The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1857-05-28
NH. VAN WORRIES,
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives.
THOMASH. FORD,
April Is, 1857. President of the Senate
AN ACT
mo 1881

April Is, 1857. President Of the Senate
No 1881 AN ACT
Further 10 amend the act entitled "ar
actto preserve the purity of elections,
passed March 90, 1841.
SECTION /. Be it enacted BY the Gener
al Assembly of the State of Ohio, Tha
Section number two of the act entitled "An ac
to preserve the purity of elections" passe
March 20, l64l, be and the same is hereby a
mended so as to read as follows: Section 2. Nc
person shall be permitted to vote at any elec.
ton unless he shall have been an actual resi-.
dent Of the State for one year next preceding
the election and an actual resident Of the county
for thirty days next preceding the election, and
an actual resident of the the township or ward
twenty days next preceding the election, and the
judges of the election, in determining the resi-
dence OF person offering to vote, shall be gov
erned by the following rules, SO far as the same
may be applicable First-That place shall be
considered and held to be the residence of per-
son in which his habitation is fixed, without any
present intention of removing therefrom, and
to which, whenever he is absent, he has the in
tention Of returning: SecQld-A person shall
not be considered or held to have lost his resi-
dence, who shall leave his home and 60 into an
other State, or county Of this State for Temporal
ry purposes merely, with an Intention of retur.
ming; Third-A person shall not be consider
ed or held to have gained residence in any
any county OF this State into which he shall
come for temporary purposes merely, without
the intention Of making such county his.home,
but with the intention Of leaving the same when
he shall have gotten through with the business
that brought him into it; Fourth--If person
remove to another State, with an intention to
make IL his permanent residence, he shall be
considered and held to have lost his residence
in this State; Fifth-If person remove to an
other State with an in intention of removing
there for an indefinite time, and as place Of
present residence he shall be considered and
held to have lost his residence in this State, not
withstanding he may entertain an intention to
return at some future period; Sixth-The place
where married mans family resides shall
generally, be considered and held to be his resi-
dence; but if it is place for temporary estab
lshment for his family, or for transient objects
it shall be otherwise; 7th-Ifa married man has
his family fixed in one place, and he does his
business in another, the former shall be cOnsid-
cred and held to be the place of his residence;
Eigth-The mere intention to acquire new
residence, without the fact of removal, shall a
vail nothing: neither shall the fact Of removal
without the intention; Ninth-If person shall
go into another State and while there exercise
the right of citizen by voting, he shall be con
sidered and held 10 have lost his residence in
this State.
Sec. 2. That section number four of said act
be so am ended as to read as follows; Any person
who shall wilfully vote in any township ward or
In which he has not actually resided for twenty
days next preceding the election, shall, on con-
viction thereof, be imprisoned in the Jail Of the
proper county, not more than six months nor
less than one month.
Sec. 3. That section number FIVE of said act
be so amended as to read as follows: Any person
being resident of this State who shall 20 or
come into any county, and vote in such county,
not being all actual resident thereof for thirty
days next paeceding the election shall on con
VictiOn thereof, be imprisoned in the Peniten-
tiarv and kept at hard labor, not more than three
years nor less than one year.
Sec. 4. That section thirteen of tho act to
which this is an amendment be SO amended as to
read as follows: Section l3. II a person offering
to vote is challenged as unqualified by one OF
the Judges OF the election, or by an elector, one
OF the Judges shall tender to him the following
oath or affirmation: you do swear (Or affirm)
that you will fully and truly answer all such
questions as shall be put to you touching your
place OF residence, and qualifications as an elec-
tor at this election" First, If the person be
challenged as unqualified on the ground that he
is not cititzen, the Judges or one Of them
shall put the following questions; lst. Are you
a citizen of the United States? Cd. Are you a
native or naturalized citizen2 If the person Of
Iering TO vote claim to be naturalized citizen of
The United States he shall before his vote shall
be received, produce for the inspection Of the
Judges OF the election a certificate of his natu-
and also state under oath or affir-
nation that he is the identical person named
herein, provided that the production Of said
certificate shall be dispensed with, If the person
1fferiDg TO vote shall state under oath or afrma-
Jon when and where he was natupized that he
has had a certificate of his naturalization, and
hat against his will the same is lost, destroy
ID or bcyo his power to produce to the Jud-
res OF the election provided further that il he
hall state under oath or affirmation that by lea
son Of the naturalization Of his parents or one
If them, lie has become acitizen of the United
States, and when and where his parent or pa.
ents were naturalized, the certificate Of said
need not be produced. Second.
i the person be challenged as unqualified on the
,round that he has not resided in this State for
me year Immediately preceding the election,
he Jugges or one of them shall put the
ollovEng questions: lst, Have You resided in
hisEate for one year Immediately preceding
election? I'd, Have you been absent from
ate within the year immediately preceding
MstioA2 Ifyes, then, Sd, When you left
I've for temporary purpose with the
returning or for the purpose Of re-