The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1886-11-28
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sALMAaUNDI.
Is Mr.. STEWART ELIGIBLE,

The eligibility or Mr.. Stewart to tn.
United States Seuatorship is now being
discussed by the legal fraternity. The
constitutional amendment just adopted
requires one years actual. not constrnc-
tive, residence in the State, as one Of
the qualifications of an eieetor. This
amendment is now part of our State
G constitution. becoming such as soon as
. majority Of the votes east at the elec-
ton ratified it. The Constitution also
provides That 'no person shall be eligi-
bic to any Office who is not q qualified
elector under this Constitution" and
the Constitution of the United States
provides that mo person shall be IA
United States Senator who shall not
have attained to the age of thirty years
aud been nine years a citizen OF the
United states and who shall not when
e!ectedb u citizen Of that State for
which lie shall have been chosen"
The Courts have defined the word .'iu-
hab.tant, as used III the Federal Con-
stitution, as "A bona fide member of the
State, subject to all the regulations Of
law. aud entitled to all privileges and
advantages nnder the law.
Under the Constitution OF Nevada. MS
amended 10y vote of the people at the
election on the 2nd instant, Il person
cannot be II qualified elector unless he
has been an actual resident of the State
for one year, md lac cannot be entitled
To all the privileges and advantages uu-
der the law, unless he is IA qualified
elector. 4 Senator must, therefore,
when elected, be an ''inhabitunt"-that
IL, n qualified elector-of the State, EN-
titled to all Tie privileges and uavdnta-
Ses and subject to al tie regulations
that are by law conferred upon the citi.
zons OF the State.
Nov the question: Is w. ". Slew
art an iuhlbItaut-that il, a Qualified
eiertor-of Nevada: presents itself.
Ia COustitutiJI as amended requires
one years actu i residence in the state
a. one Of the qualifications OF AN %rlrctor.
Does No. Stewart possess tina qu4lif.
cation! That depends upon the time he
returned from California with his fami.
Iy To- reside III Nevada, which, accord
i,s to the Carson papers, was about
eight months ngo. He il, therefore,
not "a bona Tide member of the State,
subject to the regulations OF Law. and
entitled to all privileges AMI advantages
uuIcr the law"
1t is u significant fact that at the very
time that an imported candidate. who has
not been m actual resident Of tue state
Tor more thIn eight mouths, Is being
forced upon the people Of Ncyad" for
United States Senator by corporation
coin, the electors at the baiiot-box
should Almost unanimously declare that
one years residence in the state is neces-
sIry TO become "a voter.
To-day, under the amended Consiitu-
ton, Il person is not eligible for the
office Of Constable unless lac has been
an actual resident OF the State for one
, year, yet a determined effort is being
made 10y the moneyed powers, seconded
10y corporation newspapers to force upon
the people Of Nevada for United States
Scu.turu mau who has not the con,titu-
ionll notifications for Constable, and
this. too. in the face OF n .'home rule
Resolution ad, ted less than two months
ago in u Snte c. pyent,on, and indorsed
by every Republic II candidate foE the
Legislature Silver tate.