Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-09-03
1he Qualification 81 Voters At the
Is City Election.

sAt ~ city election on Tuesday, September 3rd
ls7a, svSgy mAls citizen OF the age Of twenty two
vssrs Of 6pwsrds, having resided within the City
81 Wiminzton for three months next previous to
the slsce,op. and within the ward in which he OF.
len to vote for thirty days next preceding such
election: and who has resided u the state OF Del
aware one year next before the said. 3rd day Of
September, A. D.. 1917. and has. within two wears
next before the said 3rd day Of September, 1872,
psid county fas which shall have been assessed
alsast zig months bssore the said 3rd day of Sep
t.mber 1872. and NO other person shsll be entitled
70 vote. And every male citizen Of the age of
tVenty-one ySAss, and under tho age Of twenty
one ysafs having resided as aforesaid, shall b.
entitled TO vote without payment of any tax.
Prorided. that no Psrson N the military. naval,
or marine service Of the Unite.t States shall he
coassdsred - acquiring residence IN this Stat
BY belng stationed IN any garrison. or barrack, or
military OF naval place station within this Stat
and no idiot or insane person. pauper. or pers III
e,nvictsd Of cnms deensd by law felony. shall
enjoy the right Of an elector."
Sss Chap. 467. Sec 3. Page 455, Vol. XIII;
Chap. 7S, Sec. ~, Page 2lh, Rav. Code; Article
w. Del Const.. Page xxx. Rev. Code
'lf any person having resided within the State,
or had his donacile in the city shall actually re-
move to another place out of the State or city with
the intention of remaining there an inCetinit .
time - place Of domicile. he shall thereby lose
his qualification OF residence Notwithstanding he
may entertain floating intention to return at
some future day"
See Chap 467. sec 3. Page 45j. Vol. Kill
Chap. l6, Sec 3. Page ~, Rsv. Code
N. Bit is the duty Of every lnspsctor to refuse
the vote OF every parson who does not posses al
the foregoing qualifications OF n voter.
The want OF any SINGLE one of the foregoing re
Quiromsnts Is u lawful and sufficient ground fn
the rejection OF the vote offered BY the person $,
disqualified.
Iu determining the admission or rejection Of
vote the Inspectors have the lawful right aud au
thonty 10 require VI the psrson offering TO vot
such proN OF HIS Qualification ss in their ises
ladgmsnt NAV b deemed necessary to establish
Atntaot9tly Such proof Wsy bs made either b
the o@fA Of tla person Offering to vote or by othe
evidence.
Rpt the person Offering to vote, ought not to b
permitted u make such oath il the majority .
~ Inspsctors st any poll shall from other sati.
factory svfdsaos consider that such person l.. M
entitled " vote.
For the parposas Of the City Eiection the asses.
ne1s for 1872 WAS completed. prima facis. u" Ii
lot Tuesday Of February, 1872 and all tho Inspec
on ste required to admit the vote OF every pei
soo & loehsrwiss quAli6et.) who produce a v.ll
lsIz tax receipt. ualsss 1, bs Satisfactorily prove
that such person hes besn - e.aed nj assessed
I since the lst Tuesday Of February. 1872 All
wilma s'x months before the City Election
Every person Otherwise qualihe,l) it entitled
vote as the City Election who exhibits val
ls7o tax receipt, if such 1870 tax was actual
PAID 'nos September Ri. 1870.