Excerpt from Minority Report of the Committee on Elections in the Contested Election Case of Thomas A. Spence, Vs; John R. Franklin As a general principle it is not true that the right to vote and the right to hold office are cc-relative. Numbers of per sons hold office in this country who have no right to vote as women, aliens and minors - and numbers have the right to vote for certain offices who are not eligible to fill them. Thus all voters can cast their ballots for Governor, Judges, but only those who have attained a certain age are eli gible to be elected to them. There are numbers of persons holding offices under the Constitution and Laws of Maryland who are neither voters nor residents of the State - as com missioners to take acknowledgments and State agents re siding abroad. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Minority Report of the Committee on Elections: Made in the House of Delegates, March 2d, 1860 And he claims that having received a majority of the legal votes in the rest of the State, cast at the said general election, he is entitled to be declared Comptroller of the Treasury. Mr. Purnell presented his counter memorial or answer, which the undersigned append to this report, as disclosing the grounds of defence taken by him. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Contested Election Case of Carney Vs; Morgan: Hearings Before the Committee on Elections No; 2, House of Representatives, Sixty-Third Congress, Second Session The committee this day met, Hon. James A. Hamill (chairman) presiding. The chairman. Gentlemen of the committee, we have met to-day to hear the case of John J. Carney Versus Dick T. Morgan. Is there anyone here representing Mr. Carney? About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Cases of Contested Elections in Congress, From 1834 to 1865, Inclusive The majority report is always given, and the minority report whenever the resolutions reported by the majority were overruled; as well as in some of the more important cases. The chief points in each case are stated by way of pre fix, and its history in Congress is appended to the report. The index wil1 enable the reader to readily find not only every case, but every point raised and discussed in it. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Report of the Select Committee Upon the Fauquier Contested Election In addition to the above facts, the committee state, by the request of Mr. Horner, that the crier who gave the certificate of election to Mr. Tebbs voted in the election for said Homer, and that frequently, during each day of the election at the courthouse, the high sheriff who gave the certificate to Mr. Homer was in and about the courthouse. There is also a certificate of the clerk filed among the papers, that the crier had never filled any office of trust or profit in said county. These being the facts of the case, it becomes necessary to look into the various acts of the legislature concerning elections, in order to determine who is to be regarded in this case as the officer conduct ing the election at the courthouse, and as such required to give the certificate of election. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.