Show 77 P N A aai supplanted ap pp fal to and amendatory amen y of an act rt re lating to io elections and th p to of supply i yov ls 1 I A D 1864 be it enacted by the governor and legislative assembly of the territory of bf nevada ne ada a follows section 1 section I 1 of an an act entitled an act relating to elections and the mode of supplying r vacancies approved november asti ast 1st A D 18 1861 61 is hereby amended so as to td r read d as follows see sec lt lat evry every zen of the united states not labo laboring r I 1 under tinder the disabilities named in in this thia act odthe arg t he ago age of twenty one years and lip upwards wards who shall have resided in this territory six months and nd in the precinct pr or county thirty days next preceding any election shall be entitled to vote for all offic officers e rs that now are arc or hereafter may be elected by the people and upon U questions submitted to the electors nt at such elections section 2 section 2 of said act is hereby amended so as to read w ii follows section 2 no person who has been or may be convict convicted Ld of treason felony or bribery in any state or territory of the united states unless restored to civil rights and no person who after arriving at the age of eighteen years shall have voluntA voluntarily borne arms against the united states or held civil or i military office under fife be so called confederate brate states or either of them unless an amnesty be granted to such stich by the federal government and no idiot insane or disloyal person shall be entitled to tho the privilege r of an elector section 3 for the purpose of voting toting no person shall be deemed to have lost a residence by reason of his absence while employed in the service of the united states or of this territory nor gained a residence whiled while i student ity in any seminary of learning section 4 no soldier in the arl army iny of tho the united states shall be deemed a resident of this territory in in consequence of being stationed within this territory section 5 tb tho right r of suffrage shall bo be enjoyed by all pers persons ons otherwise entitled to the same who may be absent from this territory an fn m the or naval services of tho united stat state section rp 6 during tho the day on which any general rf 0 demeral election shall b be e held in this S territory no qualified elector shall ball s be arrested by virtue or of any civil process t section 7 this act shall take rom and after its passage i ta s approved febrey felmery 2 oth 1864 a r r 2 L I 1 fb dt DAYTON ato august ra 1864 opinion fw as to the necessary ficat voters it at the next ensuing r election r the Leris legislature n lal tire at its last session provides that evar ewry y white niale male citizen of the united states odthe of the age ae 0 of twenty one years and upwards who shi shall dl have resided in this territory six months and abid in the precinct or county thirty lays days next preceding any election and who h has ahna as not been convicted of treason felony or bribery in any state or territory nry of the united states state unless restored to civil rights 11 and who has not after arriving at the age of eighteen years voluntarily borne arms ther united stated State 4 or held civil or military office effice under the so called confederate states or either cither of them unless an ani amnesty nesty be granted to such stich by the federal government and who is not an adot insano insane or disloyal person shall be entitled to the privilege of an elector and again it is provided that no person shall hall be deemed to have lost a resi residence deace by reason of his absence while employed in iii tho the service of the united states or of this territory and again it is provided that no soldier of he Q united states shall be deemed a resident of this territory in conse consequence of being stationed within this territory it is from the foregoing obvious that tho law makers designed to continue to parties or persons who enlist in the service of the union n t the rights and privileges of electors that they had bad enjoyed prior to their enlistment and that no disability in this respect should attach to them on account of such stich laud laudable ible and patriotic sacrifice filee to the good of the union it ff appears a I 1 then that thai all sold soldiers ierg in the sir service vice of the united states who were residents of the county according to the legislative act above ro referred forred to prior to their enlistment are electors under the act and are an entitled titled to vote for officers of said lyon county W wy U ta M 4 GATES prosecuting attorney of lyon county N T |