The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1841-09-23
PIPE LAYERsLooK oUTi Read the election
Law, and ii may save you from the PenitenIiarY.
ELECTION LAW.
AN ACT TO PREaERvE TnE PURITY OF


gs and Electors of President and Vice President of the Unit
ed State.
SEC Tie judges of eecton determining the residence
of person offering shall be governed by the follow
ing rules, so far as they may he applicable
First That place shall be considered and held TO be the res
dence of person in which his habaon is fixed without any
present intention of removing thereom and to which, when
he is absent, he has the intention of returning
SecOnd person shall not be considered or held to have
his residence who shall bis home and into anot
State, county of this sa for temporary purposes mere
ly, with an intention Of returning
Thrd person shall not be considered or held to have
gained residence in any county of this state 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 the when be shall have gotten through with
the business that brought him intoit
Fourth II person another state with an in
tenton make his permanent residence he shall be
sdered and held TO have lost his residence in this state:
Fifth IL person TO another state with an intention
Of remaung there for indefinite time and place of
residence he shall be considered and held have lest his
residence in this State, Notwithstanding may entertain in
ention return some future period:
Sixth; Tie place where married mans famiy resides
shall generally be considered and held to lie his residences but
is place of temporary establishment for his family, or for
transient objects, il shall be otherwise:
SEVENTH If married has his family fixed place,
and he does his business in another the former shall be
sidered 10 10 tie place of his les dencei
Eighth; The mere intention 10 acquire new residence with
the fact of REMOVAL shall avail nothing: neither shall the
fact Of removal without the intention;
Ninth; IL person shall into another State and while
there exercise the right oa citizen by voting he shall be
sdered and held 10 have lost his residence in this state
SEC g. Eacn eeCtor shall in full view of the people
bed al polls, lie offers VOTE deliver person. to
ofthe judges of the election, single ballot piece of pa
per- which shall be written printed the Of the per-
SONS for, with pertinent designation the Office, which
he they may be intended 10 fill but eecor shall
excep. in the township or ward, In which he actually resides.
SIC. a. Any person who shall wluy vote in any township
ward in which lie does not actually reside which town
ship ward shall he in the county of which lie resident
shall conviction thereof be imprisoned in the county jail Of
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month.
S. Any person. being resident of this state, who shall
co. into any county and vote in such county be-
lug resident thereof sha conviction thereof be mprs
oncd in the county Jail of tile proper county not than six
months nor less than month,
SEC. 5. Any person, being resident of this s,ate who
shall 20 into any county and in such county,
being resident thereof SHALL conviction thereof lie i'm
psoned in the penitenuy and kept at hard labor not more
than three years nor less than year,
SEC. 6. Any person who shall than ut the
election shall conviction thereof be imprisoned in
tile pcnentary and kept at hard labor not than five
years less than year.
sEC T. Any resident of another statc who shall vote in this
sae SHALL conviction thereof be imprisoned in the pen.
itenary and kept at hard labor than five less
than one year.
Sec 8. Any person who shall VOTE who shall hot have
been resident of this state for year Immediately pece-
ding the eecton who at the time of the election is 81
years of age knowing that he is not 81 years of age; who
is not citizen Of the United States knowing that lie is
such ctizen who being disqualified by law by of
his conviction Of infamous crime shall have
pardoned aud restored to all the rights of citizen shall
conviction thereof be imprisoned in the county Jail of the pro-
per county, not than six months lOss tlun
| month.
sEG Any person shall procure, aid assist counsel
advise another 10 give his VOTE knowing na such othor
person has been resident Of this for year mme.
daey preceding the election that the time of tile
ton lie is not twenty years Of that lie is not
citizen of the United States; that lie is duly qualified
from other disability at the place where and time
the is to be gven shall, conviction thereof be fined
in nntpN Nvph Than
100 dollars, and lie imprisoned In the county Jail, Of the pro.
per county, not than six months nor less than month";
SIC. I0 Any person who shall procure, aid, assist coun.
sci or advise another TO or come into any county for the
purpose of giving his IN such county. knowing that the
person duly qualified vote in such county, shall
conviction thereof he imprisoned in the penilennry and kept
hard labor than five years than year.
SEC. H. Any person, who shall, by bribery attempt 10 In.
fuence any eector of this state in giving his ballot
who tal any threat 10 procure any eecto
trary the inCnaon of such elecor to deter him from
giving his vote or ballot SHALL on coneCon thereof he fined
In any not exceeding 500 dollars less than 100 dolls
and be Imprisoned in the county Jail 1.-THE proper county,
than six months nor less Than one month.
| SEC. IL. Any person wle shall furnish elector who
cannot reOd with ticket informing him that contains
different from those which written print
ell thereon, with intent induce him contrary
hincnation; who shall lrautuleuy deceuy change
ballot of any eeco by which such eector shall be pre-
vented from voting for such candidate candidates be m
tended shall conviction thereof be imprisoned in the PEN
ena and kept nt hard labor, not more than three years.
nor less than one year.
SEC. Is. If person offering VOTE is challenged un-
qualified by of judges of the election; by secto
of the judges shall tender him the following oath
affirmation; "You do (or affirm that you will fully
truly all such questions shall be put touching your
place of residence and qualifications elector at this cleo
tion."
Fp If the person be challenged unqualified, on the
ground that he is not czen the judges, Of them
shall put the following questions;
ls Are you citizen of the United States?
Cd. Are you native or nauraized citizena