The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-10-27
WHO MY VOTE.

NW. Et.
WHO MAY VOTE.
every male person q resident OF
this state who shall be of the age of
twenty-one years and upwards, not
otherwise disqualified, belonging to
either OF the following classes, who
shall be a qualified elector under the
laws OF the Territory Of Dakota at
the dats OF the ratification OF this
Constitution by the people, or who
shall have resided in the United States
onesyear, in this State six months, in
the County thirty days, and in the
election precinct where he offers his
vote ten days next preceding any
election, shall be deemed a qualified
elector at such election:
First-Citizen3 of the United States.
Second-Persons of, foreign birth
who shall have declared their inten-
tions to become citizens c~onformably
to the laws of the United States upon
the subject OF naturalization. Sec. /
Art. z, Constitution of South Da-
kota.1
mo elector shall be deemed to have
lost his residence in this State by rea.
son of his absence on business of the
United States or OF this State, or in
the military or naval service of the
United States" (Sec. 6, Art. Z, CON-
mo soldier, seaman or marine in
the army or navy OF the United
States shall be deemed q resident OF
this State in consequence of hav-
ing been stationed therein" tSec. a,
Art. z, CON-
mo person under guardianship,
non compo5 mentis or insane, shall
be qualified to vote at any election,
nor shall any person convicted OF
treason OF felony be qualified to vote
at any election unless restored to
civil RICH ts." (Sec.9, Art, z, CON-
THE BALLOT.
The ballot shall be white in color,
and the names of the candidates
shall be printed thereon in black ink.
Every ballot shall contain the name
of every candidate, and no other
names; but the ma me OF no candidate
shall appear more than ono on the
ballot for the same Office and no
party shall nominate o candidate for
an Office whose name appears as q
candidate by another party for q diff.
ferent Office whose nominationfor any
Office specified on the ballot has been
certified or filed according to the pro-
visions OF this act. The names OF
candidates for each Office should be
arranged in large type under the
designation OF the party or principle
for which such nomination is made,
SO that all the names of candidates of
each party shall be in q separate
column; and each party ticket shall
be printed side by side on the ballot.
(Sec. /, Chap. so, Sess. Laws Of So.
Oak, 1893, p. 1879
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.
Whenever . proposed amendment
to the constitution is submitted to q
vote the same shall beprlnted on each
ticket on the ballot, and immediately
to the left the words "Yes'' and "No"
preceded by o square in which the
elector may place a cross to indicate
his vote. Electors desiring to vote
Eyes will place q cross before the
word Eyes, and those desiring to
vote mo- will place a cross before the
word "no". .(sec. 9, Chap. so, SEES.
Laws OF 1893, p. lao.
The foregoing provision applies to
the vote to be taken at the general
election of 1894, on thefollowing pro-
posed amendment to the co constitution:
"Shall Section A of Article 81 OF the
| Constitution, be amended &C as to
read 40 follows:
"Sec. a. Exemptions The legisia-
ture shall by general law limit and de-
fine the value and sire ofa homestead
OF each head of q family which shall be
Iexempt from attachment or mesne
process and from levy and sale on
execution, and from any other FINAL
process issued from any court, except
upon 3 foreclosure of q mortgage, or
yender,s lien or liens for labor done
or things furnished in the construction
or repair Of any building, erection or
other Improvement thereon; and shall
also provide for such exemption OF a
reasonable amount OF personal prop
erty."
In voting upon the two following
proposed arguments to the constitu-
ton at said election, all voters desir-
to vote i'm favor of the amendment
shall erase the word ''no'' placed after
the same; and all desiring to vote
against the amendment shall erase
the word s.yesp placed after the same.
Said two proposed amendments are as
follows:
ssEhall Section 8, Article o, Of the
Consultation be amended 80 a. ia
make the superintendent OF schools
eligible TO hold said Office for more
than four years in succession2"
"Yesss. mo-
"ShaII Paragraph 8 or Article 4 81
] the Constitution be so amended as To