The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-08-31

est of the country and OF the republican
party, not only now, but in years to come.
We desire such course taken by the re-
publicans of Rutland ss shall render i'm
possible another attempt to force nomin-
alton down republican throats by demo-
cratic votes. We desire that the republic
cans of Rutland shall act for "harmony in
"the party both now and hereafter We
desire that the republicans Of Rutland shall,
if it ia possible, SO act as to secure oil of
these ends. How shall it be done?
LEGAL VOTERS AND THE CHECK LIST.
The hoard of civil authority of the town
of Rutland will be in session at the select
mems office in the town hall, today, for
tho purpose of perfecting the check list of
voters, for use at the annual state election,
TUESDAY. In order to vote in this town,
1t is necessary that the name of resident
legal voter should lie on the list. Legal
voters, residing in the town, only ale enti-
tied to register. All male citizens of the
United Sates-that is, all citizens by M
tviy or naturalization-who have arrived
at the age of twenty-ore years, who shall
have resided in this stale one full year, and
| in the town for the three months, next pre-
ceding the first Tuesday of September, and
| shall have taken the cath Of allegiance to
this state, the oath to support the constitu-
ton of tie United States, and the free
mans oath are legal voters, and, as such,
are eltitled to register. A penalty is i'm
posed upon every person, not possessing
these qualifications, who shall register, and
upon every person who shall procure the
registration of such an one. A penalty is
also, imposed for erAsng, or causing to be
erased, from the check list, the name of ;
e5al voter
The check list must be completed on Of
before Monday next, and then filed in thu
town clerks Office, after which it canno
be altered save to add to 1t the name o
such person as may take the freeman's ostl
on the day of election. Prior to the pas
sage Of the law requiring the use of checl
list, the freeman's oath could only be takei
on the day of election, and in open free
mems m citing; but now the oath can b.
administered at any meeting of the boar,
Of civil authority held for the purpose o
preparing or perfectng the check list. r
avoid confusion, and to ensure certainty
we would advise all intending to cast thci
frst vote on Tuesday next-that is, a
who have become residents of the stat
since the last election, all who have arrive
at the age of twen'y-one years, or hav
been naturaized since the first Tuesday O
september, 1S72-to appear before tb
board of civil authority at their meetin
to-day, tlke the necessary oaths, and hav
their names properly placed on the chez
list.
Right here we desire to call attention
provision of the statute relative to IL
qualification of voters, which seems to hay
escaped general attention. A person WI
has once resided within the state, taken Il
freemans aud other oaths, and been leg
voter therein, but who has subsequently r
moved from the state and "iesi1cd" els,
: where, no matter for how short a time, ca
) not again become legal voter and be EMIT
ed, as such, to register until he shall hay
again resided in the state one full year, and
the town three months, next preceding Il
; day ofallegiance to this state, the oath to SUI
of election, and shall again take the oa
I port the constitution of the United State
i and the frcemau's cath The right to vo
once lost, by gong without the state wi
the intention of residing, can only be T
gained by regaining legal residence or
the taking of the necessary oaths. "
: understand tina. this has not been general
prac,ised; If 80, the persons voting wit
. out full compliance with these requiI
: ments have voted Illegally, and have Sill
jected themselves to the penalty thereto
y Ignorance Of law is no excuse for Violate
~ Of law.
i 1t is of the utmost importance to remei
Der that there is no challenge at the pc
on the day Of election. With the compl
ton of the check list, on OF before the d
il preceding the election, the right of oh,
n lenge ia exhausted. AS this propositi,
Z" has been Questioned, we will quote {
II statute; "And no person shall be allow
e "to vote at such meeting or meeting
n "whose name is not upon said list as &C
J. erected, and the vote of no person who
# "name is upon said list shall be rejecte
i "if resident or inhabitant Of said city
d "town on the day ON which said electi'
e sis held" That is to say, an inhabita
# of the town Of Rutland shall not vote ev
( ii he is legal voter, unless his name is
.. the check list; and that he shall not be d
l. prived OF his vote, ii his name is thereo
,s whether he he legal voter or not, wheth
n he has been an inhabitant of the town
l. state one day or fix years but, as me
e fully appears by subsequent proylso, ii
N all non residents OF the town, il otherwi
legal voters, may vote without regard
h. the check list for state or county office
or representative in congress, as he IN
= happen to be a resident of the state, coun
or coDgrts sional district.
!. For full and fair vote, 1t is essent
O that the check list be full and fair.
e order to assure full vote, 1t is necessa
;, to see that the name of every legal vol
1t In the town is placed on the check Ii
l. See to it that this is done, and let us ha
j. out full vote, even to the last man.
e. order to have fair, honest vote. it
70 essential that the name of none but lee
"a voters are placed upon the list; and tn,