Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-10-30
PERSONS WHO CAN VOTE.

The election for 1896 occurs Novem-
Der Sd. A person otherwise qualified
to vote who becomes twenty-one years
of age on the 4th (that is whose birth
day is the 4th) of November. is entitled
to vote at the election held on the Sd.
A person who came into the State OF
Ohio with the intention Of remaining
and becoming citizen, on the 4th day
of November, 1895 Tor prior) is entitled
to vote on the Sd, provided he is other
wise qualified.
A person who came into the County
NOT LATER THAN THE 4TH OF OCTOBER,
1896, is entitled to vote if otherwise
qualified.
the township, or precinct thereof, or
intoia municipality or precinct. there
of, NOT LATER than October 14th,, 1885,
if otherwise qualified, is entitled to
vote. y OTIS GO
The "head of family" who came
into the State not later than the 4th of
November, 1895, and into the County
not later than October 4th, 1896, is en-
titled to vote in the township, ward, or
precinct. in which his family resides,
whe ther he has been in such township,
ward, or precinct, one or more days.
The words 'head of family" have
been held to mean "he who provides
for a family" the husband or father is
ordinarily the head; but there may be
head where there is no marriage re-
lation.'
The place where a person SLEEPS is
his "habitation." Tie place where he
eats or has his washing done has moth
ing to do with his "habitation" His
voting place is. therefore, in the ward
or precinct where he sleeps. Provided,
A married man (unless "where hus-
band and wife have separated and live
apart") is entitled to vote ONLY where
his family permanently resides.
A married man separated from, and
living apart from his wife, but who is
living with and providing for his chill
dren, is the "head of family" and is
entitled to vote where his family re-
sides.
A married man separated from, and
living apart from his wife and not the
"head of family" is entitled to vote
only as an unmarried man.
If married man moves into Coun-
ty not later than October 4th, and his
wife, or if separated from his wife, his
family does net come into the County
until the 5th of October or thereafter,
he is not entitled to vote.
If the wife of married. or if sepa-
rated from his wife, the family moves
into the County in good faith, not later
than the 4th of October, he is entitled to
vote, no matter if he himself did not
come into the County until after the
4th.
That place shall be considered the
residence of a person in which his hab-
itation is fixed, and to which, when
ever he is absent, he has the intention
of returning"
"A person shall not be considered to
have lost his residence who leayes his
home and goes into another State, or
County of this State, for temporary
purposes merely, with the intention of
returning"
Whether person has left his usual
voting place for temporary purposes
only is largely to be determined by the
Judges. The length of time of temper.
ary absence is not to be considered so
long as the right of franchise was not
exercised by the voter somewhere else,
and so long as it was his intention to
return. A person in the Cover nment
service, at Washington, or elsewhere,
is Temporarily" absent, and entitled
to vote. Likewise, person absent in
the service of the State of Ohio is
temporarily" absent, and entitled to
vote at the place he resided before GO
ing into the States service, whether
his family is absent with him or not.