The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1877-09-06
THE REGlSTRATION ACT.
SYNOPSIS Pa 4EPAKED by JUDGE
j. w. .OAKEY.

AT the last session of the General
Assembly, statute was passed which
is known as the Registration Act. Ii
is undoubtedly very unjust law /; bnt
it is of the utmost Importance that its
provisions should be strictly observed
in all things, as if they were entircl,
| unobjectionable. Unless this is done
success at the next election is impossi-
| bic. & ~
The substance of the Registration
Act, with the Constitutional provis-
ions, and other acts relating TO the
subject, may be briefly stated as foi-
lows: f9,it 90 5t.a
WHO CANNOT VOTE.
| l. Under the Constitution, no one
can vote, whether the head OF a family
| or not, unless he is a male citizen OF
the age of twenty. one years, nor un.
less, at the time OF the election. ne has
been resident OF tn State one year.
9. Under the Reg gistration Act, if Il
person, whether the head of family
| Ut uOt, bCthOVC5 OhC
another. between the 9Th day of Sep
tember. 1877, and the 9th day of Octo-
Der, 1877, he caunot vote, whether he
/ has registered or not.
g. Under the Registration Act. if a
man, who is not the head of family
removes from one township, village
or ward into another township, village
or ward, in the same or another county Y
between the 18th day of September
1877 and the 9th day of October,
1877. he cannot vote, whether he has
registered or not.
No idiot or insane person can
vote !; nor can q person vote who has
been sent to the Penitcntiary of this
State, or the penitentiary of anothe,
State, for crime punishable in this
State by Imprisonment in the peniten-
tiary, unless judgment has been re
versed, or unless he has been restored
to citizenship.
5. No person can vote If it is hi-
duty TO vote and he fails to do SO.
WHO CANNOT REGISTER
l. A person who has not been a res
ident of the State co ntinuOusly sine,
October s, 1876, aud resident Of the
county from the Sth day OF September
1877, until the day of registration
cannot register.
,. An idiot or insane person cannot
q &
register.
WHO NEED NOT REGISTER.
One who has been q resident of th'
State since October s, 1876. residen
of his county since October Is, 1876
and resident of his tow nship, villag,
or ward since October Is, 1876, nee'
not register, aud ii his residence re
mains the same until the day of elcc
ton he will be entitled to vote with
ont registration. ''' - 's
WHO MUST REGISTER.
1. One who has not been residen
) of his county ever einc, the 18th da
/ of October, 1876, must register, or h
cannot vote.
9. One who has not been a resideu
: of his township, village or ward eve
I since the 18th day of October, 1871
Y must register or he cannot vote. -
: HEAD OF FAMILY, CHANGE OF REsIDENC
: Ii a man who is the head of fam
. ly removes from one county. TO anoti
er between the 9Th day of Septembe
Y 1877. and the day of election, we ha,
>. seen that he cannot vote. But if at an
I, time during that period he remov'
t. into another township, village I
N ward of the same county, he may vo
,e therein. Ii he is by law required
? and does register before such remOvs
Il he must produce the statement of i
n registry. hereinafter mentioned, VIII
,k he offers to vote but if he is not
,s- law required to register. and remoy
ma subseOueNt to the DAYS of reQistrati(