American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1868-04-11
SUFFRAGE IN THE NORTHERN STATES.

,J'"te'' Ni','ii itl'Ne no "'HVi"ctloil II
.ne i'shU ol suffrage Oh account ol
eo'o'' :, o.
-",''"e ..' Wv eS t"e lian. o., OIL S4'ta3t
s,'. .o " cry n'''o o'V'Aei, u Vn1 oIll'e''
tI'',t.' L''' ,,.I, ~ Wv 'J'"'s
I'l,''., .nlee h'oi'iiS' i eAcel,lns pauperS;
i'''i P,:l SUNS "a','ei o'' ''i'iionip' anu
i'.'l''i'' wv '''.N."'
Ne" HdMP$H'fc admits as electors
"eVery male lhhaDltant," excepting
pal'pefS, ana persons excused from
paying taxes at thelr own request.
Massachusetts admits every male
citizen twenty-one years old, except.
ing paupers and persons under guar
dianship; but no person can vote Of
be eligible t.. Office WHO is iot abiy
to read the Constitution IN the
EhSilSh language ana NllVe MS
name.
hhode iS'"R4 gives me oaliot 10
every maze cItIHeh Oh loll age, one
Seai III s'it Aot"ee' SiA months !" tie
'o"n' alu VINO owns ieal estate
worm 9i'f' VI iei'l.ls - per } eau
ana 10 every hatlEe l1''ie citlzens,
tWeiltS-ohe years oia, Two years III
we Nldte, SIN h,oIlI,iS ~ tHo ~" ~
duiS feSiStertc,. VINO mas 3a!o -
'aA ol zone ililil'ia SelN ICE "I1l'h 'He
year. :,
coA"ecttc8' gives tiie oail9V 70 a''
Nlite clIlHehS Vi ltlIl aye VINO nay {
feSloed one year III use 'oIa T.. ahu
SiA llo'iIhs III tie to"ii. NtSroeH
VINO were free men Qf any s'lch sur
NlVe) al lile ADOPTION OF tne onate
constitution III 1919 may vote ne
IGts,Ip Vi t nrS,o E H'',il"I mt "'' ,SG &C.,
,I,'G' ,i3 .o ~ o"G eo 'I 9oG oto,t,. ,oI
" nolo No'o oo''o0 n."ioi' ~ t'?''r'.5'
o'-'--lll otaIe 'i'al ~ A'lll VI tne
same year gave " l'ao'cai ill"Joil'S
ol ! 'poo
Aete oW-eVefy maze cl1iZeh Oh
.u'i a9'' ten o'N , =" clClzen, one ti t"l
III lI'e 'otate' lour lhohIiS III 1iie Ii
county ana 'hli'S Gays III t'c u's,
tllct' b"t no negro cah Note unless >
ne mas oeeii 'iiree J cars cItl~eh VI
'ne state ana ioI one } eur 'le oN 'I lei
OF lleehoIG worm 7Ioo oS & g liltt'il, ;5l +
p''.''Oo'' ''''' va " 49, ~ i''''' - "
'"- Hro,. J..oo, uo,.or,. ,,t;to moIo
~, '.,a,,
,'.1, ~ ~ '''i ~ ~ e2l,,'i ,a,t tha
~ VIZ ''1',,' ai,,' i' - ,io' '';, Ill.,, ~
eo"., 1.av, ,tn7 r""I ,,, on,,intnd
74t ,' 'o"S' '' ~ th"", 'on rnn, hoino
VI % li'','' '->0 0i''o'''s7 '''e III ii0"'
" '1,e'S'n' '',','i,. -. ,u,,;to goo
,',aa$ ' !, "4'anoon a. ,; e j.; tLo stoto
n'",' ,',''ul' 3' V"t ~ -, Wv '''
'',' ''' ''s - l;t '',,',I .,.i a;.;. 6
s,1i T",om' @ ,oli,1"t ",''', ,"n '''o 'oar tI,a
So Gtn+ IS; dara rrl''s si' t,.a'',. ;yos snhmit
tnd tn +Lo Fao,,I. IN tSG- with tha
roliav,in' :, rds,,It. r,r otG 0s- a~,inst
n-5qtn mainrit,, on,inSt IL 353
-'o,ri' ~. ".''J0t ~ 'o''''' yu' =.
v tScoH$I" =, 'ui'illS eN elS "n'Ie Ii', Ii',,
zen ,, ol lull aye person persons 4 ol =. ln|tlan Gn,
o'ooo "eG'"teH cl',NeilS ny "ct VI I'm
SreSS ana clNlilzeu persons o. lnulan l,tIt
1'sce'i' y, ou1 .iic an,e'io iiieiiI 10 'o'"'I
1onStl'utlol 10 sll.Ne ou0 tno No'"
,oGl .'i1e I ""s nso 'elet'o4 !" -'o''''o''
l0o'' ~ ''''' il"Joll'S'
-HtHHe&otd-thc same as " iScon-
SIN with regard to White cItlzens,
ana admits Indians certified by i'iS-
trlct Court to be tit for citizenship.
IN November 1892 the State reject
cd negro suffrage by 1000 majority,
ana again III 1850, by l,-J9 majority.
OtcgoR-eVery VIII tie citizen OF inI!
age, SIN months resident III the state,
ana every allen OF fuIl age, resident
one year In the United States, but
" no negro, t!slilanldn OF llulIatto'
Ttaiana-every white male citizen
Of the United States. resident one
wear in the State, but " no negro, or
mullatto shall have the right OF sut.
frage."
.licbigda-every white male citizen
of full age, and to every civilized
male Indian not belonging to any
tribe. ..... ..
NisS0Wi-the constitution Of 1860
excludes blacks from voting.
IHiRoiS-every white male citizen
Of full age resident one ygar i'll the
State.
HaasaS-evcry white male citizen
adult, residing one year in the State.