of four years, from August 1893 to 1897, during which time Judge Lambert Tree of Chicago, occupied the position. Since the death of Judge Beckwith, Dr. Edmund J. James has been president of the Board. But two librarians have been appointed; Miss Cleveland who served from the organization of the Library until her death in 1897, and Mrs. Weber who succeeded her and who is the present librarian. The first appropriation made for the maintenance of the Library was $1,500 per annum. Subsequent appropriations have been somewhat larger, though friends of the Library still consider them entirely inadequate and out of all proportion to the importance of the work the trustees have in hand. This work is the collecting, preserving, indexing and publishing of Historical material, and in building up for the people of the State, a collection which shall be worthy of Illinois, and a storehouse of source material for the student of western history in all its phases. THE ILLINOIS STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY. ALFRED ORENDORFF, President. JESSIE PALMER WEBER, Secretary. The Illinois State Historical Society is a department of the Illinois Historical Library, having been made so by an amendment to the act of May 25, 1889, which organized the Historical Library. This amendment is entitled section 6 of the act, and declares that "the Illinois State Historical Society be, and the same is hereby declared a department of the Illinois State Historical Library." It was approved May 16, 1903. The members of the Historical Society are the field workers in all parts of the State for the collection of historical material. The transactions of the Society, published annually, are interesting and valuable to the students of Illinois history. The work of the Library and the Society are so nearly identical that a description of one answers for both-the two, in fact, form a Department of State History. The business of the Society is managed by a Board of Directors, fifteen in number, who are elected annually by the members of the Society. GENERAL INDEX. ACT OF CONGRESS-creating Illinois Territory... enabling people of Illinois to form a state constitution.. AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT-descriptive sketch.... State Board of, members and officers. AMENDMENTS-to be voted for on separate ballots. to constitution of United States.... to constitution provided for...... to constitution, vote at election, 1904. APPELLATE COURTS-(See "Courts") APPORTIONMENT-table of all electoral districts of the state.. APPORTIONMENT, CONGRESSIONAL-1831, 1843, 1852.. 1861,1872. 1882, 1893. 1901. map for 1901....... APPORTIONMENT, JUDICIAL-appellate court districts. supreme court districts... APPORTIONMENT, SENATORIAL-1818, 1821, 1831, 1836, 1841, 1847 1848. 1854. 1861 1870. 1872 1882. 1893. 1901 constitutional provisions concerning.... APPRAISER'S OFFICE, CHICAGO-official address.. ARBITRATION, STATE BOARD-powers and duties. members and officers ARCHITECT, STATE-name and address. powers and duties.... ARCHITECTS. BOARD OF EXAMINERS-members and officers.. ARMY HEADQUARTERS, CHICAGO-official address. ARSENAL AND ARMORY, SPRINGFIELD-descriptive sketch... ASYLUM, FEEBLE-MINDED, LINCOLN-civil list with salaries. descriptive sketch... trustees and officers.... ASYLUM, INCURABLE INSANE, BARTONVILLE-civil list with salaries. trustees and officers.. ASYLUM, INSANE CRIMINALS, CHESTER-civil list and salaries... PAGE 80 81 172 495 139 52 497 540 78 117 605 39 191 192 193 3, 194 42 8 10,43 6 243 244 245 246 247 248 249 250 25, 41,251 .93,243 67 514 54 58 528 56 527 68 493 500 478 50 500 477 49 501 PAGE ASYLUM, INSANE CRIMINALS, CHESTER-descriptive sketch.. 478 trustees and officers... vote, election of 1904... AUDITOR OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS-heads of departments, portraits.. vote, election of 1904. BANKS-constitutional provisions concerning growth of business in Illinois... BEE KEEPERS ASSOCIATION-descriptive sketch.. BILLS-passage of general assembly, constitutional provisions.. state officers, 1905.. United States senators, 59th congress.. BLIND, INDUSTRIAL HOME, CHICAGO-civil list with salaries. BLIND, SCHOOL FOR, JACKSONVILLE-civil list with salaries. 600 162 166 596 114 139 511 90 95 218 254-304 196, 198, 200 156 186 505 481 48 505 480 BOARDS, STATE-organization, powers, duties and work reviewed. CENTRAL HOSPITAL FOR INSANE, JACKSONVILLE-civil list with salaries. 501 472 trustees and officers.. 48 CHARITABLE EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY, CHICAGO-civil list and salaries.. 505 482 trustees and officers.. 48 CHICAGO-special charter provided for by constitutional amendment... 98 CHICAGO RIVER-name formerly applied to the Des Plaines.. CIRCUIT COURTS-(See "Courts ") CITY COURTS-(See "Courts") CIVIL SERVICE-list of employes coming under rules.. CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION-members and officers.. powers and duties...... CLERKS OF APPELLATE COURTS-list 1877-1905 375 142 60 CLERKS OF SUPREME COURT-list 1819-1905.. COAL-production in Illinois....... COLLECTOR OF CUSTOMS, CHICAGO-official address.. COLONY OF EPILEPTICS-trustees and officers..... COMMISSIONERS, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE-members ex officio.. powers and duties..... COMMISSIONERS OF STATE CONTRACTS-members ex officio COMMISSIONS, STATE-organization, powers, duties and work reviewed. CONGRESS-apportionments 1831, 1843, 1852 apportionments 1861, 1872. apportionments 1882, 1893. apportionments 1901... representatives, list 1818-1905.. resolution admitting Illinois to the Union. teritorial delegates, list CONGRESS, FIFTY-NINTH-representatives from Illinois. representatives, biographical sketches. representatives, portraits.. senators, biographical sketches.. senators, portraits..... special election for representative, 14th district. vote for representatives, 1904... CONSTITUTION OF ILLINOIS-1818, brief sketch of.. provisions concerning judiciary. senatorial apportionment under. CONSTITUTION OF ILLINOIS, 1848-brief sketch of. provisions concerning judiciary. senatorial apportionment under. CONSTITUTION OF ILLINOIS, 1862-rejected at the polls.. brief sketch of.... provisions concerning judiciary. senatorial apportionments under. CORPORATIONS -constitutional provisions concerning COUNTIES-alphabetical list with date of organization, area, population, etc.. attachment of unorganized territory.. 114 436 382 authorized by general assembly, but never organized. 383 Bond, created, 1817..... 378 Calhoun, Adams, Hancock, Henderson, Peoria, Putnam, Schuyler and Warren cre- 379 Henderson, Mason, Piatt, Grundy, Kendall, Richland and Woodford created. 382 382 Lawrence, Greene, Sangamon, Hamilton and Montgomery created. 378 laws defining boundaries not always clear.. 382 lists, with county seats, area, population, etc...... 436 Livingston, Bureau, Cass, Boone, DeKalb and Stephenson created.. Marshall, Brown, DuPage, Dane, Logan and ten others created. St. Clair and Randolph comtinued as counties of Indiana Territory. 376 376 |