Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1844-10-01


ton thereof, be imprisoned in the peni
tenIiary, aud kept al hard labor no: more
than three years, nor less than one wear.
Sect. 6. Any person whO shall vote I,
more than once al the same election,
shall, on conviction thsreof he imprison
ed ia The ?eniientary, and kept at hard
labor not moro than FIVE years, nor less !
then one year. 81
Sect. q. Any resident of another state
who shall vote in this state, shall on con.
Viciion thereof, be imprisoned in the pen
itenliary, snG kept at hard labor, not
more than fVs years, nor less than one
year. .. r-rf. ~. --rs.e, ,s-.ss,-, |
Sect. s. Any person who shall vote,
who shall not having been a resident of
this state one year Immediately precsd-
ing the election, or who, at the time Of
election, is not lwenty one years Of age;
knowing that he Is not twenty years Of
age, or who is not 4 citiznn Of the Uni
ted States, knowing that he is not such
citizen; or who, being disqualified by law,
By reason OF his conviction Of some inIs'
nous crime, shall not have been pardOn>
= and restored to all tbs rights Of cit
izen, shall, CUi. onvictIoiiii 'hersoi' 90 lm-
prisonsd in the county jaii OF the F''1De'
county, not more than six months, NJ:
less than one month.
Sec. 10. Any person who shall pro.
cure, aid assist, counsel or advise an 9TH
81 10 60 or to come into any county, for
tho purpo5, Of giving his vote in such
county, knowing that The person is not
duly qualified vote in such county shall
on conviction thereof, be imprisoned in,
the aenetenIiary, and kept 81 hard labor
not more than FIVE years uOr less than
one year.
SECT. IL. Any person who shall by
bribery, attempt TO influence any eIeclor
Of this state in giving his vote or ballot;
or who shall use any threat to procure any
elecior TO vote contrary to the inclination
of such elector, or to deter him from
giving his vote or ballot, shall on cORvic-
lion thereof, be fined in any sum net ex'
ceedug FIVE hundred dollars, nor less
than one hundred dollars, and be i'm
prisoned in the county Jail, Of the
proper county not more than six months,
nor less than one month.
Sect. 10. Any person who shall fur
nish an elecior who canno, read, with =
ticket, informing him that it contiins a
name or names different from those which
are written or printed thereon, with an
intent TO induce him to vote contrary to
his inclination; or who shall fraudulenrlV
or deceirfully change ballot Of any cleo
tor, by which such eIectOr shall be pre-.
vented from voting for such candidate
or candidates as he intended, shall on
cOnViction, thereof, be imprisoned in the
pcniIentiarY and kept at hard labor, not
more than three years, nor less than one
year. ss "a aa
i SEoT. g, II any person, offering TO
vote, is challenged as unqualifed,b by one
Of The judges Of the election, or by any
electOr, one Of the judges shall tender to
him the following oath or afirmalion:- -
"YOu do swear (nr affrm) 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 elecior a. this election"
First: IL the person be challenged as
unqualified, on the ground that he is not
: Ct zen, The judges or one Of them, ,shSll
pu' the following quesiions--a
lst. Are you citzan oEths UnilO d
States?
2nd. Are you native or naturSlized
! cuizen2
lfthe person offering to vote, claim to
be natuszed citizen Of the United
States, he shall before his vote shall be
received, produce for the inspection Of
thUtudges Of The election, certificate Of
his naturalization, and also slate under
! oGIh or affirmation, that he is the identical
! person named therein, provided that the
production Of such certificate shall be
dispensed with, If the person offering to
vote shall Stale under oath or affirmation
when and where he was naIuralized, that
he has had certificate ofhis naluraliza
lien, aud that against his will the same is
lost, destroyed, or beyond his power 10
produce to the judges ofths election:
prUvided further, that If he shal siste
under oath or affirmation, that by reason
of the naturalization Of his parents. or
one of thom, he has become citizen
of The Udiled States, and when and where
his parent was naluralized, the certffi-
cate ofsaid naturalization need moi be
produced.
Second-If the person be challenged as
unqualified, on The ground thai he has
not resided in this state for one. year
Immediately preceding the election, the
judges OF one Of them, shall put the fol-
lowing questions - ID.
lst Have you resided in this state for
one year Immediately preceding this
electIonS
2nd. Have you been absont from this
state within tho year Immediately prece'
ding this eleclionS Ifyes, then,
3rd. When YOU left, did YOU laave for q