Daily Republican., 1880-10-20


spectively reside at the time Of voting,
and not elsewhere"
The residence however referred 70
need only be day or an hour before
voting, so that it ia a "bonahds" resi-
dsncs with the intention to remain
but this Is not stated in the law. We
are compelled to say that the residence
requirement though very definite ana
positive leaves loop hole for the prao-
tics of fraud under the sanction oil law
Any gang of rspsaters can locate them
selves in an election district ana IN
der the law claim residence In every
election district in the city. the only
protection against such repesters voting
often is q close watch, and following
them to other polls and there exposing
them IL they attempt to vote AGAIN.
The law however provides remedy to
prevent voting at more than one poll,
but of course only honest men are gov
.rnsd by the Law; rspeaters disregard
the law and break 1t regardless OF legsi
os,hs. The following is the legal oath
administered by the Inspector To young
man who have arrived at the age OF
twenty.one years aud who have not
reached the age Of twenty-five:
"You do solemnly swear Cor afirm)
that you are Of the age Of twenty.one
I, ears, and arrived at the age Of twenty
two years, and that you at this time
reside in this Hundred, and that You
have not voted and will not vote on
vhis, day in any other Hundred, and
that Won have resided in this county
one rnolth and in this State one year
next before this election"
This Is what is called voting on age,
but the oath need not be administered
il all three Of tho Inspectors are salts,
fed that the young man Offering To vote
is twenty lone years Of age. The fore,
going oath 1t will be noticed particular
ly forbids voting at opy other poll IN
the county.
To persons over the age OF twenty
one years and Offering to vote on the
ground Of having psid tax and being
otherwise qualified according to the
constitution Of the State, the following
oath or affirmation is to be administer.
ed, provided there be any doubt as tt
the right Of the person Offering to vote
"You do solemnly swear Tor affirm
that you are Of the age Of twenty-five
years, and that You At this time reside
in this Hundred, and that you have
not voted and will not vote on this day
in any other Hundred, and that ycu
have resided in this county one month
and in this State one year next before
this election, and that you have, within
two years, paid q county tax which wa'
assessed at least six months before thii
election"
This does not require that the tai
assessed at the last assessment shall b.
paid, but that county tax shall hav'
been paid within two years past Fo
instance it does not req uire that the tai
for the present year, 1880, shall be paid
If the voter has paid the tax for 1879
but il the person Offering to vote wa
not assessed for 1879 and paid nc ta'
for that year, he must pay the tax O
1880 before he can vote, and that tai
must have been assessed six month
before the day OF the election. Ther
are, however, persons who have a RICH
to vote who may net even be assessed
for the years 1879 and 1880. Such per
sons may have been assessed for 1878
and the tax for that year may hav'
been paid any day after the second o
November. This would bring then
within the required time and max
them legal voters. We hope that thi
article will be carefully read, ths
voters not much acquainted with tn
election laws may know their duty.