Constitution of the State of Illinois, 1818, Page 24

of this constitution shall have a right to a vote at the election to be held on the third thursday and the two following days of September next.

The seat of government for the state shall be at Kaskaskia until the general assembly shall otherwise provide. The general assembly, at their first session holden under the authority of this constitution, shall petition the congress of the United States to grant to this state a quantity of land to consist of not more than four nor less than one section, or to give to this state the right of preemption in the purchase of the said quantity of land; the said land to be situate on the Kaskaskia river and as near as may be east of the third principal meridian, on said river. Should the prayer of such petition be granted, the general assembly at their next session thereafter shall provide for the appointment of five commissioners to make the selection of said land so granted, and shall further provide for laying out a town upon the said land so selected, which town so laid out shall be the seat of government of this state for the term of twenty years. Should however the prayer of said petition not be granted, the general assembly shall have power to make such provision for a permanent seat of government as may be necessary and shall fix the same where they may think best.

Any person of thirty years of age who is a citizen of the United States and has resided within the limits of this state two years, next preceding his election, shall be eligible to the office of lieutenant governor _ anything in the thirteenth section of the third article of this constitution contained to the contrary notwithstanding.

Done in convention at Kaskaskia, the twentysixth day of August, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, and of the independence of the United States of America, the forty third.