The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1857-06-10

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permitted to vote at any election unless
he shall have been an actual resident of
the State for n year next preceding
the election, and an actual resident of
Of the county for thirty days next pre-
ceding the election, and an actual
resident of the township or ward twenty
days next preceding the election, and
the Judges of the election, in determin-
ing the residence of a person offering to
vote, shall be governed by the following
rules, SO far as the same may be appli-
cable First-That place shall be con-
sidered and held to be the residence of
a person in which his habitation is fixed,
without any present intention of remov-
ing therefrom, and to which, whenever
he is absent, he has the intention of re-
turning Second-A person shall not
be considered or held to have lost his
residence, who shall leave his home N
go into another State, or county OF this
State, for temporary purposes merely,
with an intention of returning; Third
\ person shall not be considered or held
to have gained a residence in any coun-
ty of this State into which he shall come
for temporary purposes merely, without
the intention of making such county his
homo, but with the intention ofleaVing the
same when he shall have gotten through
with the business that brought him
to another State, with an intention
to make it Lis permanent residence,
he shall be considered and held to
have lost his residence in this State
Fifth-If u person remove to another
State with an intention of removing
there for an indefinite time, and as a
place of present residence, he shall be
considered and held to have lost his res
idence in this State, Notwithstanding he
may entertain an intention to return at
some future period; Sixth-The place
where a married mans family resides
shall, generally, be considered and held
to be his residence but If it is a place
for temporary establishment for his fam.
lily, or for transient objects it shall be 9th
erwise; Seventh-If a married nan has
his family fixed in one place, and he does
his business in another, the former shall
be considered and held to be the place
of his residence; Eighth-The mere in
tention to acquire q new residence with
out the fact of removal, shall avail moth
ing; neither shall the fact Of removal
without the intention; Ninth-lf a per-
son shall go into another State and while
there exercise the right of a citizen by
voting, he shall be considered aud held
to have lost his residence in this State.
Sec. 2. That section number four
of said act be so amended as to read as
follows: Any person who shall wilfully
vote in any township or ward in which
he has not actually resided for twenty
days next preceding the election, shall,
on conviction thereof, be imprisoned in
the Jail of the proper county not more
than six months nor less than one month.
SEC. 8. That section number five of
said act be so amended as to read as fol-
lows: Any person being a resident Of
this State who shall 60 or come into any
county, and vote in such county, not be-
ing an actual resident thereof for thirty
days next preceding the election shall
on conviction thereof, be imprisoned in
the Penitentiafy and kept at hard la
Dor, not moro than three years, nor less
than one year.
SEC. 4 That section thirteen Of the
act to which this is an amendment be so
amended as to read as follows: Section
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lenced as unqualified by one Of the
Judges of tho election, or by IN %elector,
one of the Judges shall tender to him
the following oath or affirmation "you
do swear Tor afirm) that you will fully
and truly answer al such questions as
shall be put to you touching your place
of residence, and qualifications as an
%elector at this election" First, IF the
person be challenged as unqualified On
the ground that he is not a citizen, the
Judges or one of them shall put the fol-
lowing questions: 1st. Are you q citi-
zen of the United States =? 2nd. Are you
a native or a naturalized citizen ? IF the
person offering to vote claim to be q
naturalized citizen of the United States,
he shall before his vote shall be received,
produce for the inspection of the judges
of the election q certificate of his patur-
alization and also state under oath or
affirmation that he is the identical per-
son named therein, provided that the
production of said certificate shall be
dispensed with, if the person Offering to
vote shall state under oath OF affirma-
ton when and where he was naturalized,
that he has had a certificate of his nat
uralizatiop, and that against his will the
Same is lost, destroyed or beyond his
power to produce to the Judges of the
election Provided, further, that if he
shall stats under oath or affirmation that
by reason of the naturalization of his
parents or one of them he has become a
citizen of the United States, and when
and where his parent or parents were
naturalized the certificate of said nat
uralization need not be produced. Sec
ond. IF the person be challenged as I'M
qualified on the ground hat he has not
resided in this State for ore year imme-
diately preceding the election, tho Judg-
es OF one Of them shall put the follow
ing questions lst, Have you resided
in this State for oae year Immediately
preceding this election ? 2nd, Have you
been absent from this State within the
year immediately preceding this cleo
tion ? If yes then, Sd, When you left
did you leave for a temporary purpose
with the design of returning or for the
purpose of remaining away! 4th, Did
you while absent, look upon and regard
this State as your home ? 5, Did
you while absent vote in any other State ?
Third-If the person be challenged as
unqualified on tho ground that he is not
a resident of the county, township or
ward where he offers to vote, the Judg-
es, or one of them shall put the follow.
ing questions: 1. Have you resided in
this county for thirty days last past 4?
2. Have you resided in this township
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