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" The right of trial by jury, as heretofore enjoyed, shall remain inviolate; but the trial of civil cases before justices of the peace by a jury of less than twelve men, may be authorized by law. "
Commentaries on the Law of Municipal Corporations - Page 457
by John Forrest Dillon - 1890 - 1516 pages
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Reports of Cases at Law and in Chancery Argued and Determined in ..., Volume 291

Illinois. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1920 - 694 pages
...like that of any other case in chancery. Section 5 of article 2 of the constitution of 1870, which provides that "the right of trial by jury as heretofore enjoyed shall remain inviolate," means that the right to a jury trial shall continue in all cases where such right existed at the time...
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Reports of Cases at Law and in Chancery Argued and Determined in ..., Volume 233

Illinois. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1908 - 726 pages
...finding of the jury in a mandamus suit. It is said by the majority that the constitutional provision that "the right of trial by jury, as heretofore enjoyed, shall remain inviolate," does not apply in this case, because it does not confer such a right in any class of cases where it...
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Albany Law Journal, Volume 37

Law - 1888 - 556 pages
...provides that no person shall be deprived of life, liberty or property without due process of law, and that the right of trial by jury, as heretofore enjoyed, shall remain inviolate. While there is not entire agreement as to what is meant by due process of law, it is universally conceded...
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The Constitution of the State of Illinois: As Adopted in Convention, May 13 ...

Illinois, Illinois. Constitutional Convention - Constitutional history - 1870 - 64 pages
...truth, when published with good motives and for justifiable ends, shall be a sufficient defence. § 5. The right of trial by jury as heretofore enjoyed, shall remain inviolate; but the trial of civil cases before Justices of the Peace by a jury of less than twelve men, may be...
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Journal of the Constitutional Convention, of the State of Illinois: Convened ...

Illinois. Constitutional Convention - Constitutional conventions - 1870 - 1074 pages
...truth, when published with good motives and for justifiable ends, shall be a sufficient defense. § 5. The right of trial by jury, as heretofore enjoyed, shall remain inviolate; but the trial of civil cases before justices of the peace, by a jury of less than twelve men. may be...
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Albany Law Journal, Volume 40

Law - 1890 - 542 pages
...2. No person shall be deprived of life, liberty or property without due process of law." "Section5. The right of trial by jury, as heretofore enjoyed, shall remain inviolate." "SectiouO. In all criminal prosecutions the accused shall have a right to * * * a speedy public trial...
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The New Constitution of the State of Illinois: Ratified by the People, July ...

Illinois - Constitutional law - 1870 - 50 pages
...truth, when published with good motives and for justifiable ends, shall be a sufficient defense. § 5. The right of trial by jury, as heretofore enjoyed, shall remain inviolate; but the trial of civil cases before Justices of the Peace by a jury of less than twelve men, may be...
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A Treatise on the Rules which Govern the Interpretation and Construction of ...

Theodore Sedgwick - Constitutional law - 1874 - 750 pages
...except when it is otherwise provided in this Constitution, shall remain inviolate." — Ibid. § 13. "The right of trial by jury as heretofore enjoyed, shall remain inviolate ; but the trial of civil causes before justices of the peace, by a jury of less than twelve men, may...
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The Revised Statutes of the State of Illinois: A. D. 1874

Illinois - Law - 1874 - 1270 pages
...truth, when published with good motives and for justifiable ends, shall be a sufficient defense. § 5. g the person but. the trial of civil cases before justices of the peace by a jury of less than twelve men may be...
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A Handbook of Politics for 1868 [to 1894]

Edward McPherson - United States - 1872
...consent of the owner thereof, shall remain in such owner, subject to the use for which it is taken. The right of trial by jury, as heretofore enjoyed, shall remain inviolate; but a jury for the trial of criminal or civil cases, in courts not of record, may consist of less than...
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