| Henry Charles Carey, J. Lea - America - 1826 - 550 pages
...years. Justices of the peace hold their offices for seven years, if they so long behave themselves well. Every male citizen of the United States, of the age of twenty-one years and upwar (excepting paupers, persons under guardianship, and Indians i taxed,) who has lived in the state... | |
| Virginia. Constitutional Convention - Constitutional conventions - 1890 - 928 pages
...request of Mr. Henderson : " Resolved, That every free white male citizen of this Commonwealth, of the age of twenty-one years, and upwards, who shall have resided in the State two years, and in the county where he proposes to vote, one year next preceding the time of offering... | |
| Virginia. Constitutional Convention - Constitutional conventions - 1830 - 932 pages
...the Legislative Committee : " Resolved, That every free white male citizen of this Commonwealth, of the age of twenty-one years, and upwards, who shall have resided in this State two years, uid in the county where he proposes to vote, one year, next preceding the time... | |
| Maine. Legislature - 1840 - 1264 pages
...certain rights shall not impair nor deny others retained by the people. ARTICLE XI. ELECTORS. SEC. 1. Every male citizen of the United States of the age of twenty-one years and upwards, excepting paupers, persons under guardianship, and Indians not taxed, having his residence... | |
| Edmund Burke - 1841 - 1092 pages
...States of tbe Union, in relation to the right of suffrage : Authorities on the right of suffrage. ''• Every male citizen of the United States, of the age of twenty-one years and upwards, excepting paupers, persons under guardianship, and Indiana not taxed, having his residence... | |
| Samuel Jones (of Stockbridge, Mass.) - Suffrage - 1842 - 336 pages
...resided six months within the county." Maine. Constitution dated October 29, 1819, art. 2, sec. 1, "Every male citizen of the United States of the age of twenty-one years and upwards, excepting paupers, persons under guardianship and Indians not taxed, having his residence... | |
| John Perkins Lord - Forms (Law) - 1844 - 314 pages
...not a legal voter. 8. Illegal voting in one town. 9. The home of a person. 10. Temporary absence. 1. Every male citizen of the United States, of the age of twenty-one years, and upwards, excepting paupers, persons under guardianship, and Indians riot taxed, having his residence... | |
| Almanacs, American - 1845 - 404 pages
...TREASURER Are elected annually by the Senate and House in joint ballot. THE RIGHT OF SUFFRAGE Is granted to every male citizen of the United States of the age of twenty-one years and upwards, excepting paupers, persons under guardianship, and Indians not taxed,) having his residence... | |
| 1845 - 396 pages
...Are elected annually by the Senate and House in joint ballot. » THE RIGHT OF SUFFRAGE Is granted to every male citizen of the United States of the age of twenty-one years and upwards, excepting paupers, persons under guardianship, and Indians not taxed,) having his residence... | |
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