The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-08-23
NEW ELECTION LAW
What Qualifications are Required 10
Vote in Ohio.
ELECTORS MUST REGISTER HOW
THE LISTS ARE TO BE MADE OUT.

tlop law, commonly known as the regis
tration law;
An Act supplementary and amendatory
of the act entitled "An act to amend
two, four and t1enty-four of an act en-
titled can Act to Preserve the Furlty
of Elections"
SEC. |. De il enacted by The General AS-
SmJly ofMe State Of Ohio That no person
shall be permitted to vote at any election
unless he shall have been resident OF
the State one year, resident OF the
county three hundred and sixty days,
and a resident of the township, village or
yard in which he resides and offers to
vote three hundred and ffty-fve days
next preceding the election; PROVIDED
flrst, no person shall be prohibited from
voting by reason Of not having been a
resident of the proper county, township
village or ward the time above specified,
If such person shall have been bona
fide resident of the county thirty days,
and of the township, village or ward IN
which he resides and offers to vote twen-
ty DAYS next preceding the election, and
shall have complied with the provisions
and registered as required by section five
Of this act provided, second, that any
oereon being the head of family, and
having actually resided in the State, and
I'm the county wherein he may offer to
vote the time required by this act who
shall bona fide remove with his family
Iyom one township, village OF. ward IN
snch county to another township, village
or ward therein shall not be required to
reside in such township, village or ward
to which be shall so remove, the time
soeci6ed in this section in order to vote
Gherein at any election except at cleo
(ions for municipal officers. All judges
OF election in determining the residence
ofa person Offering to vote shall be gov
erred by the following rules 80 far as
the same may be applicable: ,
First-Tae place shall be considered
the residence of person in which his
habitation is fixed without any present
intention of removing thereirom, and to
wbich, whenever he is absent, he has the
intention of returning.
Second-A person shall not be consid.
cred to have lost his residence who snail
leave his home and go into another State
or county of this State for temporary pur'
noses merely with an intention OF re.
turning. E,
Third-A person shall not be Consid-
cred to have gained a residence in any
county of this State into which he snail
come for temporary purposes merely,
without the intention of making such
county his home.
Fourth-Ifa a person remove to another
St4te with an intention to make 1t his
permanent residence, he shall be consid'
cred to have lost his residence in this
State.
Fifth-If person remove to another
State with an intention OF remaining
there au indefinite time, and as place OF
present residence, he shall be considered
10 have lost his residence in this State,
notwithstanding he may entertain an in
tention to return at some future period,
Sixth-The place where a married
MANS family resides shall generally be
considered his place of residence, but II
1t is place for temporary establishment
of his family, or for transient objects, 1t
shall be otherwise,
Sevsnth-If married man has his
faul ly fixed in one place, and he does
business in another, the former shall be
considered his place of residence.
Eighth mere intention to acquire
q new residence without the fact Of re,
moyal, shall avail nothing; neither shall
The fact of removal without the inten-
ton.
Ninth-Ifa a person shall gointo anoth'
or State, and while t4ere exercise the
right of d citizen by voting he shall be
considered to have lost his residence III
this State.
Tenth-All questions of the right to
vote shall be heard and determined by
the Judges of election, who shall require
at least the testimony Of an elector Of the
proper township or ward, and known to
one or more of the judges, as to the truth
of the statements of such person whose
right 10 vote has been challenged.
SEC. 9. Trustees of townships, and the
Councils of cities and villages forming
one or more election precincts, shall, on
the fourth Monday next preceding the
general elections in October of each year
app lint two suitable persons OF opposite
politics, for the registration of voters, in
each election precinct in such township
city or village, who shall be electors OF
the proper election precinct, and shal,
hold their office for one year, and shall
take an oath or affirmation TO discharge
their duties according to law. Ii, for any
cause a register or registers shall not be
appointed, or if appointed, shall be una
,ble, for any cause, to discharge the du'
des herein enioined, or shall fail or re-
fuse to discharge the duties of snCh office
1t shall be the duty of the clerk of the
proper township, or the mayor of the
proper city or village las the case may
bel, to fill such vacancies by appoint
ment, and the person or persons 80 ap-
pointed shall be electors of proper elec'
ton precinct, and hold their Office during
the continuance of such cause, and shall
take an oath or affirmation to discharge
the duties of such appointment accord
ing to law.
Sec 3. The place for the registration
of voters in and for every township, city
or village shall be the usual places OF
elections therein.
Sec. 4. Registers shall be in attendance
at their respective places for the regis
tration of voters on the third Friday next
preceding the general election in April,
Oct ber and November, from o'clock q.
m., to 9 o'clock p. M, for the purpose of
regi ,tration. and, if necessary, to give all
making application an opportunity to
register; they shall continue in attend
ance thereat between the hours aforesaid
for two days, and shall personally super
wise all registrations.
Sec. 5. Any person to be entitled to
vote under the first proviso of section
one shall appear before the registers Of
the proper election precinct wherein he
expects to vole at the time and place des-
ignated for the registration of voters, and
make and subscribe q statement, in q