0 64
( Gardener, Nathan
Sharpsburg
20 Farmer and Stock Raiser Maury Co. Tenn 56
Francis T. Harris
20 Wife of N. Gardener
Louisa Co. Va 56
Gardner, Henry T.
Clarinda Doak
Harriet Ward
[ Ilenshie, Abram
2 Farmer
Madison Co. O 57 57
Allen, J. L.
[ Adams, Leason
Amelia Ralston
& Bullpitt, Jantes C. Sec. 9 Farmer, St'k R'ser & Dlr Pr. Edw'ds Isld 58
Ann M. Snow
Wife of J. C. Bullpitt Vermont 58
§ Calloway, James Milla Conncil
Crow], W. H.
Sec. 19 Farmer and Stock Raiser Sangamon Co. 11 68
= Wife of W. H. Crowl 4 71
§ Dickerson, Dr. J. H.
Blackburn Bl'kbn Physician, P. M. & Merc. Indiana 70
[ Hurring, John
Susanna Weiser
5 Hart, Elizabethi M. Marion Redfern 5 Kemmerer, Joseph Matilda E. Johnson ¡ Kerns, J. D.
¿ Hattie Goodrich Ladd, Noycs Phoebe Williams ( E iza J. Kennard
Sec. 33 Farm. Stock Raiser & Breeder New London Co. Conn Dec'd May 22, '66 First Wife of N. Ladd New London Co. Conn Mitilin Co. Pa
Sharpsburg Sec. 33 Present wife of N. Ladd 29 Farmer and Stock Raiser Kentucky
Dec'd Aug 31,'69 First wife W. F. Minnis Christian Co. III'42 Sec. 29 Pres. wife W. F. Minnis Fayette Co. III 56 Sharpsburg Sharps. Physician and Surgeon 66
Wife of Dr. McNeill
Sangamon Co. Il 74 Christian Co. III 5. 6.
Grove City Sec. 10 Farmer and Stock Raiser Northampton Co. Pa 10 Wife of I. Reimer
Bucks Co. Pa 65
50 Taylorville 35. Farmer and Stock Raiser Sangamon Co. 11 57 Ohio Co. Va 35 Wife of B. E Rucker
Grove City 66
10 Farmer and Stock Raiser Owen Co. Ky 77 10 Wife of J. F. Swigert 3 Retired Farmer
Deceased Mar. 17,74 Late wife of J. Shultz =
66
Sec. 11 Farmer and Stock Raiser 11 Wife of P. Scheib 11 Farmer and Stock Raiser Bucks Co. Pa 11 Wife of P. S. Sehicib
32 Farmer & Notary Public Claibourne Co.T &3
Maconpin Co. III 53
33 Farmer and Stock Raiser Christian Co. 11 47
33 Wife of S. M Sheldon
Lee Co. IlI Levden, Mass
74 38 38
Dec'd Sept. 30, '69 Inte wife of S. B. Sheldon & Mother Gilford, Vt of S. M. Sheldon
Sharpsburg Sec. 31 Farmer and Stock Raiser
Decd April 1858 First wife of S. J. Smith Washington Co. Ind
Tennessee
Sharpsburg Sec. 31 Wife of S. J. Smith 32 Farmer, Stock Raiser & Sup. Claibourne Co.T 52
=
32 Wife of (G. R. S.) Sharps. General Merchant Wife of W. D. Walter
Christian Co. Il 38 Dixon Co. Tenn 54 Christian Co. III 59 69
Crowl, Eliza D. Mary C. Sanders
Scc. 14 Farmer and Stock Raiser Sangamon Co. Il 63; Dec'd, Dec. 14, '75 Late Wife of V. B. Crowl Jefferson Co. Va 64 Pawnee Sec. 14 Pres't Wifeof V. B. Crow! Loudon Co. Va 75
Edinburg Sec. 2 Farmer and Stock Raiser Kentucky 59
Wife of W. Flin
Sangamon Co. Il 59
( Mary Weiser Wei-er, Louisa P.
Taylorville See. 33 Farmer and Stock Raiser Germany Dec Ang.54 CassCo.n Father of J. Weiser Taylorville Sec. 33 Mother of J. Weiser Germany Germany 69
Edinburg 22 Farmer and Stock Raiser Cass Co. Ill 69
=
8 Farmer and Stock Raiser
68
Annie Wilton
8 Wife of J. W. Oats Illinois 74
52
Harriet V. Shivers
S Pherigo, Noah P.
6 Farmer and Stock Raiser Christian Co. Ills 58 = 6 Wife of N. P. Pherigo
76 34
Sarah A. Burtle
f Shivers. G. W.
Taylorville
9 Farmer and Stock Raiser Virginia
52
Orlena J. Funderburk
9 Wife of G. W. Shivers Illinois
51
f Shane, William
33 Farmer and Stock Raiser Ireland
54
Mary Welch
33 Wife of W. Shane =
54
j Shane, Patrick
Clarksdale
39 Farmer and Stock Raiser
54
Catherine Shivers
39 Wife of P. Shane Virginia 52
y Wood, Harvey
18 Farmer and Stock Raiser New York
65
Gettie CInte
18 Wife of H. Wood
71
§ Lupton, Jesse
Clarksdale
17 Farmer and Stock Raiser Virginia 17 Wife of J. Lupton
52
Hardin, Sarah J.
Wife of J. B Miller
Kentucky 60
J Lamb, James L.
Palmer =
30 Far.,Sto'k Rais., T. Ass'r Kentucky 30 Wife of J. L. Lamb
Edinburg Sec. 31 Farmer, St'k F'der & Dlr Sangamon Co. Il 58 Wife of J. W. Whitecraft Kentucky 72
Sec. 10 Farmer and Stock Dealer Christian Co. III 54
Martha Wellhouse
70 Matilda E. Sharp
Pawnee ..
Wife of H. White
" 55
& Williams, Joseph
Blackburn Sec. 12 Farmer, F'der & St'k Dir
" 52
1 Large, Maria
Martha W. Angel
Mary E. Throckmorton
§ Oats, John W.
j Oats, Jr., Michael
9 Farmer and Stock Raiser Virginia 9 Wife of M. Oats 63
Sadie A. O'Neill
Clarksdale ..
6 Farmer and Stock Raiser Illinois 6 Wife of J. B. Simpson
19 Wife of W. F. Black : Edinburg 19 Farmer and Stock Raiser Boone Co. Ohio 63 Highland Co. O 63
Maria Scott
..
Edinburg 16 Farmer and Stock Raiser Maury Co. Tenn 56 Dec'd May 14, '64 First wife II. T. Gardner
Macoupin Co. 11 52 Edinburg Sec. 16 Pres, wife II. T. Gardner Macon Co III 66 Grove City
Stonington
2 Wife of A. Henshie Stark Co. Ohio 13 Farmer and Stock Raiser Odletown, Cana 57
Sarah Banghman
Hedden, Lydia A.
Sharpsburg
56 Deed in Ky. Feb. 19, '59 First husb. L. A. Hedden 62 Dec'd July 4, '70 Sec'd husb. L. A. Hedden Shelby Co. Ky Sharpsburg Sec. 32 Dangh. R. W. Yates & L. A. Medden Anders'n Co. Ky 59 Edinburg 6 Farmer and Stock Raiser Germany 6 Wife of J. Hurring
Sharpsburg 29 Forin wife of Marion Redfern Morgan Co. IN 29 Farmer and Stock Raiser Maconpin Co. II 55
64
" George, C. C.
Blackburn Sec. 8 Farmer and Stock Raiser Sanganion Co. Il 68 Wife of C. C. George 4 68
Taylorville Sec. 12 Farmer and Stock Raiser Kentucky 30
Sharpsburg Sec. 1 F'mer, St'k R'ser & T'chr Indiana 73
Sarah J. Hill
f Hawkins, William
Taylorville Sec. 23 Farmer 75
Elizabeth Bartlett
Wife of W. Hawkins 75
§ Kavanaugh, Matthew
Blackburn See. 7 F'mer, Fd'r, Stk DIr, Snp Ireland 58
Mary Doland S Leigh, Edward
Taylorville Sec. 35 Finer, Feeder & St'k Dlr Madison Co., III 52 Christian Co. Il1 35 = Wife of E. Leigh
Mary C. Carrie Lnneach, Philip Elizabeth Alexander
Sec. 3 Farmer and Stock Raiser East Virginia 72
Wife of P. Luneach 72
J Langley, Robt. Preston
Sec. 12 Farmer and Stock Raiser Kentucky 32
Minerva A. Pittman J Mason, Seth { Syrene Hanon
Wife of S. Mason
S Nance, Richard C.
Edinburg See. 10 Farmer and Stock Raiser Fayette Co., Ill. 78 Dee'd, July 8, 1878 Late Wife of R. C. Nance
Edinburg Sec. 3 Farmer and Stock Raiser Wash'g'n Co. In 34
Wife of A. Ralston
Christian Co. III 55 Ross Co., Ohio 77
74
Blackburn Sec. 18 Farmer and Stock Raiser Kentucky Dec'd, May 1870 Late Wife of A. A. Taylor! Taylorville Sec. 4 Farmer and Stock Raiser Illinois
[ Scheib, Phares S. Lydia A. Rohn Sharp, John
Emeline Redfern
Taylorville Sec. 4 Present Wife of J. W.Taff Ohio 61 ( Sheldon, S. M.
Sec. 9 Farmer and Stock Raiser Kentucky 57 Mary I. Wood
§ Wilson, W. H. Miss E. C. Clark
=
Wife of W. II. Wilson
J White, Allen
Sec. 25 Farmer
Kentucky 71 Eveline Maxwell
Sarah Clemens
=
4. Wife of A. White Christian Co. In 76
TOWN 13 NORTII. RANGE 4 WEST.
( Sarah B. Lee
§ Sharp, George Riley
Susan Ilanon
J Armstrong, T. D.
Rebecca J. Woosley
Crowl, V. B.
Flin, William Diana Osley
Pawnee Sec. 15 Farmer and Stock Raiser Augusta Co., Va 55 Wife of T. D. Armstrong Kentucky 57 § Waller, W D). 66 Xemenia P. Sharp ( Weiser, Jolin Weiser. Philip
69
Dec'd, Sept. 27, '69 Late Wife of J. W. Taff 66
63
Chanler, Mary Jane Ralston, Sr., A. S Ralston, Jr., Alex.
Wife of R. P. Langley Clark Co., Ind. 26. Sharpsburg Sec. 1 Farmer and Stock Raiser Kentucky 51 Christian Co., Il 41 [ Swigert, John F. Maximillia Taylor
Springfield, O.
Emma J. Gardener j McNeill, Francis A. Sarah A. Sharp 5 Reimer, Isaac
Catharine Scheib § Rucker, Bishop E. Lucinda Shafer 66
66
78 S Shultz, Jacob Sarah Zeller
[ Scheib, Peter Leah Wright
Sharpsburg
32 Wife of J. Sharp
Shelby Co. Ky 77 Lancaster Co. Pa 64 Lancaster Co. Pa 64 . Bucks Co. Pa 66 Madison Co. III 66 65 Northampton Co. Pa
Mary M. Cronse § Taylor, A. A. Miss E. Cassias Taff, John W. Eliza A. Torrence Mary A. Whitmer
= Wife of M. Kavanaugh 66
Minnis, W. F. Matilda E. Denton
Edinburg 5 Farmer and Stock Raiser Northampton Co. Pa Dec'd Oct. 20,'73 Late wife of J. Kemmerer Northampton Co. Pa 64 70 Sharpsburg Sharps. Teacher Marion Co. O Wife of J. D. Kerns Jersey Co. HI 70 48 49 68 30
Germany 62
M. J. Humphreys Fields, William
Wife of J. H. Dickerson Illinois 50
Taylorville Sec. 25 Farmer and Stock Raiser Fairfield Co., O. 54
E. A Traylor
Wife of W. Fields
Union Co., O. 35
Annie Mason Gore, W. F. f Glass, I. J.
Sec. 17 F'mer, F'der & St'k T'd'r New York 57
Wife of J. Calloway Christian Co. INI 48
Richard W. Yates II. M. Watts
Salina M. Yates
Stark Co. Ohio 57 13 Wife of E. S. Hurlbutt 12 Farmer and Stock Raiser Madison Co. () 157
5 66 12 Wife of C. A. Hurlbutt Madison Co. 0 57 32 Farming & Stock Raising Shelby Co. Ky
Sarah E. Miller
Sharpsburg Sec. 12 Farmer and Stock Raiser Greenc Co., Ill 62 Taylorville Sec. 10 F'mer, St'k Raiser & Fdr North Carolina 33 Hurlbutt, E. S. Wife of L. Adams Indiana 34 Mary A. IHoagland 5 Hurlbutt, C. A.
5 Miller, John B.
'60
Eliza J. Oats
6
9 Wife of J. H Johnson Illinois 7 Bridge Watchman W., St L.& P.R.R. Ireland
71
Hatfield, Mary J.
16
Shelby Co., III. 53
76
5 Hardin, Mrs. M. E.
46 Sec. 11 Farmer and Stock Raiser Singamon Co. HI 65 Dec'd, Apr. 7, 1879 Late hns, of M. E. Hardin Kentucky Sec. 3 Farmer 57 ..
Hardin, George W. Hardin, Lonis
Pawnee
Blackburn Sec. 13 Farmer and Stock Raiser East Virginia 6 =
§ Whitecraft, Jos. W.
Mary M. Shivers
59 5 White, Hiram
56
White, John
Taylorville Sec. 10 Farmer, F'der & St'k Dlr Tennessce 50
31
Lattie Price
SETTLED!
Mary Walker
33 Wife of W. II. Ives New York 61 A. E. Philips
Wife of W. G George
1 Sarah E. Wilson
66
Burt Co. N. C. 39 42 5 )
Perry Co., III. 58 Salmon Biglow Sheldon Dee'd Nov 20.'79 Father of S. M Sheldon
Smith, Stephen J. Harriet Vandeveer
Wife of I. J. Glass Christian Co. Il1 59 Kentucky
Elizabeth Uhrich
12 Wife of J. C. Battan Macon Co. N. C 65
SOUTH FORK-TOWNSIIIP 13 NORTII. RANGE 3 WEST.
61
S Simpson, John B.
REVISED CONSTITUTION OF ILLINOIS.
PREAMBLE.
We. the people of the State of Illinois-grateful to Almighty God for the civil, political and religious liberty which He hath so long permitted us to enjoy, and looking to Him for a blessing upon our endeavors to secure and transmit the same unimpaired to succeeding generations-in order to form a more perfect government, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the I-less- ings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity; do ordain and establish this constitution for the State of Illinois.
ARTICLE I. BOUNDARIES.
The boundaries and jurisdiction of the State shall be as follows, to wit: Beginning at the mouth of the Wabash river; thence up the same, and with the line of Indiana, to the northwest corner of said State ; thence east, with the line of the same State, to the middle of Lake Michigan ; thence north, along the middle of said lake, to north latitude 42 degrees and 30 minutes ; thence west to the middle of the Mississippi river, and thence down along the middle of that river to its confluence with the Ohio river, and thence up the latter river, along its northwestern shore, to the place of beginning : Provided, that this State shall exer- cise such jurisdiction upon the Ohio river as she is now entitled to, or such as may hereafter be agreed upon by this State and the State of Kentucky.
ARTICLE II.
BILL OF RIGHTS.
1. Inherent and Inalienable Rights.
2. buc Process of Law.
3. Liberty of Conscience Gu ranteed.
4. Freedom of the Press- Libel.
5. Kight of Triat by Jury.
6. Unreasonable Searches and Seizures.
7. Bail allowed-Wrin of Habeas Corpus.
8. Indictment required-Grand Jury Abolished.
9. Rights of Persons Accused of Crine.
to. Sell-Criminanon-Former 'Trial.
¿ Ir. Penalties proportionate - Corruption - For- feiture.
2 12. Imprisonment for Debt.
13. Compensation for Property taken.
2 14. Ex post facto laws-Irrevocable Grants.
2 15. Military Power Subordinate.
16. Quartering of Soldiers.
17. Right of Assembly and Petition.
18. Elections to be Free and Equal.
2 19. What Laws ought to be.
2 20. Fundamental Principles.
2, 1. All men are by nature free and independent, and have certain inherent and inalien- rble right -- among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. To secure these rights and the protection of property, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.
2, 2. No person shall be deprived of life, liberty or property, without due process of law. 2. 3. The free exercise and enjoyment of religious profession and worship, without dis- crimination, shall forever be guaranteed ; and no person shall be denied any civil or political right, privilege or capacity, on account of his religious opinions; but the liberty of conscience hereby secured shall not be construed to dispense with oaths or affirmations, excuse aets of licentiousness, or justify practices inconsistent with the peace or safety of the State. No person shall be required to attend or support any ministry or place of worship against his consent, nor shall any į referer ce be given by law to any religious denomination or mode of worship.
2. 4. Every person may frecly speak, write and publish on all subjects, Icing responsible for the abuse of that liberty; and in all trials for libel, both civil and criminal, the truth, h hen published with good motives and for justifiable ends, shall be a sufficient defense.
2. 5. The right of trial by jury as heretofore enjoyed shall remain inviolate; but the trial of civil cases before justices of the peace by a jury of less than twelve men, may be authorized by law.
4, 6. The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated ; and no warrant shall Issue without probable cause, supported by affidavit, particularly describing the place to be scarched, and the person or things to be seized.
2. 7. All persons shall be baitable by sufficient surcties, except for capital offenses, where the proof is evident or the presumption great ; and the privilege of the writ ol habeas corpus shall not be suspended, unless when in cases of rebellion or invasion the public safety may require it.
8. 8. No person shall be held to answer for a criminal offense, unless on indictment of a grand jury, except in cases in which the punishment is by fine, or imprisonment otherwise than in the penitentiary, in cases of impeachment, and in eases arising in the army and navy, or in the militia when in actual service in time of war or publie danger : Provided, that the grand jury may be abolished by law in all cases.
2 9. In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall have the right to appear and defend in person and by counsel; to demand the nature and cause of the accusation, and to have a copy thereof ; to mect the witnesses face to face, and to have process to compel the attend- ange of withesses in his behalf, and a speedy public trial by an impartial jury of the county or district in which the offense is alleged to have been committed.
2. 10. No person shall be compelled in any criminal case to give evidence against him- self, or be twice put in jeopardy for the same offense.
3. 11. All penalties shall be proportioned to the nature of the offense ; and no conviction shall work corruption of blood or forfeiture of estite; nor shall any person be transported ont of the State for any offense committed within the same.
2. 12. No person shall be imprisoned for delt, unless upon refusal to deliver up his estate for the bencht of his creditors, in such minner a, shall be prescribed by law ; or in cases where there is strong presumption of frind.
3. 13. Private property shall not be taken or damaged for public use without just compen- sation. Snch compensation, when not made by the State, shall be ascertained by a piny, as hall be prescribed by low. The fee of land taken for railroad tracks, without consent of the owners thereof, shall remain in . uch owner-, subject to the use for which it is takea.
& 14. No ex post facto law, or law impairing the obligation of contracts, or making any irrevocable grant ot special privileges or immunities, shall be passed.
2 15. The military shall be in strict subordination to the civil power.
2 16. No soldier shall, in time of peace, be quartered in any house without the consent of the owner ; nor in time of war except in the manner prescribed by law.
¿ 17. The people have the right to assemble in a peaceable manner to consult for the common good, to make known their opinions to their representatives, and to apply for redress of grievances.
¿ 18. All elections shall be free and equal.
¿ 19. Every person ought to find a certain remedy in the laws for all injuries and wrongs which he may receive in his person, property or reputation ; he ought to obtain, by law, right and justice freely, and without being obliged to purchase it, completely and without denial, promptly and without delay.
2 20. A frequent recurrence to the fundamental principles of civil government is abso- lutely necessary to preserve the blessings of liberty.
ARTICLE III. DISTRIBUTION OF POWERS.
The Powers of the Government of this State are divided into three distinct departments -the Legislative, Executive and Judicial ; and no person, or collection of persons, being one of these departments, shall exercise any power properly belonging to either of the others, except as hereinafter expressly directed or permitted.
ARTICLE IV.
LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT.
I. General Assembly elective.
2. 'Time of Election-Vacancies.
3. Who are Eligible. 19. Extra Compensation or Allowance.
4. Disqualification by Crime. 20. Public Credit not loaned.
5. Oath taken by members.
6. Senatorial Apportionments.
7. & 8. Minority Representation.
9. 'l'ime of meeting -General Rules,
Io. Secretary -- Adjournment -. Journals, Protests. II. Style of Laws.
12. Origin and passage of Bilis.
13. Reading-Printing - Title-Amendments.
14. Privileges of members
15. Disabilities of members.
2 16. Bills making Appropriations.
31. Draining and Ditching.
32. Homestead and Exemption Laws.
¿ 33. Completion of the State House.
¿ I. The legislative power shall be vested in a General Assembly, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives, both to be elected by the people.
ELECTION.
¿ 2. An election for members of the General Assembly shall be held on the Tuesday next after the first Monday in November, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hun- dred and seventy, and every two years thereafter, in each county, at such places therein as may be provided by law. When vacancies occur in cither house, the governor, or person exercising the powers of governor, shall issue writs of election to fill such vacancies.
ELIGIBILITY AND OATHI.
2. 3. No person shall be a senator who shall not have attained the age of twenty - five years, or a representative who shall not have attained the age of twenty-one years. No person shall be a senator or a representative who shall not be a citizen of the United States, and who shall not have been for five years a resident of this State, and for two years next preceding his clection a resident within the territory forming the district from which he is elected. No judge or clerk of any court, secretary of state, attorney general, state's attorney, recorder, sheriff, or collector of publie revenue, member of either house of congress, or person holding any lucrative office under the United States or this State, or any foreign government, shall have a seat in the general assembly : Provided, that appointments in the militia, and the offices of notary public and justice of the peace, shall not be considered lucrative. Nor shall any person, holding any office of honor or profit under any foreign government, or under the government of the United States, (except postmasters whose annual compensation docs not exceed the sum of $300,) hold any office of honor or profit under the authority of this State.
2 4. No person who has been, or hereafter shall be, convicted of bribery, perjury cr other infamous crime, nor any person who has been or may be a collector or holder of public moneys, who shall not have accounted for and paid over, according to law, all such moneys dne from him, shall be eligible to the general assembly, or to any office of profit or trust in this State.
2 6. Members of the general assembly, before they enter upon their official dutics, shall take and subscribe the following oath or affirmation :
1
" I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support the constitution of the United States, and the consti- Iunion of the Sinie of Itunes, and will lanhfully discharge the duties of senator for representative) according to the best of my ability ; and that I have not, knowingly or intentionally, paid or contributed anything, or made any promise in the nature of a bribe, to directly or indirectly influence any vote at the election at which I was chosen to fill the said office, and have not accepted, nor will I accept or receive, directly or indirectly, any money or other valuable thing. from any corporation, con pany or person, for any vote or influence 1 may give or withhold on any bill, resolution or appropriation, or for any other official act."
This oath shall be administered by a judge of the supreme or circuit court, in the hall of the house to which the member is elected, and the secretary of state shall record and file the oath subscribed by each member. Any member who shall refuse to take the oath herein
23. Against Release from Liability.
24. Proceedings on Impeachment.
25. Fuel, Stationery, and Printing. 26. State not to be sued.
27. Loiteries and Gift Enterprises.
28. Terms of Office not Extended.
29. Protection of operative miners.
30. Concerning Roads-public and private.
¿ 17. Payment of money-Statement of Expenses.
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