The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1841-09-23

the person challenged, under tie Respective bSGdB
aforesaid, as may be- necessary q test his qualifications
as an slecIor At that election.
Sec. Ia n the person. challenged q usaole1sld, lhnll
refuse 10 answer fully any questions which shall Be
pun to him as aforesaid the judges shall reisct he vo!a
SEQ. l6 Ifthe challenge be not withdFaWn after the
person ofieFiBg to vote shall have answered the cues.
lions put to him as aforesaid, Of the judges ofhe
election shall tender to him the following oaihf 'to1
do Soemnly swear Tor afrm) that you are citizen Of
tie United SateS Of the age Of II years that you have
been an nhabiant oIhs state for year noxt pece6
ding this eectioHs that you now actual resident
oflhs township wara, and that you have NOT voted
al this electiun."
sec 10. Ii any person shall refuse 10 take The oath.
affirmation, endeIed. his vote shall be reocledE
provided. that after such oath shall have been takens
TIE Judges may, nevertheless refuse 10 permit such
person to VOTE If they shall be satisfied, from record
evidence, OF other legal testimony adduced before
them, that he is not a legal voter and they are
hereby authorised to administer the necessary Oalha or
afhrmaions to all witnesses brought before them, to
testify u the qualifications of person offering 10 votes
Sec. II. Whenever persons vote vote shall be
received aer having taken the oath prescribed in the
10th section of thus act il shall be the duty of the
clerks Of tho election 10 write on The poll book, At the
end OF such PERSONS name the word sworn"
Sec IS. II shall beteduty Of each Judge of the eleeA
he shall know or suspect, not 10 be duly qualified as
elector.
Sec 10. 1t shall be the duty of the judges, or one
of them. Immediately before PROCLAMATION is made OF
the Opeulng OF the polls to open the ballot boxes IN tho
presence of the people there assembled and turn them
upside down, so as 10 empty them Of everything that
may be in them, and then lock them; and they shall
not be reOpened until for the purpose Of counting tee
ballots therein at the close Of polls.
Sec. 20. Any person, who shall, after proclamation
mn nf he nnan off ffaudn NIT n
ballot ticket into the ballot box, shall, conviction
thereof be risoned 10 the penilentay and kept at
hard labor not more than 8 years less than ono
year.
Sec. 81. Any Judge Of the election, who shall after
proclamation made, of the opening of the polls put
ballot ticket into the ballot box, except his own ba-
lot such may he received in the regular discharge
ofhs duty, shall conviction thereofb imprisoned
in the penitenlary, and kept at hard labor not moie
lhnn five years nDr less than one year.
Sec o. The judges Of the election, Sha il requests
ed permit he respective candidates, OF more,
not exceeding three of thoir friends to be present i'll
the room where the judges are, during the time Of re.
| celvlng and counting out the ballots.
Sec. 90. If any person, challenged unqualified ID
Vote sha be guilty Of wiliu and corrupt false
ina affirming in taking any oath or affirmation pre-
sced by this act such pers1n shall bo adjudged guilty
of wIul ard corrupt perjury, aud upon conviction
thereof, shall suffer tie punishment attached BY the
| laws )f This state, 10 the crime of perjury.
!
ingly receive sanction the reception Of vote from
any person moi having all the qualifications Of sec-
tor prescribed by this act; shall recsiye, sanction
the reception of Of ballot from any person who shalt
refuse to answer any question which shall be put to
him in accordance with the provisions Of tho 3th
ton ofths ac who shall refuse lake tho oath pro-
scribed by the 10Th section of this aci shall refuse
or sunctOn the refusal BY any Cher Judge OF the board
| to which he shall belong TO administer eiter of I q
caths airmalions, prescribed by the 18th aid 5tll
sections Of this act; or If any judge or clerk Of tao
election, whom nny duty IL enjoined by this act,
shall be guilty of any wIlul neglect Of such duty. OF
of any corrupt conduct in the execution of the snne,
slch judge clerk, conviction thereof shall be im-
prsoned in the peutenary, and kept at hard abo not
more than FIVE years, nor lass than one years
Sec. 25 Every person who shall be convicted and
Fentenced to be punished, by imprisonment in the
penitentiary, for any offence specified in this act OF
who shall be convicted Of, and sentenced for, bbsy
under the llh section of this act, shall be deemed for
ever after incompetent to 10 eector to hold any
Office Of honor trust profit within this state unes
such convict shall receive, from the governor Of th
state, general PARDON under his hand, and seal o
the state; IN which said convict sha be restored
10 all his civil rights and privileges
Sec 70. All prnseculns under the provisions Of thi
act, shall be by Indictment. before the court Of com
mon pleas, in the county where offence shall have beef
committed.
Sec. 81 All fines incurred under this act. shall b.
paid into the county treasury where the offence wa
| committed, for the OF such county,
sec. 2S Thi act shall be given specially in charg
to the grand jury, at each term Of tho court OF commo
pleas, by the presiding Judge thereof
Sec, 30. So.much of the act entitled ian act to re
guaie elections passed February l2th, 1881. and S
much Of the entitled ian 10 punish betting
eeGons and for other purposes, passed March l5il
1899, az conflicts with this act, be and tho same
hereby repealed This act shall take effect and be i
force from and after the first day Of October next
SEABURY FORD.
Speaker Of the Fl. Representative.
49, VIM, M'LAUGHLlN,
Speaker Of thc Senate.
! Maroh 81, 154i.