...to others. rvi. That elections of representatives in legislature ought to be free and frequent, and all men having sufficient evidence of permanent common interest with, and attachment to the community, ought to have the right of suffrage ; and no aid, charge, tax or fee, can be set, rated or levied upon...

...vacancies be supplied by frequent, certain and regular eleclioni. (л)— 8. That elections of member«, to serve as representatives of the people in the legislature,...uses, without their own consent, or that of their representative« so elected, nor bound by any law о which they have not, in like manner, assented...

...serve as representatives of the people in the legislature, ought to be free, and that all men hiving sufficient evidence of permanent common interest with,...deprived of their property for public uses, without tlieir own consent, or that of their representatives so elected, nor bound by any law to which they...

...originally taken, and the vacancies be lupplied by frequent, certain and regular election». (4) — 6. That elections of members, to serve as representatives...men having sufficient evidence of permanent common intercut with, and attachment to the community, have the right of suffrage; and cannot be taxed, or...

...direct. Free dec- c. That elections of members to serve as representatives of the people, in assembly, ought to be free; and that all men, having sufficient evidence of permanent Hhtof common interest with, and attachment to, the comma. nity, have the right of suffrage, and cannot...

...itself), above twenty-one years of age, whether freeholders or not, — who are capable of furnishing sufficient evidence — of permanent — common —...— with, and attachment • — to the community; — in such mannr as to guard against the introduction of Universal Suffrage." — Now this is the...

...Commonwealth. He then dilated on the advantage of limiting the right of suffrage to those, '' who have sufficient evidence of permanent common interest with, and attachment to the community as affording the best security to property and rights. He knew there could be no rule which would include...

...there be any tiling like contradiction between them. The Bill of Rights declares, that all persons " having sufficient evidence of permanent common interest with, and attachment to, the community," shall be entitled to vote. The question to be settled is, what is the true meaning of this declaration...

...by the Committee : 1. Resolved, That all persons now by law possessed of the Right of Suffrage, have sufficient evidence of permanent common interest with, and attachment to, the community, and have the Right of Suffrage. 2. Rr-iiiilri.il, That all free white males of twenty-two years of...

...direct. VI. That elections of representatives in the legislature ought to be free and frequent: and all men, having sufficient evidence of permanent common interest with, and attachment to, the community, ought to have the right of suffrage; and no aid, charge, tax, or fee can be set, rated or levied upon...