The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-08-16
q LAW.

1t seems almost impossible to
make the average voter understand
how the late unconstitutional and
villainous Registry Law, passed by
the Republican Legislature of Ohio,
is to be operated. We have pub
lished the Law in full-published all
the explanations on it that we could
find, and yet there is hardly a day
passes that we are not asked some
thing about it. 1t is the most pusil-
luminous piece of Legislation ever
inflicted upon the taxpayers of the
State by any party, and if there was
nothing else to induce the laboring
men to vote against the party in pow
er, this alone is sufficient. 1t will
cost the taxpayers over $780, OO, and
is simply a political fraud and cheat.
The shortest and best explanation of
the Republican swindle, is the fol-
lowing clipped from an exchange,
and we advise each of our readers to
study it closely, and they may know
as much about it then as any lawyer
could tell them:
1st.-ALL PERSONS ARE NOT REQUIR-
ED TO REGIsTER.-Every voter as un-
der the old law, must have been a
resident OF the State for one year, and
of the county thirty days and of the
township or ward where he attempts
to vote for twenty days before the
election,-but no persons who have
not been residents of the county $50
days and of the township or ward 355
days are entitled to vote without reg
istering.
2d.-WHo ARE REQUIRED TO REGISTER.
IAN persons who remove from one
township or ward to another within
the time specified above viz: $50 days
for the county, and 355 for the town
ship or ward, must register before
being allowed to vote at their new res
idence, and must have a residence of
thirty days in the county and twenty
days in the township or ward, before
election. To this rule there is the
following exception in favor of
3d.-HEADs OF FAMILIEs.--The head
of a family who has actually resided
in the county $50 days without reg
istering, 80 days with registering,
who moves to another township or
ward in the same county, may vote
in the township or ward to which he
so removes Immediately after remov-
al, but if he has registered at his for
mer residence he can only vote at
that to which he removes by present
ing the proper certificate of his reg
~istration and qualifying to its cor
rectness.
4th.-In registering the time of res
idence is counted to the day of cleo
tion and not to the day of registration.
A person desiring to register need
not have resided thirty days in the
county and twenty days in the town
ship or ward, before registering. He
is allowed to register if on the day OF
election he shall have resided thirty
days in. the county, and twenty days
in the township or ward.
5th-The place of registration fol
every township or ward is the usual
of holding elections.
6th.-The time of registration is fix
ed on the third Friday next preceding
every general election, from the hours
of s o'clock a. IN. to 9 o'clock p. m,
and is continued the following day,
Saturday, only when its necessary
to give all applicants an opportunity
to register. 1t is therefore safe fol
all persons to make application on the
first day, Friday, in case registers
should not be is session on Saturday.
The days for the registration this
fall will be or Friday and Saturday.
September 21st and 22d.
7th.-The mere registration of 8
voter does not settle his right to vote
All questions pertaining to that right
including the right to register, may
be raised at the polls on election anG
determined by the Judge of election
Sth.-Aside from the registration
provisions the new law makes NJ
changes from that which has hereto
fore existed, Except Dhen a person 1
challenged the judges of election shall
2 require at least Dor testimony O.
one elector of the same township o.
r acard to support the truth of tn
statement of Dhose right to cote ha
,, been challenged. In addition to thi
4 new registration it is also forbidden
for persons to congregate about tn
:, polls, but the judges when requeste'
must allow the several candidate
with three of their friends TO be pres
ent at the place of voting, during tn
) receiving and counting out of ballots
In addition to these points for tn
i, consideration of the general voter, i
may be stated for the benefit of town
ship trustees and councils of village
and cities, that appointment of regis
tiers are to be made by them, as a
official act and of record. The ap
pointment this fall must be made o.
Monday the 18th of September
: There must be two registers appoint
ed for each election precinct in tn
county and they must be at the tim
of their appointment, electors of tn
i precinct to which they IRE appointed
and must also be a suitable person
we'll acquainted with the neighbor
hood of the precinct, and of clerica
ability.
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anti-silver politicians were too shar