JB/037/058/001

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Constitutional Code
Supreme Constitutive

Election
1. Universality

(1.)

1. Universality

If a man a man who on the occasion in question, a man calls for
the right of suffrage to be given to any one human being, if he
calls for its being refused the refusal of it to any other human being, it lies upon
him to give a particular reason for such refusal.

For the refusal of it to persons of the female sex so as
the votes be preserved by secresy, no reason it has been shown can be given that
does not apply with equal reason to persons of the male sex,
& with stronger reason in a monarchy, against the admission
of females to the throne.

For the refusal of it to persons of both sexes underage,
two plain reasons can be given: 1. that a person who is not yet
competent to the management of his own affairs, cannot have
much reason to complain of being debarred from interfering in
the management of the affairs of others: 2. that the exclusion
thus put on the ground of age is not like the exclusion put
upon the ground of sex, perpetual, but temporary only, & upon
the arrival of the person at the age at which he is generally regarded
as competent to the management of his own affairs,
this exclusion is sure to cease.

Various classes of persons might be mentioned, who
if the result of the election could depend upon the direction given to
their votes suffrages, might by reas on account the ground of this or that disqualifying circumstances with reason be excluded. But for justification
of such exclusion, sufficient proof of the existence of such disqualifying circumstances,
would require to be given — Hence to an indefinite amount
litiscontestation, expence vexation & delay must have place: evils which ought not to be admitted unless
their admission was made up by some admissible preponderant good.

On this occasion look
to the several cases of
persons insane convicted
delinquents of various descriptions
and persons
by whom but for the protection
afforded by secresy
of suffrage, coercive influence
might to an indefinite
extent be exercised on
the votes of others.

Identifier: | JB/037/058/001 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 37.
Date_1	1821-05-02	Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	037	Main Headings	constitutional code
Folio number	058	Info in main headings field	constitut. code
Image	001	Titles
Category	copy/fair copy sheet	Number of Pages	1
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering	c1
Penner	richard doane	Watermarks	c wilmott 1819
Marginals		Paper Producer	andreas louriottis
Corrections	richard doane	Paper Produced in Year	1819
Notes public		ID Number	11273
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