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Chapter XLI: Section 1

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Every male citizen of the United States of the age of 21
years, who has had his residence and home in this State for
two years, and in the town or city in which he may offer to
vote six months next preceding the time of his voting, and
whose name shall be registered in the town or city where he
resides on or before the last day of December, in the year
next preceding to the time of his voting, shall have a right
to vote in the election of all civil officers and on all
questions in all legally organized town or ward meetings:
Provided, that no person shall at any time be allowed to vote
in that election of the City Council of any city, or upon any
proposition to impose a tax, or for the expenditure of money
in any town or city, unless he shall within the year next
preceding have paid a tax assessed upon his property therein,
valued at least at one hundred and thirty-four dollars.

Qualification of Electors under the People's
(Dorr) Constitution, 1842.

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