Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-09-27
ouaItficarfOn of voters.

The following correspondence explains
itself:
NASHVILLE, Sept. 20, 1S73.-John j.
Mccain, Esq.-Dear Sir: In response 10
your note of this date, asking my opinion
as to who are qualifie voters in the NUM-
cipal election to be held tomorrow, l an
swer as follows:
"Eyery white male of the age Of twenty
one years and upwards, being entitled to
vote by the laws of this State, who shall
have resided within the city six months next
preceding the election at which he may
offar to vote, shall be entitled to vote. but
only in The ward where he resides. Nom
residents owning q freehold in said city,
being qualified to vote for members Of the
General Assembly Of the State of Tennes
see, shall be entitled to vote 10 the ward
where their freehold is situated. And such
persons owning real estate in more wards
than one, he or they may select in which of
said wards to vote, but shall not be allowed
to vote in more than one" City laws,
page 30.
1.-THE charter of the city of Nashville is
hereby amended so that hereafter no person
shall be entitled to vote in any municipal
election in the city Of Nashville, for corpo-
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resident of the ward in which he shall offer
bis vote, and qualified to vote for members
of the General Assembly under existing
laws of the State. all nonresident property
owners shall not be entitled to vote in said
election, unless they have owned the prop
erty six months 0efore they offer their vote"
City Laws, page So.
"Every malls person of the age of twenty
enc years, being citizen of the United
States, and resident of this State twelve
months, and of the county wherein he may
offer his vote for six months next preceding
the day of election, 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" Act OF 1870, ch.
10, sec. !.
mo person shall vote at any election in
this State who has been convicted OF brib-
ery or the offer to bride, Of larceny, or any
other offsnse declared infamous by the laws
of this State, unless he has been restored to
citizenship in the mode pointed out by law"
Code, sec. S34.
"Upon conviction of the crime of arson
and felonious burning, bigsmY, burglary,
fplonious breaking and entering mansion
house, bribery, connterfeitiDg, forgery, lar
ceny, perjury, robbery, receiving stolen p o.
perty, rape, stealing bills of exchange or
other valuable papers, subornstion of PERU
~, and destroying will, it shall be par OF
the Judgment of the Court that the defen-
daDt shall be infamous, and be disqualified
TO give evidence or to exercise the elective
franchise" Code, sec. 5,226.
"Persons rendered Infamous, or deprived
of the rights of citizenship by the judgment
of Court, may be restored by the Circuit
Court. The proceeding for this purpose
shall be by petition" etc. Code, sections
1,9- As.
From these extracts it appears that 3
qualified voter for members of the General
Assembly, who has resided in the city for
six months next preceding the day of el:c-
ton, may vote for municipal officers; that
nonresident property. holder, who ID
otherwise qualified voter, and has owned
his property for six months, may vote in
any ward where his property lies; and that
persons who have been convicted Of certain
crimes, including larceny, burglary, ETC.:
shall not vote until restored to citizenship
by the judgment of the Circuit Court rem
dered upon their petition, and In the man
ner required by law. Very respectfully,
MORTON B, HOWELL.