LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU. GOVERNOR FRANK O. LOWDEN, Chairman. SENATOR EDWARD C. CURTIS, Grant Park. SENATOR RICHARD J. BARR, Joliet. REPRESENTATIVE EDWARD J. SMEJKAL, Chicago. REPRESENTATIVE WILLIAM P. HOLADAY, Danville. E. J. VERLIE, Secretary. W. F. DODD, in charge collection of data for constitutional convention. TABLE OF CONTENTS. I. SUMMARY.. II. EXTENT TO WHICH SOCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL LEGISLATION IS PAGE. .1129 .1130 III. HOUSING AND OWNERSHIP OF HOMES.... ...1138 Demonstration or experimental work in providing low ...1138 Arguments for and against the restriction of injunctions Conditions under which injunctions will be issued in ...1157 1161 CONTENTS-Concluded. VI. ANALYSIS OF RESULTS-Concluded. Proposed legislation in Illinois and legislation in other VII. CORPORATIONS, RAILROADS, WAREHOUSES, PUBLIC UTILITIES, BANKING AND INSURANCE CORPORATIONS.... Corporations Railroads.. Warehouses. Public utilities.. Banks.... .1176 ..1176 .1177 .1177 .1178 .1179 .1179 ..1180 IX. ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD... 1183 Historical account of the Illinois Central provision.....1183 ..1184 Insurance. VIII. CANALS AND INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS... Amounts received from the Illinois Central Railroad...1185 with taxation of other railroads in Illinois. .........1185 Constitutionality of Illinois Central gross receipts tax..1187 I. SUMMARY. This bulletin discusses the distinctly economic provisions of the Constitution of 1870, and also the various proposals likely to be made to the Constitutional Convention with respect to social and economic matters. In Bulletin No. 4 upon state and local finance will be found a discussion of state and municipal debt limits, with some indication of the relationship of such limits to enterprises which it may be desired to have the state or municipal corporations undertake. In Bulletin No. 7 upon eminent domain and excess condemnation will be found a full discussion of certain proposed extensions of governmental power, in order to enable the government to do certain things not now permitted. The discussion in Bulletin No. 7 deals of course only with the extent to which further governmental activities may be accomplished or aided through the power of eminent domain. In Bulletin. No. 8 on the legislative department will be found a chapter dealing with the subject of legislative powers; in this chapter an attempt has been made to indicate the reasons why numerous matters with respect to social and economic legislation have been placed in the texts of state constitutions. In Bulletin No. 10, dealing with the judicial department, will be found a chapter devoted to the power of the courts to declare laws unconstitutional. This power bears a close relationship to the subjects discussed in the present bulletin, inasmuch as a number of the problems which are here discussed will present themselves to the constitutional convention because of decisions holding legislation invalid under the constitution of 1870. The subject of farm tenancy and rural credits has been deemed sufficiently important to deserve a separate bulletin, and a full treatment of this subject will be found in Bulletin No. 13 of this series. The subject of housing and ownership of homes discussed in this bulletin bears a close relationship to the subject of farm tenancy and rural credits. The one subject looks at the matter from the standpoint of the farming community, and the other from the standpoint of the urban community. |