LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU. GOVERNOR FRANK O. LOWDEN, Chairman. SENATOR EDWARD C. Curtis, Grant Park. SENATOR RICHARD J. BARR, Joliet. REPRESENTATIVE EDWARD J. SMEJKAL, Chicago. REPRESENTATIVE WILLIAM P. HOLADAY, Danville. E. J. VERLIE, Secretary. constitutional convention. TABLE OF CONTENTS. PAGE. I. SUMMARY .. 621 II. DEVELOPMENT OF THE EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT... 623 Constitutional development 623 Statutory development 624 Consolidation 625 Civil service .. 626 Increase in appropriations. 628 Summary 628 III. DESCRIPTION OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL AND STATUTORY FUNCTIONS OF CONSTITUTIONAL STATE OFFICERS. 630 Constitution of 1870..... 630 Constitutions of 1818 and 1848. 631 Statutes 632 The Governor 632 Constitution of 1870..... 632 Constitutions of 1818 and 1818.. 634 Statutory powers and duties. 635 Lieutenant governor 637 Secretary of state.. 638 Auditor of public accounts. 640 Treasurer 642 Superintendent of public instruction. 645 Attorney general 646 IV. DESCRIPTION OF THE FUNCTIONS OF DEPARTMENTS UNDER 650 General 650 Department of finance 652 Department of agriculture 653 Department of labor ... 655 Department of mines and minerals 656 Department of public works and buildings... 657 Department of public welfare 659 Department of public health .. 660 Department of trade and commerce.. 662 Department of registration and education. 664 PAGE V. DESCRIPTION OF THE FUNCTIONS OF BOARDS, COMMISSIONS, DEPARTMENTS AND OFFICES NOT CREATED BY THE CONSTITUTION AND NOT UNDER THE CIVIL ADMINISTRATIVE CODE 667 1. Appointed by the Governor.. 668 Adjutant general 668 Commission for the uniformity of legislation... 668 Penitentiary commission 668 2. Appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the senate... 669 Civil service commission. 669 Court of claims... 671 Illinois state historical library.. 672 Lincoln park and West Chicago commissioners.... 672 3. Ex-officio 672 Board for vocational education... 672 Board of commissioners of the state library. .. 673 Joint legislative reference bureau.. 673 Primary canvassing board 674 State canvassing board. 674 Tax levy board.... 674 4. Partly ex-officio and partly appointed by the 675 Board of trustees of the teachers pension and retirement fund .... 675 Board of voting machine commissioners. 676 Centennial building commissioners 676 5. Partly ex-officio and partly elective.. 676 University of Illinois trustees... 676 6. Partly ex-officio and partly appointed by an ex-officio board 678 Illinois library extension commission.... 678 7. Partly ex-officio and partly from various societies.. 678 Illinois farmers' institute 678 8. Partly ex-officio and partly appointed by a constitutional state officer.... 679 Teachers' examining board. 679 9. Appointed by the University of Illinois.. 680 Board of examiners in accountancy.. 680 CONTENTS—Continued. THE VI. ANALYSIS OF THE FUNCTIONS OF CONSTITUTIONAL Relation to the General Assembly Summary 681 681 681 682 683 684 684 686 687 687 687 688 689 690 691 693 VII. LACK OF COORDINATION AND OVERLAPPING OF FUNCTIONS.. 696 Finance administration 696 Educational agencies 698 Corporations 701 Elections 702 VIII. CONCLUSIONS Problem of executive reorganization. 703 703 703 704 705 705 708 708 APPENDIX No. 1. REFERENCES .. 709 APPENDIX No. 2. TEXT OF ARTICLE V, CONSTITUTION OF ILLINOIS 711 |