Qualify

1.

To make fit or capable; to be made or become fit or capable. Opposed, disqualify.

See Interest, 3 (1). 3.

To prepare one's self for the discharge of a duty, or the duties of an office. To qualify as executor is to take an oath to discharge the duties of that trust. ^ Qualification. The endowment or acquirement which renders eligible to place or position. 2 "Qualifications" and "qualified," in the constitution of Kentucky, have their most comprehensive sense, referring not only to circumstances that render a citizen eligible to office, or entitle him to vote, but also to those that exempt him from all legal disqualifications for either purpose.' Qualification relates to fitness or capacity for a particular pursuit or purpose. Webster defines it as " any natural endowment or any acquirement which fits a person for a place, office, or employment, or enables him to sustain any character with success." * Disqualification from the put-suit of a particular vocation, from positions of trust, from, the privilege of appearing in the courts, or of acting as an executor, administrator, or guardian, has been and, perhaps, may still be imposed as punishment. Jurors in the Federal courts must have the qualifications required'for jurors by the law of the State of which they are citizens to serve in her highest courts. Exceptions are made of certain officials, followers of some vocations, persons over a designated age,.and persons infirm, or infamous.^ "Qualifications" here refers to general qualifications as to age, citizenship, etc., not to bias, intei'est, and the like, which do not disqualify generally, but only at the instance of a party, ^ Conformity to State law is all that is required.'

8.

To limit, restrict; to modify. Predicated of one section of a statute in its operation upon another section; of an indorsement (g. v.) > See Hale v. Salter, 25 La. An. 334 (1873), Morgan, J. 2 Hyde v. State, B2 Miss. 672 (1876), Chambers, J. » [Hall V. Hostetter, 17 B. Mon. 785 (1856); Commonwealth V. Jones, 10 Bush, 744 (1874); 64 Mo. 103. < [Cumraings v. Missouri, 4 Wall. 319-30 (1866), Field, Justice. » See B. S. § 800. ■ of a bill -or note which restrains or enlarges liability as ordinarily understood; of a limited right of ownership in property (g. v.)\ of a base fee (g. v.). Qualified, (1) Fitted by endowment or acquirement; capacitated; prepared; entitled. Qualified elector, A person legally qualified to vote.i A "legal voter" is a qualified elector who in fact votes.* Qualified for office. Imports that the person has complied with the law, as, by giving a bond and taking the oath of office. ^ "Qualified," in the expression "duly qualified," may refer to the condition or status of the officer or to the act of taking the oath.^

See Vacascjt.

Qualified voter

A person qualified to vote generally.* In Colorado, a woman, not being such an elector, cannot, under the constitution, be appointed a notary.* In the constitution of Mississippi, one qualified or entitled to vote, and actually voting.' A voter is one "who votes, not one merely qualified to vote.* (2) Limited, restricted; modified: as, a qualified — indorsement, fee, property, qq. v. See also Provided. Compare Absolute.