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f any seminary or other asylum ublic prison. Durity of election nchise.

- army or navy at of this State ary or naval play

engaged in a du fact, shall be d e constitution a ced to vote at a

the United States ne years, and wi pre an election, th in the county r eemed a quali shall be districted hall have reside shall have a rig es a right to vot hall have the rig

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who shall have attained the age of tw shall have been a citizen of this Sta deemed a qualified elector, and be enti or district where he actually resides, f made elective under this State or the that no soldier, seaman, or marine in United States, shall be entitled to vo this State.

8. All general elections shall be v directed by law, and shall commence a years, on the first Monday in Octobe and the electors in all cases, except in and breach of the peace, shall be privil their attendance on elections, and in therefrom.

IOWA.

Every white male citizen of the Un twenty-one years, who shall have bee six months next preceding the elect which he claims his vote twenty days, at all the elections which are now or her by law.

Electors shall in all cases, except t of the peace, be privileged from arrest

of the age of twenty-one years or upclasses, who shall have resided in this preceding any election, shåll be deemed uch election:

e United States.

eign birth who shall have declared their itizens, conformably to the laws of the ubject of naturalization.

by the C public of 7 ar next pred e district, c Ladians not t tel.) shall alified happ strict in whi permitted to alified elect ate for State aman, or ma all be entitle sitation. All free mal ans not taxed The shall have ing the acce the United Stat Electors in al Their attendanc the same, excep peace.

lood who shall have once been declared be citizens of the United States, any gress to the contrary notwithstanding. Indian descent not members of any tribe: islature may at any time extend by law persons not herein enumerated, but no ntil the same shall have been submitted at a general election, and approved by otes cast at such election.

rdianship, non compos mentis, or insane, te at any election: nor shall any person r felony be qualified to vote at any d to civil rights.

ven by ballot, except for such township be directed or allowed to be otherwise

eemed to have lost his residence in this bsence on business of the United States soldier, seaman, or marine in the army

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y-one years or have resided in on, shall be deem

have declared t
to the laws of th
ion.

once been declar
United States.
y notwithstand
embers of any tri
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enumerated, bur
ave been submin

, and approved!
tion.

s mentis, or insane or shall any pers ed to vote at a

for such townsh ed to be otherw

is residence in tis f the United State arine in the a

Republic of Texas, and shall have re year next preceding an election, and the the district, county, city, or town, in w (Indians not taxed, Africans, and desc cepted,) shall be deemed a qualified el qualified happen to be in any other district in which he resides, at the time be permitted to vote for any district of qualified electors shall be permitted State for State officers, and provided f seaman, or marine in the army or nav shall be entitled to vote at any electio stitution.

All free male persons over the age of dians not taxed, Africans and descendan who shall have resided six months in 1 ceding the acceptance of this constitut the United States, shall be deemed qua

Electors in all cases shall be privile their attendance at elections, in going the same, except in cases of treason, peace.

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1 cases, except treason, felony or breach ged from arrest on the days of election, e at such election, going and returning

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obliged to perform militia duty on the
in time of war or public danger.
voting, no person shall be deemed to
residence by reason of his presence or
ed in the service of the United States;
he navigation of the waters of this State,
es, or of the high seas: nor while a stu-
of learning, nor while kept at any alms-
at public expense; nor while confined

rson, or person convicted of any infamous
1 to the privileges of an elector.
people shall be by ballot.

ON TERRITORY.

ORGANIC LAW.

nhabitant above the age of twenty-one. been a resident of said Territory at the this act, and shall possess the qualifiescribed, shall be entitled to vote at the

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Every free w years, who e time of the the first electio aid Territory; ice, at all sub ribed by the 1 suffrage, and ens of the Unit by the treaty wi Second, eighteen

Mexicans now ng to Mexico, its of the U shall be free to at any time to t which they posse

on, felony or bra he days of elect going and return

militia duty on
ublic danger.
shall be deemed

n of his presence
the United State
waters of this Sta
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or appointment in said Territory.

NEW MEXIC

ORGANIC LAW.

Every free white male inhabitant al one years, who shall have been a reside the time of the passage of this act, sha the first election, and shall be eligible said Territory; but the qualifications o office, at all subsequent elections, shall scribed by the legislative assembly. of suffrage, and of holding office, shall b zens of the United States, including thos by the treaty with the Republic of Mexi second, eighteen hundred and forty-eig

EXTRACT FROM TREA

Mexicans now established in territo ing to Mexico, and which remain for limits of the United States, as defined shall be free to continue where they n at any time to the Mexican Republic, which they possessed in the said territo

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