| Grenville Mellen - United States - 1839 - 934 pages
...of the two candidates who have the greatest number of votes. Eight of suffrage is possessed by every white male citizen of the United States, of the age of twenty-one years, who has resided in the county in which he offers to vote one year next preceding the election, and who,... | |
| New Jersey - Session laws - 1842 - 1396 pages
...construed to impair or deny others retained by the people. ARTICLE II. RIGHT OF SUFFRAGE. 1. Every white male citizen of the United States, of the age of twenty-one years, who shall have been a resident of this state one year, and of the county in which he claims his vote five... | |
| Frances Harriet Green - Dorr Rebellion, 1842 - 1844 - 362 pages
...or deny others retained by the people. ARTICLE II. OF ELECTORS AND THE RIGHT OF SUFFRAGE. 1. Every white male citizen of the United States, of the age of twenty-one years, who has resided in this State for one year, and in any town, city, or district of the same for six months,... | |
| Jared Sparks, Edward Everett, James Russell Lowell, Henry Cabot Lodge - American fiction - 1844 - 574 pages
...Constitution," the elective franchise was a little more restricted. The right of voting was given to " every white male citizen of the United States, of the age of twentyone years, who has resided in this State for one year, and in the town where he votes six months." With the exception... | |
| 1845 - 396 pages
...annually by the Senate and General Assembly in joint meeting. THE RIQHT OP SUFFRAGE Is enjoyed by every white male citizen of the United States, of the age of twenty-one years, who has resided in the State one year, and in the county where he claims his vote, five months next before... | |
| Almanacs, American - 1845 - 404 pages
...annually by the Senate and General Assembly in joint meeting. THE RIGHT OP SUFFRAGE Is enjoyed by every white male citizen of the United States, of the age of twenty-one years, who has resided in the State one year, and in the county where he claims his vote, five months next before... | |
| United States - Law - 1846 - 916 pages
...enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United voten. States of America, in Congress assembled, That every free white male citizen of the...Arkansas for the term of six months next preceding any genera] or special election, shall have the privilege of voting in the election district where he shall... | |
| New York (State). Constitutional Convention - Constitutional conventions - 1846 - 410 pages
...construed to impair or deny others retained by the people. ARTICLE II. RIGHT OF SUFFRAGE. I. Every white male citizen of the United States, of the age of twenty-one years, who shall have been a resident of this state one year, and of the county in which he claims his vote five... | |
| Francis Wyse - United States - 1846 - 482 pages
...the two candidates who have the greatest number of votes. The right of suffrage is possessed by every white male citizen of the United States of the age of twenty-one years, who has resided in the county in which he offers to vote one year next preceding the election, and who,... | |
| Benjamin Franklin Hall - Real property - 1847 - 480 pages
...shall not be construed to impair or deny others, retained by the people. ARTICLE III. SIcTIO.H I. Every white male citizen of the United States, of the age of twentyone years, who shall have been a resident of the State six months next preceding the election, and the county in which... | |
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