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Elections.—(Chapter 66, section 11, page 332.)

Every free white male citizen of the United States, and
every free male Indian, who is made a citizen, by treaty or otherwise,

and over the age of twenty-one years, who shall be an
inhabitant of this Territory, and of the county or district in
which he offers to vote, and shall have paid a Territorial tax,
shall be a qualified elector for all elective officers; and all Indians
who are inhabitants of this Territory, and who may have
adopted the customs of the white man, and who are liable to
pay taxes, shall be deemed citizens; Provided, that no soldier,
seaman, or marine, in the regular army or navy of the United
States, shall be entitled to vote by being on service therein;
And provided further, that no person who shall have been convicted
of any violation of any of the provisions of an act of
Congress, entitled, "An act respecting fugitives from justice,
and persons escaping from the service of their masters," approved
February 12th, 1793; or of an act to amend and supplementary
to said act, approved 18th September, 1850;
whether such conviction were by criminal proceeding, or by
civil action for the recovery of any penalty prescribed by either
of said acts, in any court of the United States, or any State or
Territory, of any offence deemed infamous, shall be entitled to
vote at any election, or to hold any office in this Territory; And
provided further, that if any person offering to vote shall be
challenged and required to take an oath or affirmation, to be
administered by one of the judges of the election, that he will
sustain the provisions of the above recited acts of Congress,
and of the act entitled, "An act to organize the Territories of
Nebraska and Kansas," approved May 30, 1854, and shall
refuse to take such oath or affirmation, the vote of such person
shall be rejected.

Sec. 12. Every person possessing the qualification of a
voter, as herein above prescribed, and who shall have resided
in this Territory thirty days prior to the election at which he
may offer himself as a candidate, shall be eligible as a delegate
to the house of representatives of the United States, to either
branch of the legislative assembly, and to all other offices in
this territory, not otherwise especially provided for; Provided

however, that each member of the legislative assembly, and
every officer elected or appointed to office under the laws of
this territory, shall, in addition to the oath or affirmation specially
provided to be taken by such officer, take an oath or
affirmation to support the constitution of the United States, the
provisions of an act, entitled, "An act respecting fugitives from
justice and persons escaping from the service of their masters,"
approved February 12, 1793; and of an act to amend and
supplementary to said last mentioned act, approved September
18th, 1850; and of an act, entitled, "An act to organize the
Territories of Nebraska and Kansas," approved May 30,
1854.