Wolcott v. Holcomb

The principal question presented in this case is whether the inmates of the Soldiers’ Home, situated in the township of Grand Bapids, in Kent county, are entitled to vote in that township. Section 5, art. 7, of the Constitution, reads as follows:

“No elector shall be deemed to hare gained or lost a residence by reason of his being employed in the service of the United States, or of this State; * * * nor while a student of any - seminary of learning; nor while kept at any alms-house or other asylum at public expense; nor while confined in any public prison.”

The Soldiers’ Home was erected under…