 | Constitutions - 1804 - 372 pages
...hold in his own right, in fee simple, two hundred acres of land within the same : Provided also, that a freehold in fifty acres of land in the district....years residence in the district, shall be necessary to qua lify a man as an elector of a Representative. The Representatives thus elected, shall serve for... | |
 | 1812 - 498 pages
...right of suffrage, nnless he shall possess a freehold in 50 acres of land ;n the district or territory, having been a citizen of one of the states, and being resident in the district, or the like ficehoUl, and ttvo years a resident in the district." By an act of the legislature, i'- is made the... | |
 | 1816 - 514 pages
...of suffrage, unless he shall possesaa free' lold in 50 acres of land in the district or territory, having been a citizen of one of the states, and being...the district, or the like freehold, and two years a resident in the district," the voter on oath, whereby he shall swear Uiat lie assesses truly and... | |
 | Edward Ingersoll - Law - 1821 - 882 pages
...hold in bis own right, in fee simple, two hundred acres of land within the same; provided also, that a freehold in fifty acres of land in the district,...representative. The representatives thus elected, (Ordinance of 1787.) 837 shall serve for the term of two years; and in case of the death of a representative,... | |
 | James Hall - Mississippi River Valley - 1834 - 276 pages
...right, in fee simple, two hundred acres of land within the same; provided, also, that a freehold of fifty acres of land in the district, having been a citizen of one of the states, and being a resident of the district, or the like freehold and two years residence in the district, shall be... | |
 | Edward Deering Mansfield - United States - 1836 - 320 pages
...hold in his own right, in fee simple, two hundred acres of land within the same ; provided ofao, that a freehold in fifty acres of land in the district,...qualify a man as an elector of a representative. The representative thus elected, shall serve for the term of two years, and in case of the death of a repesentative,... | |
 | Edward Deering Mansfield - United States - 1836 - 304 pages
...hold in his own right, in fee simple, two hundred acres of land within the same; provided aito, that a freehold in fifty acres of land in the district,...qualify a man as an elector of a representative. The representative thus elected, shall serve for the term of two years, and in case of the death of a repesentative,... | |
 | United States. Congress - Law - 1836 - 650 pages
...ordinance of July 13, 1787, the proviso was altered so as to read — "Provided, also, That a freehold of fifty acres of land in the district, having been a...qualify a man as an elector of a representative." It will be asked, why was this alteration made? Why was the word foreigner stricken out, and general... | |
 | Caleb Atwater - Natural history - 1838 - 420 pages
...hold in his own right, in fee simple, two hundred acres of land within the same ; provided also, that a free-hold in fifty acres of land in the district,...qualify a man as an elector of a representative. The representative thus elected, shall serve for the term of two years, and in case of death of a representative... | |
 | Caleb Atwater - Natural history - 1838 - 416 pages
...district, shall be necessary to qualify a man as an elector of a representative. The representative thus elected, shall serve for the term of two years, and in case of death of a representative or removal from office, the governor shall issue a writ to the county or... | |
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That a freehold in fifty acres of land in the district, having been a citizen of one of the states, and being resident in the district, or the like freehold and two years residence in the district, shall be necessary to qualify a man as an elector of... 
