QUALIFIED

Adapted; fitted; entitled; as an elector to vote. Applied to one who has taken the steps to prepare himself for an appointment or office, as by taking oath, giving bond, etc. Pub. St. Mass. p. 1294. Also limited; restricted; confined; modified ; imperfect, or temporary. The term is also applied in England to a person who is enabled to hold two benefices at once. Qualified aceeptanoe. See ACCEPTANCE. Qualified elector means a person who is legally qualified to vote, while a “legal voter” means a qualified elector who does in fact vote. Sanford v. Prentice, 28 Wis. 358. Qualified fee. See FEE. Qualified indorsement. See INDORSEMENT. Qualified oath. See OATH. Qualified privilege. In the law of libel and slander, the same as conditional privilege. See PRIVILEGE. Qualified property. See PROPERTY. Qualified voter. A person qualified to vote generally. In re House Bill No. 166, 9 Colo. 629, 21 Pac. 473. A person qualified and actually voting.’ Carroll County v. Smith, 111 U. S. 565, 4 Sup. Ct. 539, 28 L. Ed. 517.