The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1824-07-08
tarIeLE s.

!. Every person, who now n, or hereafter
rsy be, admitted freeman, previous 10 tho
adoption II .his Consiitction, shall DO en- Elec-
tor, 90 long =, he shall be possessed OF 'he
qualifications, by which be was admitted 10
be a freeman; and, hereafter, every hee
white malo citizen, Of the sge OF iwen'y.cne
years, who is really sDd u0iy possessed, in
his own proper right, OF real estate, within
this State, of tho value Of ono hundred and
lhiiiy.four dollars, or whch shall rent for sew
en- dollars per snnun, bsng en- estate in leo
simple, fee tail, or sn estate in reyeIsIoD, which
qualities no other person, or al least an ests1e
for The persons own lie, shall be ep,itt d io
be admitteds . freeman, in The town, In which
his es,ate lies and beng so admitted, shall
be en- eleclor, aud no other persDD: ProvidedJ
however, that The yearly value OF such HE es-
ta,e shall exceed the amount OF the rent re.
served, (if sny,) By the sum Of seven dollars,
per snnum; and provided, that no person
whose estate 10 under morigege,and the mort
gugec rs in possession OF such estate, silheg
by suit a, law, o. by consent Of the uortgaSor,
sha.' be admitted 10 vote iC the election OF any
oticet in this state, or DO capsbie of acting ss
an ElectoT thetain but the mortgage, hav-
log possession Of tho land ss aforesaid, sbalt
be admitted 10 vote in the election OF officers,
II he bo in other respects qualified Provided
however, that no NOR gsgor, while IN posses~
sion o! the morigsged premises, shall be ad-
milted 10 vote the eoD, unless his Interest,"
therein shall exceed The sum oi one hundred
and thirty four dollars, over and above oil
Gums secured by mortgage and provided alsos
Iha, no person shall BE admitted 10 vote 10 any
tovn in this Stale. for Representatives to Tho
General Assembly, or for any town officers,
or in any town sfaifs, who has not sufficient
freehold 10 such town.
Q. Electors shall in al! cases, except 10 those
ofueaso0, felony, and breach OF the peace, ba
privileged fora arrest, during their attend
ance at elections, and in going 10 and return.
lDg from the ssne said privilege not 10 ex.
,end further than on said dsy of election.
3. The privileges Of sn Elector shall be for.
iei'ed bys conviction Of bribery, forgery, per-
Ju'y, theft, or other infamous crime but SUCH
E'ec'or, 30 forfei.ing his privileges, may bs
festoIed 10 the same by the Gcneral Assem-
by. .....
4. No person oball bs eligible to any Office
IN This State, other than efslces in the militia,
own Offices unless he possess q freehold
sufficient to qualify him to DO an Elector.
S. The town meetings in Ibis State, fer
choosing the Governor Lieutenant Governor,
Senators, ant Representatives to the Gene,sl
Assembly, Secretary of State, Attorney Gen.
efal, and General. Treasurer, shall DO bodsu
on The third Wednesday of April, snnusiiy.
Every person, who shall vote for the Off.
ce mentioned in tho preceding paragraph,
excepting for Representatives 10 the General
Assembly, shslI have his name, written az
length, on the back OF bis vote, at the time oe
delivering n the same And the names OF all
he officers yoIed for shall be pu, upon ons
licke, and oil the votes so taken, shall be, in
open town meeting, sealed up, by tho town
clerk, and She ], together with list Of tho
pc sons vonug ior Governor, be delivered, By
said town clerk, 10 Ssoa,or or one OF tho
Representatives OF such town, whose duty il
! shall be 10 deliver them 10 She Speaker Of tho
House OF Nsp'esen, a,ives, after The said House
shall be duly organized; which votes shall bo
opened counted, and declared, a. tho House
OF Representatives shall direct.
The oath OF Office shall be administered 10
'he pe'oons, who shall have been declared to
be elected, In the manner in the preceding
paragraph recited, by the Speaker of Tho
House of Representatives, and in presence cf'
he House.
ARTICLE g.
A DECLARATION OF CERTAIN CON.
STITUTlONAL RIGHTS AND
PRINCIPLES.
!. Every person, within his State, ough, to
tind certain remedy, by having recourse to
the Jews, for ell injuries or wrongs, which he
mey receive in bis person, property, or cha
rac'er. lie ought to obtain righ, and Justice
fee'y and wthou, being obliged 10 putch
it; completely and without cry denial
promptly, and without delay; eonior msbIy 10
the laws.
2. The righ, Of the people 10 DO secure IL
their persons, houses, papers, and posses
sions, against unressonsSle searches end eel. =
utes, shall no, be viols,ed: And no wsusnc
shall issue, but on complain, in wiring, upon
probable cause, supported by oath or sfirms.
ton, ond describing, as nearly az msy oe, thu
place to be searched, and the person or things
10 be SEIZED.
, M person shall 10 holden 70 answer a
rapit lot her infa