The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1877-06-07
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what Qualifications are Re-
quired to Vote in Ohio.
The New Election Law,
EIectors Must Registsr-How the Lists are
to be Made Out.
Below We give the full text of the
new election law, commonly known
- the Registration Law:
An Act supplementary and amenda.
tory Of the act entitled AN act to
amend sections two, four and TWEEN.
ty-four of IN act entitled An act to
Preserve the Purity Of Elections
SECTION l. BE I enacted by MeGen-
Oul Assem6ly Of the State Of Ohio,
That no person shall be permitted to
vote ct any election unless he shall have
been resident Of the state one year.
. resident Of the county three hundred
and sixty days and resident Of the
townsEip, village or ward in which he
resides and Offers to vote three hum
dred and fifty-five days next proceed
ing the election provided, first, no
person shall be prohibited from voting
by reason Of not having been q resi-
dent Of the proper county or town.
ship, village or ward the time abovs
specified il such person shall have
been . bona fde resident of the coun-
ty 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 provisions and reg
islered - required by section five OF
this act provided, second, that any
person being the head of family and
having actually resided in the state
and in the county wherein he may Of
fer to vote the time required by this
act who shall bona .fde remove with
his family from one township, village
or ward in such county to another
township.viIlage or ward therein shall
not be required to reside in said town
ship, village or ward to which he shall
30 remove the time specified in this
section In order to vote therein at any
election except ct elections for muni-
cipal officers. All judges of election
in determining the residence of per-
son Offering to vote shall be governed
by the following rules so far as the
same may be applicable:
Ffrst-That place shall be consider
ed the residence of q person in which
his habitstion il fixed without any
present intention Of removing there
from and to which, whenever he is
absent, he has the intention of return
ing.
Second-A person shall not be con-
sidered to have lost his residence who
shall leave his homo and 60 into an
other 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 . residence in
any county Of this state into which he
shall come for temporary purposes
merely, without the intention of max
ing such county his.home.
Fourth-If . person remove to an
other state with an intention to make
it his permanent residence, he shall be
considered to haye lost his residence
in this state.
Fifth-If . person remove to anoth-
er state with an intention of remain.
ing there IN indefinite time, and ~ q
place Of present resid ence, he shall be
considered to have lost his residence
in this state, Notwithstanding he may
entertain an intention to return at
some future period.
Sixth-The place where q married
mans family resides, shall generally
be considered his place of residence,
bat IL ii il place for temporary es-
tablishment of his family, or for tran.
sient objects, it shall be otherwise.
Seventh-If . married man has his
family fixed in one place, and he does
business in another, the former shall
be considered his place Of residence.
Eighth-The mere intention to ac-
quire . new residence without the fact
of removal, shall avail nothing Meth.
Or shall the fact of removal without
the intention. -cJ~
Ninth-Ifa q person shall go into an
other state, and while there exercises
the right Of . 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 determined by
the judges Of elections. who shall re-
quire at least the sworn testimony of
an elector Of the proper township or
ward, and known to one or more of |
the judges, as 10 the truth of the state
meuts Of such person whose right to
vote has been challenged.
SIC. 2 Trustees of townships, and |
the Councils Of cities and villages |
forming one or moro election precincts |
shall on the fourth Monday next pre-
ceding the general elections in Octo-
ber Of each year, appoint two suitable
persons Of opposite politics, for the
Of voters, in each election
precinct in such township, city or viii
lage, who shall be electors of the prop
or election precinct, and shall hold
their Office for one year, and shall
lake an oath or affirmation to dis
charge their dnties according to law.
II. for any csuse,a register or registers
shall not be appointed, or. if appoint