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

t than one year.
5 Sec. Z. Any resident OF another state
who shall vote in this stale, shall
ON conviction thereof, be imprison
ed in the pententiary, and kept at har,
labor not more than five years nor les
thin one year.
Sec. 8. Amy person who shall vote
who shall have not been u resident 0
this state for one year Immediately pro
ceding the election; or who, at the tine
Of the election is not twenty one year.
Of age, knowing that be is not twenty one
years Of age; or who, is not a citizen OF
the United States, knowing that he is moi
such citizen; or who, being disqualified by
law, by reason of his conviction of some
infamous crime, shall not have been par
dOned and restored 10 all the rights of a
citizen, shall, on conviction thereof, be
imprisoned in the county Jail, Oflhe prop.
er county, not more than six months nor
less than one month.
Sec. 9. Amy person who shall pro.
cure, aid assist, counsel, or advise anoth-
er 10 give his vote, knowing that such
other person has not beena resident of
this state for one year Immediately pre-
ceding the election; or that, at the time
of the election he is not twenty one years
of age or that he is not citizen Of the
United States; or that lie isnot duly quail
flied from other disability TO vote at the
place where, and time when the vote is
to he given, shall on conviction thereof,
be fined in any sum not exceeding five
hundred dOllArs nor less than one hun
drSd dollars, and be imprisoned in the
county Jail, Of the proper county, not
more than six months nor less than one
month.
SEC. 10. Any person who shall pro-
cure, aid, assist, counsel or advise anoth-
er to 60 or come into any county, for the
purpose ofgiving his vote in such coun-
ty, knowing that the person is not duly
qualified 10 vote in such county, shaIl,oI
conviction thereof, be imprisoned in
the penitentiary and kept at hard labor
not more than five years nor less than
one year.
SEC. IL. Any person, who shall, by
bribery, attempt to influence amy eIector
oflhis state, in giving his vote or ballot;
or who shall use any threat, to procure
any elector 10 vote contrary TO the in
clination of such eiector, or to deter him
from giving his vote or ballot, shall, On
conviction thereof, be fined in any sum
not exceeding five hundred dollars nor
less than one hundred dollars, and be i'm
prsoned in the county Jail, of the proper
county, not more than six months nor Iess
than one month.
SEC II. Any person who shall furn-
lsh an electOr, who cannot read, with a
ticket, informing him that it contains
name or names, different from those which
are written or printed thereon, with an in
tent to induce him TO vote contrary to
h s inclination; or who shall frauduIently
or deceiIluily change ballot of any eIec.
tor, by which such elector shall be pre-
vented from voting for such candidate or
candidates as he intended, shall, on con-
victon thereof, be imprisoned in he pen
itentiarv, and kept at hard labor, moi
more than three years, nor less than one
year.
Sec. l3. lfa person offering 10 vote
is challenged, as unqualified, by one of
the judges Of the election, or by an cleo
tor, one Ofthe judges shall tender to him
tho following oath or Affirmation: "You
do swear (or affirm) that you will fully and
truly answer all such questions as shall
be put to you touching your place of
residence, and qualifications as an cleo
tor at this election"
First: lfthe person be challenged as
unqualified, on the ground that he is not
a citizen. the judges, or one OF them shall
put the following questions:
list. Are you citizen of the United
States7
2nd. Are you native or naturalized
citizen?
lfthe person offering to vote claim TO
be a naturalized citizen Of the United
States, he shall, before his vote shall be
received, produce, for the inspection Of
the judges Of the election, a certificate of
his naturalization, and also state, under
oath or affirmation, that be is the identi,
cal person named therein: provided, that
the production Of such certificate shall
be dispensed with ifthe person Offering
TO vote shall state, under oath or affrma-
ton, when and where he was natural
lied, that he has had certificate Of his
naturalization, and that against his will
the same is lost, destroyed, or beyond his
power to produce to the judges of The
election: provided further, that ifhe shall
state, under oath or affirmation, that by
reason of the naturalization'of bis parents
or one of them, he has become citizen
Of the United States, and when and where
his parent or parents was naturalized the
certificate of said naturalization need not
be produced.