, 1889-10-02

SEC. 10. Nothing herein contained shall be construed
to deprive any person of the right to vote. who has such
right at the time of the adoption of this constitution, unless
After the expiration of five (5) years from the time of the
adoption of this constitution, none butcitizens of the United
SEC. II. ALI elections shall be by ballot. The legisla-
ture shall provide by law that the names of all candidates
for the same office, to be voted for at any election, shall be
printed on the same ballot, at public expense, and on cleo
ton day be delivered to the voters within the polling place
by sworn public officials, and only such ballots so delivered
shall be received and counted. But no voter shall be de-
prived Of the privilege Of writing upon the ballot used the
name ofany other candidate. All voters shall be guaran-
teed absolute privacy in the preparation of their ballots, and
the secrecy of the ballot shall be made compulsory.
SEC. II. No person qualified to be an elector OF the
State of Wyoming, shall be allowed to vote at any general
or special election, hereafter to be holden III the State, until
unless the failure to register is caused by sickness or alb
sence, for which provision shall be made by law. The leg
effect the provisions of this section, which enactment shall
be subject to amendment, but shall never be repealed; but
this section shall not apply to the first election held under
SEC. 10. The Legislature shall pass laws to secure the
purity of elections, and guard against abuses of the elective
SEC. IA. The Legislature shall, by general law, desig-
nate the courts by which the several classes of election con-
tests not otherwise provided for, shall be tried, and regulate
the manner of trial and all matters incident thereto; but no
such law to apply to any contest arising out of an election
held before its passage.
SEC. 10. No person except a qualified elector shall be
elected or appointed to any civil or military Office in the
State.
SEC. 16. Every person holding any civil office under the
State or any municipality therein shall, unless removed ac-
cording to law, exercise the duties of such office until his sue
cessor is duly qualified, but this shall not apply to members OF
the legislature, nor to members of any board of assembly,
two or more of whom are elected at the same time. The
Legislature may by law provide for suspending any officer in
his functions, pending impeachment or prosecution for mis-
conduct in office.
QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE.
SEC. II. All general elections for state and county
officers, for members of the house OF representatives and the
senate of the State of Wyoming, and representatives to the
congress of the United States, shall be held on the Tuesday
next following the first Monday in November of each even
year. Special elections may be held as now, or as may here
after be provided by law. All state and county officers elect
ed at a general election shall enter upon their respective dut-
les on the first Monday in January next following the date
OF their election, or as soon thereafter as may be possible.
SEC. IS. All officers, whose election is not provided
for in this constitution, shall be elected or appointed as may
be directed by law.
SEC. 10. No member of congress from this State, nor
any person holding or exercising any office or appointment
of trust or profit under the United States, shall at the
same time hold or exercise any office in this State to which
a salary, fees or perquisites shll be attached. The legisla-
ture may by law declare what officers are incompatible.
OATH OF OFFICE.
Sec. 20. Senators and representatives and all judicial
state and county officers shall, before entering upon the
duties of their respective offices, take and subscribe the fol,
lowing oath or affirmation: 81 do soemnly swear Tor af
frm) that l will support, obey and defend the Constitution
of the United States, and the Constitution of this State,
and that l will discharge the duties of my office with fd-
to pay or contribute, either directly or indirectly, any
money or other valuable thing, to procure my nominal
ton or election, Tor appointment) except for necessary
and proper expenses expressly authorized by law; that /
have not, knowingly, violated any election law of the State,
or procured it to be done by others in my behalf; that will
not knowingly receive, directly or indirectly, any money or
other valuable thing for the performance or non-perform-
ance of any act or duty pertaining to my Office, other than
the compensation allowed by law"
SEC. q. The foregoing oath shall be administered by
some person authorized to administer oaths, and in the case
of State officers and judges of the supreme court shall be
filed in the Office of the secretary y of State, and in the case of
other judicial and county officers in the office of the clerk
of the county in which the same is taken; any person refus-
ing to take said oath or affirmation shall forfeit his office,
and any person who shall be convicted of having sworn or
affirmed falsely, or of having violated said oath or afirma-
| ton, shall be guilty of perjury, and be forever disqualified
from holding any Office of trust or profit within this State.
The oath to members of the senate and house of representa-
tives shall be administered by one of the judges of the SUI
preme court or a justice of the peace, in the hall of the house
to which the members shall be elected.
ARTICLE No. VII.
EDUCATIoN.