Show bolain till le atel I 1 are arc voters in utalia I 1 1 I 1 Ei ITOI I iii si of the approaching election for the fortieth con giess this thib question is often asked and much may depend u upon pon tho N bew taken of it on the fath IV day of september 1850 the tot act oi 01 galizi gan izing ng the doiy mas ns ap the fifth section thereof i lead ends thus I 1 and lid it fit ther marled that hociy aico Is bito male inba inhabitant bitant aboc abol C the age go 0 it Is ty ono who shall have been a 1 resident of said territory nt at the time of the P passage of this act shall be entitled to voto vote at the first election mid and shall b c eligible to any office within the said aid territory but the qualifications of tile the I 1 oters and of holding office nt at all alec on baliu bo be knelt as shall ahall be I 1 by iv tit the e assembly pi A 0 mint iho tho light of of hold j I 1 ing in 0 office shall be exercised only by citE citizens cris of tin ib unitt d states slates including 0 those mccog g lu cd as chien by tho the treaty mith v ith the re bc pucho of ale aco concluded february second 1848 ou on the thild city ol 01 1633 an act of the legislative Ah A of utah latag I 1 ais alie i section n of that act reads thus ac in 16 all fito fit 0 white malo citizens of the united state states ncr the ago of eighteen i cals of the territory are arc vote voters rs and eligible to hold office ivi within thin thi 7 tr ter riton by B nn nil act of the Legi legislate a assembly ap 1 av A january icah 1862 this section m was mas as repealed ed and the act regulating elections published in the compiled laws ot of 1866 does not contain said mid sixteenth section V whether its or were IN ere not judicious is not now material the repeal thereof lias has placed it beyond consideration wo we cannot siry hay what laws relating to the qualification of voters mayhai may ae e been passed nt the lato late aes sion of the legislative assembly Us embly none wo we think thin if not then the only provision of law 1 air on oil tile subject is that contained in the fifth section ol of the organic act tile first 13 and substantive part of that section relates to the fust election to bo be held in the file territory for that election the right of suffrage was extended to inhabitants in ha bitante residing in the territory ten at it tho the linio limo that act was iras passed the authority given to the legislature to fix tho the qualifications of voters and of holding office officio M as exercised in 1853 and in 1862 tg the law of f 1853 is was as rne repealed aled and no ilion remains regarding lokas or those holding office except ishac is iii contained in the proviso to the fifth section above lef deferred erred to that restricts restricts the right light of i doting and holding office in utah to ci citi ens of tho the united states and those nihed as citizens by the treaty with the republic PUblic of mexico it will be observed that the pi contains no restriction of age color condition sex scy or employment upon tile citizen and thus in a quiet way we have attained in utah that condition of impartial suffrage 1190 which is so bo much desir desired cil and yet vet so difficult to attain at washington Washing fou Wl Tether this condition is attributable to a 1 want of in those thoe who framed the organic act or to the higher state of civilization de eloped it in utah need not be det determined ermil led until the election of the net ne t delegato |