Voters' handbook and citizens' manual Illinois, with summary of naturalization laws of United States and regulations thereon in force January 1, 1908 . S36 S39 836 S41 Geneva Kankakee. . Yorkville Galesburir . . . Ottawa Lawrenceville Dixon Pontiac Lincoln Decatur Carlinville. . .Edwardsville. Salem Lacon Havana .. Macomb Woodstock. .BloomingtonPetersburg. . Aledo Waterloo . . Hillsboro Jacksonville. Sullivan Oregon Peoria . Pittsfield Golconda Mound City. .Hennepin. . Chester Olney Rock Island .Harrisburg. .Springfield. . Rushville Winchester .
Voters' handbook and citizens' manual Illinois, with summary of naturalization laws of United States and regulations thereon in force January 1, 1908 . S36 S39 836 S41 Geneva Kankakee. . Yorkville Galesburir . . . Ottawa Lawrenceville Dixon Pontiac Lincoln Decatur Carlinville. . .Edwardsville. Salem Lacon Havana .. Macomb Woodstock. .BloomingtonPetersburg. . Aledo Waterloo . . Hillsboro Jacksonville. Sullivan Oregon Peoria . Pittsfield Golconda Mound City. .Hennepin. . Chester Olney Rock Island .Harrisburg. .Springfield. . Rushville Winchester . .Shelby ville. . Toulon Belleville Freeport Pekin Jonesboro. . Danville Mt .Monmouth. .Nashville. . Fairfield Carmi Morrison Joliet Marion Rockord Eureka 78,792 37,,61234,,52329,89442,,,69430,44616,37017,49113,11028,41229,75967,84314,33620,94513,84730,83635,00615,,60819,83017,70631,59513,,74628,00116,,,,12610,18086,,61065,63512,58323,16319,,38634,,84521,822. MAP OF ILLINOIS SHOWINGPRESENT COUNTY BOUNDARIES AND DATE OF ORGANIZATION OF EACH COUNTY 1905. TOWNSHIP AND COUNTY GOVERNMENT The expression used by President Lincoln at Gettysburg, thatthis is a government of the people, by the people, and for the peo-ple, is the briefest and best possible description of the governmentof the people, of the State of Illinois, which is more often referredto as a government based upon the principle of local self-govern-ment . Local self-government in this country at a very early date tookon two principal forms which with some changes have continuedin nearly all the States to the present time. These two forms arewhat is called town government, and county county is of early English origin dating before the English mon-archy. It was introduced into Virginia and other southern colonieson the Atlantic Coast under special charters or
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