The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1858-04-23
New Ksnsas Corstitution--The light of
Su0fage. ~
Tho following is the article IN the
Constitution in reference to the right

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Tho following is the article IN tbs
Constitution in reference to the yighl
of suSroge.
ARTICLE fI.-ELrcTivE FaAscmsx
SscTios l. In all elections not othe, W iss
provided for by this Constitution. ever,
male citizen Of the United States of the se,
OF twenty.one years or upward, who shall
have resided in the State six months pexl
preceding such election, and ten DAYS in
the precinct in which he may offer TO vote
and every male person OF foreign birth of IN,
age OF twenty one years or upward, and who
snail Rave resided In the United States one
year, IN this State six months, and in .h,
precinct in which he may offer 10 vote ten
days next proceeding such election, and W he
shall have declared his intention to become
citizen Of The United States, conformabl,
TO the laws Of the United States, ten dsys
preceding such election, shall be deemed
qualified elector.
the Army or Navy Of the United States. or OF
their allies, shall be deemed to have ncour.
ed o residence IN this State in consequence
OF being stationed within the same, or shall
any such soldier, seamen or marine have the
right TO vote.
Sac. 3. No person shall be deemed to have
lost his residence in this State by feason OF
ms absence either on business OF this State
or Of the United States.
SEc. =. Every person shall be disquali fed
from holding office during the term for hicn
ne may have been elected, who shall have
gwen or offered brbe OF reward 10 procure
his election.
Sac. 8. Every person who shall give or &c
cept challengeto TO fight duel, or who shall
knowingly carry TO another person such
challenge, or who shall agree to 20 out Of
this State to fight duel. shall be ineligible
10 any office ofiruot or Pio6t ia this State.
SEc. 6. The General Assembly shall have
power to deprive Of the right Of fIfage and
to render ineligible to Office any person con
vscted Of an infamous crime.
SEC. Z. No person holding q lucrative Of.
lice or appointment under the Constitution
or laws OF the United States, or OF this State,
shall be eligible to q seat in the General
Assembly, nor shall any person hold more
than one lucrative Office at the same time,
except as in this Constitution expressly per.
mitted; Provided, that Offices in the militia
to which there is attached no annual salary,
where the compensation does not exceed $50
per annum. shall not be deemed lucrative.
SEC. 3. No person who may hereafter be
collector or holder Of public moneys shall be
eligible TO any office Of trust or profit in the
State until he shall have accounted for and
paid into the proper treasury all sums for
which he may be accountable.
Src. 3. Amy person who shall commit
fraud tending to affect the result OF and elec
tion in thisState, shall, on conviction there.
Of. be forever ineligible as an elector.
The question of universal suffrage
is to be decided as follows:
SEc. l2. The first Generll Assembly shall
provide by law for the submission of the
question Of universal suffrage to a vote OF
the people at the first general election Of the
members Of the General Assembly, provided
that the quail ifcatlons Of voters at that cleo
tion shall be the same as at the vote on the
submission OF the Constitution.
The Buchanan "hireling press" is
making q dreadful ado over the fact
that universal suffrage is tolerated
under this Constitution, until the
question is fairly submitted to the
people as q separate and distinct
question, by the first Legislature un q.
der the Constitution. With all the
great regard the Democracy profess
to have for popular Sovereignty
they would have such Conventions
assume the absolute power of Ii nit
ing or restricting the right of snlf-
rage without consulting the people.
Such is tho character of the Lccomp-
ton Constitution. 1t makes those OF
foreign birth ineligible to the Office
ofGovernor or Lieutenant Governor
until they have been in the country
twenty years, without giving the
people any CHARGE Of voting on the
question.