A supplement to the act entitled "An act to regulate the election of members of the legislative council and general assembly, sheriffs and coroners in this state;" passed at Trenton the twenty-second day of February, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-seven

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A supplement to the act entitled "An act to regulate the election of members of the legislative council and general assembly, sheriffs and coroners in this state;" passed at Trenton the twenty-second day of February, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-seven

dc.contributor.author	New Jersey. Legislature
dc.date.accessioned	2019-02-25T21:46:13Z
dc.date.available	2019-02-25T21:46:13Z
dc.date.issued	1807-11-16
dc.description	WHEREAS doubts have been raised, and Great diversities in practice obtained through-out the state in regard to the admission of aliens, females and persons of color, or negroes to vote in elections, as also in regard to the mode of ascertaining the qualifications of voters in respect to estate.-And whereas, it is highly necessary to the safety, quiet, good order and dignity of the state, to clear up the said doubts by an act of the representatives of the people, declaratory of the true sense and meaning of the constitution, and to ensure its just execution in these particulars, according to the intent of the framers thereof ;-Therefore,
dc.description	Sec. 1. BE IT ENACTED by the council and general assembly of this state, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passing of this act, no person shall vote in any state or county election, for officers in the government of the States, or of this state, unless such person be a free, white, male citizen of this state,of the age of twenty-one years, worth fifty pounds proclamation money; clear estate, and have resided in the county where he claims a vote, for at least twelve months immediately
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10929/50467
dc.language.iso	en_US	en_US
dc.publisher	Trenton, N.J.: James J. Wilson	en_US
dc.subject	Women - Suffrage - New Jersey	en_US
dc.title	A supplement to the act entitled "An act to regulate the election of members of the legislative council and general assembly, sheriffs and coroners in this state;" passed at Trenton the twenty-second day of February, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-seven	en_US

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