The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1868-10-23

In some of the counties Of the State, the
Registrars have refused or failed TO per-
form the duties imposed upon them by
the act passed by the late legislature, and
numerous inquiries having been made as
to whether an election can be held in this
condition of affairs, we direct your atten.
ton to the following abstract OF the pro.
visions of the Constitution and laws UPON
this subject ra si
ELECTIvE FRANCHISE.
The Constitution Of the State Of Ar.
kansas" provides: .. ..... .t. f
ARTICLE |. Section 10. The right OF
suffrage shall be protected by laws regu-
lating elections
ART VIII Sec I. In all elections by
the people the electors shall vote by bal
lot ..
Sec, 3. Every male person born in the
United States. and every male citizen who
has been naturalized, or has legally de-
elared his intention to become citizen
of the United States, who is twenty .onc
years old or upwards, and who shall have
resided in the State six months next pre-
cedng The election, and who at the time
il an actual resident of the county in
which he offers to vote, except rs herein
after provided shall be deemed an cleo
tor; CHINA, ..,sa .falI
ART XIV. Sec q, All judges and clerks
of election appointed under provisions OF
this constitution, shall take and subscribe
10 the oath of An clector as provided In
section 5, of article viii, before they en-
ter upon the duties of said Offices and
said judges are hereby authorized to ad
minister the oath to each other and to the
clerks; also to administer the same to all
electors Offering to vote. Said Judges
and clerks shall also swear to discharge
their respective duties to the best oftheir
ability according to law Judges OF
election may appoint suitable number
of persons, who shall, with themselves, be
conscrvators of the peace, and they are
hereby empowered to arrest all Offenders.
Any one refusing to act as such when
called out by the judges, shall be subject
to a fine of at least one hundred dollars
orimprisonment not less than six months,
or both. ...g ius., /
OF this franchise, thus guaranteed. the
people cannot be deprived by the failure
81 any officers to perform their duties.
There must Of necessity be some mode
by which an expression OF the will of the
people can be had at the ballot. box. II
will not be claimed for an instant that il
the Legislature had neglected to enact
registration and election laws the people
would be deprived of the right to vote.
Governors and legislators cannot thus
l,pcrpetuate the term of their own exist.
enco. 1900.
/" '''' REGISTRATION. t n
But. AZ present. we are not len to spec,
ulaton. The Legislature which met i'm,
mediately after the declaration that the
new constitution was in force. enacted
registration and election laws, as rcauir.
ed by that instrument,
Apr v Soc o, q Tho oonoroI ossom
Ma, ~ n. ers, scss;o, sh5iI nrov;Ja sr;,
ahle laws far the reoistro ,;on NJ nmol;ficd
cloctors and for the nroyen,ion ~ fro,ds
in electionsu
ny that law 1t Is provided sec. -,
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hat tho nres;dent If the Ro.rd NJ Re',;ss ~
tro,;or .ball rive NOTICE of time ond nisc0
If roo;str,tion 4, eocb elcct;or n,on;nc.
district or ward: fSec. 5.lthaI The ro,,u'
y, eonr nan yeri,c Ire me formo,,oo .,
sJsct,on nrcc;oct, IN each eou1tu, and sbo1J
es,obiish districts fSec ~ that tho
president Of the board shall attend in dis
charge Of his duties at the usual places OF
meeting, as declared by the County court,
in each election precinct, district, or
ward, within the county, commencing not
more than sixty and ending on or before
the tenth day next preceding election,for
the purpose of registration (Sec. %. J
that in any county of this State where,
for any reason, a proper registration has
not been made previous to any general
election. the Governor, when notified OF
the fact, shall cause a new registration to
be made. The other clauses Of this act
do not affect this question, except where
the action of the board in revising the
registration is provided for, (Sec r.
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