COMMISSIONERS OF STATE CONTRACTS. Created by act of March 31, 1874. Secretary of state, auditor of public accounts, state treasurer, attorney-general.

COMMISSIONERS OF THE STATE LIBRARY. Created by act of March 6, 1867. Governor, secretary of state, superintendent of public instruction.

TRUSTEES OF THE LINCOLN HOMESTEAD.

Created by act of June 16, 1887. Governor, secretary of state, auditor of public accounts, state treasurer, superintendent of public instruction; Albert S. Edwards, custodian, Springfield.

TRUSTEES OF THE LINCOLN MONUMENT.

Created by act of May 18, 1895. Governor, superintendent of public instruction, state treasurer; E. S. Johnson, custodian, Springfield.

TRUSTEES OF THE NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM.

Created by act of May 25, 1877.

Governor, secretary of state, superintendent of

public instruction; A. R. Crook, curator and state geologist, Springfield.

FORT MASSAC TRUSTEES.

Created by act of May 15, 1903. Governor, secretary of state, auditor of public accounts, state regent Illinois Daughters of American Revolution, two Illinois Daughters of American Revolution.

STATE CANVASSING BOARD.

Created by act of April 3, 1872. Governor, secretary of state, auditor, state treasurer, attorney-general.

STATE GEOLOGICAL COMMISSION. Created by act of May 12, 1905. Governor, president of the University of Illinois; T. C. Chamberlain, Chicago; H. Foster Bain, director, Urbana.

COMMISSIONERS SUPREME COURT BUILDING. Created by act of May 18, 1905. Governor, lieutenant-governor, secretary of state, auditor of public accounts, state treasurer, attorney-general, three judges of Supreme court.

No.

Cost.

.Chas. B. McCrory

.Wm. S. Dewey .Wm. H. Dawdy Wm. C. DeWolf ..W. Y. Baker Joe A. Davis .F. I. Bizaillon .J. D. Turnbaugh

.D. N. Walker Thos. J. Roth ...J. H. Morgan .H. R. Snaveley .A. N. Tolliver ..James Allen .T. N. Cofer ..Lewis Rinaker C. S. Cutting, P. ..J. C. Maxwell

.A. L. Ruffner ..W. L. Pond .Fred C. Hill ..W. J. Dolson Mazzini Slusser

W. S. Lamon .I. W. Ibbotson Michael O'Donnell .John H. Webb

H. H. Kerr .T. J. Myers ..J. D. Breckinridge .W. S. Phillips .Thos. Henshaw .Geo. W. Huston ...J. M. Eckley Chas, A. James ..J. H. Ferrell .R. F. Robinson .A. E. Bergland .John H. Gillan

W. F. Ellis Paul Williams

.A. D. Webb Thos. F. Ferns Wm. Rippin Thos. H. Sheridan .F. G. Plain D. B. Sherwood, P. ..A. W. Deselm Wm. Hill .R. C. Rice .D. W. L. Jones W. H. Hinebaugh A. T. Lardin. P.

..J. A. Benson Robert H. Scott .U. W. Louderback

.D. McCormick ...O. W. Smith John R. Vaughn .J. E. Hillskotter

.J. L. Stonecipher

Dan H. Gregg ..Jas. A. McComas

..L. P. Oakes Wm. J. Franklin

.D. T. Smiley .R. A. Russell

.G. B. Watkins .H. E. Burgess Louis Arns ....J. L. Dryer .F. E. Baldwin E. D. Hutchinson Frank E. Reed W. L. Slemmons L. O. Eagleton

...M. C. Cook E. J. Hawbaker

.Paul F. Grote W. A. Whiteside ...L. G. Caster Henry C. Mills ...S. L. Taylor .J. A. MacNeil

..Jesse E. Miller..
W. E. McCaslin..
Wm. Bowley.
Wm. C. Perry.
.Wm. Wilson...
John Day, Jr..
A. B. Adams..
..Jas. C. Meade.

Chas. M. Webber.
Henry J. Burke..
..J. W. Fredenberger.
..John A. Bateman.
.B. J. Rensing..
.Geo. S. Boulware.
Joseph F. Haas..
.Guy Guernsey, P.
Chas. O. Harper..
..John L. Carr...
.S. M. Henderson.
.E. F. Campbell.
Chas. A. Hawkins.
H. F. Lawrence.
Harry Moss...
Ben L. Mayne.
..Calvin C. Loy
Noah Emerick..
W. B. Flora..
Wm. D. Seeber..
Oscar Horton.
Henry G. Sanks.
.Thos. D. Doyle.
.A. J. Smith.
Austin Hill..
..Jas. W. Westfall.
E. M. Smock..
.J. J. Barnes..
Elmer E. Fitch.
Alex H. South..
.D. M. Bower..

H. K. Powell.. W. B. Phillips. .John C. McGrath.. .J. C. Williams.. .E. F. Throgmorton. Wm. F. Lynch. ..M. J. Beverly, P. .J. B. Flageole.. C. S. Williams.. Frank L. Adams. A. L. Hendee.. .D. L. McKenney. .J. N. St. Clair, P. H. C. Johnson. W. C. Thompson. Wm. W. Kenny. X. F. Beidler.... M. E. Peniwell.. W. C. Seehausen. Edward Feutz...

John R. Quayle.. Thos. A. Connell.. A. F. Terrell.. .Geo. C. Schneeman.. H. M. Grigsby. .G. F. Rushton.. .C. C. Hassler...

A. W. Hartley..
F. Hendrickson.
Albert Gauen...
.A. N. Banes..
..Jas. S. Merrill..
Cash W. Green..
R. F. Adams..
.O. Heinrich.

C. A. Roberts, P.
.J. G. Taffee..
Harvey Fay..
W. S. Binns..
Joseph Lay.
Roy N. Adams..
Chas. C. Greiner..
Chas. H. Thies..
..John Martin...

D. P. Lawless, R.

..Lee B. Davis John L. Bunch ..A. C. Fassett Wm. S. Badgett .Henry Fuller .Chas. A. Watson V. Boerner ..A. Sielschott ..J. P. Porter .D. F. McCarty .Daniel Emerson C. S. Erwin .H. H. Schlarmann

.Fred More .J. E. Bidwill, Jr. .Abel Davis, R. Henry O. Wilkins

.L. Meriwether Walter M. Hay .F. E. Harrold .E. W. Jeffers .Thos. M. Hull James Marley .L. A. Gibson ..J. G. Habling .Otto G. Casey T. D. Thompson

.J. J. Hill .Jas. M. Laws D. E. Froelich .E. Z. Curnutt .F. S. Johnson .Wm. L. Snyder .Edw. A. Wilcox

.C. H. Dutton W. P. Martin Philip B. Keeler

.Fred Benjamin ..B. T. Williams .J. C. McCullough G. W. Highsmith ....L. Laurent .H. L. Heer .Chas. Wa Mills E. F. Rogers Frank E. George, R. W. W. Huckins Avery N. Beebe ..S. V. Stuckey .L. O. Brockway ..J. L. Witzeman J. F. Buchner, R. J. H. Highsmith W. B. McMahan

.R. G. Sinclair .G. F. Thompson

..John Allen .Geo. L. Tipton .T. W. Springer C. H. Kunneman, R. .D. D. Haynie Wm. L. Wescott .C. E. Walsh .Colfax Morris Wm. S. Brown .Theo. Hamer James C. Elder N. B. Carson, R. W. F. Thompson

.S. A. Nelson .A. Rexroth Albion E. Neal .Chas. L. Hayden E. A. Silver .J. F. Cox .T. S. Simpson H. G. Wasson, R. Jas. M. Pyatt ..J. C. Tippett E. Dinsmore Tony R. Kerr E. P. Easterday ..J. L. Downey Wm. G. Beever .A. Kaufman

.E. E. Parmenter ...A. E. Somers .G. W. Murray C. A. Jones, P. W. H. Dietrich

.Jas. Callans Calvin Green .B. F. Thompson ..John B. Hay Frank Perrin, P.

.A. J. Clarity Jesse Black, Jr. M. C. Crawford

...I. A. Love

John A. Loop .J. W. Clendennin .L. Bernreutter John R. Holt .T. G. Parker ...H. C. Ward G. J. Cowing J. B. Fithian, P. ..W. F. Slater .L. M. Reckhow ..J. F. Bosworth P-Probate.

County clerk. H. E. Hubbard. ..John Odum... ..Chas. E. Opel. .Geo. B. Colby, P. ..Isaac Lewis.

John R. King. .J. T. Zimmer.. Wm. E. Nixon. A. E. Miller... .L. P. Mellon, P. .F. C. Held..

F. L. Bergstresser. C. L. Kimmel. .Thos. J. Dale.

Cook-J. R. Thompson. Crawford-A. A. Correll. Cumberland-Thos. B. Carrell. DeKalb-L. C. Shaffer...

DeWitt-C. Hoff.

Douglas-C. McDonald..

DuPage-F. E. Ayres..

Edgar-I. N. Cooley.

Edwards-John Brandon..

Effingham-Wm. H. Jackson.
Fayette-H. W. Bahde..
Ford-Thos. Crowe..

Franklin-Q. E. Burgess.
Fulton-Geo. Wilson...

Gallatin-C. E. Satterfield..

Greene-P. W. Wood..

Grundy-J. H. Francis.
Hamilton-L. Bond..
Hancock-T. J. Kirby..
Hardin-W. T. Lamar..
Henderson-G. W. Howell.
Henry J. A. Harberg..
Iroquois-Jas. E. Owen..
Jackson-A. J. Woodard.
Jasper-J. W. Hamilton..
Jefferson-W. C. Willis.
Jersey S. Wycoff.

Jo Daviess-E. J. Menzimer.
Johnson-J. S. Bridges..
Kane-Geo. A. James.
Kankakee-Daniel J. Lee..
Kendall-E. Budd, Jr...
Knox-O. N. Custer..
Lake-Fred E. Ames..
LaSalle-Henry L. Arnold.
Lawrence-J. Anderson.
Lee J. M. Sterling..
Livingston-A. F. Mette.
Logan-T. F. Holmes..
Macon-W. T. J. Cooper..
Macoupin-Elmo Etter..
Madison-H. M. Sanders.
Marion-F. A. Rogers..
Marshall-Frank A. Barr...

Sheriff.

.B. W. Thomas
Frank E. Davis

.J. M. Brown
Lewis Hawkey
.Jas. V. Logan
.0. H. Skoglund
Wm. Fulkerson
W. F. Williams
Jas. R. Sligh
Marion Peters
.H. W. Johnson
.J. H. Davison
Henry F. Hord
.R. P. Farrell
...E. H. Slover
.Chr. Strassheim
Chas. V. Coulter

.G. G. Young .Daniel Hohn .H. A. Campbell

.J. L. Fidler .C. B. Gorham Howard Winn ...C. Marshall .Martin Jakle Jas. W. Eakin .J. H. Nelson Thos. Odom W. H. Basel .C. R. Galloway M. F. Hudson .. Thos. Steele .G. E. Malone

.C. Bertschi ...J. T. Kibler .J. A. Amerman

..E. A. Swaim .Geo. P. Heikes

.S. Hanson ..L. Musgrove Grant Irvin Hugh H. Snell Jacob Meffley .John P. Mathis B. E. Richardson

Jas. P. Russell ..S. Normandin .R. G. Mathews E. J. Griffin ...Ole E. Benson .G. A. Vandament A. T. Tourtillot ..Jas. W. Morris

.David Devine .B. A. McGorray

..R. L. Jones .David Jones M. W. Michaels ..J. F. Howard

State's attorney.
Wm. B. Sheets.
Alex Wilson....
Geo. L. Meyer..
.P. H. O'Donnell.
O. T. Briggs..
.L. M. Eckert.
.Thos. J. Selby.
F. J. Stransky
Chas. A. Gridley
.F. A. Coggeshall.
Roscoe C. Neff...
A. Poorman...
R. S. C. Reaugh.
Thos. E. Ford.
.John McNutt, Jr..
.John J. Healy.

W. A. Thompson.
W. Brewer.
.E. M. Burst..
A. F. Miller..
F. T. Roloson.
C. W. Hadley,

W. V. Arbuckle.
.D. A. Macaulay
.J. Zimmerman..
W. P. Welker.
..L. A. Cranston.
Wm. P. Seeber..
W. S. Jewell..
G. L. Houston..
E. W. Painter..
Chas. F. Hanson..
.J. H. Lane..

.Geo. V. Helfrich.
.Jas. A. Watson..
.Jas. W. Gordon..
Chas. E. Sturtz..
.J. J. Pallisard..
.John Venable..
.A. E. Isley..
Geo. L. Ore..
Geo. M. Seago..
.J. C. Boevers..
.D. J. Cowan..
.F. R. Reid..
.J. B. Miller..
A. M. Sweetland.
.A. J. Boutelle..
.L. P. Hanna.
Chas. S. Cullen..
T. H. Cunningham.
C. H. Wooster...
Asher C. Ball..
Hugh Hunter.
Wm. E. Redmon..
A. S. Cuthbertson..
.J. F. Gilham..
.J. C. Smith.
.H. E. Jacobs..

.G. W. Gamble Isaac R. Tuttle ...S. T. Jones .Benj. Rich, R.

.E. J. Ryan ..J. W. Kellem W. E. McCormick ..E. R. Redfield .C. E. Chamberlin .H. B. Roewe, R. W. E. Boyington

.R. V. Howe .H. C. Sifford ..J. W. Barger W. H. Carter, R. .Dan F. Seibert J. H. Campbell Thos. J. Verner Wm. L. Grubb

Chas. E. Hill ...L. E. Tuttle .H. J. Schluntz E. T. Geist, R.

..L. B. Pulley ..L. F. Lake .A. F. Van Alstine

Sup't schools.
.A. R. Smith
.John Snyder
.H. A. Meyer
..J. G. Lucas
C. W. Sellars

..C. Brown
..S. J. Sibley

.John Hay Henry Jacobs .C. H. Watts Anna L. Barbre .H. W. Drake ..G. O. Lewis Wm. Johnston Marietta A. Neal A. F. Nightingale

..H. E. Green .H. M. Tipsword .W. W. Coultas .T. C. Wampler .E. E. Gere R. T. Morgan .Geo. W. Brown W. H. Siefferman

.C. E. Mitchell .C. F. Easterday .H. M. Rudolph ..... Offa Neal ..M. M. Cook ..J. L. Greenlee .G. B. McClelland .C. H. Root .T. W. Biggerstaff .J. E. Williams Hattie M. Rittenhouse .Della Yeomans Martin Luther .F. A. Gilbreath ..Ida Robinson ....J. F. Arnold A. E. Summers ..J. W. Roberts Myrtle Renwick W. M. Grissom

..H. A. Dean .S. D. Saltsgiver A. D. Curran W. F. Boyes .T. A. Simpson .W. R. Foster .R. R. Kimmell .I. F. Edwards W. E. Herbert .D. F. Nichols Leona F. Bowman

.R. C. Moore ...J. U. Uzzel .J. S. Kniseley ..E. F. Perry

County. Treasurer. Mason-J. Euteneuer. Massac-Robert Adkin. McDonough-Jas. M. Pelley. McHenry-W. S. McConnell. McLean W. A. Stautz.. Menard-H. K. Rule. Mercer-J. W. Dilley. Monroe-John A. Hirz... Montgomery-John Green* Morgan-W. B. Rogers.. Moultrie-H. R. Warren. Ogle-G. H. Andrew. Peoria-Wm. P. Gauss. Perry-Ed Flynn.. Piatt-J. H. Cline.. Pike-S. Williams.. Pope-W. S. Jenkins. Pulaski-J. R. Weaver. Putnam-H. E. Raley. Randolph-A. W. Dauer.. Richland-I. C. Head. Rock Island-P. F. Cox.. Saline-J. Moonoyham.. Sangamon-Jas. A. Hall.. Schuyler-Wm. Cooper. Scott-E. N. Gilham.. Shelby-Henry Weber. Stark-C. W. Bocock. St. Clair-John J. Wies. Stephenson-B. G. Cooper. Tazewell-E. J. Kraeger.. Union-J. D. R. Brown.. Vermilion-H. H. Whitlock. Wabash-C. Buchanan.. Warren-S. F. Allen.. Washington-J. M. Winfree. Wayne-0. W. Talbert... White-J. N. Wilson. Whiteside-C. W. McCall. Will-A. Ehrhardt.. Williamson-F. A. Chanabery Winnebago-0. J. Holmquist. Woodford-L. C. Gish.

Sheriff.

A. F. Crum .R. T. Lytton .A. J. Dark .Chas. Wandrack .A. L. Moore

.R. S. Rule ..F. M. Baker ..J. M. Burkhardt .M. E. Bray Chas. B. Graff

.W. O. Funston Chas. M. Myers .Lewis M. Hines

D. Winthrop ..A. Shiveley .John A. James Thos. F. Phelps .A. C. Bankson

Jasper Cecil .H. E. Burns ..H. J. Elliott

.Ed Kittilson .0. O. Cummins . Chas. Werner ..L. R. Moore Geo. W. Hogan

.J. P. Heinz .E. G. Williamson ...C. P. Cashel W. C. Milner .Jas. A. Norris .J. K. Walton W. S. Helmick Alex Compton .Ira Dilley A. H. Cohlmeyer ..J. W. Bozarth ..J. Grisson .C. A. Hamilton H. O. Williams .E. H. Bulliner ...C. S. Collier .B. F. Slenker

State's attorney.
E. P. Nischwitz..
Geo. Sawyer.
.C. S. Townley.
.L. D. Lowell, Jr..
Wm. R. Bach..
Thos. P. Reep.
Wm. J. Graham..
Roy E. Gauen..
L. V. Hill..

.B. A. Van Winkle
..A. W. Lux...

S. W. Crowell.. .Robert Scholes.. Alva R. Dry.. .Albert C. Edie. .Mark Bradburn.. Geo. B. Baker.. Geo. E. Martin.. Jas. E. Taylor. ..J. R. Simpson. .R. S. Rowland. .John K. Scott. D. W. Choisser.. F. L. Hatch.. H. H. Brown.. R. M. Riggs. W. W. Hartsell.. ..Jas. H. Rennick.. ..F. J. Tecklenburg. .L. H. Burrell.. Chas. Schaefer.. .Jas. Lingle.. ..J. W. Keeslar.. Peter J. Kolb.. C. M. Huey. .J. P. Carter.. .B. F. Thomas.. S. L. Garrison.. H. H. Waite... Wm. D. Heise.. .R. R. Fowler.. ...H. B. North.. .J. R. Tweddale..

In an opinion handed down April 5, 1906, the state Supreme court declared the Illinois primary law enacted in 1905 unconstitutional on the grounds that it contained provisions delegating legislative functions to political organizations, required the payment of fees by candidates for office, set up a geographical qualification for candidates for the legislature and made out one set of requirements for one part of the state and another set for another part. Gov. Deneen, on the same day, issued a call for an extra session of the legislature for the purpose of enacting a new primary law. The session began April 10 and ended May 16. The primary law then passed was also declared unconstitutional in a decision made public Oct. 2, 1907. The state Supreme court held that the act was defective because it

Shadrach Bond, Dem.....1818-1822 Edward Coles, Dem.. ..1822-1826 Ninian Edwards, Dem....1826-1830 John Reynolds, Dem......1830-1834 Wm. L. D. Ewing.* Dem. 1834-1834 Joseph Duncan, Whig.....1834-1838 Thomas Carlin, Dem......1838-1842 Thomas Ford, Dem... ..1842-1846 Augustus C. French, Dem.1846-1853 Joel A. Matteson, Dem...1853-1857 Wm. H. Bissell, Rep...1857-1860

Sup't schools. .J. A. Mehlhop W. A. Spence ..B. E. Decker G. W. Conn, Jr. ..B. C. Moore .Eva B. Batterton ..C. L. Gregory .H. Eisenbarth John W. Harp .H. C. Montgomery

...J. C. Hoke .Anna B. Champion

.C. U. Stone .R. B. Templeton

...C. McIntosh ..D. P. Hoells .R. R. Randolph May S. Hawkins .Geo. W. Hunt ..M. A. Mudd R. N. Stotler .S. J. Ferguson ..R. E. Rhine

.E. C. Pruitt .L. J. McCreery ..J. C. Moore .C. M. Fleming Geo. C. Baker Chas. Hertel ..Cyrus Grove .A. M. Wells Wm. O. Brown .W. Y. Ludwig .S. A. Mayne .J. D. Regan Robert Pence .W. G. Cisne .V. W. Smith .B. F. Hendricks Wm. H. Nevens ..R. O. Clarida .O. J. Kern .F. H. Dolden

Section 14 of the act of 1872 as amended in 1897 and 1901 declares: "The wages for services of a wage earner who is the head of a family and residing with the same, to the amount of fifteen (15) dollars per week, shall be exempt from garnishment. All above the sum of fifteen (15)

BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS.
Room 531 courthouse.

President-William Busse, R., 523 courthouse.
Clerk of County Board-Joseph F. Haas, R.. 600
courthouse.
Commissioners (all republicans)-Carl R. Chind-
blom, Albert G. Lanio, Max Blumenfeld, W.
Schrojda, Joseph J. Elias, Joseph M. Dennis.
Oscar De Priest, William Umbach, Louis H.
Mack, city districts; William Busse, August C.
Boeber, Joseph Carolan, William C. Hartray,
Alfred Van Steenberg, country districts.
Committee Clerk-O. W. Nash, 527 courthouse.
Meetings-The regular meetings of the board of
commissioners are held on the first Monday of
December, January, February, March, June and
September of each year.

Duties-The commissioners are charged with the management of the county affairs of Cook county, as provided by law, having the same powers as the boards of supervisors in other counties. They make all appropriations and contracts and authorize all expenditures. The president appoints, with the approval of the board, the superintendent of public service and other officers and employes whose election or appointment is not otherwise provided for by law.

COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE. Courthouse, 2d floor, south end. County Clerk-Joseph F. Haas, R. Deputies-George A. Mugler, chief deputy; James L. Monaghan, deputy comptroller; Frank L. Pasdeloup. chief clerk County court; Morris Salmonson, marriage licenses; Dr. T. J. Ferguson, vital statistics; M. M. Hoffman, redemptions; Louis F. Wilk, cashier; Frank McNally, bookkeeper: A. S. Cameron, tax extension. Duties-The county clerk is clerk of the county board and ex officio comptroller of county finan

cial affairs. As such he has charge of all deeds. mortgages, contracts, bonds, notes and similar papers belonging to the county, settles all accounts, keeps books showing appropriations and expenditures, makes out report for fiscal year and submits estimates for the expenses of all the departments of the county organization.

COUNTY TREASURER'S OFFICE. Courthouse, 1st and 2d floors, north end. County Treasurer-John R. Thompson, R. Assistant Treasurer-Edward J. Werner. Duties-The county treasurer receives and disburses. pursuant to law, all the revenues and other public moneys belonging to the county. He personally countersigns county orders and renders accounts to the board of commissioners. COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE. 511 courthouse. Comptroller-Joseph F. Haas, R. Deputy Comptroller-J. L. Monaghan, R. Duties-See County Clerk.

SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE. 519 courthouse.

Mc.

Superintendent of Public Service-William Laren, R. Duties-Purchases all supplies for the county institutions, advertising for bids at specified times and entering into yearly or quarterly contracts and making tests from time to time of the articles furnished to determine if they are up to contract requirements.

RECORDER'S OFFICE. Courthouse, 1st floor, south end. Recorder of Deeds-Abel Davis, R. Chief Deputy-John V. Clinnen. Duties-The recorder shall, as soon as practicable after the filing of any instrument in writing in