The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1877-09-13
REGISTRATION LAW.

> REGISTRATION LAW.
An act supplementary and smendstory oI
! an act entitled " IN act TO amend sec
tions 2. 4. and "a OF an act entitled An
act tn preserve the purity of elections.
/. TINE or REsIDEScE IN STATE AND COUNTY.
> SECTION l. Be il enacted by the G@ner
al Assembly Of the State oi OIio, That no
person shall hs permitted To vote at suy
elections unless h. shall have been a res
ideni OF the Stste one year. resident ri
the county three hundred and sixty days.
: and resident Of the township. village.
or waId in which he resid..- aud nff..rs to
vote three hundred and 6fty.6ve days
next preceding the election provid. Il
(frst) no person shall he prohibited from
voting by reason OF not having been a
resident OF the proper county. or town.
ship. village. or ward the time above
specified. II such person shall bave been
a bona fide resident Of the county thirty
days, and Of the township. village or ward
in which he resides and offers to vote
twenty days next preceding the election.
and shall have complied with the pro, J.
sions and registered As required by sec
tion of this act provided. second. that
any person, being the head Of n family.
aud having actually resided in the State
and in the county wherein he may offer
TO vote the time required by this act. who
shall bona hde remove with bis family
from one township. village. or ward in
such county to another township. village.
or ward therein. shall not be required to
reside in such township. village. or ward
to which he shall so remove. the time
specified in this section, in order TO vote
therein at any election. except at elec.
tions for municipal officers. All judges
of election, in determining the residence
OF person Offering to vote. shall be gov
ernFd by the following rules, as far a. the
same may be- applicable:
RULES ron DETERMINATIONS OF RESIDENCE.
/. That place shall be considered the
residence OF a person in which bis habit-
alton is fixed. without any present inten.
tion oi removing thereirom. and 10 which,
whenever he Is absent. be has the inten-
tiou OF returning.
2 A person shall not be considered TO
have lost his residences who shall leave
his home and 20 into another State or
county OF the State for temporary pur-
poses merely, with the intention Of re-
turning.
g. A person shall not be considered TO
have gained a residence in any county Of
this State. into which he shall come for
temporary purposes merely, without the
intention OF making such county his
home
| IL q person remove to another State,
with an intention TO make il his perma-
nept residence. be shall be considered TO
have lost bis residence in this State.
lf person remove - another State,
with an intention OF remaining there an
indefinite time. and as a place of present
! residence. he shall be considered to have
lost his residence in this State. notwith-
standing he may entertain an intention
10 return at some future period.
o The place where a msrried mans
family resides shall generally be con-id
! cred his place Of residence; but IL il IL
place Of temporary establishment OF his
family, or for transient objects, IL shall
be otherwise.
7 IL married man has his family ix
ed in one place. aud De does business IN
another. the former shall be considered
bis place of residence.
The mere intention to acquire a new
residence. without the fact VI removal.
shall avail nothing; neither shall the
fact of removal without the intention.
9 IL person shall go into another
State, aud while there exercise the right
oi a cItiz-u by voting hs shall be- consid
ed 10 have lost bis residence in this State.
QUESTIONS OF RIGHT TO VOTE.
10 All questions of the risht to vote
shall be- heard and determined by the
judges of elections, v ho shall require at
least the sworn testimony OF an electnr OF
the proper township or ward. aud known
TO one or more OF the judges. as To the
truth OF the statements OF such person !
whose right to vote has been challenged !
APPOINTMENT OF REGISTERS.
SFc .. Trustees Of townships, and the |
Council OF cities and villages forming one |
or more precincts, shall on the fourth |
Monday next preceding the general el-c
tons ia October ol each year. appoint two |
suitable persons OF opposite politics. for |
the registration OF voters. in each elec- |
tion precinct in such township. city, or
village, who shall be electors OF the prop /
er election precinct, and shall hold their /
office for one year. and shall take an oath /
OF affirmation TO discharge their duties |
according TO law. II, for any cause. a |
register or registers shall not be appoint |
I'd, or, il appointed, shall be unable. Tor |
any cause, 10 discharge the duties herein /
rnjuiurd, or shall refuse to discharge the /
DUTIES OF such office, Il shall be- the duty |
OF the Clerk of the proper township or /
Mayor of the proper city or village (as |
the case may br) to fill all such acincies, |
by appoiDtm-nt. aud the person or per
sons 30 appointed shall b. electors of the |
proper rl-ction precinct. and shall hold |
their office during the continuance OF
such cause. aud shall take an oath or af |
frmation to discharge the duties OF such |
appointment according to law.
PLACE AND TINE OF EEGIsrRATIoS.
SEC. The place for the registration |
OF voters in and Tor every township, city. |
or village shall be the usual places Of
holding elections therein.
SEC. 4 Registers shall be in attendance |
at their respective places. Tor the regis
tration OF voters, on the third Friday
next preceding every general election IN
April, October, and November. from 5
o clock A. NJ, until o'clock p. NJ for
the purpose OF registration, aud, II necrs-
slry, 60 give all making application an
Opportunity TO register; they shall con
tInue in stteDda0ce tber~at, between the
hours aforesaid, for two days, aud shall
personally supervise all registrations.
HOW, WHEY, AND WHERE MADE.
SEC. Any prr-on 10 be entitled TO
vote under the first proyiso OF section ]
snail APPEAR before the rrgisters o' the
prop"r election precinct wherein he eX
yects 10 vote, at the tune aud Ulsce deg
lgnated tor the registration oi voters, t.nd
make aud subscribe statement. In
book TO b. provided at the -xpeuse oi the
proper township. city. or village, tor the
purposr aud kept by the registers open
at all times To public inspection aud ex
animation. which statrm-ut shall contain
the name Of the last preceding place ct
resi- i"ncr oi such p-rruu, the Noung PIE
c,nt OF ward va wuich h- exprcI- u vote,