The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1860-10-24

of holding their sessions on these s.,.
need not contain a COPY Of the Glance \. ow
sttution Art. Z, Sec. IL defining the go. co.,
tiots OF electors. That was necess,,S %ca'
1885,? oniy 10
Sth. Whether an elector whose r.,
nerer been registered at oil has a rich, - ~ vas
township Office. "''os
Ans. Yes. Registration is not nv l.
one of the requisites for holding Office. Cn...ue
l6 OF the Revised Statutes of lSas. lCo..
vel. l, p. PAS expressly enacts Is n ,h., =.
person, except an elector as aforesaid n =, 20
ing the qualifications OF an elector As sne.;s.s.
the Constitution of this State, shall be eGr;S,.m
any elective Office contemplated in the c1sa.so
The Registry act is entirely silen, ,ouch;n" :.
qualifications TO hold Office Ii leaves ,Ss ~. Ss
law as it stood before. va
9Th. Can person offering TO vote n. H.,
lenged on the ground that his name is no, ,n =.
proper register: And if il be not there ma. .S e
Board OF Inspectors of election reject his 49,
Has To both questions.) Yes m.
must be registered; otherwise he has no r;.h, .s
vote, and the inspectors no right TO rece;s. ~.
vote. In the absence of both these copc,ns;. ~s
the registry act is totally worthless. hola -
be in all lis parts and provisions consti,r,;o..,
and valid; but this is not the place to presen, !.
argument on the subject. Ii there are those NJ.
deny lis validity they know the way 10 br;pc !, :.
the test. IL is their right TO bring il 10 ! g.,
decision before the highest tribunal Of the S,,,.
But meanwhile venture 10 advise tn, ofic.,. :.
the law who are 10 act under il, that the s.,s.
course Is Tor them 10 obey il. Ii works no in;r.,
TO any man. Its object is TO detect and en-,
the false and fraudulent voter and proven, hr
| from cefraudins the true voter Of his rirh,-.,
| inestimabe one, indeed-to make his iSaueno.
| ieit IN the enactment OF the laws and in ~.
choice OF men who are 10 administer and enio,..
them.
should add, that the right of ehallsaciso IA,
any other cause remains the same as under Il.
old law, and that the fact that the name of ns,.
son Is on the register is no shield or protec,,,
whatever against an objection that he does M,
possess all the qualifications required by the con.
stitution of the State. Ii he is registered. ks
only stands before the board OF inspectors in IN.
same plight he would have been in il the reeistr,
act had not been passed.
We omit, on account of their length. the an.
swers OF the Attorney Generate questions touch.
ing the right OF persons of Indian descent" "a
| vote.
lin. How are persons offering 10 vote 10 h.
identified as persons whose names appear on The
register?
Ins BY the board Of inspectors, upon their
own information, and such as thew Can derive on
the spot from persons able 10 inform them
Falsely TO pcrsonate an individual a. the polls
whose name il registered, aud seek 10 US. tbst
name Tor the purpose OF voting, is highly penal
oiiense and il viii be the plain duty of the board
10 be risiiant in preventing gross wrong to
the true voters.
| CHILDREN OF ANgEIcAN CIrIzsNs BORN IKA
FOREIGN COUNTRY.
| l2ih. have been inquired Of whether persors
born out o: the United states Of parents residing
out OF the United States, but being themselves
citizens of thc United States, are citizens; AID
whether, if such children have the other neces-
Sary quality of residence, they are entitled 10
vote,
-inS. Yes, il their fathers were citizens VI The
| United States. The act of Congress of 1855 IL.
). Statutes AZ Large, vol. 10, p. G0a) express,
provides " that persons heretofore born, or here.
after to be born out Of the limits or jurisdiction
OF tie United States, whose fathers were or shall
be at the time OF their BIRTH citizens Of the Uai.
ted States, shall be deemed and considered, md
are hereby declared 10 be citizens Of the United
States: Provided, however, that the rights Of
citizenship shall no descend to persons whose
fathers never resided in the United States"
A person whose case comes within the above
act, need take 10 step TO become Daturalised.
| The law makes him citizen Of the United States !,
and il lie has resided in the State, and in the
township or ward for the proper period Of time,
| he is entitled to vote if registered.
18th. l have also been asked whether il 10
such case, the father has sworn allegiance toa
foreign power, the child is citizen Of the United
| States?
Ans. Not if the father became the subjeo Of
| such foreign power, by thus expa!riating himself
| before tie birth Of the child. But if be did %
after the birth, the child il nevertheless . cit
zen OF the United States. The right OF expsizi-
alton remuneration OF allegiance and citizenship
Is well recognized principle OF American hs,
and when perfected, the political statue Of child
born afterwards is gcuerally governed by that Of
the father. in. HOWARD,
DctIoi,, Get. q, 1860. Aaornsy Gesvsl