, 1865-08-03
fore never excluded any man from voting on
account OF color.

- .,
'ose never eaeiaeeo an! toao 1oAi 'o1'iss on
account oi Color.
RHODE ,,s as1Aao
~ CONSTITUTION o. Ao1"' s''e' VIZ 1'sa' .
suffrage:
l. TO every s1ae e'sszen' oi tal ase, ooe
gear IN the e'a'e' 81 "on.as o,a. In ING toRn'
owning res4 eetase "'tta et's. or ftnuag tof
F per annum.
9. To ev.ry natitv male citizen Of full age"
tFo ycars IN 1oe os2'e, a'1 montasfn theto
Fho II dulT registered. who has paid 81 tax'
or done militia service within the year.
Hence In Rhode Island native negro yotes
without property qualification, Hhlle
foreign born white citizen can not.
.--- ooSsEcuCu1- .-s- .--~-
gives 4ho ballot to all persons. whether white
or black. who were ffeemen st the adoption
Of her constitution QSl8), and subsequently,
to "evezJ white male citizen Of tha United
States," Of fnn;axe, resident six months in
the town, and owning freehold Of the yearly
value Of 81, or who shall have performed MIL
lila duty, paid State tax, And srststned =
good mora1 character within the yeat.,- This
was amended In 1916 by striking out the
properly and tsx:psytng qualification, and
f1lng the teaideace at Gus rear In the State
and III months In the town. Only those
negroes have voted In Connecticut who were
admitted frcemen prior to 1878. -. -
NEw IoaK
admits to tbs suffrage "every male Citizen"
Of full age, who shall have been ten days
citizen. ouo year in the s.sto. four months In
the county, and thirty days In ths district.
But no man of color shall vote unless he has
teeu three yeara citizen Of the 6tsts, and
for one year the owner Of freehold worth
$3.50, oTer Incumbrances, on which he shall
have paid = tax, and ho Is to be subject to no
direct tax. unless he owns such freaho1d.
Lsys are authorized, and hare been passed,
excluding from the suffrage. persons convict
I'd Of bribery, larceny, or any infamous
crime, also persons bsttlng on the cleo tlon.
No person gains or. loses residence BY
It&son OF presence OF soSence IN the service
Of the United etatee-nof In aAV1satton-nor
a. student in . semansr9-aos IN any asy-
lu1n OF prison. 4 registry Ia" also exists.
NE" JERSEY q
the first OF those enumerated which Abso-
lu.elF makes color the test Of Toting, and
in which slavery existed up to very rsce Mt
period, gives the ballot, by Its constit utisn
Of ,le44, to "eyerJ white male clttzeuh OF
the United States, OF fuil age. residing one
rear In the State and IRE months IN tht
county, except that no soldier or marine
ouartercd therein shall acquire tho right,
and no pauper, idot, insane person or person
convicted of crime which excludes him
from being witness, shall vote.
rEsssr1vAs1A
gives vote to "eveEJ white fteeman," oi
full age, who has resided one year In the
Stats and ten Gays In the election district,
and has within two years paid tar, except
Tint once qualified voter returning into the
State sfter an absence which dtsqualiaes him
!rm voting, regains his yote by slz
month"; residence, and except that white
Tree citizens under twenty-five aud oye,
txent7.opc yote without paying ta1cs,
OHIO
40 fs,ch,.. In ..rvarv whitr m.1s c,tt,en !,
seth. r-u.5 sts+aa of fn,l ,ra r-s,dent ~.
49, II +he st..r .rc]udinr 1erson. n ths
nn,..- ~ -,v.1 ,.,v1ce ,sa ia,ot. ~ ~
..aa ns,.ona Rut- The conrts of Ohio h,v,n,
Md that eIe.y pereoa of ous.ha,f whItf
h,ooa ,s White mails citizen ), within III,
~ s.,t,,t,o, and mat Tho hnrd.n ~ ,Iroof :,
With 1he challenging pArty, to show that th,
N.sa s.,s..,A ~. 1,-,;.-. that ~ 80 ,.. ~.
80 T., mia mt. with out rrstr1nt,on
rznr,x.
.,,s ~. ,s,bt ,f .ufFray. IN u~xerv 1yh,,
-. a,t,.s- ~ 4,a Unite5 at.ts. !, ~ n,
90. AVID s11, 1nonth,s residence In the s.att
~ s-e,v xbits m.1a of foreieu birth b.
e.n ~ rho has re,,ae8 ona vr.r IN II
11,.s o,.... .,a - ,,o,,h. --...d,.
oh1seu n'~t'
tne elsenoa ~ ~ e'sN, ~ WV -. ~
cls1ca a1s aa'eut1oa' " oees' e1s11oa
| NO so'o'sf OF "AtMe enAn aequ"o WV
being qpartarso II ano esete' sof saau ~
person lose has Sots % absence Ii INC se'
vice OF The state OF unltso etaEs: 40 ~
gro or mu'atto ssaI aA'e 'ne feas OF III
ffsee."
NL1NoIs
bG her Consututlon o. U7! s'Tes the vols
"eVsIJ "n1te mas elt41eu ., dun age, ses
dtngsons 5esf IN INC s1ase' ano e'es5 ~ni'
malls inhani1aat VINO VA 'es'oens o. -
state ~ me aoops'oa u lnls eonsutu1oi
! A:ke p1OF4eloAs w +nD9s VI @Ao@@oH cA@s
here, relative to soldiers, seaman, marine
and pessops n tho sefF4ce OF tne oaltc
States.
MISSOURI
by her recest Froo State Const1tution .:
ciudea The blacks from voting.
! MICHIGAN,
By her Constitution adopted 1850, giEes Il
ballot to every white na1e citizen, to eve'
white male inhabitant residing IN tho Sta
June a4th, 1885, and to every white male /
habitant residing In the State January Ii
1850, who has declared hla 3nfA"t'""a 's';.
, Who afs 1es.uea t"o 3oo ns
Jeata ~ sA,e. ~. ~ a,-,,,t
oecla.eo NJ a. Mtea..' eoa ~ eset5 s4'ttn'
maze 1Ha1aa aaua' .Ssu A.s . ..a.a sn,aas ~ a.
tf1De' oo1 Nv p i,. auaa 'oe ..t." aa.oes
lA ss. ~ ~ aars to - ths torn % ~. - ~ :.
etsse ana teu uasa - ,,,.n ~ .' 1'.Ae Z.
T'kons ~ to pe'sols !" A'A1u' ~u0 La =
seisace' s1lusHls' e.s.
~ s,.,x ,re
hTe13 WIZ ta@.e .s.S. t. ~ a..
'an age' 'es'asas 1t!n ~ = I'LL - M -. s'
ei11g Gays Ii tae @,,..,.A o, 49,. =. ..-.. -
aooe o! pe1eone ~ .J 1900, y. I o. ''~
Ao1o's' A4eAue ~ -sro~sTx.
II rxu,n.1a ,e,son NJ full ape. resident O
Every 4e1e ES.o0A -
yh,.a III - nt,frsn M ~ ~ ,hs ~ 11n,.e5 s,stas .
80 49, .-h, hs. dse1arsd NJ. t,ta,t,o,
ns,son of rnaian hlood who has on
: hasn dsc1sred a citizen bv act of Conpre
a - T,rf,,,aa nersons of indian 3escent n
!, me,n,,srs oranx tribe. with like rrcentlo
- t.e.. t,..na ,,nre,ns and eo1a}.r. {
, Stationed IN the sfate.)
! cA11FoH11A.
, rcrv white ,snaIe citizen Of the Unit
!, a+at~a fo- of Nex1eo who shsll have elect
In hecnme A citizen ofthe O. 8, under frca
a nf Oneretaro, OF full aye, resident stxmout
. In the STATE and thirtT days in the dIstri
!. The Legislature has power to extend t
/ right 10 Indians and their descendan
r III I1e sunarv ,,revisfnnR A a],0yeA