The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-04-19

Lake, in the county of Salt Lake, al
the place where the votes in said pre-
cinct were being taken, and offered to
vote at said election, and rendered anG
offered to take the same affidavit, but
the said judges refused to receive his
vote, on the ground that he was not
registered as a voter in said precinct.
And, on information and belief, the
plaintiff alleges that the defendants
and each of them, intending to wrong
fully deprive the plaintiff of the cleo
tive franchise in said Territory, will
fully and maliciOusly, by the acts ano
In the manner aforesaid, refused the
plaintiff registration as a voter, at the
said registration commenced on the
second Monday of September, 1882
and deprived the plaintiff of the righI
! to vote at the election held in said Ter
ritOry on the 18th day of November, 1882
and at all elections under said registra-
ton. whereby plaintiff has sustained
damage to the amount of twelve hun
dred dollars. la Raaf .tHI
Wherefore the plaintiff prays judg-
ment against the defendants for the
sum of twelve hundred dollars and
costs of suit.n li eEli sn
In the case in which Mary Ann NJ
Pratt!iS plaintiff and appellant the COM
plant is similar in all respects, except
The allegations as TO her qualifications
as a voter, and the contents of the af-
tidavit which she offered to the dep
uty registration officer. The aver
ments as to her qualifications are as
follows: aF .tf-
''And the plaintiff alleges that she
is native citizen of the United
States OF America, and prior to the 30
day of March, 1882, was more than
twenty one years of age; that she has
resided continuously in the Territory
OF. Utah for more than thirty years, and
| resided continuously in the third pre-
clnct of Salt Lake City, in said Terri
tory, for more than two years last past
that she has, for more than five years
prior to the November election of 1882,
lawfully exercised the rights and en-
joyed the privileges of the elective
franchise IN said Territory, and has,
for more than five years last past,
owned taxable property and been a
taxpayer in said Territory, and that
her name was on the last registration
list of the voters OF the third precinct,
made prior to the second Monday OF
September, 1882.
''And the plaintiff alleges that she is
not, and never has been, bigamiSt or
d pOlygamlst; that she is the widow
of OrSon Pratt, Sen, who died prior to
the 22d day OF March, 1882, after a
continuous residence in said Territory
of more than thirty years, and that
since the death of her said husband she
has not cohabited with any man."
The affidavit proposed by her con-
tanned the same allegations.
Alfred Randall and Mildred E. Ran
dali, plaintiffs in another action, sue as
husband and wife, in the right of the
wife, for injury to her by reason of be-
ing deprived of her right to vote. The
averments in the complaint as to her
qualifications are as follows:
"And the plaintiffs allege that the
plaintiff, Mildred r. Randall, is a ma
tive citizen of the United States of
America, and prior to the 22d day of
March, 1852, was more than twenty
one years of age; that she has resided
continuously in the Territory of Utah
for more than twenty years, and re-
sided continuously in the second pre-
clnct of Salt Lake City, in said Terri :.
tory, Tor more than two years last past;
that she has, for more than ten years
prior TO the November election in 1882,
lawfully exercised the rights and en-
joyed the privileges of the elective fran
chiSe in said Territory, and has, tor
more than five years last past, owned
taxable property and been q taxpayer
in said Territory, and that her name
was on the last registration list of the
voters of the second precinct, made
prior to the second Monday of Sep
TENDER, 1882.
''And the plaintiffs ailege that the
plaintiff, Mildred Z. Randall, for more
than three years last past has been and
is the wife of the plaintiff, Alfred Ran
dali, who is, and prior to March 22d,
1882, was native-born citizen of the
United States of America; that she has
not on or since I'D of March, 1882, CO.
haDlted with any blgamist, polygamist,
or with any man cohabiting with more
than one woman; that she is noJa big
amlSt or polygamlSt, and never has
been bigamist or poiygamist, and has
not IN any way violated the act of
Congress entitled AN act to amend
section 1882 of the Revised Statutes of
the United States in reference to big
amy, and for other purposes ap-
proved March 22d, 1882"
The affidavit presented by her to the
deputy registration officer AMI rejected
by him contained the same allegations.
In all other respects the complaint is
similar to all the others.
Hiram Ii. ClawSOn and Ellen G..
ClaWSOn also sue as husband and wife.
in the wife's right, and the ayerments
In the complaint as to her qualifications
are as follows: -
"And the plaintiffs allege that the
plaintiff, Ellen G. Clawson, is a native
citizen of the United States of
America, and prior to the odd day of
1882, was more than twenty
one years OF age; that she has resided
continuously in the Territory of Utah
for more than thirty-three years, and
resided continuously in the fifth pre-
;inct of Salt Lake City, in said Terri
-ory, for more than two wears last
past; that she has, for more than ten
Years prior to the November election i'm
1882, lawfully exercised the rightssand
enjoyed the privileges of the elective
franchise in said Territory, and has.
or more than five years last past. |
owned taxable property and been a |
'aN-payer in said Territory, and that
Ter name was on the last registration
lst OF the voters of said fifth precinct.
made prior to the second Monday of |
1882.
And the plaintiffs allege that the |
plaintiff, Ellen C.. CiawSon, is not and
lever has been a bigaInist or polyga- |
mist, and is not cohabiting and never |
las cohabited with any man except her I
husband, the co-plaintiff herein, Z to |