The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1898-10-27

quires the person desiring to register to
swear that be has been an actual perma-
nent resident Of the state Of Washington
for eleven months and ten days last past.
of the county for seventy days last past,
and Of the precinct ten days last past, {"
etc. Registration closes ten days prior
to election.) .... 0......
Courts In constituting election laws have
often applied the following rules in de-
termining residence, and many states
have adopted them BY statute. They can
safely be applied to this state as good law !:
First-That places shall be considered
and held to be the residence of person
in which his hsbitation lie fixed without
any present intention Of removing there
from, and to which, whenever he is alb
sent, he has the intention Of returning.
Second-A person shall not be consid-
cred to have lost his residence who shall
leave his home and go into another state
or territory, or county of this state for
temporary purposes merely, with an in
tention Of returning.
Third-A person shall not be consid-
cred to have gained residence in any
county into which he shall have come for
temporary purposes merely, without the
intention Of making that county his
home. but with the intention of leaving
the same when he shall have accomp-
lished the business that brought him
into it.
Fourth-If person remove to another
state with an intention to make it his
permanent residence, or with the inten-
ton to remain there an indefinite time
and as a place of present residence,
he shall be considered to have lost
his residence in this state, notwthstand-
ing he may entertain an intention of re-
turning at some future period.
Fifth--The place where married
mans family -esides shall generally be
considered his residence, but If it is a
place of temporary establishment for his
family or for transient objects, it shall be
otherwise.
Sixth-If married man has his fam
ily fixed in one place, and does business
in another, the former is considered his
place CT residence.
Seventh-The mere intention to ac-
qure new residence without fact of re-
moval, shall avail nothing; neither shall
the fact of removal without intention.
Eighth-A person loses his residence
here by going into another state and there
voting. Suppose case for illustration :.
Two carpenters, brothers, John and
William, lived at Mossback in Oregon !;
on October 81, 1897, they came together
to Boomtown, this state, leaving their
families in Oregon; they work year at
their trade, taking meals at restaurant
and renting room in which to sleep: at
the election in November, 1898, is their
proper place of voting at Mossback or
Boomtown2 John answering the chal-
lenge, says: "My wife doesn't like Ore
gon; my health isn't good there; | came
here to Boomtown intending to make my
home, and / shall send for my family as
soon as can arrange" He is no doubt
legal voter. presuming he speaks truly.
"William says: "My wife hates to leave
her people; | shall stay here awhile, but
have not fully decided to make perma-
nent change" He is not voter OF
Boomtown, but is still a resident of
Mossback. The law presumes that the
residence of person remains unchanged
until he has formed definite intention
to change, coupled with change in &C.
tual fact. 1t may happen that a person
aban6ons one residence and does not &C.
quire another in time for election, so that
he may lose the right to vote at either
place.