CONSTITUTIONAL PROVISIONS IN RELATION TO

ELECTIONS.

ARTICLE IV.

TIME OF HOLDING.] Section 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 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 persons exercising the pow ers of Governor, shall issue writs of election to fill such vacancies.

APPORTIONMENT-SENATORIAL.] Section 6. The General Assembly shall apportion the State every ten years, beginning with the year one thousand eight hundred and seventy-one, by dividing the population of the State, as ascertained by the federal census, by the number fifty-one, and the quotient shall be the ratio of representation in the Senate. The State shall be divided into fifty-one Senatorial districts, each of which shall elect one Senator, whose term of office shall be four years. The Senators elected in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy-two, in districts bearing odd numbers, shall vacate their offices at the end of two years, and those elected in districts bearing even numbers at the end of four years; and vacancies occurring by the expiration of term shall be filled by the election of Senators for the full term. Senatorial districts shall be formed of contiguous and compact territory, bounded by county lines, and contain as near as practicable an equal number of inhabitants; but no district shall contain less than fourfifths of the Senatorial ratio. Counties containing not less than the ratio and three-fourths may be divided into separate districts, and shall be entitled to two senators, and to one additional Senator for each number of inhabitants equal to the ratio contained by such counties in excess of twice the number of said ratio.

MINORITY REPRESENTATION.] Sections 7 and 8. The House of Representatives shall consist of three times the number of the members of the Senate, and the term of office shall be two years. Three Representatives shall be elected in each Senatorial district at the general election in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy-two, and every two years thereafter. In all elections of Representatives aforesaid, each qualified voter may cast as many *votes for one candidate as there are Representatives to be elected, or

may distribute the same, or equal parts thereof, among the candidates, as he shall see fit; and the candidates highest in votes shall be declared elected.

ARTICLE V.

STATE OFFICERS, TERM, RESIDENCE, DUTIES.] Section 1. The executive department shall consist of a Governor. Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, Auditor of Public Accounts, Treasurer. Superintendent of Public Instruction and Attorney General, who shall each, with the exception of the Treasurer, hold his office for the term of four years from the second Monday of January next after his election, and until his successor is elected and qualified. They shall, except the Lieutenant Governor, reside at the seat of government during their term of office and keep the public records, books and papers there, and shall perform such duties as may be prescribed by law.

ELECTION OF STATE OFFICERS.] Section 3. An election for Governor, Lieutentant Governor, Secretary of State, Auditor of Public Accounts and Attorney General shall be held on the Tuesday next after the first Monday of November in the year of our Lord 1872, and every four years thereafter; for Superintendent of Public Instruction, on the Tuesday next after the first Monday of November in the year 1870, and every four years thereafter; and for Treasurer, on the day last above mentioned, and every two years thereafter, at such places and in such manner as may be prescribed by law.

RETURNS OF ELECTION.] Section 4. The returns of every election for the above named officers shall be sealed up and transmitted, by the returning officers, to the Secretary of State, directed to "The Speaker of the House of Representatives," who shall, immediately after the organization of the House, and before proceeding to other business, open and publish the same in the presence of a majority of each house of the General Assembly, who shall, for that purpose, assemble in the hall of the House of Representatives. The person having the highest number of votes for either of said offices shall be declared duly elected; but if two or more have an equal and the highest number of votes, the General Assembly shall, by joint ballot, choose one of such persons for said office. Contested elections for all of said offices shall be determined by both houses of the General Assembly, by joint ballot, in such manner as may be prescribed by

law.

ARTICLE VI.

CHIEF JUSTICE-ELECTION TERM.] Section 6. At the time of voting on the adoption of the Constitution, one judge of the Supreme Court shall be elected by the electors thereof in each of said districts numbered two, three, six and seven, who shall hold his office for the term of nine years, from the first Monday of June in the year of our Lord 1870. The term of office of judges of the Supreme Court, elected after the adoption of this Constitution, shall be nine years; and on the first Monday of June of the year in which

the term of any of the judges in office at the adoption of this Constitution, or of the judges then elected, shall expire, and every nine | years thereafter, there shall be an election for the successor or successors of such judges, in the respective districts wherein the term of such judges shall expire. The chief justice shall continue to act as such until the expiration of the term for which he was elected, after which the judges shall choose one of their number chief justice.

CLERKS-ELECTION-TERM. ] Section 10. At the time of the election for Representatives in the General Assembly, happening next preceding the expiration of the terms of office of the present clerks of said court, one clerk of said court for each division shall be elected, whose term of office shall be six years from said election, but who shall not enter upon the duties of his office until the expiration of the term of his predecessor, and every six years thereafter one clerk of said court for each division shall be elected.

TIMES OF HOLDING COURT-ELECTION OF CIRCUIT JUDGES.] Section 14. The General Assembly shall provide for the times of holding court in each county, which shall not be changed, except by the General Assembly next preceding the general election for judges of said courts, but additional terms may be provided for in any county. The election for judges of the circuit courts shall be held on the first Monday in June, in the year of our Lord 1873, and every six years thereafter.

JUSTICES OF THE PEACE AND CONSTABLES.

ELECTION. Section 21. Justices of the peace, police magistrates and constables shall be elected in and for such districts as are, or may be, provided by law, and the jurisdiction of such justices of the peace and police magistrates shall be uniform.

STATE'S ATTORNEYS.

ELECTION-TERM.] Section 22. At the election for members of the General Assembly in the year of our Lord 1872, and every four years thereafter, there shall be elected a state's attorney in and for each county, in lieu of the state's attorneys now provided by law, whose terms of office shall be four years.

COURTS OF COOK COUNTY.

COUNTY DECLARED ONE CIRCUIT. ] Section 23. The county of Cook shall be one judicial circuit. The circuit court of Cook county shall consist of five judges, until their number shall be increased as herein provided. The present judge of the recorder's court of the city of Chicago, and the present judge of the circuit court of Cook county, shall be two of said judges and shall remain in office for the terms for which they were respectively elected, and until their successors shall be elected and qualified. The superior court of Chicago shall be continued, and called the superior court of Cook county. The

General Assembly may increase the number of said judges by adding one to either of said courts for every additional fifty thousand inhabitants in said county, over and above a population of four hundred thousand. The terms of office of the judges of said courts hereafter elected, shall be six years.

CLERKS OF COURTS OF COOK COUNTY.] Section 27. The present clerk of the recorder's court of the city of Chicago, shall be the clerk of the criminal court of Cook county, during the term for which he was elected. The present clerks of the superior court of Chicago, and the present clerk of the circuit court of Cook county, shall continue in office during the terms for which they were respectively elected; and thereafter there shall be but one clerk of the superior court, to be elected by the qualified electors of said county, who shall hold his office for the term of four years, and until his successor is elected and qualified.

ARTICLE VIII.

COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT.] Section 5. There may be a county superintendent of schools, in each county, whose qualifications. . powers, duties, compensation, and time and manner of election, and term of office shall be prescribed by law.

ARTICLE X.

NO TOWNSHIP ORGANIZATION-COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.] Section 6. At the first election of county judges, under this Constitution, there shall be elected in each of the counties in this State, not under township organization. three officers, who shall be styled "The board of county commissioners," who shall hold sessions for the transac tion of county business as shall be provided by law. One of said commissioners shall hold his office for one year, one for two years, and one for three years, to be determined by lot; and every year thereafter, one such officer shall be elected in each of said counties for the term of three years.

COOK COUNTY-COMMISSIONERS.] Section 7. The county affairs of Cook county shall be managed by a board of commissioners of fifteen persons, ten of whom shall be elected from the city of Chicago and five from towns outside of said city in such manner as may be provided by law.

ARTICLE IV.

ELIGIBILITY.

ELIGIBILITY TO GENERAL ASSEMBLY.] Section 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 twentyone years. No person shall be a Senator or 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