Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-04-22

to the qualifications for the Office OF
vice president. Nothing is said as to
whether the person shall be male or
female.
For the office OF United States
senator. article l, section 3. of the
constitution of the United States, pro-
vides: NO person shall be senator
who shall not have attained to the age
Of 30 years and been nine years
citizen Of the United States and who
shall not when elected be an inhapi-
tant of that state for which he shall
be chosen" In the same article and
section of the constitution there is this
provision, for the representatives IN
congress- of the United states: NO
person shall be a representative VINO
shall not have attained to the age OF
e5 years and been seven years citi-
zen of the United States, who shall not
when elected be an inhabitant OF that
state in which he shall be chosen.
For president there are two qualinca-
lions: First, the person must De q
natural born citizen: second, SAID per-
son must have been fourteen years
resident within the United States.
The same two qualifications are re-
quired for senator and representative
except. that for senator and represent.
alive a naturalized citizen may noio
these offices. A woman may De q
natural born citizen of the Unltea
States and may attain a residence
| within the United States; also a
woman may be natural!zed and ne
come q citizen of the United states 10
| this way.
The revised statutes Of the United
States of 1878, section 1892. provide:
"AIl persons born in the United states
and not subject to any foreign power
excluding the Indians not taxed, are
declared to be citizens Of the.s United
States. Sections 1883 and 1884 pro-
vide that children and women may
become naturalized citizens of the
/, United States" H.
Article 4, section s. of the constitu-
ton OF Iowa, fixes the qualifications
for governor and lieutenant governor
as follows: mo person shall be eligi-
] BILE to the office of governor or lieu
! tenant governor who shall not have
! been a citizen OF the United States and
| a resident of the state two years next
preceding the election, and attained
to the age of 80 years at the time Of
said election" Nothing is said here
in reference to sex; the only quail
fcations are those of citizenship and
residence. A woman may become a
| citizen of the United States and may
become resident of the state Of
| Iowa.
The offices Of secretary of state
! auditor of state, treasurer of state
and attorney general are constitu.
?! tional offices. Articles 4, section %. OF
the constitution, provides for the first
! three. and article 5, section IL, pro-
vides for the office of attorney gen.
eral. There is no provision in refer
ence to any offices as to the sex OF
| the person viii is to hold these OFFICES
The office Of county attorney 10 g
| constitutional one Article 5, section
1870, Of the state constitution. makes
provision for this Office. Sex il not
qualification. Other county offices
are statutory and In none Of them y
sex made a qualification. Sections 4
and 5 Of article of the state con-
stitution provide that only male citl-
zens shall become members either o.
\ the house or senate In the state.
]! Section 4e2 cs the code OF lows
i provides that sex ID not . disqualihca.
| ton for holding the office Of county
/ recorder. Section 274S OF the code o.
Iowa provides that . school officer Of
] member OF the board may be of ethel
4 sex. 7.5Ss
In both federal and state constitu'
lions and federal and state statutes
generally the masculine pronoun II
used. This indicates that at the timt
the constitutions and statutes were
d adopted those who framed them hat
in mind that only men could holt
the OFFICES. In some states the courts
j have held that the use OF masculine
; pronouns was controlling. This wal
] true in the earlier decisions. In late
/ decisions In some states the courts
have held that the use Of musculin,
! pronouns 10 not controlling. In stAte'
u where women are electors they ar
| generally permitted to hold state AM
J ali local Offices. In many states on
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