New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-10-12
ARTICLE SECOND.
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SUCTION I, Every person who now freeman al. quail.
fed voer Shall be long tie retains the quail
iicalnns upon which ne was admitted
Src J. Hereafter, whs male naive citizen oil the
United States :eoTy hereof "i me age o twey
and home N state the u. year. and IN the
town OF city hch he may clama right to vote sN monih
nvn RI III al freehold il such town city. Of the
value a, least {" one Funded ana sy b TSs
vote in the election all civil officers and ali questions III
Ssc Every white male native citizen the United States
or uay territory thereof, OF the full ese oil weny-one years
bo shall nave actual permanent residence aud home
in his State Tor the percd OF and the town oIcy
esps The lime OF vUng sEa have light eec
ton oi civil officers and on a. ustGn III al! esal Town
moi now fireman. shGi b. allowed vote motion
impose Tx or incur expenditure IN any own OF CITY
nncss he ireehud qualification required ov TINS a
cle shall nave bscn aNcd on properly VI ed AZ eas NJ
may offer aud shall have PAID such 1 IN 7la town "f
Any white male native of any foreign country ofthe
h axe OF twany years. nnuTaYsJ IN the United STATES
acccrdng law. who shall have had his actual ne''na
nent residence and hne m this Sats io the p.oa OF Ise
yas after his Naturalization end IN the "~n Of cy IN winch
he may claim ;iri u ss s b m tyS mex @
este IN such city, o the value 81 ie oil one nun
,hseiron, nave right the election al ali civil
c.rs and in all questions 10 all town or ward meeilncs-
VICE OF The United sh be considered having the re
CURED residences by reason 81 helns r1gso u any
lunnc corros ne1tl. or under guard
pt sail be permitted vote shall any
cPsd Of any crue deemed infamous common lew be per
that privilege untl he be restored thereto by
~ nrnI As,sSl Persons re>d: on snd cedrd ny ths
i. In tie United sAa not be ented u exercise The
nr,yi,ege OF ctnrS during such residence
The General Assembly shalt p soon ~ nay De NJ
-, he ndop;ol Of THIS CCnst,utUa pords Tor the rs:a'
,n, ~ and shall also have u power generally 20 en-
laws say carry this article :p!o effect. ana &c
,or-ysnt shn,e and fraud ~ voting -, .-,,. -.
a pcrsuus engtco shall be p,o:ece from az
vest m civil the days ci eecrh au Oh he ' 'e
ercnr ard TIE day following IN eccu9n;, -: -, .
SKC In the city OF Providence and all othet CUES np e
oo sn be eligible the Office Mayer Alderman OF Cn'
,co Iouncilnsn who not qualified To vote upon ioNo
~ ,,no.s IT, 81 incur expenditures herein provided
The General Assembly ha! havo power 70 pturut
b l or general laws the admission o. any native !rai=
Nd b. permarent residence aud home II his State for two
ssrS hui no otherwise aus ned unde! this article 10
~ ON such they NAY deem pfopef except io'
taxes and expenditures
Now let Us compare this right Of Suffrage with
that existing IN VIRGINIA, the mother OF Demo.
cracv. the home of Jefferson and Madison, and
which has ever been, with few casual exceptions
pnder the rule of what claims to be the Demo
cratic party for the time bong. la this State OF
Virginia. one-third ofthe legal voters are enabled
by The Appo.,ionment of the Legislature, (Which
choose, the Governor and nearly all State aud
County Ofhcers) to override and control tire re-
naming two-,hirds, while the Right Of Suffrage
IS established Us follows;