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.

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I. SUMMARY

..455

II. CONSTITUTIONAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO EMINENT DOMAIN 457
Text of Constitutional provisions.....
Changes introduced by constitution of 1870.

III. CONSTRUCTION OF THE EMINENT DOMAIN CLAUSES.

What constitutes a public use.....

.457

..458

.461

..461

Condemnation of property already devoted to public use. 462

Province of the courts, the legislature and the condemning authority

.471

The guaranty of jury trial..

.472

Condemnation of land for roads for public and private use 474
Condemnation of land for drainage purposes..

.475

Corporate franchises and property...

IV. EXTENSION OF THE POWER OF EMINENT DOMAIN.

Types of constitutional provisions in general.

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Constitutional provisions extending state functions. ..478 Constitutional provisions expressly extending power of eminent domain....

Excess condemnation-general statement..

.476.

.478

.478

.482

Scope of the police power...

Constitutionality of statutes authorizing excess condemnation

.482

483

List of constitutional provisions authorizing excess condemnation

.485

..487

VI. CONCLUSION.

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..499

Changes introduced by the constitution of 1870..... ....499
Construction placed upon other features of the eminent

APPENDIX No. 4. PROPOSED AMENDMENTS REJECTED BY PEOPLE. 511

APPENDIX No. 5. AMENDMENTS PROPOSED IN, BUT NOT SUB