San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-10-08

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of this constitution or ii he ha
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subsection &C."
Section 5.-Any person denied
registration shall have the RICH
to appeal to any and all courts oil
this state to determine the ques
tion under the limitations impos
ed in this article; and the General
Assembly shall provide by laws
for the correction of illegal OF
fraudulent registration and the
punishment Of the same.
Section 6.-The following per
sons are disqualified from being
registered as voting: ,.. /.
First--Persons convicted oil
burglary, theft, arson, obtaining
goods or money under false pre-
lenses, perjury, forgery, robbery,
bribery, adultery, emDezzlement,
bigamy or crimes against the ell
ection laws; provided, that the
pardon of the Governor shall re-
move such disqualifications.
Second-Persons who are idiots,
insane, paupers, supported at the
public expense, and persons con-
fined in any public prison.
Section For the purpose of
voting. no person shall be deemed
to have gained or lost a residence
by reason of his presence or alb
sence while employed in the ser
vice of the United States, nor
while engaged in the navigation
of the waters of this state, or Of
the United States, or of the high
seas.
Section S.-The General Assem-
bly, shall provide for the registra-
ton Of all qualified electors and
shall prescribe the manner Of hold
ing elections, providing that each
Of the two parties casting the high
est number of votes at the preced-
ing election shall have represen-
tation on the board of managers
at each precinct, and on the board
Of county canvassers in each coun-
ty.
Provided, that at the first reg
istration under this constitution
and until the first of January,
1898, the registration shall be con-
Quoted by a board of three to be
by the Governor by
and with the consent of the Senate.
Section 9.-The several counties
in the state shall be divided into
election districts with one precinct
in each Of the same at which alone
the voter registered for that pre-
cinct can cast his ballot; provid-
ed, that voter may be transferred
from one election district to an
other.
Section 10.--The General Assem-
bly, shall provide by laws for the
holding of party primary elections
and Furnishing fraud at the same.
Section 1.-THE registration
books shall close at least thirty
days before an election, after which
transfers and registration shall
not be legal, except as to persons
of age in the interim.
Section 12.-Electors in NUM-
cipal election shall possess all the
qualifications herein prescribed.
And the General Assembly shall
provide for special registration
of voters for each municipal cleo
ton.
Section bat any special cleo.
ton in corporated cities and
towns Of this state for the pur-
pose of bonding the same or for
the raising of revenue all resident
owners Of property in said cities
and towns Of the assessed value OF
$500, who are qualified electors
under this constitution, shall alone
be entitled to vote. At such cleo
ton the voter shall produce re-
ceipt for all taxes, county, state
and municipal, for the previous
year as evidence of his right to
vote.
Section l4.-Electors shall in all
cases, except treason, felony or a
breach OF the peace, be privileged
from arrest on the days Of election
during their attendance at the
polls and going to and returning
therefrom.
Section 15.-No power, civil or
military, shall at any time inter-
fere to prevent the free exercise
Of the right Of suffrage.
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