Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1856-10-30

From { Indiana Journal n
me TAI ry;e. Who are Re>ideE1-
TIE Lag u?on these, Points
The statute provides that 'tny ns,.,.
ofering to vote may be challenged ss.na
qualified. by any person entitled 10 yo,.
al such polls" The same statute reou;,..
that lin al eases the Inspector aud ear
u iSe saau challenge any person ,g.,
ing To vote, whom he shall know or e.,
pect not to. be qunliGe,, end 10 aug No,
son 81 challenged, slch B ard shall 4.
clare he qualifications 4 ELECTORS n.
statute further prov iteS SHAT ii such p.,
son insist ,hst be is entitled To v,,.
The Board shall administer TO him q,
oath, the form OF which the statute n.
scribes.--i Il. s 262, pa
From tbs Sc provisions Of our S,atp,s
the follow ng deductions obviously flow.
: ,Hrery legal voter nag challenge apg
person who offers t. vote.
Every Inspector or Ju 'se ofan election
must challenge, if he believes there /,
just cause for 50 doing.
Is Il IS incumbent uJon. The Inspector
faithfully 10 discharge his duties. II a uer.
son Of r. - vote OF whose qualifcafioa}
he Is raiiTely ignorant, get whom he does
rot know or suspect to be unqualified. /,
woaii seem to be rght in order % prs.
serve the panty oil the bsllo.-box. and a,
lhe same TINE u0l 10 expose the voter ~
the snsqic:oa Implied by a challenge snl
m oaih) 10 ask any pertinent question
without swearing him concerning bis
qualifications.
Whenever challenge is made, il /;
ne dliy Of The Board, before alrinis.,r.
ins ahy oath - the party Challenged.
la.iy totxpiain TO him The requisite qul..
iicA,ious OF a leg,l voter; and this ~.
pl1n,iiDh cusli. 10 -cui'1rtce substaniil.
j the following points:
l. Every vot.r must be twenty one
years Of aga.
: ID must DO . citizen If The United
states; or a; Ieas', IA mast have resiiei
u the UaiteI States age.yesr. aud hi,s
declared his intention 20 become eli.
"a aCcor.ing Ia the act of Consress-
tat =. As il IS COMMONLY ex4re,s.l b
foreign born persons he must have g
IS Lf,t papers"
,. 10 INST. fpr the las; s;x mouths.
have been , resi- "a K ih- State 81 Lodi
A.. aa .t.ast. at the lime. b. rcsid. -
OF ~ township in which he oilers 10
T.. a. ~ D.,
.iae1 . 81. nita mrre abiding at a pace.
IL tac lonspise OF Judge Stosy, = SD
thi.,5s mas; concur - constitute" Il:
first. rfsii6scc; aui secondly the iA. 70
ION OF .4.aing Al thc aomc of ihe par;y.
iacrr must b. the fict an INTENT or as
Pothiar says, there mast b. the iaiea'
ADD Ike act. II make legal rrsi lenc.
Il ony place -. r. n4s:. therefore. be su
actual abiding N the township riih 81.
latent PormaacHily 10 remain fi,rf.
30 mere temporary spjpurn can amour.
TO il. II iahn leave ms home in Gin
ci4a4ii ID rem in hers far . yer, cr aas
other parirI. bal with the intent q -
'pra after jhs bu-ia'es on which re cam
Is acc0mp. i,ard. '- aoes not thereby los
his residence Ia q nciaaaii. nar acgain,
anew aa, arle. tie miehi in su,h d
case, 'lHtaay vote dusins hat ,iino ia
'hs former place, bat he could not vote
lat ail here
Tho practice therefore II importing
voters 20 n plriicalar pace who whci
The election j. over intend - return "a
thvi: ol j 3m's docs mol 90 e. fhrm lass.
lu. votes at suc1 place. IT is gross
/ fraud upon the l,ctivc.rnrra3,s. whnH
( no Honorable man sheudd rourtrnancf
+ tnl u ia the a "a, of every voter snl ias
DUTY Of every julsc aul inspector a
elections 10 sairl tic ballot box sg,in',
such a .,rariicr.
NJ spectacle lpwyer. who regard, hi-
own reputation. vii ,lcny that tie ioseg -
ING Is true account of the legal term
residence. IL l. proved t. b. - o, the
following. among mlns oihr auihon
tics. SONS canll.ci of Laws. SECTION a
% 10. American leading eases. lO2 q
al Mass Rep. l. Pick, tiag. $40,
$ Cnuch 2j3