Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-08-23
THE REGISTRATION LAW.
What ii Requires, and Who ii
Affects.


1877, by the Ohio Legislature, will give
trouble to few except those not entitled
to the voting privilege. For instance,
persons of suitable age who have resi-
ded one year in the State, $50 days in
the county, and 355 days in township,
village or ward, are not required to
register-thus relieving the bulk of the
voting population. AS heretofore, a
residence in the county 80 days and in
township, village or ward 20 days, enti-
ties male adults to the suffrage, the
duty of registering, as provided in Sec
tion of the present law, being now
added. The usual privileges of change
of residence within the prescribed linn
its of time is given to heads of fami-
les. Rules determining what consti-
utes residence are as follows:
!. That place shall be considered the
residence of A person in which his hab-
itation is fixed, without any present
intention of removing therefrom, and
to which, whenever he is absent, be
has the intention of returning.
2. A person shall not be considered
to have lost his residence who shall
leave his home and go into another
State or county of the State for tempo
rary purposes merely, with the inten-
tion of returning.
8. A person snail not be considered
ITO have gained a residence in any coun
" of this State, into which he shall
come for temporary purposes merely
without the intention OF making such
county his home.
4. II a person remove to another
State, with an intention to M axe it his
permanent residence, he shall be con-
sidered to have lost his residence in
this State. e Ha
s. II person remove to another
State, with an intention of remaining
there an indefinite time, and rs place
of present residence, he shall be con-
sidered to have lost his residence In
this State, Notwithstanding he may
entertain al intention to return at
some future period:
6. The place where married man.
family resides shall generally be con-
sidered his place of residence; but if it
is place for temporary establishment
of his family, or for transient objects, it
shall be otherwise.
Z. If a married man has his family
fixed in one place, and he does husi-
ness 10 another, the former shall be
considered his place of residence.
s. The mere intention to acquire a
new residence, without the fact VI re-
moval, shall avail nothing; neither
shall the fact of removal without the
intention.
9. liza person shall go into another
State, and while there exercise the
right of citizen by voting, he shall
be considered to have lost his residence
in this State.
Township Trustees. and Mayors,
shall, on the fourth Monday preceding
State (October) election, appoint. for
one years service, two Registers for
each voting precinct, who shall be at
their posts Irregular voting places on
the third Friday preceding every elec-
tion in April, October and November.
from A. NJ. to p. NJ, and continue at
such service two days, if necessary.
Any person who has lived In State,
county and ward, village or township
the prescribed period Of one year, $50
and 355 days, shall 1--WE quote from
Section 81 '.sppear before the registers
of the proper election precinct whereiR
he expects to vote, at the time and
place designated for the registrations
of voters, and make and subscribe a
In book to be provided at
the expense of the proper township,
city, or village, for the purpose, and
kept by the registers open ut vii times !
to public inspection and examination,
which statement shall contain ths name
Of the last preceding place of resideneeI
Of such person, the voting precinct Or