The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1912-11-01

college OF Law OF the University nj
Idaho for a period OF time covering
two years and three months. and
during that time and studied the fol.
lowing text books;
(Here follows a list of text books
upon law subjects.)
State OF Idaho. (ss.
County of Latah,
William Henry Mason, first being
duly sworn, disposes and says: that
he is the person named in the fore
going application for examation as
attorney and counsellor, that he has
read the same, and knows the con-
tent thereof; and that the same is
true OF his own knowledge.
(Signed) William Henry Mason.
Subscribed and sworn to before
me this 29thh day OF March, 1912.
Vim. f. Lee.
IN THE SUPREME COURT [OF
THE STATE OF IDAHO
l. l. w. Hart, Clerk Of the Supreme
court OF the state of Idaho, do here
by certify that the preceding and
annexed contains a true and correct
copy Of the original application for
examination as attorney and coun-
sellor of William Henry Mason, dat
ed the Goth OF March, A. ID. 1912, and
10Y on file in my office.
Witness my hand and seal OF the
Court this fifth day OF August, A. D.
1912.
l. W. Hart, Clerk.
SFAL) By Deputy Clerk.
According to Mr.. Mason's own
sworn statement, a copy Of which Is
above presented, he was for two
years prior to or before March 20,
1912, which is eight month ago a
resident of Nampa. If he was a resi-
dent OF Nampa up to eight months
ago, and he has sworn he was and
no n would question Mr.. Mason's
oath, he couldn't have been a resi-.
dent of Moscow for the - months
Immediately prior to Nov. 5, 1912
and unless he was he is not qualified
and cannot serve in the legislature.
The constitution of the state is very
plain about this. Three sections
bear upon it. They are;
Sec. 6 OF Article three Of the consti-
tuition of Idaho, relating to the leg
islative department is as follows:
QUALIFICATIONS OF MEMBERS
Sec, q. No person shall be a sena-
tor or representative who at the time
OF his election is not q citizen of the
united States and an electOr of this
state, nor any Il who has not been
1Or one year next preceding his cleo
ton an electOr Of the county or dis
trlct from whence he may be chosen.
Sec. 2 OF Article six OF the constitu-
ton of Idaho relating to Suffrage
and Elections is in part as follows:
Sec. 2 Except as in this article
otherwise provided, every male or
female citizen OF the United States,
twenty-One years old, who has act
ually resided in this state or territory
FOR six months, and in the county
where he or she offers to vote, thirty
days next preceding the day of cleo
ton, II registered as provided by law
DIS u Qudllneu electOr.
That is plain, is it not? Mr. Mason
now offers as defense that at the
time In question he was staying in
Moscow and attending the Uniyer-
sity OF Idaho. There q be no uues-
ton but he was attending the Uni
versity OF Idaho, but that didn't
make him a resident of Moscow. In
deed by the exact terms of the State
constitution it kept him from becom-
Ing a legal resident Dr. an elector of
Moscow or Latah county, and bar
red him as it bars bin today, from
Office.
Section 5 OF Article six of our State
constitution is as follows;
RESIDENCE FOR NOTING PURPOSES
NOT LOST OR GAINED
Sec 5. For the purpose of voting
no person shall he deemed to have
gained or lost a residence hy his pres
ence or absence while employedin the
service of the state or of the United
States, nor while engaged in the
navigation OF the waters Of this state
or OF the United States, nor while a
student OF any institution of learninpt
nor while kept in any almshouse or
asylum at the public expense. ~
What Mr.. Mason swore to should9
be and is binding upon him; SO ia the ,
constitution OF the State of Idaho. -