The morning call., 1894-09-30

VOTERS RIGHT-G. Mem, Oakland, CAL
The law of Calf ornia declares that a voter, In
order to entitle him TO cast ballot. shall have
been resident of the State one year, of the
county in which he desires 10 vote ninety days
and Of the precinct thirty days before election.
A person Offering TO vote may be orally chal
lenged by any eector OF the county upon either
or all of The following grounds:
That be is not the person whose name ap-
pears on the register.
That he has not resided Within the State one
year next preceding the election.
2 That he has not been a naturaliZed citizen OF
the United States for ninety days prior 10 the
election.
That Ire has not resided within the county
for ninety days preceding the election.
That he has not resided within the precinct
for thirty days next precr ding the elec ion.
That he has before voted that day.
That be has been convicted of an Infamous
crime.
That be has been convicted Of the embezzle-
ment or misrepresentation OF public money. HIN
effect April 16, 1891
The Board OF Election, in determining the
place Of residence of any person, must be gov
erDed by the following rules. as lar as they are
applicable:
That place must be considered and held to be
the residence OF person in which his habta-
tiOn is fixed and 10 which whenever he Is ab-
sent he has the inten ion of returning.
A person must not be considered 10 have lost
his residence who leaves his home 10 go into
another S late or precinct in this State for TEN.
returning.
A person must not be considered to have
gained residence in any precinct into which
he comes for temporary purposes merely, with.
out the intention OF making such precinct his
home.
II person remove to another State with the
intention Of making II his residence he loses
his residence IN this State.
II a person remove TO another State with the
Intention of remaining there for an indefinite
time, and as a place OF present residence he
loses mis- residence in this State, noIwithstand-
ing he entertains an intention OF returning at
some future period.
The place where a mans family resides must
be held TO be his residence; but il IL be place
of temporary establishment for his family, or
for transient objects, IL Is otherwise
If man has family fixed In enc place and
he does business in another the former must be
considered bis place OF residence; but any man
having family. ana who has taken up his
abode with the intention of remaining, and
whose family does not so reside with BIN, must
be regarded as a resident where lie has so
taken up his abode.
The mere intention to acquire q new resi-
dence, without The fact OF removal, ayails
nothing; neither does the fact of removal,
without the intention. lApprOved March 80; /;
in effect July 6, 1919
A person must not be held 10 have gained or
lost residence by reason OF his presence or alb.
sence from place while employed In the service
of the United States. or of this State, nor while
engaged in navigation nor while student at
any institution OF learning, nor While Kept in
an aimshouse, asylum OF prison.
persOn Offering to vote the ballot must. without
examination, b. returned TO Lim; II determined
ID his favor, The ballot must be deposited in the
ballot-box.
MILITARY DIvIsIoNs-G. L. R., City. The
military departments of the United States are:
Department of the East, Major General o. o.
Howard commanding. This includes the New
England States, the States OF New YORK, New
Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland,
VIRGINIA West NirpInia North Ear0lIua
Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Louisiana. Mssis-
sipp Alabama, Kentucky, Tennessee, OHIO
aud the District of Columbia.
Department OF the Missouri, Major-General
Nelson A Miles commanding. This Includes
the States OF Michigan, Wisconsin, Indiana
Illinois Missouri, Kansas aud Arkansas and
the Indian and Oklahoma Territories.
Department OF California, Brigadier General
Thomas II. Ruger commanding. This include 8
the States OF California texcepting that portion
south OF the thirty-lfth paraleD and Nevada.
Department OF Dakota, Brigader- General
Wesley Merritt commanding. This includes
the States Of Minnesota, North Dakota, South
Dakota excepting so much as lies south OF The
forty-fourth paralleD and Montana and the
post of Fort Yellowstone, Wyo.
Dep rtment OF the Platte, Brigader- General
John K Brooke commanding. This includes
Iowa, Nebraska, Colorado and Wyoming lex
cepting the post of Fort Yellowstone Wyo.
Utah, so much of Idaho as lies east of a line
formed by the extension OF The western boun-
dary of Idaho to the northwestern boundary OF
Idaho and that Of South Dakota lying south of
The foTty-fOurth paTalleD.
Department OF Arizona, Brigadier- General
Alexander ID. McC0ok commanding, This in
cludeS Arizona, New Mexico and that portion
OF California south OF the thirty-tflh parallel
Department OF Texas, Brigadier-General
Frank Wheaton commanding. This includes
the State of Texas.
Department OF Columbia, BrigadIer. General
Z. 5. Oiis commanding. This includes
oregon, Washington aud Idaho and the Terri.
tory OF Alaska. excepting so much OF Idaho as
is embraced In the Department of the Platte.
TORTOISE SHELL-A. F., City. The tortoise
shell of commerce is from the large scales OF
the carapace or shield Of a species OF sea turtle
found in the Indian Ocean, Amboyna, New
Guinea, Seychelles, Havana the Red Sea and
other waters. A remarkable peculiarity of the
shel[producng turtle Is the arrangement OF
thirteen paes forming the carapace, which, In
stead of being joined together by their edges SO
as TO make thein apparently one piece, are
ihipned of at their edges and overlap each
other like The tiles of roof. They always vary
IN size according to the part OF the shield they
occupy. The larger are sometimes from twelve
10 eighteen inches IN length by six inches In
| wldih. Ihe thickness rarely excreds one-eighth
| OF an inch. The shell has q beautiful moIlled
| color and Is sem-lraDsparent. A remarkable
| quality which greatly increases ihe usefulness
| OF tortoise she'll for ornamental purposes is its
] property of being easily softened by heat equal
4 TO that OF boiling water. and OF retaining any