The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1841-09-30
ELECTION LAW.
AN ACT TO PRESERVE THE PURITY OF
ELECTIONS

AN ACI III PkESEkHE The PURlTY OF
4 ELECTIONS.
sEc l. Re enacted by the General Assembly the State
of Ohio That the provisions of this act shall have reference
and be applicable all elections hereafter Gov
enor Sheriff. Coroner County Assessor County Commission
es County Treasurer County Recorder County Surveyor
Prosecuting Attorney all township officers Senator's and Re.
preentavcs to the General Assembly Representatives Con.
gres and Electors of President and Vice President of tile Unit
ed State.
sxo. The judges of election in determining residence
of person offering shall be governed by follow
ing rules SO far as they may be applicable
Frs That place shall be considered and held 10 be the
idence of person in which his hObaod fxed without any
present Intention of removing hereom, aud which, when
he is absent, he has tie intention of returning:
Second person shall bo CoDsidered held to have
lost his residence who shall leave lis home and 90 anot
State, county of this State, for temporary purpo
ly, with all intention OF returning;
Third person shall considered or held to lave
gained residence any comfy of this into which he
shall come for temporary purposes merely without the nten
ton OF making such county his home but with the intention
of leaving tile when he shall have gotten through with
the business that brought him intOit: et
Fourth II person TO another state, with In
tenon to make 1t his permanent residence he shall be
sidered and held to have lost his residence in this
Fifth liza person remove 10 another state with intention
Of Remaining there for an indefinite time, and place of
residence, lie shall be considered held have lost his
residence in this State, notwithstanding he may entertain in
tention to return some future period:
SIXTH The place where married mans family resides,
shall generally be considered and held be bis residence but
If place of temporary establishment for Ills family for
transient objects, it shall be otherwise
Seventh; II married man has Ills family fixed in place.
and he does his business in hnnter. Aa
sidered to be the place of his residences tas
Eighth; The intention acquire residence with
tie fact Of removal sall avail nothing: neither shall the
fact of removal witlOnt the intention;
Ninth; II person shall go into another State and while
there, exercise the right off citizen by voting he shall be
sideed and held to have lost his residence IN this
SEc g. Facn SHALL in full view of the people
hed tie polls where lie offers TO deliver in person.
of the judges of the election single aot pce of
per, which shall he written printed tile OF the per-
voted for, with pertinent designation OF the Office Which
lie Il ey may I've Intended 10 fill; hut eeCtOr shall
excep. IN the township, ward b! which lie actually resides
SEc L. ANY person WHO shall wiuly vote any township,
ward, in which lie duGs not actually reside, which town,
ship ward, sabe i'll the county of which he resident,
sa conviction thereof Ike imprisoned in tile county jail Of
the proper county not than months less tlan
| month. 81
SEc 5. Any person.; ;leng resident of this state, who shall
90, come, any county in such county he.
lug resident thereof shall, conviction thereof he imps
oned in the county jail of tile proper county ah six
| months nor less than month. #ss-f
SEC 5. ANY person, being resident Of this saie who
shall into any county mud in such county, net
being resident thereof shal conviction thereof lie i'm
prsoned In tile penautiary and kept hard alor,
than three years nor less than one year,
SEc. 6. Any person who shall vote than the
election shall conviction thereof he imprisoned in
the penteniary and kept at hard labor than five
| years less than one year.
SEC. Any resident of another stae who shall vote In this
state, shall. conviction thereof be imprisoned in the pen
|
| than one year, ..A
SEC. o. Any person who shall vote. WHO shall not have
been resident of this for year Immediately prece
ding the election; WHO at the time of the election ia 81
of age knowing that he not 81 years nge who
not citizen Of the United States, knowing that he
such citizen; who, being disqualified by law, by
his conviction Of infamous crime, shall have
pardoned aud restored to all the rights Of citizen, shall
conviction thereof imprisoned in the county Jail Of pro.
per county, not than six months less than
month. s& Ev
sEa g. Any person who shall procure, aid assist COUNSEL
advise another give his vote knowing thai such other
person has been resident of this for year
daey preceding tire election ni At the time ef eec
tioh lie twenty years Of age that he is not
citizen United Sates that he is duly qualied
from disability at the place where and time when
the be gven shal conviction thereof be fined
any exceeding five hundred dollars less than
100 dollars and be imprisoned in the county JAIL Of the pro
per county than six months less than month";
sEc TO- Any person who shall PROCURE aid, nssist
advise another to come into any county, for the
purpose of giving his In such county knowing that
person is not duly qualified to vote in such county, shall
convection thereof be imprisoned in the penentary and kept
hard labor not more than five nor less than year
sEo II. Any person. who SHALL by bribery, attempt to In
uence any eector Of this in giving his vote ballot
who thai any threat procure any eecio vote
iray the inclination of such eector, to deter him from
giving bis vote or ballot SHALL conviction thereof be fined
any exceeding 500 dollars less than 100 dolls
and imprisoned in the county Jail Of the proper county
more than six months nor less ihan one month.
SEC I2, Any person whe shall furnish eIecor, who
read, with ticket informing him that contains
name names different from Hnse which written print
ed thereon with intent induce him contrary
his ncnaoni whosha faud1leuty deceifuly change
ballot Of any election by which such elecor shall be pre-
vented voting for such canddne candidates be m
tended, shall conviction thereof be imprisoned In the pen
teuary and kept At hard labor not more than three years
less than one year.
sRcl3, Ifa person Offering 70 vote, Is challenged, un
qahed the judges Of the election; by eiecot
one Of the judges shall tender him the following oal
affirmation; Youdo swearlor afm) that you win fully
truly all such questions shall be pot touching you
place Of residence and quafeatenNs eecor at this
tion,r ~
Frst II the person DO challenged unqualified, Ill
Vrernd that he Is citizen the Judges or enc OF Thea
ahail put Tie following questions;
lst Are you acizen cf tile United States7 Z
Cd. Are eyou analiv0 OF naturalized rltlzenl
Hhe person ohhrng vote claim 70 be naiuralzed e
zen Of tie u sses he shalt before his shall be received
produce fof inspection Of The judges ofthe election,
teaa ot lsNsIasEatlon, aud aao slate. laeI oalh ora