...manner of election and term of office shall be prescribed by law.* Article IX. — Revenue, SECTION 3. The property of the State, counties, and other municipal...for agricultural and horticultural societies, for schools, religious, cemetery, and charitable purposes, may be exempted from taxation, but such exemption...

...adopted a new constitution, in 1870, the part of which relating to this subject is in these words: — "The property of the State, counties, and other municipal...property as may be used exclusively for agricultural and hprticultnr;d societies, for school, religious, cemetery, and charitable purposes, may be exempted...

...First. The property of the state, counties, and municipal corporations, both real and personal. Second. Such other property as may be used exclusively for...school, religious, cemetery, and charitable purposes: Provided, that in the assessment of real estate, encumbered by public easement, any depreciation occasioned...

...such manner as may be consistent with the principles of taxation fixed in this constitution. § 3. The property of the state, counties, and other municipal...real and personal, and such other property as may bo used exclusively for agricultural and horticultural societies, for school, religious, cemetery and...

...First. The property of the state, counties, and municipal corporations, both real and personal. Second. Such other property as may be used exclusively for...school, religious, cemetery, and charitable purposes ; Provided, That in the assessment of real estate, encumbered by public easement, any depreciation...

...The property of the state, counties, and ma-; nicipal corporations, both real and personal. Second. Such other property as] may be used exclusively for agricultural and horticultural societies, for echoo^ religious, cemetery, and charitable purposes ; Provided, That in the assessment] of real estate,...

...83. The constitution of Illinois concerning exemption, declares! Art. 9, Sec. S. The property of ihe State, counties and other municipal corporations,...for agricultural and horticultural societies, for schools, religious, cemetery and charitable purposes, may be exempted from taxation ; but snch exemption...

...towns, school districts, municipal corporations, and public libraries, shall be exempt from taxation, and such other property as may be used exclusively for agricultural and horticultural societies, for educational purposes, placés for actual religious worship, hospitals and places of burial, not used...

...Account» has presented the case to this court Section 3 of article 9 of the Constitution reads as follows: "The property of the state, counties, and other municipal...but such exemption shall be only by general law." The seventh clause of section 2 of chapter 120, Hurd's Revised Statutes of 1905, specifying certain...

...taxation. • • . . '•'. : ' Section 3 of article 9 of the constitution of 1870 provides as follows: "The property of the state, counties, and other municipal...charitable purposes, may be exempted from taxation; but sunh exemption shall be only by general law." This language of the constitution plainly implies that...