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State six montns preceding such election, and shall have declared his intention to become a citizen, shall be entitled to vote.

IOWA. Every citizen of the United States, a resident of the State six months, and in the county sixty days next preceding the election, is entitled to vote. Persons convicted of infamous crimes, insane persons, and paupers excepted.

MAINE.—Every citizen of the United States who has resided in the State three months next preceding the election. Persons under guardianship and paupers excepted.

MARYLAND.-Every citizen of the United States who has resided in the State one year, and six months in the county next preceding the election, is entitled to vote. Persons under guardianship, and those convicted of infamous crimes excepted.

MASSACHUSETTS.-Every citizen of the United States who has resided in the State one year, and six months in the city or town next preceding an election, and can read the constitution in the English language, and write his name. Naturalized citi

zens canot vote or hold office unless they have resided within the jurisdiction of the United States two years subsequent to their naturalization. Persons under guardianship and paupers are not entitled to vote.

KANSAS.-Every male person who is a citizen of the United States, or, if foreign born, has legally declared his intention to become a citizen, have resided in the State six months, and in the township or ward in which he offers his vote thirty days. Those under guardianship, and persons convicted of treason or felony, or persons who shall give or accept a challenge to fight a duel, or who shall knowingly carry to another person such challenge, or shall go out of the State to fight a duel, or those who have borne arms against the United States, or aided in the attempted overthrow thereof, are excepted.

KENTUCKY.-Every male citizen of the United States who has resided in the State two years, one year in the county, and sixty days in the precinct in which he offers his vote,

LOUISIANA.-Every male citizen of the United States who has resided one year in the State, and the last ten days of that year within the parish.except those disfranchised by the constitution, and persons convicted of treason, forgery, bribery, perjury, or other crime punishable by imprisonment; also, those persons who held office or took part in the organization styled "The Confederate States of America." until he acknowledged the "Rebellion to have been both morally and politically wrong, and that he regrets all aid he may have given it."

MICHIGAN-Every male citizen of the United States, or who has declared his intention to become a citizen, six months next pre

ceding the election, and has resided in the State three months, and in the township or ward in which he intends to vote, ten days next preceding the election. Any person who may be engaged in a duel, either as principal or accessory, loses the right of suffrage.

MINNESOTA.-Every male citizen of the United States, or being of foreign birth, has declared his intention to become a citizen, and persons of Indian blood, in whole or in part, who have become civilized, and are declared capable of exercising the elective franchise by some District Court in the State; have resided in the United States one year, in the State four months, and in the district ten days before the election. No person under guardianship, or person convicted of treason or felony, shall be allowed to vote.

MISSISSIPPI.-Every citizen of the United States who shall have resided in the State six months, and one month in the county next preceding the elect on, shall be entitled to vote. Persons disqualified by crime and Indians not taxed are excepted.

MISSOURI.-Every male citizen of the United States, or who has legally declared his intention of becoming a citizen in one year before he offers to vote, and has resided in the State one year, in the county, city, or town sixty days. After the year 1876, new voters must be able to read and write, unless prevented by physical debility.

NEBRASKA. Every person who is a citizen of the United States, and persons of foreign birth, who shall have declared their intention to become citizens, if they have resided in the State one year, in the county or ward for sixty days preceding the election.

NEVADA. Every citizen of the United States, and who shall have resided in the State six months, and in the district or county thirty days next preceding the election. Persons convicted of treason or felony in any State or Territory of the United States, or who has borne arms against the United States after he was eighteen years of age, or held any office under the so-called Confederate States, shall not be permitted to vote.

NEW HAMPSHIRE.-Every citizen of the United States (excepting paupers and persons excused from paying taxes at their own request), resident in the State and town six months next preceding an election, is entitled to vote.

NEW JERSEY.-Every citizen of the United States who has resided in the State one year, and in the county five months next before the election, and an actual resident of the town or ward, and has not been convicted of a crime which would incapacitate him from giving testimony in any Court in the State.

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NEW MEXICO. Every citizen of the United States who has resided in the Territor, over one year, and in the county three months next preceding an election, is entitled to vote.

NEW YORK.--Every citizen of the United States who has resided in the State one year, in the county four months, and in the dit ist thi ty days next preceding an election, and has not made, and is not intere-ted in any bet or wager depending upon the result of the election, and has not been convicted of an infamous crime.

NORTH CAROLINA. - Every person who is a citizen of the United States, and has resided in the State twelve months, and thirty days in the coun'y next preceding the election. Persons are excepted who deny the existence of an Almighty God or have been convicted of an infamous crime, or of malfeasance in office.

OHIO.-Every citizen of the United States who has resided in the State one year next preceding an election, and of the county, town, or ward in which he resides, such time as may be provided by law, shall be entitled to vote.

OREGON.Every citizen of the United States. or if of foreign birth, has declared his intention to become a citizen, and shall have resided in the United States one year, and six months • within the State next preceding the election.

PENNSYLVANIA. -Every person who has been a citizen of the United States one month, has re-ided in the State one year, and the district two months next preceding an election; and if being twenty-two years of age or more, has paid a State or county tax, assessed at least two months, and paid one month before the election, shall be entitled to vote. Persons violating an election law, guilty of fraud or bribery, are forever disqualified from holding office, and deprived of the right of suffrage for four years..

SOUTH CAROLINA.-Every citizen of the United States who has been a resident of the State one year, and in the county sixty days next preceding the election. Convicts and paupers are not entitled to vote.

RHODE ISLAND.-The right of suffrage is granted to every citizen of the United States who has resided in the State two years, and in the city or town six months next preceding an election, and whose name has been registered in the office of the Clerk of the town where he resides before the last day of December in the year next preceding the time of voting, and has paid within the year one dollar, including a tax upon his property in the town in which he offers to vote, valued at least one hundred and thirty-four dol ars.

TENNESSEE. Every citizen of the United States, and for six months a resident of the State and county next preceding the

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to vote.

Persons convicted of infamous crimes are not entitled

TEXAS. Every citizen of the United States, or who has legally de lare i his intention of becoming a citizen, and has resided in the State one year next preceding the election, and the last six months wit in the district or county in which he offers his vote. Persons convicted of felony excepted.

VERMONT-Every man of the full age of twenty-one years, having resided in the State for the space of one whole year, and in town three months next before the election, who is of a quiet and peaceable behavior, and has taken the freeman's oath, shall be entitled to all the privileges of a freeman.

VIRGINIA.—Every citizen of the United States, and a resident of the State twelve months, and of the county, city, or town three months next preceding the election. The exceptions are: Persons convicted of bribery in an election, embezzlement of public funds, treason, and felony ; and one who has fought a duel, or sent or accepted a challenge, or knowingly conveyed a challenge to fight a duel, or aided or assisted in any manner in fighting a duel.

WEST VIRGINIA.-Every citizen of the United States has the right to vote, who has resided in the State twelve months, and in the county, city, or town three months next preceding the election. Persons convicted of bribery in any election, embezzlement of public founds, treason, or felony, is not allowed to vote.

WISCONSIN.-Every citizen of the United States, or if of foreign birth, has declared his intention of becoming a citizen, and has resided in the State one year next preceding the election. Persons under guardianship, or convicted of felony, or treason, cannot vote.

ESTATES OF DECEASED

PERSONS.

ALABAMA.-Claims must be presented within eighteen months after grant of letters testamentary or of administration; if not presented within that time, are forever barred.

ARKANSAS.-Claims should be presented within a year after letters of administration are granted, to enable creditors to come in for a pro rata distribution; and unless presented within two years they would be forever barred.

CALIFORNIA.-Probate Courts have jurisdiction of all matters

relating to estates of deceased persons. Executors and administrators must publish notice to the creditors of the estate in a newspaper to present their claims within ten months from the first publication of the notice, if the value of the estate exceeds $10,000, or within four months if it does not. If the claims are not pre-ented within such time, they are barred; provided that claims not due and contingent claims may be presented within one month after they become due or absolute; and where the claimant has had no notice by reason of being out of the State, they may be presented any time before distribution of the estate. Every clim must be supported by an affidavit that the amount is justly due, that no payments have been made thereon which are not credited, and that there are no offsets to the same to the knowledge of affiant. If the claim is rejected, suit must be brought within three months; if due then, or within two months after it becomes due.

COLORADO.-All demands must be exhibited in one year after letters granted, and allowed by the Probate Court, or they are barred.

CONNECTICUT.-Estates of deceased persons are usually represented insolvent, and are intrusted to an executor or administrator, and commissioner appointed by the Probate Court. Six, ten, or eighteen months are allowed for settlement at the discretion of the court, and claims not presented within the t me limited are barred, unless the creditor so barred shall after distribution discover additional effects not before inventoried. Suits are barred pending settlements. Claims disallowed by Commissioner are forever barred, unless suit is brought within four months.

DELAWARE.-Executors or administrators have one year for settlement of the decedent's estate, and claims must be proved within that time.

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.-Executors and administrators must render an account and make distribution within thirteen months after the date of their letters, or upon permission of the Supreme Court, not exceeding four months longer, and a subsequent account and distribution once every six months until the estate is fully administered.

FLORIDA. Two years are allowed to settle estate, Claims must be proved within two years, provided administrator or executor publishes notice.

GEORGIA. Claims must be presented and proved within twelve months after letters are granted to executor or administrator, or they lose their priority over other claims. No specified time is given to the executor to close the estate. He is under

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