Show TAKING THE TilE OATH A correspondent correspondent In in one of the south south- southern ern eln rn counties inquires how a ft citizen wino hu bas served a term for unlawful and has baa ba not been bean par par- pardoned p r- r rOBed dolled OBed can caa take the registration r oath which hleb pro provides that be he must swear iwar he be behas has baa not been convicted of the offense named amed amad Bo So far ar as a the N NEWS va can see be cannot take tak the tb general registration oath tb To subscribe to It under the circumstances stated anted would be ba to com com- commit commit commit mit perjury These Thole who have served ae the tha Inquirer suggests lugge ts and who have bave not DOt ot received executive clemency are not Dot Ot entitled to register for tor general elections as the law now stands From this thil however It must not be understood that a ft citizen In the situa- situa situation tion tion described cannot register reg liter for the election of delegates to the oon titu- titu pal convention By the enabling act pawed passed in July last lut it ii is provided that all aU male mala citizens of the United the age aga of twenty one years who ba have bava e resided In the Territory for forthe the year ear next prior to such election ate hereby baraby authorized to vote for and choose e delegates to form a convention In said ald ald Territory Such delegates shall possess the qualifications of such electors This Thie enactment having baving ian n passed paNed subsequent to any other statute tute on the subject of the qualifications of f an au elector or an official 10 super per per- led sedes all previous enactments a ai as far a as aGel goes It fixes the qualifications of delegates to the constitutional conven- conven convention conven tion and alid d of those th who shall ball elect t ot them And Add whether a person has bat ha been con oon- con voted of the tha often offense named or not Dot he a may vote rota for or be ba a delegate to the Ibe constitutional convention Those persons who possess noe a the tha qualifications qualification prescribed for voters Totara for ter delegates also ay J Tote t ote on the ratification or of tie the constitution which may be befi fi i d With a thorough understand n tD Ing of at these the e conditions condition the tha Utah Com- Com JOD provided ro for far aa an a extra registration tian tion formulating the tha oath which s bould ld be ba taken and which covers is fry y requirement of upholding uphold inc the Uon and laws law citizenship age aid ad residence But for tor the general regis regis- regist t trl tr t tion n of electors in this TerrItory and Ind andt t tip qualification of voters voteD and J holders outside of the special constitutional affairs the ha law is II unchanged the tha Tucker Edmunds-Tucker oath remains I In I full tuU force aa as before The Utah Com Com- Commission m Coa-m mission lon has haa made mada no ruling or order i with this statement of the tha ease |