87 Md. 560 | Md. | 1898
delivered the opinion of the Court.
The material facts of this case are almost identical with the case of Wallace Howard v. T. Albert Skinner and others, decided at this term of Court, ante, p. 556, except in one particular, which will be briefly stated in this opinion.
The appellant, Jones, testified that he moved to Baltimore City from St. Mary’s County about seven years ago,, and considers Baltimore his home ; that he was employed by the Weems Steamboat Company as purser of the Steamer Sue ; that he first resided on Lexington street, near Gilmor (19th Ward, 2nd Legislative District); he then moved to 403 N. Paca street (10th Ward, 2nd Legislative District), and from there he moved to the Steamer Sue (Pier No. 9 Light
Now it is conceded that the appellant possessed all the qualifications of a legal voter except that of residence, and there can be no question, it seems to us, that he has also acquired a legal residence in the city of Baltimore, but not in the Third Legislative District of that city, as claimed by him. The fact that he resided upon the Steamer Sue, while tied to its wharf or pier, does not, as held by this Court in the recent case of Wallace Howard v. C. Albert Skinner and others, fix or establish a voting residence. Nor does the fact that the appellant was improperly and erroneously registered and voted at a prior election, in this district, change or determine his residence. The sole ground relied upon by the appellant to establish residence, on the prior registration, was the fact that he resided upon the steamer while tied up in the district where he proposed to register, and this we have distinctly held, is not sufficient to constitute a voting residence.
If a person is clearly a resident of and legal voter in one place and is improperly and illegally permitted to vote at
Order affirmed zvith costs.