The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-11-02
SAYS HARRY WAS RrGHY
Attorney Fred n. Peterson Takss L.
With Senator Fsvresr.

@AA4E-Es Nov L -
TorHR EDITOR; IN last sun days au-aber = -
PosT-ISrsLLIsEycER question Is asked Nv
James Crawford. wnefhs. one Charlie, VIA -
declared his intentions TO tecorrs e.rp-S
DAKOTA, and who thereafter. sboa. lsSS e.rn.s
this territory and had resided here slnea -
quzltesd elsc.or. Tie snsws- vas given h. -
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES that be IL a ens,,s.s
elector, aid tast answer was ryh. I nnn.-
however, IN this morning FoST-Iyrr.rss,.
czE, tsa. Senator Forrest takes Ire no.s,s.
that Ae 10 nos qualified eleeeo- I ce.ir. !.
say that Senator Forrest IS a5solzseiy m.
taken The constitution prescrihss vao -,
De qualified electors tArtiels s Section n -
among other things. provides that all rasls =.
sons who az the time of the adoption Q. ~,
constitution ara qualified electors OF tss -
tory shall Re electors Il viii be recsnssvv :
ascertain who were qualified electors q a.
time Of TIE adoption OF TIE constitution \,
Forrest cites section ESQ OF tie code o. Isaa !,
the law on this subject This seesiaa -.
amended by an act 20 amend section aga =
chapter % o. the Code OF Washington Te,r,,ur,
as amended By al act entitled sAa get 4
amend section $3.50 Of CHAPTER "a 4,
the Code OF Washington Territory" ssoro,.s
Sovea Der 3. isS2 This act Gnfer tia dee;sso.
OF the Territorial supreme court vas void. ~
the state supreme coUr: has recently dscsA.1
that the title OF this act Is sufficient, and rh~s
fore would be Law II not repealed The sso,.
sc. is found on page ll3, Territorial Laws IN
and in this law IL Is also required that fhenws
son who declared mis- iateE ton should kr,,
taken Al oath 20 support ''the organic scs q
this territory ~ least SIX months previous 70 a.
day of election, etc" Under this act Il N
he'd that one could not vote unless hs had -.
hi. declaration OF intention in TIE serri.uya
Warrington, and senator Forests opinion i
raz "a -rxs- Sss H--ss
laws. pags So the legis allure passed an ass n
titled. "Aa act prescribing the qualifications 4
electors ii the territory Of Washington -
ton thereof Is as follows: "Tha. all MAJ
citizens OF the United states sbsw
the aga OF y years w5o shall aaw
declared, on OATH their intentions 10 beeons
citizens OF the United states a. Iaas: six months
previous 20 the day az election and shsl
have taken Al cath 20 support tie co..
sritution and government OF the Uaited S:asa
Ct least six months previous 70 the day OF else.
ton. and who shall have resided six months "a
the territory, sixty days n the county and thin,
days in the precinct next preceding tie dag q
election. and none other shall be entitled to vess
81 any election in This territory" etc This las
Of 1883 has sriit.ed from IL the words, s'ufxace
act OF this territory" and therefore IL was not
necessary that person should have taken ON
his sest papers in this territory, and - In IL
case in question, the declaration OF intention
was made in Dakota, he ia nevertheless q quad
fed voter, having been euch under the lau o,
1ssS The case cited by senstor Forrest whU
he refused TO register Is well known 70 ms, hx
as he says, the question rose under the lava d
1885. and the law OF 1SSs wss passed specially
with reference to avoiding this payticula, quad,
featio1-
In the law OF 1855 Is q general repeating claus
and section 3,0jo, code OF ISL. and laws OF IN
are thereby repealed.
The conclusion follows that one who declared
his intention TO become q citizen In snothR
state or territory, and who resided IN Washing.
ton territory from about April l. issa, and snsrs
after. 10 . qualified voter.
FRED Il. PRrE1soM