Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1858-03-29

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lions. II b Know-Nothing in every
feature, = applicable tssforsignss-
The I'd ssctios provides that
TIE iudeas q the slseGien u dstermin.
ing the rssidsnes Of person Offering 70 vote
shall y governed BY the following rules 20
far - they may be applicable:
held TO be the rssidsnce Of . person In
which his habitation IL fixed. without any
pvesns isfestie~ Of yewoviay theyefyom and to
which. when ever hefs absent. he hasths in
tsntion Of returning"
The 18th section reads a follows -
IF any person offering TO vote. il chal-
lenged - unqualified By one of the judges
Of the election. or by an elector. one of the
judges shall tende. 70 him the following
oath or Animation: you do sclsmnly swear
Ter sf6rm) that you win fullyand truly ansv-
81 all such questions - shall be put to you
touching your place Of residence, and quail
6cations q sn elector at this election"
First II the person challenged as un-
qualified, on the ground thst he u not .
citizen. the judges. or one Of them shall pat
the following questions
lst Are you . citizen of the United
States?
I'd. Are you navtivs or nataralised citi.
zen
II the person Offering to vote claims to be
. nAturalized citizen Of the United States.
he shall before his vote shall be received.
produce for the inspection Of the judges of
the election, . certificate Of bis Daturali-
zation, and also stateunder oath or
affirmation, that he Il The idsntie al
person named therein: Proaidkd,
That when the production Of such certificate
is not insisted on by the challenger, its pro-
duction shall be dispensed with If the per-
ron offering To vote shall state on oath or
affirmation. when and where he was natu.
rslize1, that he has had certificate Of natu-
ralixation, and that against his will the same
hds been lost, destroyed, or beyond his pow
er to produce to the judges Of election; Pro.
vided faraher, that if he should state, ON oath
or affirmation. that by reason Of the natu.
ralizsti0n Of his parents or one Of them, he
has become Q citizen Of the United States,
and when or where his parent or parents
were naturalized. the certificate of such
naturalization need not be produced; but
In ell cases where the person offering to
vote claims 70 have had . certificate Of nat
uralization granted to him. the challenger
shall have the right to demand its product
ion. which demand must be complied with
before the vote or ballot Of such person shall
be received by the judges Of the election.
Second: If the person be challenged -
unqualified. on the ground that he has not
resided in this State six months immediate
ly..preceeding the election, the judges or one
Of them shall put the following questions :
lst Have you resided in this state six
months Immediately preceding this elect
ion?
I'd. Have you been absent from this
State within six months immediately pre-
ceeding this election If yes, then
Sd. When you left, did you leave for .
temporary purpose, with the design of re-
turning, or for the purpose of remaining
awayi
4th Did you while away look upon and
regard this State as your home
9Th. Did you while absent vote in any
other Statef If the person challenged be
married, then
9Th. Where does your family residef
Third: If the person be challenged on
the ground that he is not resident of the
county, township or ward, where he offers
to vote, the judges or one Of them shall put
the following questions:
LIST. Have you been q resident of this
county for the sixty days Immediately pre-
ceeding this election?
I'd. When you came into this county, did
you come for . temporary purpose merely,
or for the purpose Of making it your home
Srd. Did you come into this county for
the purpose of voting in this county,
4th. Are you now an actual resident of
this township or wardI And if the person
be married man then
9Th. Where does your family reside?
Fourth; If the person be challenged on the
ground that he is not twenty-one years of
age. the judges or one Of them, shall put the
following question:
Are you twenty one years of age to the
best of your knowledge and belief
The judges Of election. or one of them,
shall put ali SUCH to the other per
son challenged, under the respective heads
aforesaid, as may, be necessary to test his
qualifications - an elector at that election,
and if the judges refuse to examine any per-
son who may be challenged as afoaesaid,
then the challenger shall have the right to
make sneh examination as provided in this
act"
The bill was reccommltted with in
to strike out certain of its
provisions as above given
The committee on Constitutional
amendments reported back the bill
an amendment to the 4th
section of the constitution which allows
negroes to testify, proposing to change
section 20 SO as to prohibit such tes-
timony being received and RECON-
mended its indefinite postponement.
Mr.. Bennett called the ayes and nays.
Carried. Ayes-26. Nays-22.
A bill to submit to vote of the
people proposition for convention
to revise and amend the constitution
was reported back, by the committee
recommending that no further action
be had thereon. Concu. red in
Nays-l6.
A resolution was offered that the
chaplains receive three dollars per day
for each day they have officiated in the
House. Referred to committee on
Ways and Means.
After grinding away upon special
and unimportant bills which have been
covered up by the more important
ones now disposed Of the special COM
mittee reported back the purity of
election bill, slightly amended by strik-
ing out some of it, more obnoxious
provisions. It passed by . strict party
vote. DEMOCRITUS.