State v. Woodruff

Jul 1, 1807
Reporters:
By the Court,

unanimously, the judgment ‍‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‍was reversed, on the ground, that the qualification ‍‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‍required by statute is the having a freehold estate actually ‍‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‍rated in the common list at nine dollars ;■ and ‍‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‍that the having such estate rateable in the list at ‍‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‍that sum is not sufficient.