The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-06-07

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with the provisions and registered as
required by Sec. 5 of this act: Pro
Uided, Second, that any person, being
the head of a family, and having &C
tually resided in the State and in the
county wherein he may offer to vote
the time required by this act, who
shall bona tide remove with his fam
lily 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 Sec
ton, in order to vote therein at any
election, except at elections for mu-
nicipal officers. All judges of cleo
ton, in determining the residence of
a person offering to vote, shall be
governed by the following rules, so
far as the same may be applicable:
First-That place shall be consid-
cred the residence of a person in
which his habitation is fixed, with
out any present intention of remov-
ing therefrom, and to which, when
ever he is absent, he has the inten-
ton of returning.
Second-A person shall not be con-
sidered to have lost his residence
who shall leave his home and go into
another State or county of this State
for temporary purposes merely, with
an intention of returning.
Third-A person shall not be con-
sidered to have gained a residence in
any county of this State into which
he shall come for temporary purpos-
es merely, without the intention OF
making such county his home.
Fourth-If a person removes to
another State, with an intention to
make it his permanent residence, he
shall be considered to have lost his
residence in this State.
FJ;fth-If a person removes to an
other State, with an intention of re-
naming there an indefinite time, and
as a place of present residence, he
shall be considered to have lost his
residence in this State, notwithstand-
ing he may entertain an intention to
return at some future period.
Strth-The place where a married
mans family resides shall generally
be considered his place ofresidence:
but, if it is a place for temporary es-
tablishment of his family, or fol
transient objects, it shall be other,
wise.
Seventh-If a married man has his
family fixed in one place, andhe does
business in another, the former shall
be considered his place of residence
Eighth-The mere intention to &C
quire a new residence, without the
fact of removal, shall avail nothing;
neither shall the fact ofremoyal with
out the intention.
Ninth-If a person shall go into
another State, and while there exer'
else the right of a citizen by voting.
he shall be considered to have lost
his residence in this State.
Tenth-All questions of the right
to vote shall be heard and determin'
ed by the judges of elections, who
shall require at least the sworn ties
timony of an elector of the proper
township or ward, and known to ont
or more of the judges, as to the truth
of the statements of such person
whose right to vote has been chal
lenged.
SEC. 2. Trustees of townships, anC
the Councils of cities and village:
forming one or more election pre-
cincts, shall, on the fourth Monday
next preceding the general election:
in October of each year, appoint two
suitable persons of opposite polite.
for the registration of voters in eacl
election precinct in each township
city or village, who shall be electors
of the proper election precinct, ant
shall hold their Office for one year
and shall take an oath or affirmation
to discharge their duties accordin!
to law. If, for any cause, a registe
or registers shall not be appointed
or, if appointed, shall be unable, 70
any cause, to discharge the dutie
herein enjoined, or shall fail or re
fuse to discharge the duties of sucl
office, it shall be the duty of tn
Clerk of the proper township, or tn
Mayor of the proper city Or villag
as the case may be-, at any time oe
fore the beginning of said registra
ton, to fill all such vacancies by ap
pointment, and the person or person
so appointed shall be electors of tn
proper election precinct, and shal
hold their Office during the continu
ance of such cause, and shall take a
oath or affirmation to discharge tn
duties of such appointment accord
ing to law.
SEC. 3. The place for the registra
ton of voters in and for every town
ship, city or village shall be the usu
al places of holding elections there
in.
SEC. 4. Registers shall be in at
tendance at their respective places
for the registration of voters, on tn
third Friday next preceding ever.
general electioni in April, October an
November, from eight o'clock a. II
until nine o'clock p. m, for the pun
pose Of registration, and, if nesessa
ry, to give all making application a
opportunity to register; they sha.
continue in attendance thereat, be
tween the hours aforesaid, for tw
days, and shall personally supervis
all registrations.
Sec. 5. Any person to be entitle
to vote under the first proviso of SCI
l shall appear before the registers {
the proper election precinct wherei
he expects to vote, at the time an
place designated for the registratio
of voters, and make and subscribe