Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1842-10-07

Of the election is not twenly.one yeara Of
age, knowing thar he Is no, lwenty.oue
years OF age or who is not a citizen Of
the United Stales, knowing that he is
not such a citizen; or who, being dis.
qualified by law, by reason of convection
oil some infamous crime; and who shall
not have been Pafdoned and restored 10
all the rights ola citizen, shall, on con
Vlction thereof, be imprisoned in the
county Jail Of the proper county not
more than six months nor less Than one
month.
AIDING OR ADVISING ILLEGAL VOTING.
Sec. g. Any person who shall procure'
aid, assist, counsel or advise, another 10
give his vote, knowing that such person
has not been a resident Of this Stale for
one year Immediately preceding the eI-
ecilon; or that at the time ofthe SAID o.
eclIon he 10 not twenty one years OF age
or that he is not duly qualified from 9th.
er disabilities TO vote al The place where.
and time when the vole is given, shall,
on conviction thereof, DO fined IN any
sum not exceeding 500 or less than 500
and imprisoned in the county Jail Of The
proper county, not more than six months
nor less than one month.
Sec. 10. ANY person who sshall pro-
cure, aid, assist, counsel or advise an
other TO 60, or come into any county,
for the purposes Of giving his vote in
such county, knowing that the person
is not duly qualified to vote in such
county, shall, on conviction thereof, be
imprisoned in the p%enitentlary, & kept
at hard labor, not more than five years
nor less than one year.
BRIBING AN ELFCToR.
Sec. IL. ANY person who shall by
bribery, attempt 10 Influence an %elector
Of this State. in giving his vote or bal.
lot; or who shall use any threat, pro-
cure any eIeclor 10 vote contrary TO the
inclination Of such e~lector, or TO defer
him giving his vote or ballot, shall, on
conviction thereof, be fined in any sum
not exceeding five hundred dollars, and
be imprisoned in The county Jail, in the
proper county, not more than six months
nor less than one month.
PENALTY FOR DECEIylNG AN ELECToR.
Sec. II. Any person who shall furn.
ish an elecior who cannot read, with b
ticket informing him that it contains q
name or names different from those
that are written or printed thereon,
with an intent 10 induce him TO vote con
trary 10 his inclination; or who 0haI
fraudulentIy or deceit(uIIy change a bal
lot OF any %elector, by which such eleclol
shall be prevented from voting for such
candidate or candidates as he intended
shall on conviction thereof, be impris.
onsd in the ~Ponitentiary, and kept a
hard labor not more than three year,
nor less than one year.
CHALLENGING A VOTER.
Sec. Is. If any person offering to vot,
is challenged as unqualified, by one o
the Judges Of the election, or by al
%eleclor, one Of the Judges shall ,ende
to him the following oath or affirmation
You do swear Tor affirm that you viii
fully and truly answer all such CUES
lions as shall be put TO you Iouchin
!. your place OF residence and qualification
as an eleclor at this election" First
if the person be challenged as ~unqualif
ed on the ground that he is not a cilize
the judges or one Of them, shall put III
following questions:
lat. Are you a citizen Of the Unite
Statesf
I'd. Are you a native or %naIuralize
= citizenf
:, II the person offering to vote be
n~aturaIized citizen Of the United SIatel
he shall before his vote shall be- roco
. we'd, procure for the inspection Of til
Judges Of the election, a certificate
bis naturalization; and also state undo
oath or affirmation, that he is tho idenl
cal person named therein; provided lhl
The production Of such certificate 'sha
" be dispensed with, if the person otferin
}, to vote shall state under oath or afiI
nation, when and where he was natu
allied; that he has a certificate Of naiu
n alization and that against his will, tt
same is lost, destroyed, OF beyond h
a power 10 produce to the judges Of tt
election provid ed further that he she
10 state under oath or affirmation, that |
in reason Of The naturalization Of his p
Is rents or one Of them, he has become
citizen of tho United States, and whit
and where his parent or parOn
were naluralized, the certificate
in said naturalization need not be pr
N duced.
Second. II the person be challeng
=, as unqualified on the ground that
has not resided in the State for oI
-, year Immediately preceding the elecli'
the Judges shall put the following que