Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-03-22

and upwards who shall have been a
citzin for ninety days, who uas te.
sided In the State ur Territory one year,
in the county four mInthg, AMI I'm ihs
precinct sixty lays next preceding any
| election shall DO entitled o. vut nt 0uch
election except rs herein otherwise
! provided.
Sec. n. Electors shall In ell cases OK
cept treason, felony or breach OF the
peace be privileged from arrest on the
days ofeleotion during tholt attendance
at clectious anu going 10 aud returning
therc'rom.
Sec. 4. 40 elcctor shall be obliged to
perform militia duty on the jay uftlUc.
ton except Ia time VI war aud public
| dsugUs
Sec. 5. No porBon SHALL ho deemed
qualified ulect0r ut this State unless
such rCtt0n DO a cltiEsu OF thu United
Statts.
Sec. o. All idiots, insane persons and
pefs0ns convicted VI treason or crlmus
against tlu elective franchise, unless
ttsiofoi TO civil rights, shall not be-
permitted to vote nj any election OF be
eligible 20 hold Office In THIS state.
sec. T. No uloctof shall be- doemo 10
have lost his residence IA this State by
reason Of his temporary absence OF BILE
absence on business VI the United
StattB, OF OF THE State, or Ia the mill.
taty service Of tue United stAtes, uor
while aitudent Of any Institution OF
learning,
Sec. s. no properly qualification
bhnll over DO required iOf any person
20 vote or hold Utiicg excop. Ia elct-
uons lcvyiug special taA Uf creating
Indebtedness.
Sec. .. All elections shall DO by
secret ballot. Nothing in this section
shall be construed to prevent the usU
Of any mschiue OF mechanical con
trivance for the purpose OF receiving
and registering the vet cas-. at any
election, providing that secrecy In y0i-
Ing be lftsUtvru,
Huc. 10. No person shall have the
righttO vote VINO shall not be able 10
read the Constitution OF the United
5intCa. Tue provisions Ui this section
shall not be construed 70 apply 10
any poitun prevented by physical dis.
! ability from comply iuE with iis fO'
quitments, nor 20 Gvpuyo any person
| lns Ilgutt1 vote who uss tuUh Iight at
tho iimu ot tue ado Ola VI this tousil.
tuition, unlrFs unqualified by tie re-
slflctions VI section ,lA Of this article.
See. II. No urfsIu qualified 10 be- M
clUCtHt 81 tue stale Ul UtEh shall be-
allowed % vote at any general VI
special election hereafter 10 uu hold Ia
tue state Until sucn person shall DO
registered ns yOiCs according % laH,
uuluss thu failure 10 register 10 caused
by sickness or abssucr, tor which pro.
vision shall be- made uy law. Iho
Lugislr tIro OF tho state thall enact
suon Laws as Will carry into eject the
provisions uf this section.
See. ~. The Legislature shall pnss
laws 60 secure tue puuty OF elections
Aad guard against tue abuses OF the
elective franchise.
See. 10. All laws creating or rcgulat.
lug hOardsUi 6tli Gers charged
with the duty OF roIi'tcTing yOtcrn,
distributing UallJu Of the polls 10
voter, OF Of receiving, recording, or
counting tho votes NJ elections, shall
secure representation Or e. least tue
two political parties VII CO., Atthe gcu'
cfal election next preceding that for
which such boards " ON Gers hte TO
serve, east the highobt uud the next
highest number ~ vttas. Al suCn
boards OF Officers shall be- appointed or
elected ia such manner au1 upDu the
nomination OF such tcpTcsU natives Oi
said parties respectively Ne the Legis'
iatuTe may direct.
Sec. ~. Alter the adoption Of this
Consultation, all general elections Tor
state, district, county, precinct anu
municipal oIilcefe, except school
anu Judicial officers shall DO
held on the TUESDAY next following
the first Monday IN November OF each
even year Special elections may BE-
held ~ provided by law. Toe term 0i
all tniuefs elected at tue general elcu.
ton suail commence on ,he inst Mon.
day In January next following the
date VI their election, Judicial AMI
school tiil 'crs Hhall not be elected on
Auy DAY whou other oil GERS are cleo
cd, bus the Iimo OF their election shall
DO provided by law.
Sec. 10. Al officers made elective
OF RpIuIutiyr by this Constitution or by
tho laws mpuo IN pursuance thereof
SHALL, before entering upon this duties
u their respective UtllCea take ana sub
scribe the following oatn VI aiilTma'
ti0n3
81 do solemniy swear .or anirml that /
Will support, uboy and defend tho C0usti-
tuition Of tho United stntCs and the Cuu.
stitutl n u this STATE, and that ! will
discharge tho duties OF my onloo with
hdelityh
\ MINORITY REPORT TO COME.
Kiesel, OF Weber, member OF the