Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1841-09-07

candidates, or Oue or more mot exceeding
three Of their friends, to be present ia the
room where the judges are, during the
time of receiving aud counting out the
ballots.
SEC. %. If any person, challenged as
unqualified TO vote, shall be gully Oi
wliul and corrupt false swearing, or at.
irming, in taking any oath or affirmation
prescribed by this act, such person shall
be adiudged guilty Of wiiul aud corrupt
perjury, and, upon conviction thereof,
shall suffer the punishment attached
by the laws Of this state, TO the crime OF
perjury.
SIC. "a. If any Judge Of The election
shall, knowingly, A., receive, or sanction the
reception of vote from any person not
having all the qualifications of an cleo
tor prescribed by this act or shall receive
or sanction the reception Of ballot from
any person, who shal refuse to answer
any question which shall be put 10 him
in accordance with the provisions of the
thirteenth section of this act or who shall
refuse TO take The oath prescribed BY The
fifteenth section ofthis acr; or shall re-
fuse, or sanction the refusal by any 9TH
er Judge Of the board to which he shall
belong, to administer eitherof the oaths,
or attirmatons. prescribed by tile thil-
teenth and fifteenth sections Of this act;
or if any Judge, or clerk of the election,
OH whom any duty is enjoined by this
act, shall he guilty Of any wiIful neglect
OF such duty, or Of any corrupt conduct
In the execution Of the same, such
judge or clerk, on conviction thereof, shall
be imprisoned in the penitentiary, and
kept at hard labor, moi more than FIVE
years, nor less han one yeat.
SIC. 25. Every person who shBll be
convicted and sentenced TO be punished,
by Imprisonment, in the penitentiary, for
any offence specified in this act, or who
shall be convicted Of, and sentenced tor,
bribery, under the eleventh section of
this act, shall be deemed forever after
to be an elector, or TO hold
any Office Of honor, trust, or profit within
this state, unless such convict shall re-
ceive, from the governor of this state, a
general pardon, under his hand, and the
seal of the state in which case said con.
vict shall he restored 10 all his civil rights
and privileges.
SEC. 26. All prosecutions under the
provisions of this act, shall he by indicl.
ment, before the court of common pleas
in The county where the offence shall have
been committed.
SEC. q. All fines occurred under this
act, shall be paid into the county treasury
where the offence was committed, for the
use ofsucb county.
SEC. %. This act shall be given spe.
cialIy in charge to the grand jury, at each
term of court ofcommOn pleas, by the
Judge thereof.
: Sec. 90. So much of the act entitled
''an act TO regulate elections,"' passed
February 18th, 1881, and so much of the
act entitled tan act TO punish betting on
elections, and tor other purposes" passed
March 18th, 1899, as conflicts with this
act, be and the same are hereby repealed.
This act shall take effect and be in force
rom and after thu first day of October
next.
SEABURY FORD,
Speaker ofthe House Of Representatives..
WILLIAM M'LAUGHLIN,
Speaker Of the Senate.
March 20, 1S4l.