The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-10-13
CualIficati0ps of YOters.

Section l of the Registry Law pro-
videsF that no person shall be deem
ed to have acquired residence In any
township, city or ward, so as toentitle
him to vote thereih. until he shall
have been a bona .Jide inhabitant of
such township, city or ward at least
twenty (20) days before the day of
election at which such person shall
offer to vote. .srr. a5.-s t.s.
A person having been, in good
faith, an inhabitant of the township
for twenty (20) days, and having the
other qualifications. will therefore be
entitled to vote in the precinct in
which he resides at the time of the
election. aai ila5 at5sfN
Section 10 of the same law provides
that siaa .aata
No vote shall be received at any
State, County, Township, or City cleo
ton in this State, if the name of the
person. offering to vote be not on said
register, made on the Tuesday or
Wednesday preceding the election,
unless the peAson offering to vote
shall furnish 70 the Judges of the
Election his affidavit, in writing,
stating therein that he is an inhabit-
ant of said precinct, and entitled 10
vote therein, at such election, and
prove by the oath of a freehOldcr and
registered voter of the precinct in
which he offers his vote that he
Knows such person TO be an inhabit-
ant OF the precinct, and il in any city,
giving the residence of such person
within said precinct.
The oath. may be administered by
one of the Judges or Inspectors of
election, at the poll where the vote
shall be offered, or By any other per-
sOa authorized to administer oaths,
but no person shall be authorized to
receive compensation for administering
the OATH The aflidayits rsferfel to
In this section shall be attached to
and returned with said poIl 4ists aud
registry to the Office of the COantys
Clerk person maybe ehalleRg--
ed, and the same oaths shall be put
as now arc. or hereafter may be pre-
scribed by law.
The word {" Freeholder, as used in
the above section, is construed to
mean a freeholder of the sTownship.
A non-res istered person must,
therefore.lbe proven an iuhabiiant of
the Precinct by the oath Of a register
ed voter of the Precinct who owns
freehold in the Township. "
Whether the person Offering 10
vote is registered or has asfnrnished the
afidavits above mentioned, as the
substitute for registry, he may be
challenged as provided for by the
General Election Law.
Sections 20, 21, and % of said law
provides as'follows lf57 fra~
SEC. 20. Any person offering to vo e
may be challenged as unqualified, by
any person entitled to vote at such
poll. and, in all cases, the Inspector
and each judge shall challenge any
person Offering toYote, whom be. shall
know or suspect not to be qualified,
and 10 any person, so challenged, such
board shall declare the qualifications
! of an electeT. - e5 f4I..f ..f5 ~ s.
SEC. 81 If such person iasist that
he is entitled to vote, and the chal-
lengs be not withdrawn, such board
shad administer to him the following
oath: You do swear Cor affirm) that
you are citizen of the United States;
that you are over the age OF twenty
one years, according to the best of
your information and belief; that you
have resided In this State during the
six months Immediately preceding
this election; that you are at this time
a. resident ofthis township or precinct,
Gas the case may be); that you are
| generally known by the name in which
you now ask to vote; and that you
have not voted at any other poll at
this election; and in case of persons
of foreign birth, that part of the oath
relative to citizenship shall be dis
pensed with, and the following sub
stituted: That you have resided in the
! United States one year, aud have de-
i clared your intention to become Cit
izen of the United States, in conform
its with the laws thereof. -
SEC. %. If the person challenged
take such oath, he shall be admitted
to vote, and it shall not be lawful
thereafter for said board to examine
any witnesses touching his qualifica-
tions; bat ii he refuse to take such
oath, they may swear and examine
other witnesses.
The above is published at the in
stance of the Republican Executive
Committee. WILLIAM BAKER,
Chairman.
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