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CONTENTS
PART FIRST
THE HISTORY OF ILLINOIS
CHAPTER I
THE ILLINOIS COUNTRY AND ITS PEOPLE-1673-1818
§ 1. References. § 2. The Physiography of Illinois.
§3. The Indians of Illinois. § 4. The French in Illi-
nois, 1673-1765. § 5. British Dominion and Its Over-
throw, 1765-1783. § 6. The Northwest Territory, 1784-
1800. § 7. Illinois in the Indiana Territory, 1800-1809.
§ 8. The Illinois Territory, 1809-1818
CHAPTER II
THE OLD FRONTIER STATE-1818-1848
§ 9. References. § 10. The Organization of the State.
§ 11. Frontier Conditions. § 12. Progress, 1818-1848.
§ 13. Problems of Government, 1818-1847. § 14. Early
Politics of the State. § 15. The Convention of 1847
and the New Constitution
CHAPTER III
The New IndUSTRIAL STATE-1848-1901
§ 16. References. § 17. Sectional Controversies in State
and National Politics, 1848-1870. § 18. Economic De-
velopment, 1848-1870. § 19. The Constitution of 1870.
§ 20. The People and Their Government, 1870-1901.
21
42
PART SECOND
THE MACHINERY OF STATE GOVERNMENT
CHAPTER IV
UNDERLYING PRINCIPLES OF STATE GOVERNMENT
§ 21. References. § 22. The Field of State Government.
§ 23. The State Constitution. § 24. The Distribution
of Powers. § 25. Reserved Rights of the People
CHAPTER V
56
ELECTIONS
§ 26. References. § 27. The Suffrage. § 28. The Con-
duct of Elections. § 29. The Counting of Votes.
§30. Nominations
64
CHAPTER VI
THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT
§ 31. References. § 32. The Organization of the Legis-
lature. § 33. The Making of Laws. § 34. The Execu-
tive Power. § 35. The Judiciary
CHAPTER VII
THE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
§ 36. References. § 37. County Government.
76
§ 38.
95
Town Government. § 39. Municipal Governments.
§ 40. Minor Local Governments
CHAPTER VIII
THE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS OF COOK COUNTY
§ 41. References. § 42. The Government of Cook
County. § 43. The Government of Chicago. § 44.
Minor Local Governments
108
CHAPTER IX
THE FINANCES OF THE STATE
§ 45. References. § 46. The Taxing Power. § 47. The
General Property Tax. Assessment. § 48. Collection
of Taxes. § 49. Minor Sources of Revenue. § 50.
Regulation of Expenditure
PART THIRD
THE WORK OF THE STATE
§ 51. References.
CHAPTER X
THE POLICE POWER
121
§ 52. State Action and Self-Help.
§ 53. The Police Power. § 54 Protection of Health
and Morals. § 55. The Enforcement of Law .. 134
CHAPTER XI
THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE
§ 56. References. § 57. Law and Equity. § 58. Pro-
cedure in Civil Cases. § 59. Procedure in Criminal
Cases
146
CHAPTER XII
THE WARDS OF THE STATE
§ 60. References. § 61. Treatment of the Criminal Class.
§ 62. Poor Relief. § 63. Care of Defectives
CHAPTER XIII
THE ECONOMIC SERVICES OF THE STATE
. . 160
§ 64 References. § 65. State Regulation of Private En-
terprise. § 66. Industrial Combinations and Labor
Legislation. § 67. State Aid to Private Enterprise.
§ 68. Public Ownership
. . 173
CHAPTER XIV
PUBLIC EDUCATION
§ 69. References. § 70. Reasons for Public Education.
§ 71. Growth of the School System. § 72. Principles
of the School System. § 73. The School Funds. § 74.
Local School Administration. § 75. State Educa-
tional Institutions. The State Superintendent. § 76.
Public Libraries
190
APPENDIX A
CHRONOLOGICAL TABLES
§ 77. Important Historical Events. § 78. Governors of
Illinois, with Places of Birth, Dates of Accession, and
Party Affiliations
207
APPENDIX B
HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS
§ 79. The Northwest Ordinance, July 13, 1787. § 80.
Illinois Territorial Organization Act, February 3,
1809. § 81. The Enabling Act, April 18, 1818. § 82.
Joint Resolution for the Admission of Illinois into the
Union, December 3, 1818. § 83. The Constitution of
Illinois, 1870 (Excerpts)
213
APPENDIX C
POLITICAL DIVISIONS OF THE STATE
§ 84. Counties in the Order of Their Erection. § 85.
Senatorial Districts. § 86. Judicial Districts and Cir-
cuits
254
APPENDIX D
Synoptical Review of the State Government
§ 87. The Central Government of the State. § 88. The
Local Governments of the State outside of Cook
County. 89. The Local Governments of Cook
County
259
APPENDIX E
STATISTICAL Tables
§ 90. Population by Counties. § 91. Cities of 10,000 or
More Inhabitants, 1850-1900. § 92. The Population of
Illinois and Chicago Classified According to Nativity.
§ 93. The Presidential Vote of Illinois. § 94 State
Finances, October 1, 1900, to September 30, 1902.
§ 95. Finances of the City of Chicago, 1902
274