E.D. Bowden, Notary Public and one of the oldest residents of Knotts Island, Currituck County, resides in a house that is located on the North Carolina-Virginia boundary line. In fact, half of his bed is in Virginia and half in North Carolina, but Mr. Bowden has considered himself a North Carolinian and held political office as a North Carolinian.
But somebody has raised a question as to whether the Knotts Island Notary is a Virginian or a North Carolinian. The question was referred to the Washington Information Bureau of The Independent. The Bureau says:
“Mr. Bowden is entitled to vote in the state where he pays his taxes. If he were not of age and paid no taxes, his residence might be determined by the fact as to where most of his weight is while he sleeps. The state line is an imaginary line, and generally, the residence of a person is definitely determined.”
From page 2 of The Independent, Elizabeth City, N.C., March 30, 1923
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