The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-03-28

The Evansville JOURNAL has very
luminous ideas of what constitutes a
voter at the city election. We be-
lieve We have a very competent firm
employed In the capacity of City At
torneys. Suppose they give US a legal
opinion. Or does the JOURNALS
opinion take precedenee?-Comjer.
The JOURNAL has no opinion on
the subject. The last Legislature
settled the whole matter beyond all
controversy. There is but one law on
the subject Of elections. There is but
one oath prescribed for Inspectors
and Judges to administer to voters
when they are challenged. It is found
in the following section Of the law:
SEC. 6. Any person offering to vote
may be challenged by any voter in
such township, precinct or ward, (as
the case may be,) and if the person so
challenged insists upon voting, and
the challenge be not withdrawn. said
Board of Election or some member
thereof, shall administer to him the
following oath You do swear or
affirm Gas the case may beg, that you
are a citizen Of the United States
that you are over twenty-one
years of age, to the best of your in
formation or belief, that you have
been a bona tide resident Of this State
tor six months Immediately preceding
this election; that y0n are nom and
hare been for TWENTY DAYS
LAST PAST, a bona fde resident
of this township, precinct, or ward.
Gas the case may beg; that you are
generally known by the name in
which you now desire to vote; that
you have not voted nor will
not vote ct any other precinct,
township or ward, Gas the case
may be-, in this election" And In
case Of persons of foreign birth, the
oath relative to citizenship shall be
dispensed with. and the following
words used in lieu thereof: THAT
you have resided in the United States
one year, and have declared you in
tention to become a citizen thereof in
conformity with the laws thereof"
And IN addition to such oath of such
person proposing to vote, the follow
ing oath or affirmation of some free
holder who Is a resident and voter of
such township, precinct or ward, Gas
the case may be), in which the
challenged person asks to vote,
shall be required: You do swear
or affirm, Gas the case may be- thai
you are g ireeholder. owning real es.
tate In your own right, held by deed
In your W name, and that said rea.
estate IS situated in this election pre-
clRct, and that -, who now de.
sires 10 vote, has resided in this State
for six months Immediately preceding
the election, and has been a bona fdt
resident of tbis precinct for ts0ent1
days last past" which shall be writ
ten or printed, and shall be signed
by the person making such oath in
the presence of such Board of Elec.
tions, which oath shall be admins.
tered by some member thereof, who
} shall afix his jurat thereto; which
a%fidaVits shall be attached to and b.
returned with the poll lists to thu
office of the County Clerk.
When a vote is challenged the In
spector MUST ADMINISTER THE ABoV1
OATH. If the voter and freeholdei
perjure themselves by taking the oath
r the perjury will be a question for tn,
, consideration of the Grand Jury AM
Criminal Court. The law determine
what constitutes a voter" and W
/, guess the law will be rigidly enforced
, The Inspectors will do their duty.