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Show FERGUSON VS. ALLEN. Tfc JoJ0mtnt ol tbt Lover Cocrt Is Affirmed. niMiiuH roil, i mit ni:iE(rri. Tin? Illtrcn llfjrrlcil Hlfa l Sonlli ( ettotmoo I I'rornl a Strloot (Jnnllon. JtiJt Miner, In lite Huprcni Court cl the Territory, loilny, iMIwml tlio foltowlnif opinion hi Ilia titnti of erua l'(rinnu, tlaliitllTaud mutenUnt, t. (,'Utrnce I'. Allon, ilufi n Ian I and con-tnti-e. It wMann'-nl fruiil a mJh-merl mJh-merl mlo ami intrrol 111 thoThlnl III trlrt Court In fa or of the dtfui.I-aiiKJ.T dtfui.I-aiiKJ.T Anderioti, Judijo)! Tho phlntlir, IVtKUi 1'erifiKon, an I tlio defendant, Clarence il. Allen, wereiaili re-ctlrily candldntia for the t fllceof county clerk i.f tlio county of Call Jjikf, Ttrrllnryof Utah, at the Aupi'l'leclloii In 18(1), and tho only can lldatea then for. At tho canraa of the Trinity the county canTAhatra of the iirecluct ro turn', that Iwly n.ljujttl that defvn 1-antAlleo 1-antAlleo badrecthnla majority of nftren rolee; the aal 1 1 lalnlllf haelmr retvlTed .1W votea, and the Ui ft ndnnt haeliiK recileed STU Totca; nnd a ccr llllcate if ikntion waa accordlncly Klreu to the defendant Allen, who la now In ImMeMlnft of the utllcc. Tho ilaliitllT, within the time required re-quired by Jaw, nicil lila notice of con leat, an I now clalma that there am two UMInct errora In that comHitatlou, that la llrt - tn the Illntlinm Precinct, threitllliii:il'iceaweni iroTldeil by the UlaliCoinnilMlon, but liu llvUlou wai had of the rcgMratlou ll't llio .hub leilntratlon waa left with the luilini of i-acli ill, that Poll No. n In audi I reclnct waa ratabllalied upthe tanyou, In the mountain', for the accommodation ac-commodation of the TOtera at the llronk-lynmlne. llronk-lynmlne. Attlila laill furtyoue bit-I bit-I Uwere cail at tlilarlectlun-thlrty-nine f r the cnnteetoo and two for the uonleaunl. Thirteen of tlio thirty-nlno thirty-nlno votea coat for coutcatce Allen vi re roved to lie caat frau luleiitly, by ar-aont ar-aont not entitled to vote, an! were rejected re-jected by the trial noutt, thua having Allen'a vote III tbla I reclnct twenty, tlz. It ! now claimed I y tho conlMlant that the couit rrrr.1 In not reje tint; the entire vote polled at thla reclnct, for the naaon that the whole of the tar.Il waa i roven frau lulent. and no legal votes were ahown tohae binn cait. The conttttatil alao clalma that he Li entitled ti have cotintnl In hie favor I', votea In tho Houtli Cottonwood n-clnct, n-clnct, which Wero not retiiriuil by the Judgea of election, and clalma that tbo facta concerning thtao n Vetera are that 15 let,al voter, who; namuai uh pearenl uivm Iho reglatratlou Hat, who wete 'htiul to vote, were wrongfully atrlckrufrom th reiUtratlon hat ly tbejudgeaof election themaclvea, aona to prevent Uielr vole. That the aal Hi votera, however, tried to vote, ao far aa they were aula to do ao, and that each of lllrui telldereil a liallot, together with an atlljavlt aworn to In due form by each of aald lcraoiia offering to vote, containing the oath rauulruil by the Act of Congreaa of -March 3rd, 17, kuowu aa the l.dmuiula.Tucker law, and that tho Judge rcfuacil to tut thalr ballota Into tho lux 1-acliof the votera cauaed anil lallota to be l rraerveil, ami hla nauio written ujiou It, Ideutllled and brought Into court-no court-no that tho ballot waa taat by ach of tho It votera aa far aa It waa In the power of the Voter lo coat It. I.arll rif theao votea conUluedlhe name of the couuUnt. Counting three 13 oIon, he would have a majority over the conleateeof eight votea. Conteataut clalma, lit, that llio court erred lu not throwing out theentlre I allot of thelhlnl oli of the lllughani Precluct, an I ihiluctlog all the KJ votea from Allen'a majority, for the n-aaoll that the whole ot luld oll waa row n to 1 o fraudulent, and no hgal votra were ahowu to have been caat. S. TheCourterred lu not allowing the fifteen votra which It deteruillie.1 lo have lu wrongfully ami Illegally kept from the ballot boa In Houtli Cot-touwood Cot-touwood precinct, and found to have beenly thovotta tendcriil for Fcrgua (ergiiaou, tobecountril for him. rlhe evidence uiunwhUli thlacaae waa tried In the Court Ulow la not brought lforo thlaCourt bylhereconl, and Ihennlyqtuatlonliefore thlaCourt on tho rcconl h whelhi r or not tho llndlnga of fait, by the lower Court. Juatlfy the coiiililalul a an I ludgminl of the Court bclon, or whithtr other aud dlin-rent conclualona uf law ahould have.bwn nachetl Uiou the facta aa found. Ulou three jiolutf tho Court below fouud, amoui; othtra, the following follow-ing facta nth. "That at aal I Toll No. 3, In Uliigbaru precinct, wlj thirteen bnllota wire caat by craom who weru not qualified clectonof al 1 1 rccliut, but w ho fraudulinll) ivraouateil the nainea of iernona whoae nauua a) irtil upon the regtilrallou Hat who weru not I ni-eut ni-eut to vote. That uicli of aald thirteen liallotawiro caat, counted and retumid for tho liKiimbout, conleaUni Allin, for aal I ofllco of county clerk." Oth. "That lutheprccluitof Houlh Cottonwood, In Mid county, flftien ulitVfint araona prroutoil tlieiuaelvia at the alllng plate uu the day of iloctlon, aud claimed tho right to vote, aud lachtindered to the jud,ea of eleitlon ii I allot for couleatunt for tiald ofllce of clork of the cuuuty limit, aud with nU ballot hindered au allldavlt, aworn lu before n Juatlco of the ean, by the ivraona ao olhrlug t ote, which atlldavlt coutalnul the path required by the IlJmun la-Tucker liH,atil tlioUitllotcf tachof aild per-aona per-aona waa refuaoj hj thejudgeafir tho Mrtoii tliat tho name of none of Mid licreons wa uiion thu reglatry ofMUliiilnct.1' "lint thu iKiiiuaof iai.li of the n raonlml prior to the aald day of election lcu Uion the reglatratlou llt nfauldireiluct, but laihof aald uanua hndUen by tho Jadgoa of olocilon alilcUu from ailj H.t Ututo the i tailing tail-ing of the jolla, In aicordiucti with the UlreiiloiH In wrltlug from the ihu. uty rialatmtlon i lllieruf wil I proline!. That tho right uf each of mid n pur. aotwtivotoat Mhlilertlon ImllAimi otjwteil to ly ii , qualllhnl ur lu writing Uforo aal I ileiuty nglatrar, ami bi arlnij had ho. n had inuu eirh olMliiijittioiui Rttirduo notlco lull IwtiilviiiiiachofMll iirwm luforo ald.len,lyrisblmr,nnd raid dipuly nglatrar ha I ditrrmltied- on euiii uearlogthai ttwiiamw ofiaihofaall peraoiu aheull bu airickeu from tho nglatitlonllatofld preilml irAtel aum ucKrriimaliod uai crronroui and t' ia -Z!WBBB isW4at,lHE,fcTrr---!' w Vfcmit tl e av-raVJ 1 , iraona icOtff ijita't Jlrdier but waa duly ccrtlfiol la ildjudgea ami tho votu of each ol anl 1 1 eraon win n fmwl by aald Jit Igra of election for the re ijn tliat the n into of i ach had been ao atrlcktu from the rel!rallou lint." Upon the foregoing facta, aa found, thu trial couit found tberefroiu the fallowing fal-lowing ooiicluablia of liwi That lo tho nnjorlly of fifteen for the Incuml ent,aa ahowu tiiu the face of the canva-a anl rttiirn, there ahould be added ala vr.tea on nccountof Iho niatt.-rta.loutlii the fouilli, llfth nml alilh parjsmi ha of the fonrpln;: fln I' Ingi of facta, nnd that fro-u llio major ll) for Iho Incumbent, aa thui In-irtatej. In-irtatej. ahould l ileducl.at fouiloiu votea, on nrcount uf the matter ataliil In lh third an I ilhth piranrai I,-. f aald llndlnga, lmrln tholnctiuil itri clear majority of e . tt oh-aoulnf nil theletnl nti-ii utf iri.al.1 otllifnt aald eltHlloii." "riiattho tallntaolliriillo bet-aitforcont.'atatitln MiullK otloii-woal otloii-woal i reclnct, at liiVrml to lu tho ninth inragrai h of the aald finding f fact, and which were r.Jictnl l. tho Jiidgeaanl wire u it In Met out, cannot can-not be rounte l,nor can any of them bo counted nor made nvalliih u to thecon tiatnnt lu fill proccdlu." "Ami uiwnlhe lireKolini fill and cuticlti-alalia. cuticlti-alalia. It la aljudgrl mi'l ihtermlncd by tin. court that the cmiUaUtit' cim-plaint cim-plaint tie tllamhecil, an 1 that ho take nothing by till mccdlng, that tho Incumlwntwa Iigally ch-ctcd to aald onicoof clerk of tho nullity out! nf raid Halt Lake County an I hi title and tight lo aald oltlco It confirmed." The above llndlnga Include eomJcli only aa niay be material In thli Utacua-Ion. Utacua-Ion. tin eiamluttlon of thetlghth finding of fact, we nro unable lo ill, covtrtliattherelaauyerrorof thectsirt lu lu lliillngaof law, uf fur at they aptly ap-tly to the Ihlrd trail ol Illngham ire-cluit. ire-cluit. It Uanarrnt fiom the An I. Inga (hat 11 bailoU wen rail fraudulently fraud-ulently by tnona who wire not qualllled electora of that rn Incl, I y a.raonatlng thoo whom najiea n laared upon the reglatratlou Hit, but did not vote, and theae thirteen aolci wereproarly deducted from llio Mite of the couUtee,Alliu. That there waa fraud jractlced at thlt ll thvro cau be no queatlou, but ll doea not a-ear from the llu I in si of fact, that the liiciimlntit or any ol tliii cfllcera conducting thoilcctiuu ar-tlctiatod ar-tlctiatod In audi IrauJor kliiwof It, or that Ihu nnvrdlnga were ao tarnlahed with fraud, lit gloct ur Improta r coti-duct coti-duct on the rt of Hie iidlciri that the reaullof thoeli'clloii wai rvujeredao u nn II ille and frau lulent ai lo nuke It ImiiMKlblo lo nacatlalu tho aitual vote from othir evldeuiv lu the c ie. When, the rreult at a oll, aa ahowu I y the rUuma, I f tlae and fraudulent, and It la luiaeilbld to am rtiln llu actual ac-tual legal vote from other ivldoncelu thecaae, the aotooftmh all lullat bo holly njected. rayneuui.ht.tlou, aectlon 499. Mr. t.'ary on election, titilou US, W, i). I'livhova. Bhroedor, SI UliloHtate, 511. IU Parte Murt by, 7 Cowaul53. J.b.y.l vaHulllvaii, 21 Pao. Jtep.21S, 217. U Cal , V,t. Bl Am. llfclalona, Sli Cooley'a Con. l.ltulutlona, S0. HUlo vt. Illirmauull, Zl Wla , J. In thla caae tho court waa able, fnitn thetiatlmony, toiurgolheill of Iho thlrtei n frnudulunt votea nnd give effect ef-fect to the legal or uulmiMtached votea mat at thla election. ve tlnl no error In thla. Wealtoflnd that thla court aa will at the court below had Jurl-dlilluii under arcllout S7M aud 1I7IV1, C. I., Ibis. 2(l'ac. Itei., Itl.1. The ninth finding of fact, ai to tho vole at Mouth Cottonwood Pn-clnit, anl the coiictualon thereon. nul a uioreitiniiniltquntloti for iletermlna-Hon. iletermlna-Hon. rho tiAtute rovl led for a hear-lug hear-lug Ik fore a deputy reglatratlou olllcer ufoljectlona tothe right to veto of any ItraoniregtBtucil. HecllonSlo, lage 8.1, lat compllul lawa of IKtil, pruvldia ayioug other thlnga t t t mit i)ia,u ,U( htiirliig, the JuttliMi (ly cotiatniitlou deuty nglatrarl thail llml that the liertoeit oijeilnl to are not qualtllwl volera, bu thall within thriudaye trior to the election trammlla icitllledllit of the mum of all uch unqualified Itnunttothe Judgca of ilectioii, aud euchjudgui ahall alrlke audi iiamea frumtheriglatryllatlKfore tho opening open-ing of tho poll.'' Mecllou751,roiulledlawiof Utah, bn, read a followt, "rtulrriiularlty or Imtrojicr conduit con-duit lu the irorevdiiiga ol the Judgia ornny of Hum it tucli malcoudui t a avolilaau thctlou, unliiai thulmgu-larlty thulmgu-larlty or Impioia r conduct la audi aa lo inmiiethoron whoae right lotho otltco I icntiatod to be declared 1 1 nil when ho lu I not rutlved the hliiheat nuiulnirot hgal volet." rieu ltuill v. IkUjwell (Cal 12.1. Pai.llen,i.lS ThiMitlatutia alioutJ be cotutrued with nforeuce to the lawa uf the United rllatca, a pllcablo lo tbla tub-jecl. tub-jecl. The trial court took Itallinony and made I la llndlnga at atoio then, it Q n ara from tin. II tiding of fait (from whWi the runleeUnt ouly i aalJthat then iniet of flllocn qualified voti r of Houtli Cottonwood iWluot hu 1, prior to the day of electlou,lieen I roja rly U-on U-on the regUtratlon Hat of audi prichut that on the morning of llio iliuiliu Ihiaouanui Im 1 lieeu ttrlcken from audi Hat by thojudgea of election, In accordance with thu direction of the deintty reglatratlou ofllcer of that reclnct, re-clnct, afkru uutloo and hearing had liconKleiliru.hof them. That audi detirniluatloiiol the deputy nglatrar waa trroiiLoiw and Illegal the tall llrtmi nonliving qiiallllnt voter lhateuihof aal I ilfteen - raona pro-at pro-at nted Ihemtelvc at the polling face on the day of election and claimed Iho right lo vole, and temleretl Iho Judget a ballot containing the name of llio contiatant for the afjr.iuilj ofllce, tigither wllh an atlldavlt, at n quired ly the act of Congtc.1 of March nrJ, ISS7,aiul that they were nfiiae I, fur thu rent m that tin Ir uanua ha I Ih.hu w tlrhkiu from tho rcglatnt-Hon rcglatnt-Hon Hit. Tho Ijaetttoti jrcHnleil here It, whether the Judgia of ileotlonehoul I have rm.ilvcl, or.ln any evi ait, counted count-ed time l5aotia, to h udi rid for the coulmUut, iktwlthitanillng Hit Ir imirca ha bee i llhgally anl errou-i-oualy atrlikeu from Ine Hit ol volera, liothnllongt. Mug liit,.nil ni rro-ldalluttc..5l,ol. rro-ldalluttc..5l,ol. 1, c. 8, laUS. It la npiiureut Hint If UlH,e votea lu I lwn nci Ivt d or cou nte.1 for thu contotunt, Iho mult nf the ilm.tlou would luio licen illllm nt, nnd tho i onh utaiil, un-ihrihollulhig, un-ihrihollulhig, w.nii then tiru ri-'lUHl ri-'lUHl light mujurltj over tho into of Sir, Alliu, the coutualee 'ma author-Itlea author-Itlea Uarlng iqun till iiueitlon nro unuwhat uncerlalii mil uonlllctlng, di pending lurgily uin the itatulca of dlilonntHuatiB. ' ilintluguiuuthlt gncitloii, we llud yik w - 31 pi ' Ii III I'aili ouclccllon aec W the fob Ion In : t-cneml prop i Ion "lloniat Votera luaj lotltclr votea throuji the crlinlnal tnl oinluct cf illslioll.atllllciraof election White It ll will acllled Hut the mere neghi't to comijv with illr. ctor iitilriniii!iU o( thulaw or Hit. m rformaiiiitof dutylti nmlatik n ninnuur, wlltiout InlfalMi oritijurliiuantulla, will (rat lutllfy tho n Jertlon of nu i iiliru II, ll I" ailly Well teltl. J that when the proceeding nro no Lirnlahnl by Iran lulent, nrvii-g.ul. nrvii-g.ul. r liiiptoi.roiudiiit iii the irt if tho ulllirra, that thu r.-ull f tho te. II i i Ii nil itre I II r. liable, I'll' ell-limn ell-limn turn will la. rj.ce.1 mil (ha pirllea left b) lu ki ail Ii proof ai th y mi cf Iho a iti a I. gal! i .aatforthem ' Hut whin frail! in tho rirt o! tie l.nl.trif i In tl. ii I- iala'illahi-1 tin lull will not ImnlK i I iirilea-i Itahall provn tu be ItlllUf.lUa lo 1 urge Iti f tl o frau I. In oilier wor la !' I" gal frvi Intent njiittoiinfamnli e InimUr (quit-llud (quit-llud elector In t pmliiit whim. If they had l otnd, ,rou rf mi e cirl'ijucrf llcrciult o Hit tUuhn, ura lulu lo vol I Umiiuitloii In Ih it prejiiict I'eniier yt HcLiielt, 21 Ulilo ftatr. Ill I7lli Mori In, It,7ii7, Pco lo v, foal, Jl Ark . 1 1 1. Philpara Hhroe-ler,'.il()hlu,53S Hun. va. llikur, M W la . "I. II Am. l.nc. of I.IW, 2K.', ail, 43), 3D I. Ml. MtCrtrroii I.tcc.,nc. 423, VTI, 471, UVHi. N.V., ITI. lo) d va. Halllvan, 2 1 Pac. Itcp., 21 S, "itutaellia. McUjn.lt, Ll Pac. Hen., 1W. I'cotlovt. lletl.SN. V. H.2S4 HUlln la. D'Diy, Jjtli .N. W. lien, 0U.71N.C,4T3 People la. Kennedy, 21 Am. llep.i Heller vt. Chapman, " 1 Mo , '02. I anl unable lo tec the UlU'irelire In Hie dicriu of frau I ur lulu-conduit lulu-conduit lreainted bl a caae where tho elrcllon ofllctrt Illegally Il-legally and wrongfully atrlko thu name of a qualllted voter ironi Hie nglilry Hal, or In which they IH-gilli nnd frau lulcntty lace the nanica of Illegal volert on tho nglitry Hit, In tbo latter caw it It lulj to la malcoudact llllheclllctra. , White a dtrngard of a mandatory pro talou In a atntute aa 1 1 the conduct of an i lection will urdlnailly vol I an ihctlotl, It la gilierallr will retllod tliat ui glad or illari gard of a dlrwt jry prnvlaloti of n alatuie dctlgned to re-vent re-vent fraudulent voting followed by actual fraud of that ttiaraiter, aufll-cleiit aufll-cleiit Int stent to dirow doubt onllm truu remit ot thu .lotion, It grjund for rejecting tlio entire volo of it pri-clnct, pri-clnct, ;irottVI ni f.re icrro no rictiut o I urrin' Wo itt. UilUerauf el-Hllonaiellke all other tanaina, pnauinetl to know the law, nn 1 their dellU rate iiefled lo do Hit Ir duty, or thilr Illegal, wrongful nut fraudulent erformatice of the tltily InqioMal iiKjrt them, lo rtglatir au I h milt a'l iiTtau having tucliiuallll-lallom tucliiuallll-lallom lo vole, calli for oxtlauatlon on tin Ir part In Hut cate It Ii conceded con-ceded b taiuteatlHi'a counael that 110 erllcnco of JuatHUaatlou waa nil. rod lajforelhe courtkbklow to cxililn or Juatlfy the acta uf the election olllicra. Thla omLaaloti rail rtiapli Ion uiou their lutegrlty, utid with the leitJmou lforu the court waa ircaumably aulllileut irlma facie to mala out a laav uf erroueoita aud Illegal ounjiicl on their art, at found by the couit trial. Tho caao of IluiHll vt. McDoWall (California) n totted lu 2.1 Pac. n p. I SI, lilllj tualalna thla doitilno aud ulw given ronalructlon lo Heo.11,51, Comn. I.awa, lSaS, whlcli It tlmllar to the California atatutc Thooljectof Iho rrglatii- law la to 1 rcaervo tin. purity of the laallot lox and to guard agalmt abutea to the elective elec-tive tram hlat, and nut to proveut any to hinder or Impair hit rlvllegr, lhlirlghtihoull not be luialnd by tho rigulation. It tnual ba a regulation, regula-tion, not a detraction, uf the rlglit. Ally.-a.ml. at. Hchool, 71 Mlch-.'.IJ Pi lo va. Alien, 99 Pun , HI. ITS, Dell va. Kenneily, 49 it la , 5M. ard n v.. Ity. Hoard, Ii Mich ,W. Peopt.. aa. (lordon 1 a'ale, 5 Cal , 23, eUter vt, llyrnc, .11 Cal , 273. Ho It ha been held Hint the exclil-tlouof exclil-tlouof legal aotera through error lu Judgmeut(lut not fraud) will not do foal au (lection, becauae It cannot bu known wlUictrtiluty afliruardt how the i xcludiit t lectori would havo voted, nnd It would Ihi tlangiroui to ricelve and rely upon tlio votott' tulmftueut itiiUinenta aa lo their Intention, vrhvu unfortunately audi luh niton wai Inel-fi Inel-fi dually ixpniacd, after It la aim-talne.1 aim-talne.1 1 reclaily w lint i Ifei t their volea would hive utun thuriault. Cook) 'i Cou. Mm. p. 7300211. Newcutne va. Klrley, " II Mon. 513. "If, hnwoiir, the livputortof iIim-llanitmllixiliilolegal iIim-llanitmllixiliilolegal volert, not lie-cauiuof lie-cauiuof honeat errirlu JtiJgmuul, but wilfully or corru tly, and to au extent that nil. eta thu ri a il', or If leg il voter are Intlmt lalial aud tmvutiie'l front voting, or for any other riaiona, the elector havo not had o iioitunlty for the tipriaalou of their at iilliiu-iit through Ihu ballot lair, the elutlou ahould bo at t aal lo nlUiguiu. r, n hav Ingfallud lullio purpuau for which It wa cnllul. Couliy'aCou. l.liu.O'JI, 41 Kanaaa, 111, Piunor w. llennel,2l Ohio HI ,4 I I. Phehi at Hchroodtr, 20 Ohio HI,, 8VI. ' n llellv. Hnjder, 4 Con. I.l. Cat, .McCarcy Am, Law of I.l , Kec. II, Htatu a Jitlerioii Co, Com., 17 Morula, 707. Peot le at. Ih 11, 21 , I". Hep,, 6i. Pcolovt. riialcher, 53 .S. W 63, Pajnuuli J.l.toc 611 .111. Pooplo va. Piaae, 27 .S. V l J. 51 Am. Dec , 47U, L3 Am. Die . (1 ISi 2 Am, l)i c, 437. A proper role In uch coaei It that' anylrngularlty Incouluclliiganclef Hon which dot not Uoj llvu u qualll'e.1 elector ofhlt voli.oradiultadliquall. Hod ron to vole, or coat tine, rulnly on the roaiilt, hoiil I bo overlooked li! Irving tlllu loan oilier, Cooloy'i Lou, 1 liu , (it 8. That uu I. gal votir ahould Ih. do. rived uf tint i rlvllego I y nv HeK net of llu ef.itlon i.uihorllln I. u fundaiuenul trlmiplo of Ian, but In order for with votir to nvall liliuaeir t r Hint i livings ho mint conform tu udi roamu iblo rule aa are nacrll id by law-ho mint havo nothing undone on hit tart tha ktiuulJ do lu order to I ring hlnmlf within, ihi rulo-ho must an. that ,, lmo , ol u regit ration nt, and i Hu rwlao i ntliled to voir, Wlttn l. hat ilou, Hil. he nrthu'lel'rlt'r! "'" 'UlU"' r",,""ci1 Iiithltiate Itaiteara that eaeh il lliute llftivii ilnctuni Im I their nnmta propcrlv enrole.l-ihat Ihey wero hgal Hon, that tlio depul rigiatir, wllh-out wllh-out any authority of law whatever, erroueouily and llligally ordered their ; l1. ! . Tn iiameaitrhken from Iho llsta of quail-II quail-II I i lector on the morning of the ilecllon Hiattvti'flhiui wmt mil ' lend, nit volo fur Iho cont.'atant.wltli nu ailld ivit of th'ir quilini.a'lona ai lo.-al votert. Tney who r.'fuiel Im Hire tin Ir namca I 1 1 boc llhgaliy and err. ne iuai) a'rltkeii from th i Hat of vultra by order ol the.lipul) rerlatrar. Ihta llhgil nit, If ll waa rurli iijioii the lrtof lira regMralloii oilln-n cannot lie Juitltlel iiOiinuy n text whatever, riierlishtt nullvKliit of nil peiilo are ton aa nil t, be rail aal I, an I nul-Hied nul-Hied bythn Illegal mil wrongful act of (I elr acrvauu., no miller under w hat riilmorinlenai audi ncli nru aovifhl I Ju.llfliil. Thla light lanrunda-nienbal lanrunda-nienbal right All Ilia r rlghtr, civil nu I ' .llllevl, di it ii I oil thu free i ai r-. r-. im i t tl.U (.ie. hi.i1 mil matt rial Im pair lent ifllti, tollutixlent.u nub-vcr.l nub-vcr.l irofuuriillHinl eratein riira- n-j t ration am! lei Ilou nftl-cert nftl-cert net mliil-tirinlly, ornt mrai quail- tudaally,anl Ihelr ncla may ptomrly io review til mitl qiiialiotiHl In a ro rceillng lo iimu.it or trr Hut tltlu to anyorllee made elective by tlio laM of the le-rltory. Peolleat. IVnf, 27 N V 13. (Ill Iron! va. PaliiiT, .'I Wla ,511. Htatd va. lloht), ltl I lid , 331. 3 Cal , sa. I'eoi lu l a. Van lore, 31 Am Din., C9. Jiavlt va MtKeet.y, 5tvnda, . Jl.l Jlcix.iVV, 3111 uroii, &t7. Perry vi Uhltcker.Tl N.C., 473. Peole vt. lvevuuit, 21 Am. Jler, 4ot. , Theaclt of tho Legislature herein quoted can properly bo loualdenal In connection w Ith thu UniuiiJa. Tucker ait a applicable tu thla lirrltory lu the reglitritlou uf electora and con tucl of elections, and ihoull Ivaoconitruulnaloglve every man, who ha Ihat right, au opportunity opportun-ity bin glater aud vote aud tu have that vote honeitly cou Hint. Hrctlon nluooflho l.lmuiidaTuiker law de-itarea de-itarea vucant nil riglitratlou and eloc-tlouonilimof eloc-tlouonilimof eviry deecllttloil 111 the 1 1 rrllory; au I cai ll and every duly to latlng lotho reglatratlou of votera and conduct of election, receiving nn I reflate ring votc,nud the canva-ilng of theaame, lie., tliall, until other t loVi-alona loVi-alona lai rnado by tlio I.egUlaturu of ll o lirrltory, aa htrtinartcr poll Jul, Le urforuiiilliy audiiulcr Hit ixiatlng lawa of tho United HtaUi and of aald Territory, by t ror eraoiia, at r Inunl by thu llttli Coiiinilaaloii and notraou thill be txiludeil from Hie poll who It olherwlae rlliflble to vote, on account uf any olnlin, elc, i nor ahall they refua to couutani iucIi volo un nicuuutcf thu opinion uf the aTMint ca'tlng tho tame oiilleiul.jctoftigamt. The conitiuitlon uf thli tbtluto may be Mi ud lu Mct'ara Am. I.aw of I'.l , Hoc 111 (1 Am. .v. l.ng l.nc. of Law. u 202 Murphy at. llaruae., 114 U. H. rVI. anl , lluchannn vr. Manny, 2 l.lllt, 2S7, Hrcttou J7 of the Itevleed HUtulia, relied uun by ounael for tin. conical, ant, might la. a poll nt factor In tho determination de-termination cf Hil iiueillou ha I not the Hupreme Court of tlio (Jnlto-1 Hlalei declartil It iitiionalltutloual lull. lu-ll. II. H,k 21 4. U.H.x. llvoteelal. I am antlilled that no ca'o ran U fiunlltithtitnoki whlcli intend a trougir a.al In bebalfofjuaihe lu an elecbir llinn It irmnliil Ii Iho lemtd In thlt iati. Yet thelaw trcmi tobetittleilihatunliM the lollot la actually cut It catiuut In iaiunl.il a I M?al i lecllou tviileat. Juatlce Cnmti. 111, In Ii la oi Inlnn III PiVileva.Clcot. la Mich , 111, eayn " There Ii no rata, aifarnt I haiuhcon abfa to ui-oiver underany ayilcmof villng by clued bnllot, whit Ii hni hel I that any account cau Iw taken of rtjrctej votu In n ault totrytlllefirolllcv" JulgeCoihj.lnhlt work on Con-lltiitloiial Con-lltiitloiial l.lmltatlona, p. i3j.7, aaa, "We have teen Hint no evidence laadmlxibleai to how partle Intend-rl Intend-rl to vote who Horn wrongfully ire. vintial or excluded from u doing; inch a cate Ii one of many without u reniolj, eofariu candldatea are ran-rimril." ran-rimril." And In tuch tui the In. Juml until havo Pn Ir right ol- action agalnat thu reglatratluu ofllceni who viotatuthilruath and millclouilr or corruptly tttlke Ihu uamoof alegal voter Ironi Ihe reglatratlou Hit, ur inallclouilyor corruptly refute lo loco tuch iiamtiupon the reglitcr, and turh jjirtle may be made liable to a civil nctlon In damagea or troaeculed criminally crim-inally for audi corrut, wilful and inallrlouaacta Atbhy at. White Vud I.d. Ripn. Ii H. (Illllaile vt. Palm-r 2i)WI8lla1 Am and ling.I.nc.of I.nr. tinge SDOnIOJ-Hi. Ilnrdeaty v. Tell (17 Am Dec, SSI JillLluava Watdaou II John 11 1, 11 Am. Deo. Ml Caulleld at Hill ckiail. Moii.(l V,)lilajn lly Hec. 1752, Couil lied lawa of IBitS, ltlainacteil that when any eluclhn 1 eltfdrnucfllcoexerclao'l lii and for n county It couhttcd on account of mi) mitcouluct on Ihu art of the lioardof Julgnof uny freilnct etee-tlon, etee-tlon, or an) member Hieriof, llu. eleo tlouiniitiotlieaniiulliiiland tot ntbte. Umanyirroftlerert, unleaittie lo Jectlonoftbovoteofaueh .rlnct or I recltict woul I ihangu Iho mult at to inch oltlco lu tlio remnlnlng votu uf county, Alao aeu H. STSl 1751 3701-2702. Cillli.l,wa, IMS. It I couteli led wllh muili reatoii lliatuulirllieirovlloiiiof thiaa ttat-ultn ttat-ultn no veto ran be itiunleil for a ran-ill.lnlollintla ran-ill.lnlollintla not actually ruat furhlui whllo thoio'l aroorieu. un I that tho towtrof till Court la Hmltol ti tho rejirtlouil nidi friiiduhut volet ai were aolually i nit,or lo thu rt Jicllon of jut. ton in rcincianuacoouiitrl rrtml In the olllcer ujuduetlng Iho tlectlou u caiei whero 11 iajaara that the re. Jeotlou of tlio votu of tuch reclnct wiiiid (liaiico Ihe remit aa to audi idl ti In Iho remaining vote if the rouul) . Tho full volo of Houlh Cotton wo d irrclurtliirtrirui or found by the trial Couit; tl fornuoareuu-uuo fornuoareuu-uuo lo clou null o wrinlher iruotthe ejection of tbo entire vole nf Houtli Cottonwood nrhici uoul I changa the remit of thu ilatloii for till olllci; therifoie ' Upon the wholo tecord we find no (iror; The tlndlngtand ludgmmt of tho Court btlow are allltmed wllh n all. Wo concur lu tlio ntult ZlM.O. J, 1ILACKI.VIIS, J, |