Chapter CCCLXXII: Section 1

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.

Section 1.
Every white male citizen of the United States of the age of
twenty-one years, who has resided in this State for one year,
and in any town, city or district of the same for six months
next preceding the election at which he offers to vote, shall
be an elector of all officers, who are elected, or may
hereafter be made eligible by the people. **

Section 4.
No elector who is not possessed of, and assessed for ratable
property in his own right to the amount of one hundred and
fifty dollars, or, who shall have neglected, or refused to pay
any tax assessed upon him in any town or city or district, for
one year preceding the * * meeting at which he shall offer to
vote, shall be entitled to vote on any question of taxation,
or the expenditure of any public moneys. * *