The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1841-07-22
HIGHT or VOTING EXERCISED
IN THE SEVERAL STATES.


itznl 81 yess 81 ssr. alisee monlhs in ne
sszx-siadenss. psspep. &c. excepted.
u Mssssrhnsssls. esery male cilizen,
psopsfs. and psrsous usdss gusfdianship.
sxrspssd. one. year in Inc sisie. and slr
nenlhs in The iown where he olErTs 10
,e~. having paid AK ~isAin sso years.
uaie.s esempird shsFrirpm b. l.w.
IL Rhode lslsnd. no esnsslnsioa-Hy
Charter af Charles III. Ill frremen vote.
IN Csnneetieul. every whine male cin-
rn. having . ltgal residence Of sin
menshs. wilh htehala af seven collars
pet snnum. and every white male enroll
ed in he militia one year. % being en-
enpied from m:liisry daly BY Law. has-
iEg paid stale lsx within The year. and
d good moral charscisr.
In Vermont. every man OF quiel and
pescsable behaviour. one year IN The
Sisle.
Ii New Jersey. I'll inhabitants with
I2 months residsnce. worth clear estate
81 81. Proclamation money.
IL Pennsylvania. every freeman Who
has resided twa years 10 the stale sad
raid tax. and HE SIMS Of such between
twenty ane and sweaiy-t~o sllhoui The
payment OF tar.
IN Mary land. III free uhite males 81
years Ufsge having resided one gear in
the stale and six months 10 The enuniy.
In Nnlh Cardiac. I'll frtemen with q
Freehold nf so acres and . rs.itfnee oi
one year, Cor Senators; and ali freemen
residence IL months. having raid taxes.
Tor members 81 the House Of Commons.
In South Carolina. every free white
ei,Izen. having resided two years In lhs
sssle. with freehold OF fifty acres. OF
town 10, possessed FOR six months: or moi
having such freehold. or loi, . residence
Of SIX months in The election districl v here
lie offers 70 soiH, and the payment OF tss
within The year 81 ,hree shlllings STERLING
towards the suppou Of the State Govern,
mrn,.
Ii Genreia, all citizens and inhabitants,
sho have paid The taxes required Of them
aud resided six months where lhey vote.
In Iouisiana, every free white msls
cilizen. residing therein one year. having
paid TAX or being freeholder.
Ia Kentucky, III free white male CHI.
gems. two years in The state, and one il
ihe enun,y where they vote.
In ohm. every white msle inhabi,an,
me ysar therein. sad Issslae ra'd s.as,
nr county TAX.
IN Tennessee, every freeman or 10
habi,an, Of The Stale ir ffeeholder. M,
vote in The county where the freehold lies
without being resident thsreol--if M
possessed III lreehnli. he must hsy,
resided six months where he oilers /,
cote.
In Mississippi, ever, free white nal
person. one year in The state. and 81,
months in the county, serving in the mi
lisia Or paying tax.
~ In lllinnis, Nhi'e male inhabitants,
months in The stale.
] In Missouri. sli free white male cit
gems one year in The sts,e and TIRE
months in The county. -
In Alabama, every white male Of law
ful age, having resided one year in ,hv
stale. and three months in The county.
In Indiana. all white male citizens on
year in the stale.
In New York, every male citizen 0
The age Of 81 years. one year in the stale
and elk months in Tile town nr count,
where he offers 10 vnte, having paid
,ax within The year, or legally served .
. militia man or fireman or labored up
on The public highways, &c. .
l In Maine, every freeman having hi
residence established three months b.for
The election, students, paupets, dc. es
copied.
i In virainia, fhy acres Of unimrrove
| land in the county, or twenty h,e acre
] of land with house upon il. held Tor life
or in fee simple, qualities man % vol
in the county where The land lies-pfc
vided said land has been owned by hlr
:. months before the election, or has dc
;. seconded 10 him. or come b. marriage Q
gift. An improved III in any corpora,
/ inan. with dwelling house Of q cer,ai
1 s'ze thereon A person awning land q
! above, in different counties, may vote i
each county for delegates. but can onl
vote for Senator or for Member of Con
gress. in tile same disiric,. In every cas-
/ voters are required to be citizens Of ID
United States. by birth or naturalization
;, The boundary Line Betreen 1era
and The United STATES "A few day
: since. Col. Kearney. Of The engineers
(says The New York Express expec,e
!; To reach the terminus Of The Texas line ,
Red River Csddo parish. in Louisiana
loses two ranges Of townships. inhabi,e
By population OF great wealth. and e,
J cellen. character. The land is equal
, any in Louisiana. This ,ransference OF
host Of families from one government ,
! another. mus, be unpleasant to American
bn, Col. Pnuer, in the Texan Congress
. anticipating this event, get bill passe,