In Re the Voting List
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
In a communication dated May 19, 1896, the Governor requested the opinion of the judges of the Supreme Court on the following questions propounded by the Board of Canvassers and Registration of the city of Providence :— I. Should the name of a person qualified to vote by ownership of real estate of the value of at least $134 over and above all encumbrances as provided in article 2, section 1, of the Constitution, and who has paid the tax assessed upon such real estate within…
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In a communication dated May 19, 1896, the Governor requested the opinion of the judges of the Supreme Court on the following questions propounded by the Board of Canvassers and Registration of the city of Providence :— I. Should the name of a person qualified to vote by ownership of real estate of the value of at least $134 over and above all encumbrances as provided in article 2, section 1, of the Constitution, and who has paid the tax assessed upon such real estate within the twelve months next preceding, and who subsequently conveys such real estate:— (a) Be removed from the voting list…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the judges was given July 23, 1896, and is as follows :
To His Excellency Charles Warren Lippitt, Governor of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations :
In response to your Excellency’s request for our opinion upon certain questions propounded by the Board of Canvassers and Registration of the city of Providence, we have the honor to submit our opinion as follows :
In construing the laws in relation to the elective franchise, it must be borne in mind that the rights of voters of the several classes known to our laws are defined and secured by the Constitution. Our…
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