ceding his elect itant of the dis stitution pro purpose of elect ithin this State dwelleth and i places uninc 8, who are or s s towards the efor, shall have he plantations ts of the respec he meeting of all be holden ar respectively the ich assessors sh ors, collecting own clerks have w cuticu to vivt, wi choice of representatives. Every me presentatives shall be chosen by ball least next preceding his election, sha of this State; shall have an estate wi may be chosen to represent, of the val one-half of which to be a freehold, w own right; shall be, at the time of 1 of the district he may be chosen to protestant religion, and shall cease parish, or place, immediately on his aforesaid. And the qualifications of electors the same as those for senators; and majority of votes, the Senate and shall, by joint ballot, elect one of th highest number of votes, who shall VERMON SEC. 21. Every man of the full age ing resided in this State for the spa before the election of representativ peaceable behavior, and will take the tion, shall be entitled to all the priv State: ken an oath or affirmation of allegiance e, or by other just means acquire, hold, her real estate; and, after one year's -d a free denizen thereof, and entitled born subject of this State, except that f being elected Governor, Lieutenantnselor, or representative in Assembly idence. June 26, 1828.-Art. 1. No person, who of this State, shall be entitled to exerFreeman, unless he be a natural-born one of the United States, or until he zed agreeably to the acts of Congress. right to vote i ACHUSETTS. male person (being twenty-one years any particular town in this commonone year next preceding) having a e same town, of the annual income of ate of the value of sixty pounds, shall he choice of a representative, or repre ɔwn. Every male citizen of twenty-one years excepting paupers and persons under have resided within the commonwealth Cons in all leg qualified. any such which he res fall general in the town or and home for t tion, upon pro or city in which the time of his cent estate the f any, has been 2. Every mal nation of allegi means acquire, nd, after one year ereof, and enti s State, except t vernor, Lieutena tative in Assem . 1. No person, be entitled to ex be a natural-b States, or until e acts of Congres TS. twenty-one yea in this commo eceding) having e annual income shall sixty pounds, sentative, or rep of twenty-one ye and persons unde the commonwea SEC. 1. Every male citizen of the twenty-one years, who has had his State for one year, and in the tow claim a right to vote, six months voting, and who is really and truly of real estate in such town or city and thirty-four dollars over and which shall rent for seven dollars any rent reserved or the interest of being an estate in fee simple, fee ta or an estate in reversion or remain person to vote, the conveyance of w have been recorded at least ninety right to vote in the election of all c tions in all legal town or ward mee so qualified. And if any person h own any such estate within this S in which he resides, he shall have a of all general officers and membe in the town or city in which he sh and home for the term of six mont tion, upon producing a certificate or city in which his estate lies, bea the time of his voting, setting forth cient estate therein to qualify him a if any, has been recorded ninety da 2. Every male native citizen of t any being so registered, has been enrolled in this State, and done military serin the present year, pursuant to law, oof is required by law,) prove by the egally commanding the regiment, or horized volunteer company in which ne duty, that he has been equipped to law, or by the certificate of the itary claims, that he has performed ve a right to vote in the election of all uestions in all legally organized town the end of the first year after the ution, or until the end of the year ty-three. sell upon est precedin rein provid 4. No pers ervice of the quired resid n, barrack d per, lunati anship, or m e permitted Convicted of b on law, be pressly resto 5. Persons r States shall no The Gene fra registry the elections, th to be required to vote, and ge article into effe in voting ime, every such citizen who has had ired, and whose name shall be regisne resides, on or before the last day of ext preceding the time of his voting, gal proof that he has, for and within the time he shall offer to vote, paid a inst him in any town or city in this ne dollar, or that he has been enrolled this State, been equipped and done o law, and at least for one day during ght to vote in the election of all civil ons in all legally organized town or I, that no person shall at any time be r city where s law,) prove by de izen who has had me shall be regi ore the last day ime of his voting as, for and within er to vote, paid wn or city in this has been enrolled quipped and don or one day during lection of all ci rganized town ll at any time le sessed upon any mariner, for anу уч upon his application, be remitted; a lowed to vote whose registry tax fo next preceding the time of voting i herein provided. 4. No person in the military, na service of the United States, shall b required residence by reason of bei son, barrack or military or naval st pauper, lunatic, person non compos dianship, or members of the Narraga be permitted to be registered or to v convicted of bribery or of any crime mon law, be permitted to exercise expressly restored thereto by act of 5. Persons residing on lands ceded States shall not be entitled to exerc 6. The General Assembly shall b for a registry of voters, to prescribe the elections, the form of certificates to be required in case of a dispute a to vote, and generally to enact all 1 article into effect, and to prevent al in voting. |