Rensselaer Republican, Volume 25, Number 10, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 November 1892 — REGISTRATION LAW VOID. [ARTICLE]

REGISTRATION LAW VOID.

The case bronchi to test the constitutionality of the registration roouirement of the election law was decided by the Supreme Court Tuesday afternoon. The title of the suit IS Urban C. Brewer, and-, •tor, et at. ye. Wm. R. McClelland. It was begun in the Hendricks Circuit Court, which found tho law unconstitutional. Then It teas appealed to the Supreme Court. Tho decision of the Supreme Court affirms the finding of the tower court, thus declaring the registration law void. ,,~, The opinion in the case was written by Judge Coffey and concurred in by all the other members of the Court. The closing words of the decision contain the gist of 1L They are: “All we desire to add tr, that ft can not he demonstrated by any course of sound reasoning that an election bejd under a law which imposes upon one class of citizens burdens not borne by others is equal. f»r »* we are informed, all legislation in this State, prior to 1889, intended to regulate elections, was general and applied alike to all the citizens of the State. Logislation like that we are uow considering Is a departure from the long established and approved practice in this State, fils plainly In coniriutwlth the organic law, and is, for that reason, yoid.” ’