The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-10-07
SOMETHING Or INTEREST.
SOME EXTRACTS FROM THE
AMENDED ELECTION
LAW.
WHO CAN VOTE IN THIS STATE,
AND SOME MISCELLANEOUS
PROVISIONS FOUND IN
THE LAW.

Much confusion occurs on almost every
election day as to who shall vote, and the
following should be posted in your hat for
information:
ARTICLE 1857. The following classes of
persons shall not be allowed to vote to-
wit:
l. Idiots and luratics.
2. All paupers supported by any
county.
3. All persons convicted of any felony.
4. All soldiers, marines and seamen
employed in the service of the army or
navy of the United States.
ART. 1888. Every male person who is
subject to neither of the disqualifications
named in the preceding article, who shall
have attained the age of twenty-one
years, and who shall be citizen of the
United States, and who shall have resided
in the state for one year next preceding
an election, and the last six months with
in the district or county in which he Of
fers to vote, shall be deemed qualified
voter; and every male person of foreign
birth, subject to none of the Disqualified
tions aforesaid, who, at any time before
an election, shall have declared his in
tentiOn to become citizen of the United
States in accordance with the federal
naturalization laws, and shall have re-
sided in this state one year next preced-
ing such election, and the last six months
in the county in which he offers to vote,
shall also be deemed qualified voter.
ART. 1859. Voters in an organized
county shall vote in the election precinct
in which they reside.
ART. 1890. The residence of married
man, if not separated from his wife, shall
be where his wife resides. If a married
man be separated from his wife, he shall
be considered, as to residence, a single
man. The residence of single man
shall be where he usually sleeps.
ART. 1891. All qualified voters of the
state who shall have resided for six
months Immediately preceding an cleo
tion within the limits of any city, town or
village, shall have the right to vote for all
elective officers of such city, town or viii
lage; but in all elections to determine ex-
penditure of money or assumption of
debt, only those shall be qualified to vote
who pay taxes on prop erty in said city,
town or village.
ART. 1892. When any person offering
to vote shall be objected to, the managers
of elections, or either of them, shall ex-
anime the person offering to vote upol
oath touching the points of such objec-
ton, and if such person fail to establish
his qualification TO vote to the satisfaction
of majority of the managers of the cleo
ton, his vote shall be rejected. If his
vote be received, the word "sworn" shall
be written by the clerks upon the poll
lists opposite the name of such voter.
ART. 1854. Whenever at any election
there shall be an equal number of votes
given to two or mole persons for the
same Office, except executive Offices as pro
vided in the constitution, and no one
elected thereto, the officer to whom the
returns are made shall declare such cleo
ton void as to such Office only, and shall
Immediately order another election TO
fill such Office, and notice shall be given
and such other election shall be held in
the same manner as is provided in other
elections.
Art. 1755. Whenever, by this title any
duty is deyolved upon county Judge,
and that Office is vacant, or such officer
from any cause fails to perform such duty,
any two or more of the county commits
sioners of the county may perform such
duty, and it shall be the duty of said com
missioners to perform such duty in such
case.
ART. 1856. Voters, in all cases, shall be
privileged from arrest during their at
tendance at elections, and in going TO and
returning from the same, except in cases
of treason, felony, or breach of the peace.
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