Show Worn 1 a Mn Ilerogtos 01 Age The question sometimes arise whether a man Is I entitled to vote at an election held on the day preceding the twentyfirst anniversary of his blrtl Illackstone In his commentaries book 1 page 403 says Poll age In male or female Is 21 years which ago Is completed com-pleted on tho day preceding the amid criary of a protons birth who till that time Is I an Infant and so styled In I law The late Chief Justice Shun wood In his edition of Illackstone Commentaries quotes Chrlitlans not on tho above as follows If ho Is boron bor-on the IGth day of February 1COS hIs h-Is I of age to do any legal act on Ibo morning of the IMh of February 1620 though ho may not hmo lived twenty one years by nearly fortyeight hours The reason assigned It that In law there Is I no fraction of one day and the net on the first second of the preceil then hog day twentyone yearn after then wentyone years would be complete snit In the law It Is I the MIM whether I II thing Is I done upon one moment of he day or another The same high authority 8li r wood 1 lulds In 1 R IIOlO of I hie own A penon Is of full age the j day before the tyntytlnt anniversary of his birthday |