Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1834-09-11
tFrom tho Providence Journal Of Mondsy.
STATE CONVENTION.


cFrom tho Providence Journal Of Mo nday.
STATE CONVENTION.
The Convention were occupied oil
Saturday in the consideration of the Re
port Of the committee on the elective
franchise and the right Of suffrage. Sew
oral amendments were proposed; some
Of which were rejected and some adopt
cd. The Report as amended, was final
ly adopted by the Convention.
OF THE ELECTIVE FRANCHISE
OR RIGHT OF SUFFRAGE.
SECTION Livery person who is now
a Freeman and an Elector, shall contin-
ue TO be so, so long as he shall retain the
qualifications upon which he was ad-
mitted. And hereafter, every free white
male, native citizen Of the State, OF the
age Of twenty -one years, who is posses
sed in his own right, Of a freehold estate
within this State, Of the value Of one
hundred and thirty-four dollars, or which
shall rent for seven dollars per annum,
and which estate, If an estate in rever-
sion, qualities no other person; (paupers,
persons under guardianship, persons non
composmentis, and persons convicted Of
some infamous crime, excepted) shall be
entitled to be admitted freeman and an
elector, in the town in which his said es-
tate lies; and the oldest son Of free
holder Of competent estate, shall also be
entitled to be admitted freeman and an
elector, in the same town; and every
person 30 admitted, shall remain feo-
man and an elector so long as he shall
continue SO qualified, provided, that the
yearly value Of any life estate to qualify
a freeman shall exceed the amount of
the rent reserved (if any by the sum of
seven dollars, and that an estate under
mortgage, shall qualify only the mort
gagee in possession (if otherwise quail
fed And no freehold, the convey
ance OF which has been executed since
the second Monday of January, A. d.
1922, or which shall be hereafter execu-
ted, shall be deemed sufficient to qualify
the owner and possessor thereof, unless
his interest therein shall exceed the sum
Of one hundred and thirty y-four dollars,
over and above all sums secured by
mortgage thereon, to the original gran
tor, or to any other person for his use,
within one year after the date Of said
conveyance.
Sec. Livery native born citizen
OF any other State, or Of any territory of
the United States, who has removed or
shall hereafter remove into this State,
and have his actual residence therein
for the term Of one year, may be admit
ted freeman and an elector in the town
whore he resides, upon his being other
wise qualified according to this article.
And any native of foreign country,
naturalized in the United States, accord
ing to the laws thereof, who shall have
his permanent residence in this State for
the term of three years after naturaliza-
ton and be otherwise qualified accord
ing to this article, may be admitted a
freeman and elector by act Of the Cen
eral Assembly, but not otherwise; and
no alien not naturalized, shall be so ad-
mitted.
SEQ. III.-Every person Except The
Oldest son oil a freeholder) before his ad-
mission as a freeman, shall be propoun-
ded at least three months in open town
meeting, in manner as already pre-.
scribed by law.
SEC. lV.-No person except the old
est sons of freeholders, whose permanent
residence or homo is in the town where
ths freeholds Of the parents lay, and who
have been qualified as is horein before
provided, shall be permitted to vote in
any town for Representatives to the
General Assembly or for town officers,
or in any town affairs, whose freehold
and actual permanent residence or home
sre not in such town. Any freeholder
and also any son Of any lreeholder, who
lives out OF the town in which the estate
vf said freeholder lies, shall have a right
to be admitted freeman and elector in
the town in which said estate lies, in the
same manner as if he resided therein. -
But any person whose estate lies out Of
he town in which he lives, shall be ad.
nitted 10 vote for Governor, Lieutenant
Governor, Senators and other General
officers in the town where he lives, pro-
ided he shall have resided therein for
he term of ten days preceding such
me to vote, and shall at the time Of his