Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-06-18
TENNESSEE.
PUBLIC LAyVs-OFFICIAI.

IAN act to regulate the Elective Franchise In &C.
cordance with Article ", Section !, OF the Con-
stitution Of this State
Section /. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Tennessee,
That every male person of the age of
twenty-one years, being citizen of the
United States and a resident of this State
for twelve months and of the county
wherein he may offer his vote for six
months next preceding the day of cleo
ton, shall be entitled to vote for members
of the General Assembly and other civil
officers for the county or district in which
he may reside. Provided, that each voter
shall give to the judges of election, where
and when he offers his vote, satisfacto ~
evidence that he has paid the poll taxes
assessed against him for the year preced-
ing the election. And provided further,
that the foregoing provisions in re-
gard to the prepayment of poll
taxes shall not apply to minors arriV
ing at the age of twenty-one years during
the year preceding the date of the elec-
ton; nor to male citizens who have passed
the age of fifty years preceding the dale
empt by law from paying poll taxes, and
no prepayment of poll-taxes shall be re-
quired of any voter in any election during
the year 1871, who is exempt by law from
the payment of poll taxes for the year
1870.
Sec. 2. Be it enacted, That can act to
limit the Elective Franchise" chapter
sixteen Q6) passed June 8, 1865; also can
act TO alter and amend .An act to limit
the Elective Franchise, passed June 8,
1865" chapter thirty-six (S6,) passed
May 8, 1866; and also, Gan act to alter
and amend an act, passed May 8, 1866, :"
chapter twenty-six (26,) passed Feb. %,
1867 all of which acts, relate to the
Elective Franchise, be and the same are
hereby repealed.
Sec. 3. Be il enacted, That title six
20, chapter two (2,) articles three 81
four () five % six (6,) seven (D
and eight (S) of the Code of Tennessee,
relating to elections by the people, be and
the same are hereby re-enacted and re-
vived, except as altered or repealed by
this act.
Sec. 4. Be it enacted, That all voters
in this State shall be required to vote in
the civil district or ward in which they
may reside; Provided, That Sheriffs or
other officers holding elections, shall be
permitted to vote in any ward or district
in which they may hold an election, and
Judges, jurors, ltigants and witnesses at
tending court, may vote in any ward or
district in which the court is held. And
provided further, That if, from any cause,
there should be failure to hold an cleo
ton in any civil district or ward, then
nothing in this act shall be 90 construed
as to prevent any voter from voting in any
other civil district or ward in his county
or town, in any election, and at the time
and place prescribed by law. And that
any person violating the provisions of this
act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and
upon conviction thereof shall be fined not
less than ten, nor more than twenty-five
dollars. .- ...H~s.s
Sec. 5. Be it enacted, That all laws in
conflict with this act are hereby re-
pealed.
Sec. 6. Be it enacted, That the pub
lie welfare requires that this act shall
take effect from and after its passage !;
except the two proyisos, contained in the
first section of this act, which shall not
have and take effect until from and and
after the first day of January, eighteen
hundred and seventy-two.
Passed June 16, 1870.
w. ON. PERKINS,
Speaker of the House of Reps.
d. B. THOMAS,
Speaker of the Senate.
Approved June 16, 1870.
d. w. G. SRNTER,
Governor.
certify that the above is true copy
of the original, now on file in my office.
t. II. BUTLER,