Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-09-18
THE STATE CONVENTION.
The Franchise Committee Make an
Interesting Report
oasiSf~afisa. Repaired st the voter saa
th~ Safeguards rhrpwR Arszsd the


The following Il the report of the
Franchise Committee now before the
Constitutional Convention.
FHANcHHsE
Unier this head the committee recon.
nends that oaly persons possessing the
following qualifications shall ~ ailoWed
20 vote
kach sane male cltireu of the United
States u years % age. excrpt Indian.
nos taxed. Who has resided In the State
tsO years and oae year In the election
district. " ho has registered. never been
convicted % bribery. burglary. tkeft,
arson. obtaining money or goo.is under
false pr~teu>es. PERJURY, forgery. en-
eeszl@uent. murder o. bi<amy. and - DO
has paid a poll tax 10 - on or before
the arss d4y u February for the year
zsxt Prrcs,iiaE ths y~ar IN vhch he
shall crsr - vote. ami Who t. not de-
linQaeRt for the poll tax of ths proceed
iHS year. Ministers in charge ot
churvhes. otherwise qualified. wtIl bc
allowed - vote after SIX mouths resi-
dezs-e in the election district
A poll tar - q IS imposed On all male
residents of tha state between the axrS
q "a AMI -. exceps SrSans deaf AMI
3umb. blind or nlaimesI by loss % hand
o. foot. said amount To B. used for rhe
heueat ~ the comu1on school fund
The Beard q Supervisors ef any county
have the PoNer 80 ircrvasc the poll tax
- s.
After January /. Isss. every qualified
elsctor shall b. able - rva4 any section
% the state Constitution. or SHALL l..
able to understand the same when read
20 him or give q reasonable inserpreta-
tiou thereof
rHN BALLOT.
l. That all ballots IN all elections in
this state shall b. printed and dis
trteuted az pgblir .xr-n... a. herein
after provide and sh1il - knoWn A.
an ossciAl balius. The exp~uss os
printing al such ballots shall b.. pa 4
cut u the respective county tressarl~-.
except 1hat In municipal elertious saeh
ezp.Ese shall hss paid By the cities 90
towns authorizing them-
= That The ballot printed tor uss an
der this or,iinanew shall cuntain ths.
names % al the candidates ~ho hxv@
BEEN put in nomination By any cunvea-
sion or other nominating body or a. a
primary election % any political party
~ ibis STATE. at least afseen DAYS pre-
vious 20 the day e election IL shall
% election. q hs designated ia hlS c,sul-
ulissiou BY the authority appointing
s4ass sss4alisss,szasr 8. 81 Asvv printed al
Eacsss4ry ballots fsr ass "a said el-c-
tons, exrept ballots IN municipal eIe,--
tious. azd said ari-wr shall cause % BE-
printed hy a printer sNoru o. ksep
s~rrvt s.ald ballots under penalties - b.
prescribed hT l3w. the naa1s % all can
dl41tss 50 nominated. Upou the written
request of Anv oue or more of the can
dlslates 50 Hau8f natsd. or % znv quail
fed voter Nho vii arm that he was a
rncmh@r of such convention or Other
minimizing bsdy. o. participans in sac d
primary siectiea. AMI that the name
presented bv hial w4s the namin~. of
sad convention OF nominating bod or
primary election said com m once
shall aiso cause - b. printed cn said
ballots the uause Of any qualified voter
WhO las been requested to be a sAnsii
date for 1ny otfire By written petition
signed By at least nfteen qualified
electors. far any beat or municipal
o5'ies. o. nfsy qualified electors Fog any
ether oflce. and when sat3 petition or
request has been presented - said cum
missioner At least fifteen days before
the election bat IL any qualified elscto-
been requested % b. \ candidate as
above specified IN less than Hf.een aay.
before any election. then the names of
such eandIaates shall not bs printed
upon said ballots There shall b.. on
said ballots ous blank space under the
title 0f each Office to b. voted FOR. and
IN the event of the death of any eandi-
date whose name shall have been
printed on the official ballot the uAme
Of the candidate duly substituted in
place OF such deceased candidate nav
BE- written in such blank space By the
voter
J. After the proper officer has been
notified Of the nomination. a. herein
before specified. Of any candidate for
Office, said officer shall not withdraw
the name unless upon the written re-
quest OF tho candidate so nominated.
made 81 least ten days before the eIec-
ton
4. Every ballot printed By virtue Of tn is
ordinance shall contain the names Of
all the candidates nominated a. herein
before specified and n0tduIy withdrawn
The arrangement OF the names Of all
of the candidates, and the order in
which the titles Of the various officers
- be voted for shall BE- made, and the
ballot il left to the sound iusxmens Of
said officer charged with printing said
ballots; provided said arrangement need
not b. uniform IL shall bs the duty Of
the Secretary % State. with the ap-
prevail % the Governor. TO furnish to
the commissioners Of the several coun-
ties \ sample Of an official ballot. the
form OF which shall be followed a.
nearly As practicable. Whenever the
question OF n constitutional amendment
OF other question admittingof an affirm
3ttve or negative vote is submitted to a
vote Of the electors, such amendment,
question or matter shall be printed on
said Official ballot, and the names Of the
candidates. IL any. and also the words
yea and nay ~ be arranged by the
officer 50 that the vOtercan iutelligeutIy
vote his preference by making a cross
mark iNi opposite the proper wor,i.
Immediately following the title Of each
officer shall be printed the words vote
for one or vote for txO OF more. aec0r7l-
ing 10 the number 70 b. elected ON
the back and outside Of the ballot shall
Be printed ''ofneiaI Ballot" and the
name of the voting precinct or place for
which said balios Is prepared and the
date OF the election
:. All ofIcisl ballots intended for use
at any voting district or place Of voting
shall be fastened together in euuEenient
numbers. ard in some secure manner
and in such way that such ballots nav
be detached for Use A record of the
ngub>s Of Official ballots printed and
furnished % each voting district or
place Of votin. shall be kept. and all
such ballots accounted f0r By the officer
or officers IA each county charged with
the printing OF ballots.
g. The commissioner or 0slcerchzrgsd
with printing ard distributing the
of.eisl ballots shall ascertain from the