Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1857-05-27
AN ACT
April Is, 1857.

NO. l2o AN ACE
turthe: 10 amend the act entitled Gan
act ii preserve Ihe purity OF elections, 3"
passed March 90, 1871.
SECTION /. Be il enacted by the Gen
eral Assembly of the Safe OF Ohio, That
Section number two of the act entitled
IAN acl 10 preserve the purity OF elections
passed March 20, 1871, be and the same
Is hereby amended so as TO read as fol.
lows: Section 2. No person shall be per
mltied 10 vote at any election unless he
shall have been an actual resident Of the
Siale Tor one year next preceding the
election and an actual resident of lie
county FOR thirty days next preceding tie
eiec;lUn, and an ac,ual resident OF the
township or ward twenty days ~ xt pre-
ding Tie election. and The Judges OF the
-zac'soa. IN determining the residence OF
person offering to Vote. shall be govern
cd by tue following rules, so far as the
same may be applicable: Frsl-That
place Shall be couSid. red and hell TO De
the residence of person liz wi.ich his
ha6italion is fixed, without any presept
Intention oil removing theTeirom, and TO
which, whenever he IS absent be has the
Intention Of returning: SecOnd-A per
son shall not be considered or held 10
have lost his residence. who shall leave
his home and go into another State, or
county of tins Safe, ior temporary ppr-
poses merely, with an intention OF return.
my: Thrd-A person Shall not De.con
sidered or held 10 have gained rrsi
dence IN any county OF this Staie into
which he snail Come Tor temporary pur-
poses merely. withou; the intention Of
making such county his home, bat with
The ID euiion OF leaving The same when
he shall have gotten through with the
business that brought him into it; Fourth
Ii person remove 10 another Safe,
with an intention TO make i; his perm m
eTt Residence, lie shall or considered and
held 10 have lost his re idence in this
State; Fif.h-li person remove 10 aroth
er Stae with aa Intention of removing
there for an Indefinite time. and as a place
OF Eirscnt residence, he shall be con,iI
cred and held 10 have lost his residence
IN thiS Safe. notwithstanding he may
entertain an intention 10 return at sD1n-
Iu'ure period; Six!h-The place where
married mans family resides shall, qea
erdtiy, be considered and held 10 be his
residence, bat if ii is place or tempora-
y establishment for his family. or for
transient objects il shall bc otherwise:
SrSen.h-ii a married man has his fami-
Iy fx' Ia one place, aud he DOES his bus
iaess In another, the former shall be con-
sidered and held TO be ;he place OIL !
residence; EIgth--lhe mere intention 10
acquire new residence without the fact |
OF removal, shall avail nothing; neither
shall the fact OF removal without the in
teniion; NinLh--If a person shall 90 into !
another State and while there exercise
the right Of citizen by voting, he shall
be considered and held to have lost his
residence in this State
SEC 2. That section number four oil
said act be so amended as to read as 10,
lows: Any person who shall wifalIy vote
in any township or ward in which he has
not actually re<ided for twenty days next
preceding the election. shall. on couvic-
ton thereof, be imprisoned in the jail of
The proper county not more than six
nor less than une month.
SEC. 5. That section number FIVE of
said act be so amended as TO read as fol-
lows: Any person being resident ofthis
State who shall 60 or come into any
county, and vote in such county, not te-
ng an actual resident thereof for thirty
lays next preceding the election shall on
thereof, be Imprisoned in the
Penitentiary and kept at hard labor, not
more than three years, nor less than cne
rear.
SEC. 4. That section tiiriera Of the
Ict 10 which this is an ani-i,dmenl be SO
imended as to read as follnws: Section
g. Ifa person olf-ring ,n vote is chal-
enged as unqualified by one of the Judg-
$ of the election, or by an elector. one 1
# the Judges shall tender to him the fol-
owing oath or affirmation: "you do swear
or affirm that you viii fully and truly
.nswer all such questions as shall be put
o you touching your place ofresidence,
nd qualilic 'tious as an elector at this
lection" First, Il tie person be chal-
snged as unqualified on ihe ground that
e is nos a cI,izen. the Jad ges or one Of
hem shail put the following questions:
st. Are yoa citizen Of the United ]