The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-11-03
Qualifications of a Voter.

Following, In brief, are the laws
governing the qualifications OF
voters at the presidential election
next Tuesday. The amended con.
stitution Of Michigan has the effect
of calling for longer residence in
the state, the present Requirement
being six instead of three months,
and also requires that the voter
shall have resided in the ward or
precinct in which he votes for a
period of twenty days instead of
ten, as was formerly the rule.
Residents who have taken out
their first papers will not have the
privilege of voting unless their first
papers were taken out at least two
years and six months before Novem-
ber 8, 1894. The second papers,
may, however, be taken out at any
time up to or including the day
of election, in which case the voter
can have all the powers of the fran
chise. Registration is imperative,
the only exception being cases OF
severe illness or bodily infirmity of
the voter himself or some member
of the family, or necessary absence
from the ward or precinct on the
day of registration, in which case
the vote can be sworn in on the day
of election.
Bearing these conditions in mind,
the following are entitled Ito vote:
Every male inhabitant of the state,
of the age of 2l years or over, being
"full' citizen of the United States.
Every male inhabitant who resided
in the state on June "a, 1895. Every
male inhabitant who was residing in
the state on January l, 1850. Every
male inhabitant of foreign birth who,
having resided in the state two
years and six months prior to No
vember 8, 1894, had declared his in
tention to become a citizen of the
United States two years and six
months prior to that date. Every
civilized inhabitant of Indian des-
cent, native (born in)of the United
States, and not member of any
tribe.
Naturalization papers can be is
sued by the United States circuit or
district court, and the circuit courts,
providing the qualifications of the
applicant coincide with those laid
down in the United States laws,
which alone govern the naturaliza-
tion Of aliens. Every child of an
alien, who has resided in the state
as a minor since the taking cut of
full papers by his father, is by vir-
tues of this act, citizen of the
United States. First and second
papers may be taken out at the same
time by the alien, over 81 years of
age, who came to the United States
under the age of 18 years after he
has resided in the state five years.
There is also provision permitting
soldiers and sailors, honorably dis.
charged from the service of the
United States, to take TOUT full pa
pers with but one years residence
in the country.
The residence of an elector shall
be in the precinct where h boards
or takes his regular meals. This
means, however, persons who have
no regular household or are not
members of household. The resi-
dence of any member of household
is in the precinct where that house
hold is located, even though an
elector may, owing to the nature of
his business or other things, take
many or most of his meals in some
other ward or precinct.
In determining the question of
residence, the good faith and honest
intention of the party governs, be-
cause man might, owing to the
destruction of his home, or for like
reasons, temporarily reside in some
other precinct Tor warG without any