Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1840-06-20
ALaw 10 Regulate Elections.

Section 8. Last clause (lhe first clause is re-
la,iye TO the oath Of Judges Of Elections.
Sec. 3. 1t is therefore enacted, that every
Zee male inhabitnnt Of the age of tweniy.one
Years. rsslden, in the Territory, and who hath
hsent citizen Of any State in the Union, or who
hath beer i've years resident in this Territory,
ard holds freehold in fifty acres of land within
any county Of the same, or any less quantity in
the county in which he shall reside. which. with
the Improvements made thereon, shall be OF the
value Of one hundred dollars. Of who has paid
for and in virtue Of deed o. covenant Tor fur
ther assurances from person vested with tho
fee, is IN ACTUAL POSSESSION OF
FIFTY ACRES OF LAND snb|ec! TO taxa
ton in the county in which no snail be resident.
shall be, and are hereby declatedto be DULY
\ QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF REPRE-
SENTATIyEs FOR THE COUNTIES
IN WHICH THEY ARE RESPECTIVE
LY RESIDENT.
JESSE D. THOMAS,
Speaker Of the II. Of Representatives.
L. CHAMBERS,
President Of the Council.
Approved l7lh, Sept. 1907.
4 VIM. HENRI HARRISON.
j indiana, 10 wii:
], WILLIAM J. BROWN, Secretary o
State for The State aforesaid, do hereby certIf,
that the foregoing are tue copies Of the lib
Both and 3lst sections of IAN Act respecting
crimes and punishments," and Of the latter claus
Of the third section Of "A law TO regulate Eec
TONS" both of which are row on file in manu-
SCRIPT form in my Office.
- In testimony whereof, have here
AN uuto set my hand and affixed III
nS6I Great Seal Of State al Indianapolis
this 9th day Of June. ls4O.
WIN. ]. BROWN.
Secretary Of Stole.
Ye calumnia,ors, who slander innocent men
heir absence, hide your heads. If you dare SIT
doubt the correctness Of the above call or sen
10 our Office and examine The manuscript ltsel
under The broad seal fths Stats 81 lnd'a"'
affixed by the Secretary Of that State. Here
ls-come and see it. Dare you say that vel
Harrison could not have prevented the PasssG
Of these dlsgraceful laws He was Govern'
Of the Territory, and BY the following extra
from ",he Ordinance for the Government OF II
Tertiary it will be seen that he could have pr
vented il, and did not-nay, that he approved az
asssntsd to ii:
And all bills having passed BY majority,
me House, and by majority Of the Council. an'
be referred to the Governor, for his assent, b
no bill or legislative act Whatever, shall Be 81 a.
JORGE riIhOui his asseai."
For the present we shall leave the further col
nderahon Of this subject 10 the +" Sober seco'
'hu0sh' Of The people,"
Cor. ETHAN ALLKN.-The following STR
ns nciden, IN the life Of this brave man fOrclt
Illustrates the firmnsss with which he resisted |
attempts TO bfibe him from the cause Of his cor
Wy, and the causiic satire with which he replied
snobleman, who was commissioned, BY she m
is'Fy to make him formal offers TO Join he Brit
cause in America:
The commissioners. amongst the tempting
gssses. proposed tha. il be would espouss
Cause Of the King, he might have d Zee simple
lalf the State of Vermont. 81 am plain ma
= .aid Co. Allen in reply, ".rd have read
'sW books. but have seen 10 print, somewhere
circumstance tina. forcibly reminds me Of
ptoposl Of your lsrdshiP It is Of cert