The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1863-12-24

act is in conflict with 81, ART 2. Of the Stat,
Consultation. which reads ~ follows:
+, Everv white male citizen of the United
States. Of the age oftwenty- ono years, who
shall have been resident of this State sir
months next preceding the election, and 0,
ths county IN sohich As claims lie sots sixty
days, shall be entitled to vote 1t ali elections,
which are now, or may Be, authorized by
law"
Other States have passed, or proposed to
pass, Acts having in view the same object A.
the one under consideration. Some of thsse
are referred to by Counsel, and others have
been examined by us, and II will be our first
business to see how. far they assist the solu
ton Of the questions involved.
The Constitution Of Conn. provides th,t
the ptacs Of holding elections, shall be in On
electors meeti.g, COMPOSED ofthe elec tors in
the respective towns, qualified to vote in tbs
town, duly warned, convened organized and
held for that purpose Constitution of 1919.
and amendments of Nov. 1886 and Oct. 1845)
And under this Constitution it was held, we
think most properly, and We msy add in An
. 49, p'A"' '''' s"'e '"s'
" "i''0't WY e''0 v''e sno0n Qe,
brought in bv the slector. in person, in an
.,s'"'se" o''0'",s ''ee''"@ ." sas presence Of
"'' o''''os ""1 e"oTo rece'oe1 oy the pre-
s"'"s o"cer lop'n'on ov Butler ). Am.
LIN" neg. Wv. .. } 4oo.) win the reasoning
' o@'' "0 "'y "a'o "''o 70 40 mere
~. m
i"' o'"s''su''on "t Sew hampshire IL
s'e" 'p"'o eHp"c's' ~ 20 the pasSe ofvoting,
'o-w3: IN ." s''esoss "'eeef"g, duly warned
snt ~. n""s"n. wnere the v'tes OF tho inhsbt.
'an's are 70 DC received " s"e pressncs Of ths
.s'eo' no" :" open mse''n9 ANA nnder th's
: VS. 'e'. .'a' 'he r'sn' o' Suffrage was 20
oe eAerc'sea ny ene e'ece"r IN person, At the
mee''nss ao'y neld TOT that purpose. and
.""' '''s r'e'. c'utn NOT ne exercised oy or
'''o'si a" agent or attorney IN the manner
co "e"p'A'e' Nv proposed act OF the Gene
rHi Assem'iy; TOT the provisions OF which
ana tne rea'on'ng ot the judges. see Am.
La" neg. .. w. .. } i4o. Th's conclusion
W 'e'"'rk Is no. only Clearly warranted bv
'ne Oonst'tutlon' out oy tho common law
pr'nc'p'e tnat IN Oil public elections. every |
Vo'e must 90 personally g'ven-a principle
"h'cn unoer our form OF government Is not |
'hiy well recognized but Of vital practical
Importance.
Inc constitution Of Wisconsin SIS, art.
10 declares that: all persons residing upon
ne indian lands within any county Of the
rage under this constitution, snail oe emu
led to vote at the polls. when may % ne'n
nearest their residence Tor State, unted
States, or County officers; proo'ded tndt no
person shall pste for cmnfy cDscsrs OUT 81
'he county in which ne res'des.' under I'M.
t h's been held that the proesso did mol
mean to proh'b't the voter from oe'ns a"ow'
ID TO cast his ballot outside ofthe county in
~hich he resided, but to prohibit him from
voting for officers OF q county in which he
lid not reside. Sec State ex rel. Chandler
W Main fManuscr'pt Up. sup oourt WIS
consin, March 1868.
In Pennsylvania. the constitutional prov'-
50 is that: "ln all elections oy the c'tlzens.
every white freeman ofthe age OF twenty one
years, having resided IN sn's stare one year
and in the election district wnere ne oners 70
vote ten DAYS lmmed'ate'y preced'ns sucn
election snail ENJOY the r'gnss OF
an eiector. Amended oonst'su''on l.
Art. .. } WOODWARD . IN tae case o' onase
VS. Miller, Claw neg. l4o) IN VIVA. must oe
admitted 70 o. ver' ao'e ana a'mos' e1
haust'vs OPINION nolda 'nat tue "a" Allowing
soldiers 20 vo'e oo's"e OF .ne oou"'A.'e' o.
the state IS IN co0n'c' WIN 'ns 'ec''on OF
the eonsu'u''oo' ana ~ '"s'e'o'e nun ann
Vo'd'
80 TAR As We know 'aese are the only aeo''
s'ons bearing upon tne ques''o" nov oe'o'e
u.s. Ana IN view o'tne oons'''u''o"s' pro.
visions o. 'nese several STATES. We na.Ar'
nothing in saying tnas neither o. 'nem' lun'
less II may % renns'''an'a' arc 80 TAT s"A''
asous 20 ou' o""' = 70 "As' '"e ''o,s.o"
co"'ro'"ns - A"'no'''y. :" p''Sor'o'"s
the time place ana manner OF co"auc''"s
elections the constitutions OF the severa'
States d'ffer. in some, IN ne language
OF the case aeoys cited from oopne ct'cnt'
"all are prescribed with that Particularly
which forbids oil action by the Legislature.