Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1842-01-06

Of the parent. Any freeman losing his qnaIi.
hrniion shall upon afterwards becoming
qu i fled be- entitled to oil The nights Of FREQ
man, without n new admission No person
shall be propuunded unless at the time of
prnpoundlng he is Of lawful age, and qnnli
fed with a sufficient estate, or 10 the Oldest
son of frceholdcr.
tS'cc. o. Any person qualified with SUI.
fc,eni estate who lives out If the town IN
which his e-ta,e lies, mud also any oldest son
Of a competent freehoder. living IN different
tuwn from the one ~ which the pareht re,
sides, or the parents freehold lies, shall (wiih-
out being admitted n freeman be permitted q
vote in The town in which bs resides hr Gene,
raj Officers aud Representatives to The Gene
rel Assembly. on producing q certificate from
the proper Town Clerk, bearing date within
ten days Of his voting, setting forth the ne
cessary freehold qualification. and being
otherwise qualified according To this article
and provided that such person shall, in all
such cases, have resided IN the Siaie one
year, nnL shall also have resided in the town
in which he votes, ten days before vo'iug fr
General Officers. and one yenr bcfore voting
for Representatives To the General Assembly,
Any person adlnittcda freeman in one town
and removing TO another town in which he has
a sufficient estate, may be adGn,ied frreman
in such town without heDg propoundcd. upon
producing certificate at his having been adj
United lrorman IN The town from which be
removed.
/ tScc. 7. No person shall be permitted to
! vote IN any town who ID not qua fled with
sufficient freehold in such town. and -.
shall no, have hls residence therein Tor the
| spncc of three months next prrvions TO such
voting, except IN the cases in this Article
| particularly expressed Provided, that uH
oldest son, qualified as herein prescribed.
mny vote in the town where his parents frcc-
hold lies, having resided therein for three
months next preceding his voting.
\ tS.c &. The deed or conveyance (if anyl
of the estate which qualities the person offer
ing to vote, or the parent Of the person offer,
ing 10 vote. shall, in oil cases have beea TO-
corded in the town where such estate hes,
for the space Of three months previous to the
time Of voting: and in case af any person
| voting upon certi6cate out Of tho town in
which The estate that qualities him or his pa
rent lies. such certificate shall, in addition ta
what is here IN before required, state that tho
deed Of conveyance has been 10 recorded
| Sec. 3. Every free white male citizen Of
the United States, who is possessed in his
own right of personal properly, to the amount
Of five hundred dollars, [odd above all debts
| aud iacnmhsanocs,l and who has bccn ssscss-
! ed therefor IN the town where he resides, and
who at the time Of his offering to vote, shall
! produce eerli6oate or oolti,icalcs, ahat no
| has pad the taxes thereon for iAe iwo years
| next preceding the time OF his offering to-
II vote, shall be allowed 10 vote for genera! and
town officers and on all other eslions,-
! Provided he shall have yesidcd in sueh town
for two years preceding his voting, ndd and
| provided the taxes assessed rs aforesaid, shall
have been paid at least months before
such voing.l
Il tSec. 10. All persons entitled to vote.
shall be protected from arrest in civil cases,
on the days Of election and on the day pre-
cedlng and the day following an elestinn.-
Paupers, persons under guardianship, non
compos, and persons convicted of any inls-
nous crime. shall not be admitted, or nct az
fcemcn. But the privilege of any person
convicted as aforesaid may be Eesiarel w
act of the General Assembly. The PROVISIONS
of this article shall apply 10 cities rs well "a
| tOwns.
tSec. IL. The General Assembly shall
have full power [add to provide for The regis
tration of voters, if they deem il necessary /
to regulate the manner Of voting the form ot
certificates, Ia provide for ascertainiRg The
value of estates when disputed and gene
rally to enact all laws necessary to carry ihis
Article into effect, and to proven, abuse apd
/ fraud.