12. Account - settlement. § 12. The county treasurer shall, at any time when required by the county board, render an account and make settlement with the county. [L. 1861, p. 240, $7.

13. Half yearly settlements. 13. It shall be the duty of the county board, at least once every six months, to examine the books of account of the treasurer, and count the funds, and make settlement with the county treasurer, and the county clerk shall enter on the records of the county board the amount and kinds of funds found to be in the treasury at such time. [R. S. 1845, p. 139, § II.

14. Examination under oath. 14. The county board of each county shall have power at any time to examine the county treasurer under oath, touching any matter in regard to the faithful discharge of his duty.

15. Refusal to account, etc.- defaulter - misconduct - removal. 15. If any county treasurer shall neglect or refuse to render an account or make settlement at any time when required by law. or by the county board, or refuse to answer any question propounded to him by the county board, or is a defaulter and in arrears with the county, or is guilty of any other misconduct in his office, the county board may remove him from office, and may appoint some suitable person to perform the duties of treasurer until his successor is elected or appointed and qualified; or if by reason of the death or resignation of the county treasurer, or other cause, the said office shall become vacant, then the county board may appoint some suitable person to perform the duties of treasurer, until a county treasurer is elected or appointed and qualified. The person so appointed shall give bond and security, as required by law of the county treasurer. [As amended by act approved and in force March 9, 1883. L. 1883, p. 70.

2. Emergency.

2. (Omitted.)

[See "Criminal Code," ch. 38, §§ 80, 82, 208, 215; R. S. 1845, p. 139, § 12; Clarke v. People, 15 Ill. 213.

16. Neglect of duty - penalty. § 16. If any treasurer of any county in this State shall neglect or refuse to perform any of the duties required of him by this act, he shall forfeit a sum of not less than $50, and not exceeding $1,000, according to the nature and aggravation of the offense, to be recovered by indictment in the circuit court of the proper county, or by action of debt, by any person who shall sue therefor, one-half to the person suing, and the other half to the proper county. [R. S. 1845, p. 140, § 18.

AN ACT to revise the law in relation to the supreme court.

1874. In force July 1, 1874.J

[Approved March 23,

1. Grand divisions. SEC. I. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That, for the purpose of holding terms of the Supreme Court, the State shall be divided

into three grand divisions, to be known as the Southern, Central and Northern Grand Divisions, respectively, and to be as follows⚫

The Southern Grand Division shall include the counties of Alexander, Bond, Clay, Clinton, Crawford, Edwards, Effingham, Fayette, Franklin, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Johnson, Lawrence, Madison, Marion, Massac, Monroe, Perry, Pope, Pulaski, Randolph, Richland, Saline, St. Clair, Union, Wabash, Washington, Wayne, White and Williamson.

The Central Grand Division shall include the counties of Adams, Brown, Cass, Calhoun, Champaign, Christian, Clark, Coles, Cumberland, De Witt, Douglas, Edgar, Ford, Fulton, Greene, Hancock, Jersey, Logan, Macon, Macoupin, Mason, McDonough, McLean, Menard, Montgomery, Morgan, Moultrie, Piatt, Pike, Sangamon, Schuyler, Scott, Shelby, Tazewell and Vermilion.

The Northern Grand Division shall include the counties of Boone, Bureau, Carroll, Cook, DeKalb, DuPage, Grundy, Henderson, Henry, Iroquois, Jo Daviess, Kane, Kankakee, Kendall, Knox, Lake, LaSalle, Lee, Livingston, Marshall, McHenry, Mercer, Ogle, Peoria, Putnam, Rock Island, Stark, Stephenson, Warren, Whiteside, Will, Winnebago and Woodford. [As amended by act approved May 21, 1879. In force July 1, 1879. L. 1879, p. 97.

[Const. 1848, art. 5, § 30; Const. 1870, art. 6, § 5.

2. Election districts. 2. For the election of judges of the supreme court, the State shall be divided into seven districts, as follows: First District-The counties of St. Clair, Clinton, Washington, Jefferson, Wayne, Edwards, Wabash, White, Hamilton, Franklin, Perry, Randolph, Monroe, Jackson, Williamson, Saline, Gallatin, Hardin, Pope, Union, Johnson, Alexander, Pulaski and Massac.

Second District-The counties of Madison, Bond, Marion, Clay, Richland, Lawrence, Crawford, Jasper, Effingham, Fayette, Montgomery, Macoupin, Shelby, Cumberland, Clark, Greene, Jersey, Calhoun and Christian.

Third District-The counties of Sangamon, Macon, Logan, DeWitt, Piatt, Douglas, Champaign, Vermilion, McLean, Livingston, Ford, Iroquois, Coles, Edgar, Moultrie and Tazewell.

Fourth District-The counties of Fulton, McDonough, Hancock, Schuyler, Brown, Adams, Pike, Mason, Menard, Morgan, Cass and Scott.

Fifth District-The counties of Knox, Warren, Henderson, Mercer, Henry, Stark, Peoria, Marshall, Putnam, Bureau, LaSalle, Grundy and Woodford.

Sixth District-The counties of Whiteside, Carroll, Jo Daviess, Stephenson, Winnebago, Boone, McHenry, Kane, Kendall, DeKalb, Lee, Ogle and Rock Island.

Seventh District-The counties of Lake, Cook, Will, Kankakee and DuPage. [*328]

[Const. 1870, art. 6, § 5.

In

AN ACT to fix the time of holding the supreme court. [Approved June force July 1, 1879. L. 1879, p. 98.]

1879. 4.

*3. Terms of court-when and where held. SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That the terms of the supreme court shall be begun and held at the several places provided for holding the same as follows:

In the Southern Grand Division, at Mt. Vernon, on the first Tuesdays in May and November in each year.

In the Central Grand Division, at the city of Springfield, on the first Tuesdays of January and June of each year.

In the Northern Grand Division, at Óttawa, on the first Tuesdays of March and September of each year.

[Const. 1848, art. 5, § 31; Const. 1870, art. 6, § 4.

4. Adjournment for quorum-during term. §4. If there shall not be a quorum of the justices of the said supreme court present on the first day of any term, the court shall stand adjourned from day to day, until a quorum shall attend; and if, from any cause, the supreme court shall not sit on any day in a term after it shall have opened, there shall be no discontinuance, but, as soon as the cause is removed, the court shall proceed to business until the end of the term, or until the business depending before it shall be disposed of. [R. S. 1845, p. 143, § 8.

5. Causes continued. § 5. If the said supreme court shall not sit in any term, or shall not continue to sit the whole term, or before the end of the term shall not have heard and determined all matters and causes depending in said courts, all matters and causes depending and undetermined shall stand continued until the next succeeding term. [R. S. 1845, p. 143, § 10.

6. Oath of office. § 6. The several judges of the supreme court, before entering upon the duties of their office, shall take and subscribe the following oath or affirmation :

I do solemnly swear (or affirm, as the case may be), that I will support the constitution of the United States and the constitution of the State of Illinois, and that I will faithfully discharge the duties of the office of judge of the supreme court of the State of Illinois, according to the best of my ability.

Which oath or affirmation may be administered by any person author ́ized to administer oaths—a certificate whereof shall be affixed thereto by the person administering the oath. And the oath or affirmation so certified shall be filed in the office of the secretary of State. [R. S. 1845, p. 142, $5.

7. Powers of court. § 7. The supreme court shall be vested with all power and authority necessary to carry into complete execution all its judgments, decrees and determinations in all matters within its jurisdiction, according to the rules and principles of the common law and of the laws of this State. [R. S. 1845, p. 143, § 7.

8. Writs. § 8. It may issue writs of mandamus, habeas corpus, cer tiorari, error and supersedeas, and all other writs, not prohibited by law,