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Not all Statutes which have been enacted by Premier Boys State Legislatures are included in the Manual, and a word of explanation is in order. Some Legislatures have met but have enacted no bills. Other Legislatures have passed numerous bills which might be termed joint resolutions, or bills which relate merely to the session in which they were passed, or bills in the nature of recommendations to the Boys State staff. Many of these recommendations have been followed, over the years, to the improvement of Boys State. These Statutes of an ephemeral nature, however, have not been incorporated in the Manual, in order to conserve space. Selected Statutes are included herein when they are of lasting significance or when their content or format would be helpful to future Legislatures
AN ACT TO PROMOTE THE GENERAL WELFARE OF CITIZENS OF PREMIER BOYS STATE BY REGULATIONS OF CONDUCT APPROVED JUNE 24, 1935
Be it Enacted by the People of Premier Boys State of Illinois Represented in General Assembly
SECTION 1 - The citizens of Premier Boys State shall be guided in their relations with one another and with the members of the counseling staff by a 'Decalogue of Conduct' as follows:
SECTION 2 - Any citizen convicted of violating any of the provisions of this Act shall be dismissed without honor from Premier Boys State, or in lieu thereof shall accept any reasonable restrictions that may be imposed. The accused shall have the right to a fair hearing by the Director or may elect to be tried by a court of competent jurisdiction. In such instances, it shall be the duty of the trial judge or jury to recommend the penalty to be inflicted by the Director.
AN ACT TO REQUIRE AN OATH OF CITIZENSHIP IN PREMIER BOYS STATE APPROVED JUNE 25, 1935
Be it Enacted by the People of Premier Boys State of Illinois Represented in General Assembly
SECTION 1 - Citizenship in Premier Boys State of Illinois shall be contingent upon the acceptance of the following oath of citizenship I will obey the rules of Boys State. I will take a serious and conscientious interest in discharging my duties as a citizen of Boys State. I will devote, in so far as possible, a portion of my daily routine to the athletic activities of Boys State. If elected to office, I will serve that office to the best of my ability. I will respect the judgment of my superiors, such as the Chief Counselor, Counselors, Directors, Advisors. I will make a formal report (written or oral) to my sponsor or sponsors, upon my impression of Boys State on my return home. In so far as possible, I will take an active part in the affairs of the Party in the city and county to which I am assigned. I will be fair and honest in all my dealings with my fellow citizens. SECTION 2 - An official list of the citizens of Premier Boys State shall be kept by the Camp Secretary.
AN ACT TO REGULATE THE NUMBER OF POLITICAL PARTIES IN PREMIER BOYS STATE APPROVED JUNE 27, 1936
Be it Enacted by the People of Premier Boys State of Illinois Represented in General Assembly
SECTION 1 - Two political parties shall be recognized in Premier Boys State. The member of one party shall be called FEDERALISTS and the members of the other party called NATIONALISTS. None of the controversial principles typifying the current political parties of the State of Illinois or of the United States shall be incorporated into party platforms or party activities in Premier Boys State. SECTION 2 - No citizen may be nominated for office in Premier Boys State or any of its governmental subdivisions on any party ticket other than the two authorized by this act. SECTION 3 - The division of the citizens of Premier Boys State into two political parties shall be accomplished by the assignment of serial numbers of citizens in their order of registration. All citizens who are assigned odd numbers shall automatically become Federalists while citizens assigned even numbers shall become Nationalists. No change in party affiliation shall be made or recognized. SECTION 4 - Designation of the political party to which odd and even serial number shall be assigned shall be made by lot, or in such other manner as the Dean of Counselors shall deem expedient.
AN ACT TO PROMOTE THE GENERAL WELFARE OF CITIZENS OF PREMIER BOYS STATE BY CREATING A STATE POLICE FORCE AND REGULATING THE MEMBERS THEREOF APPROVED JUNE 27, 1936
Be it Enacted by the People of Premier Boys State of Illinois Represented in General Assembly
SECTION 1 - There shall be created a State Police Force who shall have the responsibility for maintaining law and order in premier Boys State and its environs. The State Police shall have the power to arrest citizens of Boys State for violation of state laws when such violations occur in their presence, or upon the properly sworn complaint of a citizen. Members of the State Police Force shall act upon the orders of the Governor, transmitted them through the Superintendent of State Police and other commissioned and noncommissioned officers. SECTION 2 - To be eligible for appointment on the State Police Force of Premier Boys State, a candidate must be recommended by his City Counselor. SECTION 3 - The State Police Force shall be equally apportioned among the residents of the counties of Premier Boys State. Not more than one-sixth of the membership of the State Police Force shall be commissioned officers from the grade of Lieutenant to Superintendent inclusive and not more than one-sixth shall be noncommissioned officers with the rank of Sergeant. SECTION 4 - An individual selected for membership shall be given temporary appointment which shall not be made permanent until the probationer shall have rendered satisfactory service for a period of five days. The Senior Police Counselor shall have power to recommend suspension of an officer serving on temporary appointment. SECTION 5 - In order to be eligible for appointment as Superintendent of State Police, the candidate must be recommended by the Senior Police Counselor. Appointment shall be made by the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate, from a list of three eligible candidates submitted to him by the Senior Police Counselor. All other ranks of the State Police Force shall be appointed by the Superintendent in consultation with and upon the approval of the Senior Police Counselor SECTION 6 - In the event that martial law be declared by the Governor, the State Police shall automatically become the organized militia of Premier Boys State, and shall be subject to the orders of the Governor issued through the Adjutant General.
AN ACT TO REGULATE ELECTIONS BY THE CREATION OF ELECTION BOARDS APPROVED JUNE 25, 1938
Be it Enacted by the People of Premier Boys State of Illinois Represented in General Assembly
SECTION 1 - There is hereby created a State Election Commission to regulate and supervise all elections held by city, county and state units of government in Premier Boys State. The State Election Commission shall consist of three staff Counselors appointed by the Dean of Counselors and two citizens appointed by the Governor. Their term of office shall be for one year. SECTION 2 - There is hereby created a County Election Board in each county of Premier Boys State. It shall be the duty of this board to canvass the election returns from the four precincts in each county, and to certify the same in due form to the State Election Commission SECTION 3 - The County Board shall be organized in temporary form on Monday of each session to conduct the county general election. The board on Monday shall consist of the County counselors and two citizens appointed him, one from each party. The term of office of this board shall be twenty-four hours. Following the county general election, the County Board shall consist of the following county officers: County Clerk, and one member from each of the two political parties. This board's term of office shall be for forty-eight hours. SECTION 4 - There is hereby created a City Election Board in each city of Premier Boys State. It shall be the duty of the board to conduct all elections. The membership of the City Election Board shall be three election judges. Two election judges from the Federalist Party and one election judge from the National Party shall serve in the odd-numbered cities and two election judges from the Nationalist Party and one election judge from the Federalist Party shall serve for one year or until successors are appointed and qualified.
AN ACT TO REGULATE THE NUMBER OF ELECTIVE AND APPOINTIVE OFFICES WHICH CITIZENS OF PREMIER BOYS STATE MAY LEGALLY HOLD SIMULTANEOUSLY APPROVED JUNE 29, 1939
Be it Enacted by the People of Premier Boys State of Illinois Represented in General Assembly
SECTION 1 - No citizen of Premier Boys State shall hold simultaneously any two elective or appointive offices in the municipal, county and state governments of this state, except as hereinafter provided. SECTION 2 - Any elective or appointive officer of city, county and state government shall immediately upon his election or appointment to another office resign from one or the other of the two offices. If such a resignation is not submitted within six hours, the office to which he was first elected or appointed shall be automatically declared vacated and the vacancy filled in accordance with the laws of this state. SECTION 3 - Any citizen who resigns from office in the city, county or state governments, or whose office shall be declared vacant, shall immediately surrender the badge or ribbon of office to his successor in office. SECTION 4 - The terms of this Act, shall not apply to city, county, and state officers of political parties, unless specifically provided otherwise by statute.
AN ACT TO REGULATE THE POLICING OF THE PREMISES OF PREMIER BOYS STATE AND TO PREVENT DESECRATION THEREOF APPROVED JUNE 25, 1938
Be it Enacted by the People of Premier Boys State of Illinois Represented in General Assembly
SECTION 1 - No person or persons whosoever shall throw waste paper, food or any rubbish or debris of any kind or character on or about the premises of Premier Boys State except in receptacles provided for that purpose. SECTION 2 - Any person or persons violating the provisions of this Act shall be punished by sentence to policing the premises of not more than one hour.
AN ACT TO PROMOTE THE GENERAL WELFARE OF CITIZENS OF PREMIER BOYS STATE BY ELIMINATION OF UNNECESSARY VULGARITY APPROVED JUNE 15, 1938
Be it Enacted by the People of Premier Boys State of Illinois Represented in General Assembly
SECTION 1 - No person or persons shall use, utter or expose any vulgar or obscene language or signs or signals in the presence of any woman or girls who might be upon the premises of Boys State. SECTION 2 - No citizen of Boys State shall utter any such language during any bus trips or hikes conducted in conjunction with the activities of Boys State. SECTION 3 - Any citizens convicted of violating any of the provisions of this Act shall be sentenced with sentence not to exceed two hours policing the premises of Boys State.
AN ACT TO PREVENT THE PERPETRATION OF FRAUDS UPON THE CITIZENS OF PREMIER BOYS STATE APPROVED JUNE 25, 1938
Be it Enacted by the People of Premier Boys State of Illinois Represented in General Assembly
SECTION 1 - No person or persons shall offer for sale or sell any goods, wares, or merchandise of any kind of character within the limits of Boys State at any price in excess of the average price for the same or similar goods, wares or merchandise within the City of Charleston, Illinois SECTION 2 - Any person or persons collectively or individually as associations or incorporation who shall violate the provisions of this Act shall be forever barred from transacting any business upon the premises of Boys State. SECTION 3 - All citizens of Boys State shall cooperate in the enforcement of this Act by refusing to purchase from anyone convicted of violations of the provisions thereof. SECTION 4 - No citizen of Boys State shall take from any merchant any item not included in the purchase price such as cartons, bottles and the like. SECTION 5 - Any citizen of Boys State who shall violate the provisions of Section 4 hereof shall be tried in the County Court of any County within the State and if convicted shall be punished by a sentence to policing of the premises of Boys State for a period not to exceed one hour.
AN ACT TO PROMOTE THE RIGHTS OF CITIZENSHIP APPROVED JUNE 25, 1960
Be it Enacted by the People of Premier Boys State of Illinois Represented in General Assembly
SECTION 1 - No city council or county board shall have the authority to deny free access to any city or county area to any citizen or staff member of Boys State, including citizens or staff members of other cities or counties. SECTION 2 - Any citizen or staff member of Boys State shall have the right to visit a city or county of Boys State in which he is not a citizen between the hours of 6:30 AM and 10:30 PM SECTION 3 - Nothing in this statute shall restrict the authority of any member of the state of Boys State to temporarily restrict access to a city or county area during city or county meetings, during classes or general assemblies, or for security reasons.
AN ACT TO PROMOTE THE SAFETY OF THE CITIZENS OF PREMIER BOYS STATE BY INSPECTION OF ALL SPORTS EQUIPMENT APPROVED JULY 3, 1941
Be it Enacted by the People of Premier Boys State of Illinois Represented in General Assembly
SECTION 1 - All citizens of Premier Boys State who furnish their own sports equipment must present said sports equipment to their County Athletic Director for his approval before they can use said sports equipment in any activity at Premier Boys State.
AN ACT TO PREVENT ELECTION ABUSES APPROVED JULY 3, 1941
Be it Enacted by the People of Premier Boys State of Illinois Represented in General Assembly
SECTION 1 - No candidate for a Municipal, County or State Office shall campaign or distribute campaign literature within 25 feet of the official polling place. SECTION 2 - Campaign signs or posters shall not be permitted within 10 feet of the official polling place. SECTION 3 - No citizen shall deface, destroy or harm in any manner, election campaign signs, posters or material of any other persons. SECTION 4 - All candidates for major state offices shall be required to remove their campaign signs not later than 24 hours after the state general election. SECTION 5 - All candidates for county and city offices and all those candidates not covered by Section 1 of this Act shall be required to remove their campaign signs not later than 8 hours after the election in whish they are candidates. SECTION 6 - All persons accused of violating Section 1 and 2 of this Act shall be tried in the Circuit Court and if convicted shall be punished by a sentence of policing the premises of Boys State for a period of not more than two hours.
AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR MILITARY DRILL AT PREMIER BOYS STATE APPROVED JUNE 29, 1943 AMENDED BY ACT APPROVED JUNE 23, 1965
Be it Enacted by the People of Premier Boys State of Illinois Represented in General Assembly
SECTION 1 - Whereas military drill training would provide a better means of conducting the flag raising and retreat ceremonies; and whereas it would teach the citizens to obey orders and whereas good hard work would not hurt anyone but would be beneficial, the following measures are proposed. SECTION 2 - Be it provided that if possible a Army officer be included in the staff of Counselors for the purpose of instructing the citizens in military rill and to inform the citizens of what will be expected of them if they are called into the armed forces of our country. SECTION 3 - Military drill will be held each day, for at least one-half hour. Each County will form a company.
AN ACT TO ENABLE WRITE-IN CANDIDATES TO ADDRESS GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF CITIZENS APPROVED JUNE 18, 1968
Be it Enacted by the People of Premier Boys State of Illinois Represented in General Assembly
SECTION 1 - Any citizen who proposes to be a write-in candidate for statewide office, and who desires to address the General Assembly of citizens at the time nominated candidates speak, must present a petition signed by at least 25 citizens from each of the eight counties to the Election Commissioners at least three hours prior to the scheduled opening of such General Assembly SECTION 2 - The order in which write-in candidates and regularly nominated candidates address the General Assembly will be determined by the party chairmen.
AN ACT TO REGULATE STATEWIDE CAMPAIGN FINANCES APPROVED JUNE 11, 1998
Be it Enacted by the People of Premier Boys State of Illinois Represented in General Assembly
SECTION 1. Campaign Teams - A candidate for major statewide office must designate a Campaign Finance Director and a Campaign Manager. The Candidate may serve in these capacities himself, or may choose citizens to assist him. The candidate must make his designations known to the State Election Board at the same time he files a petition to enter the party primary, or in the case of a write-in, at the time he files a petition to address the General Assembly of citizens. The Finance Director and Campaign Manager shall file affidavits acknowledging their positions. "Campaign Leaders" consist of the Finance Director, Campaign Manger and the candidate. The candidate can make campaign leadership changes by notifying the State Election Board at any time. The "Campaign Team" consists of the Campaign Leader and volunteer staff serving at their direction. SECTION 2. Records - The Finance Director shall separately record the value of materials that the campaign team consumes in advancement of the statewide candidate's primary and general election campaigns, the names of the citizens who provided those materials in the campaign, and an accounting of campaign finances signed by the Candidate, the Finance Director, and the Campaign Manager, to be filed with the State Election Board no later than six hours after the polls have closed. SECTION 3. Spending Limits - In any single statewide contest, no statewide candidate's campaign may consume more than $40.00. Not more than $20.00 may be expended by the candidate himself. No other citizens may spend more than $20.00 at the direction of the Campaign Leadership. The prorated value of materials used in campaigns coordinated between two or more candidates or finance directors before they are used. The value of materials used by a candidate in an earlier campaign and then re-used in a subsequent statewide campaign shall be considered zero. SECTION 4. Penalties - The House Ethics Committee shall preside over investigation of statewide candidates suspected of being in violation of campaign finance law. The committee shall not convene for the purpose of election abuse investigation until statewide general election polls have closed. The committee may find no fault, or may censure a citizen, or may refer action to the House Judiciary Committee for impeachment proceedings.
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