proceedings to unite counties,
372d, 64.

designation of petitioners, 372d,
$ 65.

form of ballot, 372d, 66.
effect of election, 373, § 67.
canvassing votes, 373, 68.
returns of election proclama-

tion by governor, 373. § 69.
officers of such counties to hold
to end of their terms, 373,
$79.
legal proceedings in such
counties, 373, § 71.
salaries of officers in petition.
ing" county, 374. § 72.
county judge to receive salary,
374. 72.

legal proceedings in "petition-
ing" county, 374. § 72.
sheriff of "petitioning county"
to hold office, 374, 73-
coroner of" petitioning county"
to hold office, 375, $74.
County treasurer of 'petition-
ing county" to hold office,
375,75.

state's attorney of " petitioning
county" to hold office, 375,
§ 76.

superintendent of schools of
"petitioning county to hold
office, 376, 77.
county boards, action of, 376,
$78.

COUNTIES-Continued.
justices and constables, acts of,
376, § 79.

vacancy in office of petitioning
county not to be filled, etc.,
377, $ 80.

town officers when counties
under township organization,
377. $ 81.
legislative and judicial appor-
tionment to remain, 377, 82.
transfers of civil and criminal
business, 377, § 83.

debts, taxes, issuing bonds,
etc., 378, 84.
BOUNTY DEBT.

counties may fund bounty
debt, 379, 87.

bonds to refund tax paid, 379,
§ 88.

tax to pay principal and inter-
est, 379, $ 89.

bonds receivable for taxes, 379,

COUNTIES-Continued.
precedence, 382, § 99.
decision final, 382, § 99.
when circuit judge to attend,
382, 99.

appointment of challengers,
383,100.

their duties, 383, § 100.
vote of challengers, 383, § 100.
voting, 383, 101.

no registration required-poll

books-canvass-return, 383,

$102.

qualification of voters-swear-
ing in vote — penalty, 384,
$103.

votes cast, evidence of number

of voters of county. - con-
testing election, 385, 104.
canvass of returns, 385. § 105.
effect of vote, 385, § 106.
penalties for neglect of duty,
386, 107.

'county court" defined, 386,
$108.

SITES FOR COUNTY BUILDINGS.

purchase of, 386, § 109.
when land owned by board of
education, 386, § 110.
condemnation--to whom dama-
ges paid, 387, § III.
emergency, 387, 112.
CONSTITUTIONAL PROVISIONS.
counties, 25, art. 10.
new formed, 25, § 1.
dividing, or striking territory

from, 25. 2, 3.

adding territory to. 25, 3.
county seats, 25. § 4.
county government. 25. $$ 5-7.
county officers and their com-
pensation, 26, 8-13.
indebtedness of, limited, 27,

COUNTIES-Continued.

to furnish books for recorder,
1194, § 17.

to procure copies of U. S. field
notes, 1468, § 5.
service of process upon, 1092,
§ 6.

to pay expense of jail, 858, § 24.
expense of keeping prisoner in

another county, 858, 25.
may contract for use of house
of correction, 787, § 8.
support of poor by. (See Pau-
pers, 1055, 1-42.)
(See Revenue, 1219; Township
Organization, 1484.)
COUNTY BOARD.

to fix compensation of county
officers, 27. 10.

to equalize assessments, 1249,
$97.

examine fee books, etc., 711,
$52.

to make jury lists, etc., 874,
SS 1-4.

to select grand jurors, 876, § 9.
control of convicts, 535. $ 450.
to settle with treasurer, 393,
SS13-15.

when to appoint fence viewers,
719, 1.

grant ferry licenses, 723. § 1-9.
to fix rate of ferriage, etc., 725,
$ 10.
consent of, to erecting toll

bridges, 1477. § 1-6.

to fix toll on toll bridges, 1478,
$ 7.

may condemn toll bridge, 1479,
$ 15.

consent of, to locate toll road,
1479, SS 1-4.

may regulate tolls on toll roads,
1481, 9.

to appoint toll road inspectors,
1481, 15.

may condemn toll road, 1483,

415b.)

COUNTY GOVERNMENTS; 25,

neglect of duty penalty, 393,

§ 16.

election of, 26, § 8; 620, § 21.
term of office, 26, 8.

ex-officio assessor, in counties not
under township organization,
620, $22.

ex-officio collector, in counties
under township organization,
1261, § 144.

fees as treasurer, 698, § 23.
fees as assessor, 620, § 22.
fees as collector, 697, § 21.
to keep accounts of fees paid in,
710, 51; 355, $ 30.

of Cook county-salary of, 700,
31.

when counties are united, 375.
$75.

not to shave warrants, 491, § 212.
duty as to escheats, 654, § 7.
when warrants may be drawn on
him, 287, 282.

may anticipate taxes, 287, § 283.
jurors' certificates, how drawn,
287, § 284.

COUPLINGS, railroad companies

to furnish automatic, 1160, $ 84.
COURT-HOUSE.

county board to provide, 363,
$26.

courts to be held at, 367, § 38;
385, 84: 387, § 90.
temporary court-house, 403, § 39.
sheriff custodian of, 1420,
clerks of courts to have office at,
289, § 6.

14.

county clerk to have office at,
389. § 4.

COURTS. Ch. 37, 395, SS 1-261.
SUPREME COURT.

grand divisions, 395, § I.
election districts, 396. § 2.
terms of court, 397, 3.
adjournment for quorum-dur-
ing term, 397, § 4.
causes continued, 397, § 5.
oath of office, 397, § 6.
powers of court, 397,

7.

COURTS-Continued.

writs, 397, 8.

form of process, 398, § 9.
execution and return of pro-
cess, 398, 10.

what sheriff to attend court,
398, § 11.

rules of court, 398, 12.
judgments, etc., final, 398, § 13.
judgments, etc., in vacation,
398, 14.

powers in vacation, 398, § 15.
opinions-record of, 399, 16.
opinions-when to be filed, 399,
§16a.

librarian, 399, 17.
reports of, 1441, § 63.
publication-distribution, 1441,

$ 63.

price-salary of reporter, 1441,
63.

APPELLATE COURTS.

style of court-seal, 399, § 18.
clerks-districts, 399, § 18.
terms, 399.

19.

clerks, duties, 400, S$ 20, 21.
bond-oath, 400, $21.

judges to be assigned, 400,
$22.

24.

presiding justice, 401, 23.
quorum, 401,
jurisdiction, 401,

25.

appeals to, when, 401, § 25:

402, 33.

writs of error, 401, $ 25.
power of court, 401, § 26.
practice and pleading, 402,
$ 27.

process, 402, § 28.

how executed, 402, 29.
sheriff to attend sittings, 402,
$30.

adjournment when majority of

judges not present, 402, § 31.
orders entered in vacation, 402,
$32.

opinion to be in writing, 402,
$34.

rooms for holding courts, 403,
$35.