West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-05-25
INGWOOD PRESTON COUNTY VIRGINIA. THURSDAY MAY 5 1905

registered, shall be governed 10y the
following rules, so far as the same
may be applicable:
/. That place shall be considered
the residence of person in which
his habitauon is fixed, and to which,
whenever he is absent, he has the
intention Of returning.
:. A person shall not be consid.
cred to have lost his residence who
leaves his home and goes into an.
other State or county of this State
for temporary purposes, with the in
tention of returning.
3. a person shall not be consid-
cred TO have gained n residenne in
any county of this State into which
he comes for temporary purposes,
without the intention of making
such county his permanent home.
4. Ii a person move into another
State, with the intention TO make il
his permanent residence, he shall be
considered to have lost his resi-
dence in this State.
&. The mere intention to acquire
a new residence, without removal,
shall not constitute non residence,
neither shall the removal, without
the intention to acquire new resi-.
dence, constitute non-resid
o. If a person go into another
State, and while there exercise the
right OF citizen by voting, he shall
be considered to have lost his resi-
dence in this State.
2. All questions of the right to be
registered shall be heard and deter.
mined by the officer of registration,
the commissioners at the polls or
other officer before whom said affi-
davit is made.
PENALTIES FOR VIOLATING THE REG
ISTRATIoN LAW.
Section oS. If any person swear
falsely, or make a false affidavit
pertaining to the registration of
his vote or the vote of another, he
shall be guilty of perjury, aud on
conviction thereof shall be confined
in the penitentiary of this state for
not more than three years; and il
any officer of registration or other
officer shall register or cause to be
registered any person who is enti-
tied to be registered, knowing the
same to he true, shall be guilty Of
felony, and on conviction thereof
shall be confined in the penitentiary
for not more than two years.
The affidavit taken by election
commissioners, or other officer au.
thorized to administer oaths, of per
sons desiring to he registered shall
be preserved as other afiidavits TAX
en- by them and delivered in the
same manner to the clerk of the
circuit court of their county, who
shall present them to the grand Jury
of his county for investigation.
Section 90. 1t shall be the duty
of the judge Of every court, in
which a grand jury is impaneled, TO
give thereto instructions in regard
to elections as the court deems ad.
visable.
Section 100. If any voter, direct
ly or indirectly by himself or
through any other person, receives
agrees or contracts for, before, dur
ing or after the election, any
money, gift loan or other valuable
consideration, office, place or EN-.
Ployment, for himself or any other
person, for voting or agreeing to
vote, or for refraining or agreeing
to refrain from voting at any cleo
'tion, or for not voting or agreeing
to vote, or refraining or agreeing TO
refrain from voting for any partic-
ular person or persons, or PROPOSE
ton or question at any election,
shall be guilty Of a misdemeanor,
RECEIVING BRIBE
and on conviction thereof shall be
disfranchised for not more than
ten years, for the first offense, and
for second offense he shall be
disfranchised during life. Any
voter asking or soliciting money
from any candidate, before any
primary or general election, shall be
guilty Of a misdemeanor and upon
conviction shall be fined no less
than twenty five dollars or more
than fifty dollars and upon failure
TO pay said fine, shall be confined
in the county jail not exceed sixty
days.
2. All acts and parts Of acts IN
consistent with this act are hereby
reuea1ed