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3. Judgment not to be reversed for formal error. $3. No judgment shall be reversed, in the supreme court, for mere error in form, if the judgment be for the true amount of indebtedness or damages. 4. Returns amendable. 4. All returns by any sheriff or other officer, or by any court or subordinate tribunal, to any court, may be amended in matter of form, or according to the truth of the matter, by the court to which such returns shall be made, in its discretion, as well before as after judgment.

[R S. 845. P. 49. § 4 ; C. & St. L. R. R. Co. v. Holbrook, 72 Ill. 419; Duncan v. McAfee, 3 Scam 93; O'Connor v. Mullen, 11 Ill. 57; Forquery. Forquer, 19 Ill. 68; Cook v. Wood, 24 Ill. 295; Warren v. McCarthy, 25 Ill. 95; McKindley v. Buck, 43 Ill. 488; Smith v. Wilson, 26 Ill. 186; Cox v. Brackett, 41 III. 222; State Savings Inst. v. Nelson 49 Ill. 171; Coughran v. Gutchens, 18 Ill. 391; McCormick v. Wheeler, 36 Ill. 114 Windett v. Hamilton, 52 Ill. 180; Rivard v. Gardner, 39 Ill. 125; Owens v. Ranstead, 22 Ill. 161; Morris v. Trustees, etc., 15 11. 269; Johnson v. Donnell, 15 Ill. 100; Montgomery v. Brown, 2 Gilm 584; Johnson v. Adleman, 35 Ill.,281; Dunn v. Rogers, 43 Ill. 260; Kinney v. Knoebel, 47 Ill. 417; T P. & W. R. R, Co. v. Butler, $3 Ill. 323; O'Connor v. Wilson, 56 Ill. 226; Bybee v. Ashbey, 2 Gilm. 157; Lewis v. Lindley, 28 Ill, 147; Durham v. Heaton, 28' Ill, 264; Norton v. Dow, 5 Gilm. 461.

5. Venire. § 5. Any imperfection or defect in the award of any venire, or any omission to award such venire on the record, may be amended or supplied by the court in which the record is.

[Guykowski v. People, 1 Scam. 476.

6. When judgment not arrested, reversed, etc. §6. Judgment shall not be arrested or stayed after verdict, nor shall any judg ment upon verdict or finding by the court, or upon confession, nil dicit Or non sum informatus, or upon any writ of inquiry of damages, be reversed, impaired, or in any way affected, by reason of any of the following imperfections, omissions, defects, matters or things in the process, pleadings, proceedings or records, namely:

First-For want of form in any writ, original or judicial.

Second-For any default or lack of form in any writ, or misconceiving any process, or awarding the same to a wrong officer. Third-For any imperfect or insufficient return by any sheriff or other officer, or that the name of such officer is not set to any return actually made by him.

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Fourth-For any variance between the original writ or process and the declaration, bill, petition, plaint or demand.

Fifth-For any mispleading, insufficient pleading, lack of color, miscontinuance, discontinuance or misjoining of the issue, or want of a joinder of the issue.

Sixth-For the lack of an averment of the life of any person, if, upon examination, the person is found to be in life.

Seventh-For the want of any warrant of attorney by either party, except in case of judgment by confession upon warrant of attorney. Eighth-For the reason that the person in whose favor the verdict or judgment is rendered is an infant, and appeared by attorney.

Ninth-For the want of any allegation or averment on account of which omission a special demurrer could have been maintained.

Tenth-For any mistake in the name of any party or person, or in any sum of money, or in the description of any property, or in reciting

or stating any day, month or year, when the correct name, time, month or description shall have been once rightly alleged in any of the pleadings or proceedings.

[Sidnay v. Marshall, 83 Ill. 438.

Eleventh- For a mistake in the name of any juror or officer.

Twelfth For the want of a right venue if the cause was tried by a jury of the proper county.

Thirteenth For any informality in entering a judgment or making up the record thereof, or any continuance or other entry upon such record. Fourteenth- For any other default or negligence of any officer of the court, or of the parties or their counselors or attorneys, by which neither party shall have been prejudiced.

[R. S. 1845, $86, 7. p. 49; §§ 8, 9, 10, p. 50; Compton v. People, 86 Ill. 176; Law v. Fletcher, 84 Ill. 45; Brannon v. Silvernail, 81 Ill. 434; Horner v. Zimmerman, 45 Ill. 14; Shipherd v. Field, 70 Ill. 438; Richardson v. Mills, 66 Ill. 525.

7. Omissions, etc., to be supplied, etc. § 7. The omissions, imperfections, defects and variances in the preceding section enumerated, and all others of a like nature, not being against the right and justice of the matter of the suit, and not altering the issue between the parties or the trial, shall be supplied and amended by the court where the judgment shall be given, or by the court into which such judgment shall be removed by appeal or writ of error. [R. S. 1845, p. 50, $ 9.

8. No amendment without order of court, etc. § 8. No process, pleading or proceeding shall be amended or impaired by the clerk or other officer of any court, or by any other person, without the order of such court, or of some other court of competent authority.

9. To what actions this act extends. § 9. The provisions of this act shall extend to all actions in courts of law or chancery, and to all suits for the recovery of any debt due to the State, or for any duty or revenue thereto belonging; to all actions for penalties and forfeitures; to all writs of mandamus and prohibition; to all informations in the nature of a quo warranto; to writs of scire facias, and the, proceedings thereon. [R. S. 1845, § 12, p. 51.

10. Writs of error amendable. 10. All writs of error, wherein there shall be any variance from the original record, or any other defect, may and shall be amended, and made agreeable to such record by the respective courts where such writs of error are or shall be made returnable.

[R. S. 1845, P. 51, § 13; James v. Hughill, 2 Scam. 361; Mitcheltree v. Sparks, 1 Scam. 122; Duncan v. McAfee, 3 Scam. 149; Frink v. Schroyer, 18 Ill. 419.

11. Act not to extend to criminal cases, etc. II. No part of this act shall extend to any indictment or presentment for any criminal matter or process upon the same, or any information upon any popular or penal statute, or to any plea in abatement.

[R. S. 1845, P. 51, § 14; Harris v. Jenks, 2 Scam. 476; Moss v. Flint, 13 Ill. 571; People v. Whitson, 74 Ill. 20.

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AN ACT to provide the manner of proposing amendments to the constitution, and submitting the same to the electors of this State [Approved March 14, 1877 force, July 1. 1877. Laws 1877, p. 4.]

*1. How amendments may be proposed. SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That amendments to the constitution of this State may be proposed by joint resolution in either house of the general assembly, and if the same shall be voted for by two-thirds of all the members elected to each of the two houses in the manner provided by section two of article fourteen of the constitution, the amendment or amendments proposed shall be submitted to the electors of this State for adoption or rejection in the manner hereinafter provided.

*2. Publication of amendments. § 2. Such amendment or amendments shall be published in full by the secretary of State in at least two newspapers at the seat of government. Such publication shall be made at least three months before the next election of members of the general assembly ensuing the passage of said proposed amendment, with notice prefixed thereto that at said election said proposed amendment or amendments will be submitted to the electors of this State for adoption or rejection.

*3. Notice of election for submission of amendments. 3. The county clerks of the respective counties of this State shall, with the election notices of the next succeeding election of members of the general assembly ensuing the adoption of said proposed amendment or amendments, and in the manner required by law for notices of general elections, give notice that at such election said proposed amendment or amendments will be submitted to the electors of this State for adoption or rejection, which notices shall set forth in full such proposed amendment or amendments.

*4. What shall be written on ballot. § 4. At such election, on the ballot of each elector voting upon the proposed amendment or amendments shall be written or printed the words: "For proposed of the constitution,"

amendment to section

of article

or "Against the proposed amendment to section

of the constitution."

of article

*5. Canvass and return of ballots. 5. The ballots cast for and against the proposed amendment or amendments to the constitution

shall be by the judges and clerks of such election received, canvassed and returned to the county clerks of their respective counties, at the same time and in the same manner as the ballots cast at said election for members of the general assembly are by law required to be received, canvassed and returned to said clerks.

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*6. Canvassers — abstract of vote. § 6. The county clerks of the counties respectively, with the assistance of two justices of the peace of the county, shall at the time he opens the returns and makes abstracts of the votes cast at such elections for officers, also make abstracts in duplicate of the votes cast for and against such proposed amendment or amendments to the constitution. And immediately after the completion of said abstracts the county clerk shall inclose one of the same in a sealed envelope, and indorse thereon the words "Abstract of votes for and against amendment of the constitution," and address and mail the same to the secretary of State, and shall file the other of said abstracts in his office.

*7. How and by whom result of election declared. 7. The secretary of State, auditor, treasurer, and attorney-general, or any two of them, in the presence of the governor shall proceed, within twenty days after the election and sooner if all the returns are received, to canvass the votes given for and against said amendment or amendments, as shown by said abstracts, and if it appears that a majority of the electors voting at said election have voted for the proposed amendment or amendments, the same shall by said board of canvassers be declared adopted, and from thence become a part of the constitution of this State, and the governor shall cause proclamation to be made of the result of the vote, and that said amendment has become a part of the constitution, by publication in at least two newspapers published at the seat of government; but if it shall appear that a majority of the votes polled are against said amendment or amendments, the same shall be null and void. *8. Amendments to be enrolled. § 8. Whenever any amendments to the constitution shall have been proposed to, and adopted by the electors of this State in the manner provided by this act, the same shall be enrolled and numbered in the order of time in which they may be adopted, and preserved by the secretary of State among the records of his office.

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1. Jurisdiction of — at large.

2. Petition for vote-notice.

3. Form of ballots-voting-canvass, 4. Effect of vote.

5. When animals allowed to run at large. 6. Rights saved.

7. When vote to take effect.

7a. Pound and poundmaster.

7b. Non-enforcement of act - penalty. 7c. Election may be contested.

8. Male animals not to run at large.

9. Taking up advertising - penalty. 10. Penalty- civii damages.

11. When deemed estray.

12 to 23. Texas or Cherokee cattle.

DOGS.

24. Chasing sheep owner liable. 25. When dog may be killed.

25a to 25f. Indemnity to sheep owners. 259. Dog defined.

26 to 32. Taxing dogs.

TO PREVENT CRUELTY TO ANI

MALS.

33 to 35. Governor to appoint two officers. 36. See stock at yards cared for.

[For

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BIRDS AND ANIMALS FERE NA-
TURE.

SECTION

37. Certain birds and animals personal
property.

TO PREVENT THE SPREAD OF
CONTAGIOUS DISEASES AMONG
DOMESTIC ANIMALS.

38. Appointment of commissioners.
39 Slaughter of diseased animals.
40. Appointment of veterinary surgeon.
41 to 43. Commissioners to report selling
diseased cattle, etc. -- - penalty.
44. Quarantine- notice -- penalty.
45. Fines-how used.

46. Claim for slaughtered animals.

47. Power of commissioners etc.

48. Board to co-operate with fed'l officers.
49. Commissioners' record - report.
50. Expenses of board.

51. Repeal.

52. Emergency clause.

53 to 59. To protect stock breeders.
60. To punish false pretenses in obtaining
certificates of registration.

61 to 64. SUPPRESSION AND EXTIR-
PATION OF PLEURO-PNEU-
MONIA.

Cruelty to Animals," see Criminal Code, ch. 38, § 50.]

ANIMALS RUNNING AT LARGE.

AN ACT to revise the law in relation to permitting animals to run at large. [Approved March 30, 1874. In force July 1, 1874.]

1. Animals prohibited from running at large-jurisdiction, SEC. I. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That whoever, being the owner or having the possession of any domestic animal of the species of horse, mule, ass, cattle, sheep, goat or swine, shall suffer the same to run at large, except when authorized as hereinafter provided, shall be fined not less than $3 nor more than $10 for each offense, and for every day he shall allow the same to run at large after having been once convicted under this act. The herding of any such animal upon uninclosed lands, without the consent of the owner or person having the control of such lands, shall be deemed a running at large under this act. Justices of the peace shall

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