have heretofore adopted or which may hereafter adopt the said act, shall be held in accordance with the provisions thereof. Except as to the manner of making nominations for office, the manner of printing and distributing ballots, the form of ballot, the arrangement and the furnishing of polling places and voting booths, and the manner of voting and the numbering and preserving the ballots, all of which shall be in conformity with the provisions of this act. No penalty provided for a violation of any of the provisions of this act shall be construed as a substitute for, or a repeal of any penalty provided in the aforesaid act of June 19, 1885, for a violation of any of the provisions of said act.

ARTICLE XIV.

RESIGNATION AND VACANCIES.

OF ELECTIVE OFFICERS.] [Section 124, original act.] Section 1. Resignations of elective offices shall be made to the officer, court or county board authorized by law to fill a vacancy in such office by ap pointment, or to order an election to fill such vacancy.

WHEN OFFICE BECOMES VACANT.] [Section 125, original act.] Section 2. Every elective office shall become vacant on the happening of either of the following events before the expiration of the term of such office:

Fourth-His ceasing to be an inhabitant of the State, or, if the office is local, his ceasing to be an inhabitant of the district, county. town or precinct for which he was elected.

Fifth-His conviction of an infamous crime, or of any offense involving a violation of official oath.

Sixth-His removal from office.

Seventh-His refusal or neglect to take his oath of office, or to give or renew his official bond, or to deposit or file such oath or bond within the time prescribed by law.

Eighth-The decision of a competent tribunal declaring his election void.

WHO MAY DETERMINE WHEN VACANCY EXISTS. | | Section 126, original act.] Section 3. Whenever it is alleged that a vacancy in any office exists, the officer, court or county board, whose duty it is to fill the vacancy by appointment, or to order an election to fill such vacancy, shall have power to determine whether or not the facts occasioning such vacancy exists.

GOVERNOR AND LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR VACANT.] [Section 127. original act.] Section 4. In case of vacancies in the office of Governor and Lieutenant-Governor, the officer performing the duties of the office of Governor, or if there is no such officer. the Secretary

of State, shall issue a proclamation appointing a day for a special election to fill such vacancies, and shall issue a writ of election to the county clerks of the several counties in the State, and shall also, when necessary, call a special session of the General Assembly to canvass the votes cast at such election; but if such vacancy shall occur not more than ninety days before a general election for members of the Legislature, the vacancies shall be filled at such general election, in which case no special session of the General Assembly to canvass votes shall be deemed necessary.

STATE TREASURER AND AUDITOR.] [Chapter 130, section 4. Chapter 15, section 4. Section 5. If any person elected to the office of State Treasurer or Auditor of Public Accounts shall fail to give bond or take the oath required of him within ten days after he is declared elected, the office shall be deemed vacant, and if the Treasurer or Auditor of Public Accounts, being required by the Governor to give additional bond fails to do so within twenty days after notice of such requirement, his office may, in the discretion of the Governor, be declared vacant and filled as provided by law.

OTHER STATE OFFICES.] [Section 128. original act. Section 6. When a vacancy shall occur in the office of Secretary of State, Auditor of Public Accounts, Treasurer, Attorney-General, Superintendent of Public Instruction or member of the State Board of Equalization, the Governor shall fill the same by appointment, and the appointee shall hold his office during the remainder of the term, and until his successor is elected and qualified.

SENATOR OR REPRESENTATIVE.] [Section 129, original act.] Section 7. When a vacancy shall occur in the office of Senator or Representative in the General Assembly. it shall be the duty of the county clerk of the county in which the member whose office is vacant resided, to notify the Governor of such vacancy. Whereupon the Governor shall issue a writ of election to the county clerk or clerks of the county or counties in which the vacancy is to be filled, fixing a day upon which an election shall be held to fill such vacancy; but unless the General Assembly shall be in session at the time the vacancy occurs, or there shall be a session between the time vacancy occurs and the next succeeding general election, no special election shall be ordered to fill such vacancy.

REPRESENTATIVES IN CONGRESS.] [Section 130, original act.] Section 8. When any vacancy shall occur in the office of Representative in Congress from this State, the Governor shall issue a writ of election to the county clerks of the several counties in the district where the vacancy exists. appointing a day to hold a special election to fill such vacancy.

JUDGES.] [Section 131, original act. | Section 9. When a vacancy shall occur in the office of judge of the Supreme Court, judge of the circuit court, judge of the Superior Court of Cook county, or judge of the probate county court, the clerk of the court in which the vacancy exists, shall notify the Governor of such vacancy. If such vacancy shall occur within one year before the expiration of the term of the office made vacant, the Governor shall fill such vacancy by

appointment; but if the unexpired term exceeds one year, the Governor shall issue a writ of election, as in other cases of vacancies to be filled by election.

[Section 132, original act.]

CLERKS OF COURTS.] Section 10. When a vacancy shall occur in the office of clerk of the Supreme Court, or in the office of clerk of the superior court of Cook county. or clerk of the circuit court of any of the counties of this State. and the unexpired term of such clerk shall exceed one year, it shall be the duty of the court, or, if in vacation. of the judge or judges of the court in which such vacancy may occur, to appoint a clerk pro tempore; and such appointee shall qualify in the same manner, and give bond as required by law of the clerk of the court to which he is appointed, to be approved by the court, or, if in vacation, by the judge or judges making the appointment; and thereupon such appointee shall be authorized to perform all duties and receive all emoluments allowed by law to the duly elected clerk of such court, and shall hold such office until an election can be held to fill the same, and until the person so elected shall have qualified according to law. Whenever an appointment shall be made, as provided by this act, it shall be the duty of the court, or the judge or judges making such appointment. to notify the Governor forthwith of the vacancy filled by such ap pointment: and upon receiving such notice, it shall be the duty of the Governor, as soon thereafter as may be practicable, to issue a writ of election as in other cases of vacancies to be filled by election. in the same manner as if no appointment had been made; and when any such vacancy shall occur, and the unexpired term does not exceed one year, such vacancy shall be filled by appointment by the court to which such office appertains, or by the judge or judges thereof.

COUNTY OFFICERS, PRECINCT OFFICERS, ETC.] [Section 133, original act.] Section 11. When a vacancy shall occur in the office of county commissioner, State's attorney, sheriff, coroner, county clerk. recorder of deeds, county treasurer, county surveyor, or other county. town or precinct officer not otherwise provided for by law, within one year before the expiration of the term of such vacant office, the va cancy shall be filled by appointment by the county board of the county in which the vacancy exists; but if such unexpired term exceeds one year the county clerk, or, in case of a vacancy in his office, the chairman of the county board, shall issue an order appointing a day for an election to fill such vacancy, and cause notice thereof to be given as in other cases of election.

COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT] [Chapter 122, Section 14.] Section 12. When the office of county superintendent shall become vacant by death, resignation, the removal of the incumbent by the county board or otherwise, the county board shall fill such vacancy by appointment, and the person so appointed shall hoid his office until the next election of county officers, at which election the county board shall order the election of a successor.

VACANCY-HOW FILLED.] [Chapter 79, Section 7.] Section 13. When a vacancy occurs in the office of a justice of the peace or constable. by death, resignation, removal from the town or precinct. or

other cause, if the unexpired term exceeds one year his office shall be filled by special election; and it shall be the duty of the town clerk in counties under township organization, and county clerks in counties not under township organization, in case of such vacancy, to issue his order to the judges of election of the proper town or precinct, requiring them, on a certain day therein named, not less than twenty days from the issuing of such order, to hold an election to fill such vacancy; and at the same time the county clerk shall deliver to such judges three copies of a notice of such election, two of which notices shall be posted up in such town or precinct in the most public places therein; and an election shall be held pursuant to such order, and conducted as other elections. If the unexpired term of his office does not exceed one year, the vacancy shall be filled by appointment by the county board.

JUDGE OF CITY COURTS.] [Chapter 37, part Section 244.] Section 14. Vacancies in the office of judge of city court shall be filled for the unexpired term, at a special election, to be called and held by the same authority and in the same manner that other city elections may be held, where such unexpired term exceeds one year; but where the same does not exceed one year, such vacancy shall be filled by appointment by the Governor.

TO WHAT ELECTIONS THIS ACT MAY APPLY.] [Section 134. original act. Section 15. The provisions of this article shall apply, as far as practicable, to all elections in the State, whether general, special, local or municipal, except so far as they are modified or contravened by other legal enactments.

ARTICLE XV.

CONGRESSIONAL APPORTIONMENT.

DISTRICTS. Section 150, original act.] Section 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly: The State of Illinois be and the same hereby is apportioned into twenty-two congressional districts, and that the same are hereby established and shall be respectively composed as herein set forth, to-wit:

The first district shall be composed of the towns of Rich, Bloom, Orland, Bremen, Thornton, Calumet and Worth in Cook county, and the Fourth ward east of the center line of Wentworth avenue, the Third ward, the Thirty-first ward, the Thirty-second ward, the Thirty-third ward and the Thirty-fourth ward of the city of Chicago. The Second district shall be composed of the towns of Lemont, Palos, Lyons, Proviso, Riverside. Cicero, Leyden. Norwood Park. Maine, Elk Grove, Schaumburg and Hanover, in Cook county, and the Tenth, Twenty-eighth, Twenty-ninth and Thirtieth wards of the city of Chicago.

The Third district shall be composed of the First, Second, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh wards and that part of the Fourth ward west of the center line of Wentworth avenue, all in the city of Chicago.

The Fourth district shall be composed of the Eighth, Ninth Twelfth and Nineteenth wards of the city of Chicago.

The Fifth district shall be composed of the Eleventh, Thirteenth. Sixteenth, Eighteenth and Seventeenth wards of the city of Chicago.

The Sixth district shall be composed of the Twentieth, Twentyfirst. Twenty-second. Twenty-third and Twenty-fourth wards, also that part of the Twenty-fifth ward south of the center line of Diversey street and west of the center line of Halsted street, and that part of the Twenty-sixth ward south of the center line of Belmont avenue.. all in the city of Chicago.

The Seventh district shall be composed of the Fourteenth, Fif teenth and Twenty-seventh wards, the Twenty-fifth ward except that part south of the center line of Diversery street and west of the center line of Halsted street, that part of the Twenty-sixth ward north of the center line of Belmont avenue, in the city of Chicago; also the towns of Evanston, Niles, New Trier, Northfield, Wheeling, Palatine and Barrington, in Cook county, and the county of Lake.

The Eighth district shall be composed of the counties of McHenry, DeKalb, Kane, DuPage, Kendall and Grundy.

The Ninth district shall be composed of the counties of Boone. Winnebago, Stephenson, JoDaviess, Carroll, Ogle and Lee.

The Tenth district shall be composed of the counties of Whiteside, Rock Island, Mercer, Henry, Knox and Stark.

The eleventh district shall be composed of the counties of Bureau. LaSalle, Livingston and Woodford.

The Twelfth district shall be composed of the counties of Will. Kankakee, Iroquois and Vermilion.

The Thirteenth district shall be composed of the counties of Ford. McLean, DeWitt. Piatt, Champaign and Douglas.

The Fourteenth district shall be composed of the counties of Putnum. Marshall, Peoria, Fulton, Tazewell and Mason.

The Fifteenth district shall be composed of the counties of Henderson, Warren. Hancock, McDonough, Adams. Brown and Schuyler. The Sixteenth district shall be composed of the counties of Cass. Morgan, Scott. Pike, Greene, Macoupin, Calhoun and Jersey.

The Seventeenth district shall be composed of the counties of Menard, Logan, Sangamon, Macon and Christian.

The Eighteenth district shall be composed of the counties of Madison, Montgomery, Bond, Fayette, Shelby and Moultrie.

The Nineteenth district shall be composed of the counties of Coles, Edgar, Clark, Cumberland, Effingham, Jasper, Crawford, Richland and Lawrence.

The Twentieth district shall be composed of the counties of Clay, Jefferson, Wayne, Hamilton, Edwards, Wabash, Franklin, White Gallatin and Hardin.