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View Entry State v. H. S. Old Wayne Illegal Voting

The State charged H. S. Old, 21 years old, with illegally voting for attempting to vote for the Justice of the Peace in the 4th civil district of Wayne County without presenting proof that he paid his poll tax.

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View Entry State v. Richard Hayworth, Jr. Jefferson Unlawful Voting

Unlawfully voting in an election held 25 May 1850, in the 7th District of Jefferson County for Judges of the Supreme Court, Judges of the Chancery Court, 1st Chancery Dist.; Attorney General, Circuit Judge, 12th Judicial Circuit.

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View Entry State v. William Sneed Cocke Unlawful Voting

Voted at multiple locations to try and elect a certain official to the Second Brigade of Tennessee Militia. The defendant was a county laborer and not a qualified voter.

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View Entry State v. Patrick Cloksey Knox Illegal Voting

Defendant had voted in the Presidential Election of 4 Nov. 1856, even though he was an "illegal alien" by birth; he had been naturalized, admitted to become a citizen of the United States less than six month prior to election, contrary to the statute of the State of Tennessee.

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