The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-10-05

and exercises his civil and political rights :"
The of North Carolina provided amonp OH,
qualifications for that he must have resided in
twelve months preceding the election and nn+
days the county which he offers "Residnc
says the court, the word is used in this section in d.
fning political rights, opinion, essentially ynon
with domcl, denong permanent distinguished
from temporary dwelling place There may be res;
dence for specific purpose as at summer resort
acquire education, art skill which the
anu eveend accompanies the whole period of absence and
this with the retention OF the original and permanent
home with all of its incidental privileges and rights Domc
legal word and differs in respect and perhaps Others
that is never lost until new acquired while rer
may reside in place and has fixed habaon else
where And again. hs clause meets especially case
of incoming persons who permitted to exercise political
rights until they have been the and county for the
prescribed period Harmon Griesard 50 n G. p.
Every has had residence period of his life That
place remains his legal residence until he has acquired another
9horndke Boston, Met 242; McCrary, Elections Dor
IL French Slightly Ind ATS; Pain Elections por As; Mot
felt q. HILL 131 ILL., 239.
Residence therefore, question depending and IN
ention and if So be applicable particular spot or
whole country person who wanders from country country
with intention of remaining xedy anywhere acquires no
residence. On the other hand who confines his wander
ngs particular country locality but declines fix hms
upon particular spot very properly be said be
dent of that country locality Home domc residence may
therefore include spot or wide Each OF these words
be applied a county, precinct ward county state
Dizzy. on Law of Domicll p. So.
at obvious that residence district are
of the nature and whatever necessary constitute
is essential define the other Fry Election Case Il Pa
3O6 10 Am Rep. COS.
Probably it borne mind that numbers citizens
through misfortune otherwise without dwelling places
but there evidence to be found any part of the
tion that these be denied the privileges of the elective
franchise" Laaghannner Hunter, L. r. A. B. q p. 1872
For the purposes of this necessary
whether residence used Section 60 of the Organic Act
equivalent to domcl However from the authorities do
reach the conclusion that house of brick
wood not essential to enable become resident of pre-
cnct and qualified therein He might live in tent in
hut dwell the open canopied by the silent stars
But there must be definite and permanent place designated
rights and privileges surrounding the residences domic of
Clearly one could not reside in wagon or building
wheels and the from precinct precinct and
establish residence voting precinct unless his wagon
place of abode remained in the precinct the length of time
CURED by law.
The record shows that the residence of the appellant for the
past months has been board of the
fixed and ROOM; that this engaged
the inerand trade her home Honolulu and when here
she docked wharf in the harbor designated of the
boundaries of the said sixth precinct
It is clear from this Iwaani" goes
to aaina other port that the fxed and permanent
room the residence of the appellant aboard the goes
Also and that his residence during the the steamer is awav
not at Honolulu and within the sixth precinct claimed To
enable the appellant to successfully maintain such claim there
wanting that essential element necessary to establish
dence, a permanent or fixed location.
In the very short time argument this case we have
been able to find decision that certainly controlling and
decisive of the bar The facts very except
appellants residence that case aboard the steamer extended
period of two years. and the Supreme Court of Maryland
in part ut quite apparent under the facts of the
that the appellant acquired voting residence the city
Baltimore unless his alleged residence upon the while
temporarily lying at her pier at Light street wharf, in the City of
Baltimore gave him one" "The next question then IS
did the appellant acquire voting residence the City of Bait
more by residing the in the stated by
him! Now the rule of law be settled a
seagolng man retains his domic of origin although he regu
larry employed steamer unless by actual residence he
qures domicl elsewhere In Thondike Boston, Met 245
Chief Justice Shaw the thus seaman without
family property sails from the place of his nativity which
be considered his domc of origin although he may only
at long Intervals be absent years. he does
not by some actual residence other MEANS acquire domc
elsewhere, he retains his doc of origin Other authores
are Sherwood Judd Bradf 276; Buoys Breostr III
Mass oS5; Long Ryan, 80 Gra 49, And continuing the
Maryland court says: And this think the safe rule be
adopted and applied in similar the under cond
eraons eff person could gain voting residence by
SIMPLY residing steamboat because it temporarily
fastened to pier wharf while dschargng its freight and tax
ing on ITS cargo then might acquire any number of residences
and would have the right to register either of the
steamer at point where the stops Resdence