There was another oath that the voter took where the question of registratiofi did not arise. or where he was challonged for other causes. That was the oath contained in section 16 of the electio laws: If any person offering to vots shall bo challenged as uat qualified by an inspector or hy any other elector. one of the board shall dcoiaro to the person challengel the qnoliicotions of at elector. If such person sha claim that le is qualified snl the challenge be not withdrawn. one of the inspectors shall administer to him the fi lowin cath: You do solemnly swear that you are twentyone ysears of age: that you are a eiizen of hts Unite(l States. (or tti you have declared your intention tobecone a citizen of the United States. eccorling to the acts of Congress on the subject of naturalization .) that yon hae resiled in this State one year and in this county s?! inmontlis next preceding this election. that you have not voted at this election. and that yon are not disqualified to vote by the judgment of any court." Now that is one oath . that is the oath equired to be taken by a man challenged for other cause than not being a registered voter. And here we have from seventyfive to one hundred men coming up to the ballotbox and offering to vote when they were not entitled to vote. unless they took the oath that their names were stricken from the registrationlist. and we find these inspectors. with both oaths before them. administering to men whose names did not appear upon the registrationlist this oath which I have just read. which did not chtitle them to vote. Now let us see what Tompkins said about this matter: We had two oaths.
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