Show WHO ARE LEGAL TOTEMS an 0 nor or territorial sta inglot in lot tato EDS section 5 of the or utah 1 T fala ry f says faysz that h at every e irce free white malo inhabitant above the a ago 9 0 of twenty one years who shall havo been a resident of baia territory at the timo time of 0 tho the an s age of thil act shall bo be entitled to voto vote at the iho first election nuj and shall chall bo be e cli giblo to an toy Y office tho file said mid territory but tho the of 0 voters find anil of holding oll no ie at till nil clec tiona shall bo eboh s shall bo be tire pre ascribed scribed by tho the legislative AMeci bly ly provided that tho th 0 right r of suffrage guffra g a and or of holding ICO shall bo be exercised only by citizens 0 of tho the united states state 9 A C cac ac tho territorial law prescribing the qualifications of voters approved jan 21 1859 as amended a peb 5 mys dijk neither cither shall toy any person be entitled to hold any office of profit or blust in tho the territory or vote at tny any election i unless lie is ia a IA malo citizen of tho the united I 1 over twenty one years 0 of ago anil and hae hole licon icon a constant toil in tho the territory ry dr during drug ug B i IX in montha OIL next pieced I 1 g I 1 election 1 t or r appointment appo intal ent f N no c r e on F 11 a I 1 1 be do e m ed a ro ilont within llin act unless he be is ii a taxpayer tax lax payer in this Torri territory tory hy by act approved feb 12 1870 it WM wai provided that ciery ci cry M oman moman of the ago age ot of twenty one years who his has ecsi led in thil ter territory six montan next neit any ny condral or special i coial election born or naturalized in the united states stales or who n ii tho wf fo widow or the daughter of A native boro born or naturalized citizen of bithe the ted states slates shall bo be entitled to veto tota at al auy any election in this ibis territory a all laws lawa or parts of laws lawa conflicting ITI with L I 1 this i s iti ire hereby repealed 1 eale lt by act ot of congress approved feb Bright lys digest p it ii beclar declared that tany ny woman woma nho mho might Ii waly bo naturalized under the ibo existing laws married or alio shall bo be married arriel ta to 0 o citizens of the bo united states shall bo be deemed and taken to be a citizen n 1 I rom tho the foregoing it 1 thit that ho clio le gl gitch i ven by congress ihan elit to prescribe the iho qualifications cation 0 of voters in ia lmh subject to ilia condition that they shall ball bo be citizens citi zeni of oatha the united states 2 thai by act of congress no for ci eign anborn born woman can bo be naturalized b 1 y marriane marr iare e unless she eho might lawfully bo be naturalized under existing creelin cri exi stint elin laws that is to sir SAY CBS she shall have been resident io in lie united states five fito years and shall bo be twenty one years yo areol of aro age 3 it follows that cho territory ot of utah cannot mako make a woman alio n lie is oct not enty ono one years of ago age anil and ulio liaa has not been in the country fiso fife years a lep legal I 1 voter although she eho bo be a thou t he 11 enod times tho the wife widow or daughter of it a nativo native born bom or naturalized citizen consequently that part of tho the territorial law assuming sumine na to do so is ia absolutely void and all such voting is in illegal logil il 4 provided a legally married woman weman be twenty ono 3 icara cars of age and a resident of abo country fio eva years sho ahe cin can legally vote voe under tho the torn tem lonal law aw conferring con feiring the fran ebio on women because the organic act gives the territory authority to lo prescribe the ilia qualifications of voters subject to the single condition conditi clio that I 1 they hc shall bo be citizens of tho the united staica t t 0 and the ibo laws of th the it states tat p e that such puch a naoman as is de described acry idl d above is i a citizen of t tho b 0 united states stales 0 the T he clause io in the territorial lw liw requiring inquiring that chat the male voter ell thill ill be 1 a I taxpayer in I 1 ibis his territory does not cot apply to the be female boter been it is 13 oot not included among the lions of the female voters and iq i inconsistent with them and in in express terms repealed as 13 regards them 6 but the reasonable of the abo said clause is a person perso n liable to pay par taxes when called upon if 11 thia were dot cot so BO the county assessors rs and collectors cou chuji jd dl franciso fran hiso eve every ry male of the opposition iou by sim simply ply deferring the anil and col collection 10 c of liia his taic till lill atler after the bouce 6 ive elections clec lions or a man passed the ago alien lien lie ile is liable under tho the law to I 1 poll maxand having hating no do taxable property properly would be ak although lie he might have been a good oti citizen through all lis I 1 lilo I 1 fo this thin would bo be v voting property and not men a prin principle aiple long ago rejected raj in in this ILL country and ADI beades be tio ades icca it is a provision of 0 lw law so extremely sus col ablo of abuso abuse of as tobo to bo productive in in actual operation of more harm th thin I 1 n rood good neither is i it t juit to require a male to bo be a taxpayer tax tux payer before he bo cari can vote and not to require tho the samo same of a female construe faix ta x payer layer 1 however as a person peno giulo to pay taxes hies and ciboro is no treat great objection to it it would woud le apply el equally and I 1 might add troied be superfluous in fact act as aa itil it should hould be by net act gres approved july 1 all note acta and laws esteb lis tubing bing maintaining protecting or countenancing tho the practice of polygamy called espiritu spiritvil tuil folyk marriage however dl guidd by legal or ceremonies com or other contrivance 3 were annulled and tho the practice lira forbidden foi 01 bidden and male made ible able by fine land and imprisonment coabe neatly polygamous marriage EO ec ca callej ledis i not legal marriage lleana irence no polygamous wife call lo be modes mad a citizen citi zeo although t wenty ono years of ago age and five years in in the coultry cou otry by such polygamous marriage it follows that tho votes of women AYO arc illegal choy have liate taken the tha necca aary steps to be bc como come natural iced in ho be usual way that is ia io in the way in 10 which men are tr obliged by the naturalization law to do doit it 8 by the act ol of congress Con erca provia jog ing for tho the naturalization of ft lions they aro required require A l to ti make oath or affirmation before tho the su prOMO an or circuit court of tomo ono of 01 the stites or of the territorial districts of the united states or before the iio clerk oleither ol of cither aither of ahinga herein theocia oct net forth which it la is dot cot ne noco comiry sairy to my lily purpose to el a ato to hero hut but it will lo 10 keen been that among the courts enuta or U led in which a man maa may become naturalized Z oki the alie probate courts ol of the Toni lorica aro are not named name J only tho the supreme superior district ili strict or circuit courts ol 01 BODIO me ono one ol of the or of luo territorial distinct ri 0 alio h united ted states C ou ull all as oil tinned nied to bo be JODO dobo by tho lobato ro bato courts couro of utah ulsa la is null and void and naturalized only by those coutts couite aro are not citizens and honed are arc not legal voters now how from tho polls lolla in u utah all portions male anil and female rho nho oro aro dot chiam or of the tha united states accor duit to uia ILO above tests waith no DO glod od citizen can do n ought to bo be done dodo and where bouli boull your voto votes in utah bo be chaes what tho the subscriber nubia riber iber fantl to know inow it anybody co can tell lim 12 wh what at tho be liberal ral party baste hiu to do in my judgment is to secure from rom conro a before another general ol the needed with wilh ho he machinery niia into ito to enforce it inell elded of courso to enable the them in to havo have a hir if show choir at tho the POW polli to voto vote by secret ballot and to prevent per tooji not doi citizens of the united states from voting at all with wilb that two years year benco with faithfulness energy and ds discretion on our part wo we shall very nearly or 11 boitt ilits got iway away with that olec election tion we need a stringent law noil and a on every county board ol of agi re gitry try sufficient to lo us to exclude irom from registration all csori not legally entitled to vote wo pe uco need a sufficient reprise a ts L i u bt at every ev ry poll to lo prevent vi per s i n s not registered from froin vot TOting ilig we most have I 1 iho he tat tai pa payer er or kropa ty qualification for taa that t jl is what clial it amounts to abolt hed with the sya torn lout of lit num numbering berini th alio ballots bal loLs i which tino unta to tita ti ia rocc doting lotief lot with those labrida lolor rom will b be malli easier oban oba dd d from cori than the on of unusual judicial proceedings because there cannot po sibly lo 10 any ny roa romo nabla object ion flue to 10 eliom vic 0 ph friall a I 1 h leave avo c cary ry reagon to in bi Moot of the f future turn 0 o OBSERVED suit salt ilc iilo city aug ao 19 73 |