Wheeling compiler. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [i.e. W. Va.]) 1829-1831, 1830-02-17

''o'o'O S''StO VI ul0 Value AZ II a
land two.thirds, at least, or Shall sa
have served as apprentice to so, s'es
within the same for five years a, 3
shall have obtained a cerlifoa,o
service from the court Of hus,ins,N
the common seal Of tho CITY Or - U S
are qualified electors. 1t will he o o'a's
that there is a considerable difis,as
tween these Norfolk and Will
house-keepers, and those TO W.. f
privilege is extended by the new o..
| ton.
The frstclass Of persons then. n,
to exercise the right Of suffrage NM -
new order ofthlngs, are the above h.
ed freeholders and house.koepc,.
have heretofore exerclsedn.
think | have preceived a small
gruity in this FIRST paragraph of M 3
Section. tsays that the citizen VII,
must be a resident in the Comma
and it authorizes all persons to yos
have that right under the existing
But by the proyiso to the 81 Secao9o:
General Election law, 4. Rev e.,
1855 a citizen of Virginia, who ~, 4
within the district Of Columbia =,
where, not within the jurisdiction n ! Is
| Commonwealth, phO is eaployd ;.s II
serrtee Of the United States or a. =
/ Conws5nwcGlth, and whose forei5s II
dence is occasioned- by such service
vote in Virginia by virtue Of his iess,
Thus, if a citizen of Virginia betbe p. /
dent. or j Secretary ofone of the De- II
ments, or Treasurer, or Clerk, and ri 49,
in consequence thereof in the Dlstre
Columbia, or if he DO q commissio..
officer IN the army Of the United Stale, \,
reside in New York or Cincinnati, b. n.
vote IN Virginia, if he has freehold Of \ I
or % acres, according to the existing, /
And he may do so under the Sd line OH /
Section, but the lst line says he must L
resident therein" il is possible, h,,
ever. that the distinction bewteen a h,
manent and temporary residence NAV r
PLAIN the seeming incongruity. Thecss
classes of voters are those from whom AZ
right mas been heretofore withheld, bit 4
whom it is now extended.
End. Class. 1t is extended to oepn
such citizen" (that is, to every white uss
citizen of the Commonwealth, resdsa
therein, aged twenty-one years anju,
wards, being possessed, or "whOse tcnua
for years, at will or at suiIerance, is ps
sessed OF an estate Of freehold 10 land II
the value of % dollars, and so assesseja
be. if any assessment thereof be Teqard
by Iaw.'' The old law had references
the number OF acres without regard to DO
value; this has reference to the value viA.
out regard to the number ofacrOs. L o
freeholder has an acre, or half an acel
the country, he will have a right to 'ga
under this clause, provided hts aero Ghi
acre is of the value % dollars, and %
assessed. This class will include mal
small freeholders who have been hereiooE
excluded.
Sd Glass. Il is extended 10 "s',y
such citizen, being possessed, as ienalln
common, Joint tenant; or parceneT Of g
interest IN. or share of land, and hayilgr
estate of freehold therein, such interest
share being of the value Of % dollars, 90
so assessed to be, if any assessment then
of be required by law" This is andin
class Of small treehOHcrs. | stated ihl
under the present system, parcenes' az
could not all vote, unless there was lao.
enough TO allow each to vote separately
Thus, if there be three sons of deceased
parent, and there be 80 acres OF ur.n
proved land, or % acres with a house %
il, and 100 acres unimproyed, &c. l}
may all vote, but not otherwise. lhn
clause like the second, has no regard 70
the numuer of acres, but if the interest," O
share of each parcener, &c. be ofthe spe''
fed value, each will have a right to 'o's.
il the value is insufficient TO allow them 81
to vote, they shall together have as many
votes as the value of the land will enll.'
them to.
4h Glass. II is extended to "evefy ia2
citizen being entitled to a reyersIoa .
vested remainder IN fee, exPectant on a.
estate for hle or lives, in land OF the yais !,
of fifty dollars, and so assessed to De- q
any assessment thereof be required v
law.0 Heretofore all such ReVersIons','
and Remainder.men have been excluoNi
not being freeboIders, that Is, not ha''lY
the selziO, or actual possession OF the lln.'
although their future right TO IT, alter I'
extinction Of the life, was absolutely 81,
tain. Thus a Landlord, who has le4''.
his fec simple land to a tenant tor lis, y
u son, who will be entitled 10 the 's01 =
his deceased father aiter the death o. p .
mother, who has an estate in i Tor NC 2