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Bills making appropriations of money out of the treasury shall specify the objects and purposes for which the same are made, and appropriate to them respectively their several amounts in distinct items and sections, and if the governor shall not approve any one or more of the items or sections contained in any bill, but shall approve the residue thereof, it shall become a law as to the residue in like manner as if he had signed it.
The governor shall then return the bill, with his objections to the items or sections of the same not approved by him, to the house in which the bill shall have originated, which house shall enter the objections at large upon its journal, and proceed to reconsider so much of said bill as is not approved by the governor.
The same proceedings shall be had in both houses in reconsidering the same as is hereinbefore provided in case of an entire bill returned by the governor with his objections; and if any item or section of said bill not approved by the governor shall be passed by two- thirds of the members elected to each of the two houses of the general assembly, it shall become part of said law, notwithstanding the objections of the governor.
Any bill which shall not be returned by the governor within ten days-Sundays excepted-after it shall have been presented to him, shall become a law in like
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manner as if he had signed it; unless the general assembly shall, by their adjourn- ment, prevent its return, in which case it shall be filed with his objections in the office of the secretary of state, within ten days after such adjournment, or become a law.
IV.
Proposed by the general assembly of 1885, and ratified by the people, November 2, 1886; proclaimed adopted by the governor, November 20, 1886.
Additional. Resolved, that hereafter it shall be unlawful for the commissioners of any penitentiary, or other reformatory institution in the State of Illinois, to let by contract to any person, or persons, or corporations, the labor of any convict confined within said institution.
V.
Proposed, at the special session of the 36th general assembly convened, July 23, 1890, and ratified by the people November 4, 1890; proclaimed adopted by the governor, November 20, 1890.
Art. IX. § 13. The corporate authorities of the city of Chicago are hereby authorized to issue interest - bearing bonds of said city to an amount not exceeding five million dollars, at a rate of interest not to exceed five per centum per annum, the principal payable within thirty years from the date of their issue, and the proceeds thereof shall be paid to the treasurer of the World's Columbian Exposition, and used and disbursed by him under the direction and control of the directors in aid of the World's Columbian Exposition, to be held in the city of Chicago in pursuance of an act of congress of the United States: Provided, that if, at the election for the adop- tion of this amendment to the constitution, a majority of the votes cast within the limits of the city of Chicago shall be against its adoption, then no bonds shall be issued under this amendment. And said corporate authorities shall be repaid as large a proportionate amount of the aid given by them as is repaid to the stockholders on the sums subscribed and paid by them, and the money so received shall be used in the redemption of the bonds issued as aforesaid : Provided, that said authorities may take, in whole or in part of the sum coming to them, any permanent improvements placed on land held or controlled by them : And, provided, further, that no such indebtedness so enacted shall in any part thereof be paid by the State, or from any state revenue, tax, or fund, but the same shall be paid by the said city of Chicago alone.
* For population before 1850, see page 541, Vol. I.
COUNTIES
ORIGIN OF NAME
ESTABLISHED
AREA
PRESENT COUNTY-SEAT
1850*
1860
1870
1880
1890
Adams.
John Adams.
Jan. 13, 1825
830
Quincy ...
26,508
41,323
56,362
59,135
61,856
Alexander .
William M. Alexander ...
Mar. 4, 1819
220
Cairo .
2,484
4,707
10,564
14,808
16,226
Bond. .
Gov. Shadrach Bond.
Jan. 4, 1817
380
Greenville . ..
6, 144
9,815
13,152
14,866
14,515
Boone. .
Daniel Boone ..
Mar. 4, 1837
288
Belvidere. . . .
7,624
11,678
12,942
11,508
12, 184
Brown . .
Gen. Jacob Brown.
Feb. 1, 1839
306
Mt. Sterling. ..
7,198
9,938
12,205
13,041
11,936
Bureau
Pierre de Buero, Ind. trader John C. Calhoun.
Jan. 10, 1825
251
Hardin.
3,231
5,144
6,562
7,467
7,643
Carro
Chas. Carroll of Carrollton
Feb. 22, 1839
450
Mt. Carroll ...
4,586
11,733
16,705
16,976
18,312
Cass
Gen. Lewis Cass .
Mar. 3, 1837
460
Virginia.
7,253
11,325
11,580
14,493
15,947
Champaign ..
A county in Ohio
Feb. 20, 1833
1008
Urbana.
2,649
14,629
32,737
40,863
42,109
Christian
'A county in Kentucky .
Feb. 15, 1839
702
Taylorville. . ..
3,203
10,492
20,363
28,227
30,493
Clark . . . .
George Rogers Clark.
Feb. 22, 1819
513
Marshall. .
9,532
14,987
18,719
21,894
21,872
Clay . . ..
Henry Clay. ..
Dec. 23, 1824
466
Louisville. . .
4,289
9,336
15,875
16, 192
16,719
Clinton. . .
De Witt Clinton
Dec. 27, 1824
487
Carlyle.
5,139
10,941
16,285
18,714
17,407
Coles .. .
Gov. Edward Coles.
Dec. 25, 1830
520
9,335
14,203
25,235
27,042
30,080
Cook .....
Daniel P. Cook
Jan. 15, 1831
890
Chicago .
43,385
144,954
349,966
607,524
1, 189,88 I
Crawford . .
William H. Crawford.
Dec. 31, 1816
470
7,133
11,551
13,889
16,197
17,237
Cumberland. .
Cumberland Road.
May 1, 1843
35℃
Majority Point
3,718
8,31I
12,223
13,759
15,427
DeKalb .
Baron DeKalb .
Mar. 4, 1837
650
Sycamore. . .
7,540
19,086
23,265
26,768
27,050
De Witt .
De Witt Clinton
Mar. 1, 1839
440
5,002
10,820
14,768
17,010
16,916
Douglas .
Stephen A. Douglas .
Feb. 13, 1857
410
Tuscola ..
7, 140
13,484
15,853
17,629
DuPage
Du Page River
Feb. 9, 1839
340
Wheaton
9,290
14,701
16,685
19, 161
22,542
Edgar. . .
John Edgar. .
Jan. 3, 1823
640
Paris.
10,692
16,925
21.450
25,499
26,758
Edwards ..
Gov. Ninian Edwards.
Nov. 28, 1814
Albion . .
3,524
5,454
7,565
8,597
9,398
Effingham .
Gen. Edward Effingham. .
Feb. 15, 1831
486
Effingham
3,799
7,816
15,653
18,920
19,352
Fayette.
Marquis de la Fayette. ..
Feb. 14, 1821
720
Vandalia .
8,075
11,189
19,638
23,241
23,322
Ford.
Gov. Thomas Ford .
Feb. 17, 1859
580
Paxton . .
1,979
9, 103
15,099
16,964
Franklin. .
Benjamin Franklin ..
16, 129
17,067
Fulton .
Robert Fulton .
Jan. 28, 1823
864
Lewiston . .
22,508
33,338
38,291
41,240
43,07I
Gallatin . . .
Albert Gallatin,
Sept. 14, 1812
340
Shawneetown .
5,448
8,055
11,134
12,861
14,932
Greene . . .
Gen. Nathaniel Greene. .
Jan. 20, 1821
540
Carrollton
12,429
16,093
20,277
23,010
23,787
Grundy. . . . .
Felix Grundy .
Feb. 17, 1841
Morris
3,023
10,379
14,938
16,732
20,976
Hamilton. . ..
Alexander Hamilton.
Feb. 8, 1821
440
McLeansboro
6,362
9,915
13,014
16,712
17,763
Hancock ..
John Hancock .
Jan. 13, 1825
780 | Carthage ...
14,652
29,06I
35,935
35,337
31,841
Genesis and Growth of Counties :*
II37
.
Princeton. . .
8,841
26,426
32,415
33,172
34,971
Calho
Feb. 28, 1837
846
.
.
440
Benton . ..
5,681
9,393
12,652
Jan. 2, 1818 430
220
Robinson
Charleston . . .
Clinton. ..
POPULATION
* From Col. John Hardin of Kentucky. + From Col. Rich'd Henderson of Ky.
COUNTIES
ORIGIN OF NAME
ESTABLISHED
AREA
PRESENT COUNTY-SEAT
1850
1860
1870
1880
1890
Hardin. . . .
A county in Kentucky *.
Mar. 2, 1839
180
Elizabethtown.
2,887
3,759
5,113
6,024
7,223
Henderson. . .
Henderson Rivert.
Jan. 20, 1841
380
Oquawka ... .
4,612
9,50I
12,582
10,722
9,863
Henry.
Patrick Henry . .
Jan. 13, 1825
825
Cambridge .. . .
3,807
20,660
35,506
36,597
33,252
Iroquois.
Iroquois Indians . .
Feb. 26, 1833
1100
Watseka .. .
4,149
12,325
25,782
35,45I
35,157
Jackson . ..
Andrew Jackson ...
Jan. 10, 1816
580
Murphysboro.
5,862
9,589
19,634
22,505
27,772
Jasper ..
Sergt. William Jasper
Feb. 15, 1831
484
Newton .
3,220
8,364
11,234
14,515
17,890
Jefferson. .
Thomas Jefferson .
Mar. 26, 1819
466
Mt. Vernon. .. .
8, 109
12,965
17,864
20,686
22,510
Jersey .
New Jersey . .
Feb. 28, 1839
360
Jerseyville .
7,354
12,051
15,054
15,542
14,764
Jo Daviess. . Johnson .
Col. Richard M. Johnson.
Sept. 14, 1812
340
Vienna.
4, 114
9,342
11,248
13,078
14,896
Kane ..
Senator Elias K. Kane . .
Jan. 16, 1836
540
Geneva.
16,703
30,062
39,091
44,939
64,572
Kankakee
Indian ..
Feb. 11, 1851
680
Kankakee .
15,412
24,352
25,047
28,75I
Kendall .
Amos Kendall
Feb. 19, 1841
321
Yorkville.
7,730
13,074
12,399
13,083
12,082
Knox
Gen. Henry Knox ..
Jan. 13, 1825
720
13,279
28,663
39,522
38,344
38,581
Lake .. .
Local .
Mar. 1, 1839
394
Waukegan.
14,226
18,257
21,014
21,296
24,150
LaSalle ...
LaSalle, the explorer ..
Jan. 15, 1831
1152
Ottawa ..
17,815
48,332
60,792
70,403
80,678
Lawrence. .
Com. James Lawrence .
Jan. 16, 1821
362
Lawrenceville .
6,121
9,214
12,533
13,663
14,727
Lee ...
Richard Henry Lee .
Feb. 27, 1839
728
Dixon .
5,292
17,651
27,171
27,49I
26,098
Livingston. .
Feb. 27, 1837
1026
1,552
11,637
31,47I
38,450
38,416
Logan. . .
Dr. John Logan. .
Feb. 15, 1839
620
Lincoln. . .
5,128
14,272
23,053
25,037
25,472
McDonough .
Jan. 25, 1826
576
Macomb.
7,616
20,069
26,509
27,970
26,081
McLean .
John McLean ..
Dec. 25, 1830
1161
Bloomington ..
10, 163
28,772
53,988
60, 100
69,967
Macon
Nathaniel Macon.
Jan. 19, 1829
580
Decatur .
3,988
13,738
26,481
30,665
38,049 *
Macoupin. ...
Maconpin Creek ..
Jan. 17, 1829
864
Carlinville .
12,355
24,602
32,726
37,692
40,352
Madison. .
James Madison
Sept. 14, 1812
740
Edwardsville. .
20,44I
31,35I
44,131
50, 126
51,37I
Marion . .
Gen. Francis Marion
Jan. 24, 1823
576
Salem. . .
6,720
12,739
20,622
23,686
24,333
Marshall. .
John Marshall . .
Jan. 19, 1839
350
Lacon. ..
5, 180
13,437
16,956
15,055
13,668
Mason .
A county in Kentucky ...
Jan. 20, 1841
518
Havanna .
5,92I
10,931
16,184
16,242
16,052
Massac . ..
Fort Massac .
Jan. 8, 1843 240
Metropolis. . ..
4,092
6,213
9,58I
10,443
11,287
Menard .. .. .
Pierre Menard .
Feb. 15, 1839
31I
l'etersburg . . .
6,349
9,584
11,735
13,024
13,115
Mercer .. . . .
Gen. Hugh Mercer .... .
Jan. 13, 1825
550
Aledo ..
5,246
15,042
18,769
19,502
18,380
Monroe .. . . .
James Monroe .
June 1, 1816
380 Waterloo .. ·
7,679
12,832
12,982
13,682
12,947
Montgomery . | Gen. Richard Montgomery! Jan. 12, 1821
740 | Hillsboro.
6,277
13,979
25,314
28,078
29,926
.
Col. Jo. Daviess.
Feb. 17, 1827
650
Galena .
18,604
27,325
27,820
27,528
25,046
Galesburg. . .
·
.
Gen. William McHenry ..
Jan. 16, 1836
612
Woodstock ...
14,978
22,089
23,762
24,908
27,460
McHenry . .
Edward Livingston ...
Pontiac. . ..
Com. Thos. McDonough .
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POPULATION
* From Gen. Charles Scott, governor of Kentucky.
Morgan . . . Moultrie.
. | Gen. Daniel Morgan ..... | Jan. 31, 1823 Gen. William Moultrie .. . Lieut. Joseph Ogle ..
Feb. 16, 1843 Jan. 16, 1836 Jan. 13, 1825 Jan. 29, 1827
773 630
Peoria.
Pinckneyville
5,278
9,552
13,723
16,007
17,514
Piatt . .
Jan. 27, 1841
Monticello.
1,606
6, 127
10,953
15,583
17,060
Pike .
Zebulon M. Pike ..
Jan. 31, 1821
756
Pittsfield .
18,819
27,249
30,768
33,751
30,953
Pope ..
Nathaniel Pope .
April 1, 1816
360
Golconda. ..
3,975
6,742
11,437
13,256
14,004
Pulaski.
Baron Casimir Pulaski
Mar. 3, 1843
190
Mound City. . .
2,264
3,943
8,752
9,507
11,290
Putnam .
Gen. Israel Putnam.
Jan. 13, 1825
170
Hennepin. ..
3,924
5,587
6,280
5,554
4,704
Randolph ....
Beverly Randolph
Apr. 28, 1809
560
Chester. .
11,079
17,205
20,859
25,690
24,948
Richland .
A county in Ohio.
Feb. 24, 1841
380
Olney.
4,012
9,7II
12,803
15,545
15,017
Rock Island .. St. Clair . .
Gen. Arthur St. Clair
Apr. 28, 1809
680
Belleville.
20, 180
37,694
51,068
61,806
66,571
Saline ..
Saline Creek.
Feb. 25, 1847
396
Harrisburg.
5,588
9,33I
12,714
15,940
19,228
Sangamon .
Indian .
Jan. 13, 1821
875
Springfield.
19,228
32,274
46,352
52,894
61,042
Schuyler. ..
Gen. Philip Schuyler
Jan. 13, 1825
414
Rushville .
10,573
14,684
17,419
16,249
15,998
Scott. . .
A county in Kentucky *.
Feb. 16, 1839
252
7,914
9,069
10,530
10,74[
10,286
Jan. 23, 1827
760
Shelbyville. .
7,807
14,613
25,476
30,270
31,184
Stephenson . .
Col. Benjamin Stephenson
Mar. 4, 1837
573
Freeport. ..
11,666
25, II2
30,608
31,963
31,288
Tazewell
Gov. Littleton W. Tazewell
Jan. 31, 1827
650
Pekin .
12,052
21,470
27,903
29,666
29,521
Union. . .
The Union ..
Jan. 2, 1818
400
Jonesboro
7,615
11, ISI
16,518
18, 102
21,549
Vermilion .. .
Jan. 18, 1826
882
Danville.
11,492
19,800
30,388
41,588
49,864
Wabash . .
Wabash River
Dec. 27, 1824
220
4,690
7,313
8,841
9,945
11,863
Warren ...
Gen. Joseph Warren .
Jan. 13, 1825
540
Monmouth ... ..
8,176
18,336
23, 174
22,933
21,275
Washington. .
George Washington.
Jan. 2, 1818
557
Nashville .. .
6,953
13,731
17,599
21, 112
19,262
Wayne.
Gen. Anthony Wayne.
Fairfield. ..
6,825
12,223
19,758
21,291
23,712
White.
Capt. Isaac White.
Dec. 9, 1815
Carmi ..
8,925
12,403
16,846
23,087
24,945
Whiteside ..
Col. Samuel Whiteside. . .
Jan. 16, 1836
676
Morrison
5,361
18,737
27,503
30,885
31,027
Will . .
Conrad Will.
Jan. 12, 1836
850
Joliet .
16,703
29,32 I
43,013
53,422
61,923
Williamson . .
A county in Tennessee. . .
Feb. 28, 1839
440
Marion
7,216
12,205
17,329
19,324
22, 184
Winnebago . .
Indian tribe
Jan. 16, 1836
5:40
Rockford.
11,773
24,491
29,30I
30,505
39,855
Woodford . ..
A county in Kentucky ...
Feb. 27 1841
556
4,415
13,282
16,956
21,620
21,392
Area of State, 56,650
851,470 | 1,711,951
2,539,891
3,077,871
3,818,536
II39
31,514
32,552
340
Sullivan .
16,064 3,234 10,020 17,547
6,385 22,888 36,601
28,463 10,385 27,492
13,699
14,465
Ogle . ..
29,937
28,688
Peoria. .
Peoria Indians . . .
47,540
55,355
70, 119
Perry . .
Com. Oliver H. Perry .... Piatt family, first settlers. .
432 440
..
6,937
21,005
29,783
38,302
41,880
Feb. 9, 1831
420
Rock Island. . .
·
.
Stark
Gen. John Stark .
Mar. 2, 1839
290
Toulon .
3,710
9,004
10,75I
11,207
9,952
Shelby .
Gov. Isaac Shelby ..
.
·
Mar. 26, 1819
720
500
Metamora
GENESIS AND GROWTH OF COUNTIES.
563 [ Jacksonville. . . ]
22, II2
Oregon. ..
Local .
Vermilion River. ..
Mt. Carmel ...
Winchester
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ILLINOIS-HISTORICAL AND STATISTICAL.
State Officers under the Constitutions of 1848 and 1870: (For Officers under First Constitution, see Vol. I, page 550.)
GOVERNORS:
NAME PLACE AND DATE OF BIRTH
INAUGURATED
DEATH
Augustus C. French, Hill, N.H., Aug. 2, 1808,
Jan. 9, 1849,
Sept. 4, 1864.
Jan. 31, 1873.
Mch. 18, 1860.
June 11, 1880.
Richard Yates, Gallatin Co., Ky., Jan. 18, 1815, Jan. 14, 1861,
Richard J. Oglesby, Oldham Co., Ky., July 25, 1824, John M. Palmer,
Scott Co., Ky., Sept. 13, 1817,
Richard J. Oglesby, See above,
Jan. 11, 1869. Jan. 13, 1873, res. Jan. 23, '73. as It .- gov. suc'd.
John L. Beveridge, Washington Co., N.Y., July 6, 1824, Jan. 23, 1873, Shelby M. Cullom, Wayne Co., Ky., Nov. 22, 1829, Jan. 8, 1877, reelected.
Shelby M. Cullom, See above,
Jan. 10, 1881, res. Feb. 6, 1883.
John M. Hamilton, Union Co., O., May 28, 1847,
Richard J. Oglesby, See above,
Feb. 6, 1883, as It .- gov. suc'd. Jan. 30, 1885.
Joseph W. Fifer,
Augusta Co., Va., Oct. 28, 1840, Jan. 14, 1889.
NAME
INAUGURATED FROM WHAT COUNTY
REMARIS
William McMurtry,
Gustavus Koerner,
Jan. 10, 1853, St. Clair,
John Wood, -
· Jan. 12, 1857, Jan. 7, 1861, Coles,
Adams,
Thomas A. Marshall, Francis A. Hoffman, William Bross,
· Jan. 14, 1861, Jan. 16, 1865,
Cook,
died Jan. 27, 1890, a. 77. died
John Dongherty,
John L. Beveridge,
Jan. 13, 1873,
Cook,
succeeded Gov. Oglesby. as president of senate. as president of senate.
Archibald A. Glenn, Andrew Shuman, . John M. Hamilton,
· Jan. 8, 1877, Jan. 10, 1881,
McLean,
William J. Campbell,
John C. Smith, -
- Feb. 6, 1883, Jan. 30, 1885,
Cook,
Lyman B. Ray,
. Jan. 14, 1889,
Grundy,
SECRETARIES OF STATE :
ELECTED FROM WHAT COUNTY REMARKS
Horace S. Cooley, -
· Jan. 8, 1849,
Adams, died April 2, 1850.
David L. Gregg,
Apr. 10, 1850,
Cook, died.
Alexander Starne, -
Jan. 10, 1853,
Pike, died March 31, 1886.
Ozias M. Hatch,
Jan. 12, 1857, Pike,
reëlected in 1860.
Sharon Tyndale,
· Jan. 16, 1865, Jan. II, 1869,
St. Clair, Peoria,
died.
Edward Rummel,
George H. Harlow,
· Jan. 13, 1873,
Tazewell, reëlected in 1876.
Henry D. Dement,
Jan. 10, 1881, Lee, reëlected in 1884.
Isaac N. Pearson, .
· Jan. 14, 1889,
McDonough,
died Apr. 10, 1875, a. 74. born, Germany, 1809. succeeded Gov. Bissell. as president of senate.
Cook,
· Jan. 11, 1869, Union,
John Early,
Jan. 23, 1873, Jan. 8, 1875,
Winnebago, Brown,
Cook,
Cook, died May 6, 1890, a. 60. succeeded Gov. Cullom. as president of senate.
NAME
LIEUTENANT-GOVERNORS:
· Jan. 8, 1849, Knox,
Joel A. Matteson, Jefferson Co., N. Y., Aug. 8, 1808, Jan. 10, 1853, William H. Bissell, Yates Co., N. Y., Apr. 25, 1811, Jan. 12, 1857, Mch. 21, 1860,
John Wood, Cayuga Co., N. Y., Dec. 20, 1798,
Jan. 16, 1865.
Nov. 27, 1873.
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AUDITORS OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS:
NAME
INSTALLED FROM WHAT COUNTY REMARKS
Thomas H. Campbell,
- Jan. 7, 1849,
Randolph, reelected in 1852.
Jesse K. Dubois,
Jan. 12, 1857,
Lawrence, reëlected in 1860.
Orlin H. Miner,
Dec. 12, 1864,
Sangamon,
died May 27, 1880.
Charles E. Lippincott,
Jan. II, 1869,
Cass, reelected in 1873; died.
Thomas B. Needles,
- Jan. 8, 1877,
Washington,
Charles P. Swigert,
Jan. 10, 1881,
Kankakee, reelected in 1884.
C. W. Pavey,
· Jan. 14, 1889,
STATE TREASURERS:
John Moore, - John Moore,
- Aug. 14, 1848,
McLean,
vice Carpenter, died. reëlected in 1852; died Sept. 23, 1866
James Miller,
· Jan. 12, 1857,
McLean,
resigned Sept. 3, 1859.
William Butler, -
Sept. 3, 1859,
Sangamon,
William Butler,
· Jan. 14, 1861,
Sangamon,
Alexander Starne,
Jan. 12, 1863, Pike,
died March 31, 1886.
James H. Beveridge,
- Jan. 9, 1865, Jan. 10, 1867,
DeKalb, Cook,
died.
George W. Smith,
Jan. 11, 1869,
Marion,
reelected in 1871.
Edward Rutz,
Jan. 13, 1873,
St. Clair,
Thomas S. Ridgway,
- Jan. 11, 1875, Jan. 8, 1877,
St. Clair,
John C. Smith,
- Jan. 13, 1879, Jan. 10, 1881,
Cook,
John C. Smith,
- Jan. II, 1883, Jan. 30, 1885,
Cook,
John R. Tanner,
- Jan. 13, 1887,
Clay,
Charles Becker, -
Jan. 14, 1889,
St. Clair,
Edward S. Wilson,
· Jan. 12, 1891,
Richland,
ATTORNEY-GENERALS:
'Robert G. Ingersoll,
- Feb. 28, 1867, · Peoria,
Washington Bushnell,
Jan. 11, 1869, LaSalle,
James K. Edsall, - James McCartney,
Jan. 10, 1881, Wayne,
George Hunt,
- Jan. 30, 1885, Edgar,
reëlected in 1888.
SUPERINTENDENTS OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION :
Ninian W. Edwards,
- Mch. 24, 1854,
Sangamon, appointed by governor. elected.
William H. Powell, - Jan. 12, 1857, Kane,
Newton Bateman, - · Jan. 1, 1859, Morgan, reëlected in 1860.
John P. Brooks,
Jan. 12, 1863,
Sangamon,
Newton Bateman, Samuel W. Etter,
· Jan. 10, 1865, Jan. 11, 1875,
James P. Slade,
· Jan. 15, 1879, St. Clair,
Henry Raab,
Jan. 1I, 1883, St. Clair,
Richard Edwards, -
· Jan. 13, 1887, Bureau,
Henry Raab,
Jan. 12, 1891, St Clair,
appointed by Oglesby. elected; died June 30,'85. reëlected in 1876.
· Jan. 13, 1873, Lee,
Gallatin,
Edward Rutz,
Jo Daviess,
Edward Rutz,
Cook,
Jacob Gross,
appointed, vice Miller. elected.
Erastus N. Bates, -
Dec. 16, 1850, McLean,
Morgan, reelected in 1868 and '70. McLean, the term being extended [to four years.
APPENDIX-STATE OFFICERS.
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ILLINOIS-HISTORICAL AND STATISTICAL.
Judiciary.
TINDER the constitution of 1818, the supreme court was the only court created by that instrument, and the circuit courts had no existence except by legis- lative enactment; but upon organizing the judiciary as it existed under the consti- tution of 1848, the circuit courts constituted a part of the judicial system as created by the new constitution-it being declared in that instrument that the judicial power of the State shall be vested in one supreme court, in circuit courts, in county courts, and in justices of the peace, and the general assembly is authorized to establish inferior local courts of civil and criminal jurisdiction, in the cities of the State, but such courts must have uniform organization and jurisdiction in such cities.
The supreme court consisted of three judges. The State was divided into three grand divisions, the people in each division electing one of said judges, for the term of nine years; though after the first election of judges under the constitution the general assembly could provide by law for their election by the whole State, or by divisions, as they might deem most expedient; but no change in that respect was made, and the judges of the supreme court continue to be elected by divisions, as provided in the constitution.
These three grand divisions were established by the new constitution, but after the taking of each census by the State they might be altered, if necessary, to equalize them in population, the alteration being required to be made by adding to either of the districts such adjacent counties as would make them nearest equal. in population. Appeals and writs of error could be taken from the circuit court of any county to the supreme court, held in the division which included such county; or, with the consent of all parties in the cause, to the supreme court in the next adjoining division.
It was provided in the constitution that the State should be divided into nine judicial circuits, but the general assembly might increase the number to meet the future exigencies of the State.
The number of circuits was afterward increased from time to time as the business of the courts required, so that there were thirty judicial circuits in the State in all, created under the constitution of 1848.
In each of the nine circuits the constitution required that one circuit judge should be elected by the people thereof, who should hold his office for the term of six years, and until his successor should be commissioned and qualified.
The first election for justices of the supreme court and judges of the circuit courts under the constitution was required to be held on the first Monday of September, 1848, and it was further provided, that on the first Monday of June, 1855, and every sixth year thereafter, an election should be held for judges of the circuit courts; and whenever an additional circuit was created, such provision should be made as to hold the second election of such additional judge at the regular elections provided in the constitution.
All vacancies, either in the supreme or circuit courts, must be filled by an election by the people, though if the unexpired term did not exceed one year, such vacancy might be filled by executive appointment.
It was required that there should be two or more terms of the circuit court held annually in each county in the State, at such times as might be provided by
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law, and the circuit courts to have jurisdiction in all cases at law and in equity, and in all cases of appeal from all inferior courts.
These were the constitutional provisions as to the organization and jurisdiction of the circuit courts as they existed under the constitution of 1848,-the schedule to the constitution of 1848 further declaring that the judges of the circuit courts should have and exercise the powers and jurisdiction conferred upon the former judges of those courts, subject to the provisions of this constitution.
The constitution of 1870 vested the judicial powers in one supreme court, circuit courts, county courts, justices of the peace, police magistrates, and such courts as may be created by law in and for cities and incorporated towns.
The supreme court consists of seven judges, and has original jurisdiction, similar to that granted by the constitution of 1848. There is one chief-justice, selected by the court; four judges constitute a quorum, and the concurrence of four judges is necessary to a decision.
The three grand divisions established by the constitution of 1848 for holding. the supreme court are retained in the present constitution. The terms of the court, the judicial divisions, and places of holding court are regulated by law.
The State, for the election of supreme judges, is divided by the constitution into seven districts, one judge being elected from each district. The election occurs on the first Monday in June, in each year, in such districts as the terms of any of the judges may expire. The term of office is nine years.
Appeals and writs of error may be taken to the supreme court held in the grand division in which the case is decided, or, by consent of parties, to any other grand division.
The officers of the supreme court, as fixed by the constitution, are: one reporter of its decisions, who is appointed by the court, holds office six years, and is subject to removal by the court; one clerk in each of the three grand divisions, to be elected by the voters in their respective divisions, and hold office six years.
Appellate Courts :
The constitution of 1870 provided for the creation of appellate courts, after the year 1874, of uniform organization and jurisdiction, in districts created for that purpose, to which such appeals and writs of error as the general assembly may provide may be prosecuted from circuit and other courts, and from which appeals and writs of error may lie to the supreme court, in all criminal cases and cases in which a franchise or freehold or the validity of a statute is involved, and in such other cases as may be provided by law. Such appellate courts to be held- by such number of judges of the circuit courts, and in such times and places, and in such manner, as might be provided by law; but no judge shall sit in review upon cases decided by him, nor shall said judges receive any additional compen- sation for such services.
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