The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1904-11-03
Pointers on Citizenship

The election for 1904 occurs
8th. A person otherwise
qualified to vote who becomes of age
on 9th tthat is whose birthday is the
9th Of November, is entitled to vote
at the election held on the 8th.
A person who came into the State
OF Ohio with the intention Of remain
ing and becoming citizen. on the
9Th day of November, 1908 (or prior),
is entitled to vote on the 9Th provid-
ed b e IL otherwise qualified.
A person who came into the county
not later than the 9th Of October,
1904, Is entitled to vote II otherwise
qualified.
An unmarried man who came into
the township, or into IA ward of
municipality, not later than October
10Th, 1904, IL otherwise qualified, Is
entitled to vote.
The "head of a family" who came
into the State not later than the 9th
of November, 1908, and into the coun-
ty not later than October 9th 1904. is
entitled to vote in the township,
ward, or precinct, in which his fami-
ly resides, whether he has been in
such township, ward precinct, one or
more days, except that the "head OF
n family" who has removed from a
township to a village or ward Of a
city in the same county is not en-
titled to vote ballot containing the
names of candidates for municipal
Offices unless he shall have come
into such village or ward not later
than October 10Th, 1904.
The words "head of a family
have been held to mean "he who
provides for family:"the husband
or father is ordinarily the head; bu
there may be head where there il
no marriage rela tion."
The place where a person sleeps
is his "habit ation." The place
where he eats or las his washing
done has nothing to do with hi
"habitation." His voting place is
therefore, in the ward Of preoinc
where he sleeps. Provided: A
married man (unless "where hus
band and wife have separated ant
live apart'') is entitled to vote onl.
J where his family permanent.
resides. A married man separated
from, and living apart from his wifi
but who is living with, and provid
ing for his children, is the "head o
family" and is entitled to vot
, where his family resides.
A married man separated from
and living apart from his wife, an,
not the "head of family" is en-
titled to vote only as an unmarrie
man.
, II a married man. moves into
county not later than October 9th
and his wife, or if separated fror
his wife his family, does not com
into the county until the 10th c
October or thereafter, he is not en-
titled to vote.
If the wife of married man or
separated from his wife, the famil
moves into the county in good fait
not later than the 9th of October, h
is entitled to vote, no matter ii h
himself did not come into the cour
ty until after the 9th.
r THAT place shall be considore
the residence Of person IN whic
his hab itation is fixed, and
which whenever he is absent, h
3 has the intention of returning.
t "A person shall not be consider
@ to have lost his reidence who leave
:. his home and goes into anotht
State. or county of this State, fl
temporary purpose merely, who th
i intention of returning.
S Whether person has left Ii
: usual voting place for temporaI
purposes only is largely to be dete
J., mined by the Judges. The length
. time of temporary absence is not
g be considered SO long as the of frar
r chise was not exercised by the II
! voter somewhere else and SO long
it was his intention to return.
. person in the Government servic
= at Washington or elsewhere,
II temporarily" absent and entitlt
t to vote. Likewise person absel
v in the service OF the State of Ohio
temporarily" absent and entitle
to vote at the place where he reside
~ before going into the States servi'
o whether his family is absent wit
s or not.