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amend The act entitled an act 10 amend the act
directing The mode Of proceeding in chaneery.
aud the amends1oTy acts 'beTeIo," passed Jan
uaTy 24lh, 1916, be and The same is hereby re.
Peaed.
JAMES C. JOHNSON,
Speaker Of The House Of Representatives.
W. MEDlLL.
President OF The Senate.
April l6, 1859.
No. So. AN ACT
10 regulate elections for Senators and Repre-.
! senIaIives in New Counties, created since
| March l0Ih, 1851, aud that may hereafter be
! created.
Sec. /. Be it enacted by The General As.
sembly Of the S'aIe Of Ohio, That neW counties
created since The Do1h day Of March. one Ihous.
and eight hundred uud fiy one, and all new
counIies that may hereafter be- created, shall be
represented in the Senate aOd House Of Repre-.
senIa.ives OF the State, during The decennal pc.
rlOd in which such new county is or shall be
created, iu the same manner as If the aw crea
ling any such new county had not been passed
See. 2. The Judges Of oil state and county
elections in all such new counties, shall be gov.
erned 10 all their duties by the general laws GOV.
eTnlng elections, 50 far as The same are consist.
ent herewith.
Sec. 3. The judges Of elections in the sew.
eral townships or election districts, composed IN
whole OF territory that originally belonged to
any one Of The cOunIes out Of which such new
county is created, shall cause TO be kept Two sep.
araIe poll 'oks for Senator and Representative,
| in The same manner that the general poll book
is required by law 10 bs kept; one of which shall
be deposited with the township or district cle'k.
as the case may be, in each township or elec-
lion district. Iur the use Of such persons as may
choose TO inspecI the same: and the other shall
be ceTuhed, sealed up, and directed in the same
manner as required by law, Tor the return Of The
general poll book, and conveyed
within three days next after the election, by one
Of The judges thereof, 10 the clerk Of The courI
of common pleas, of The county 10 which the
territory before, and al lhe time of The creation
oil such new county, belonged.
! Sec. 4. The Judges oil elections Of such
townships or election districts as are composed
ol territory that orgonaIy belonged 10 Two OF
more Of The cOunIies oOI OF which such new
county is created, shall cause 10 DO kept TWO sep
araIe poll books for SensIor and Representa-.
i've, for each portion OF territory that original.
Iy belonged To different counties, in The same
manner IhaI The general poll book is required
by law 10 be kepI, une Of each Of which shall
be deposited with Ihe clerk Of such township or
election district, aud the other Of each shalt be
certified, sealed up and directed, 10 The same
manner as required by law, ior the return ol
the general poll book, and conveyed within
three days next alter The election, by one or
more Of The judges thereof, to The clerk of The
court of common pleas Of that county TO which
The territory before, aud al the time Ol The ere.
alton of such new county, belonged.
Sec. 5. 1t shall be lawful for The electors
residing in any such township or election dis.
uicI, as is mentioned in The fourth section of
this act, TO vote for Senator and representative,
ut The usual place Of holding elections in such
township or election district; and IL shall be The
duty Of The Judges Of elections of any such
township or election district, in said fourth sec.
uon mentioned, before they receive ballot for
Senator or Representative. To pu. The necessary
question 10 The elccIor proposing 10 vote, SO as
10 fix his residence; and in case the elecIor is
challenged Tor non residence in any particular
poTIIOn ot The township OF election district, then
!, shall be the duly Of said judges TO swear OF
affirm The elecloT, 10 the facts, in the same man.
ner us for any cause of challenge.
Sec. 6. For The purpose Of carrying out the
provisions Of this act, The said judges shall take
10 .heir assistance any necessary number Of ad'
dilioual clerks, who shall be paid The same fees
and qualified 10 the same manner as in other
cases.
Sec. Z. The several clerks OF the court ot
common pleas referred TO in this act, shall re-
ceive ,he returns Of the elections for Senator
and Representative, and be governed in al
things thereby, in The same manner as If the
Law creating such new county had not been pas
sed; aud 10 making out The returns Of such
election, shall receive and count the said volel
so returned, as aforesaid. and certify according
ly, and be 10 all respects governed by the gen
eral laws in regard thereto, so far as the SAINT
may be consistent herewith, and as il said voie'
were poed 10 their respective counties; ant
the said clerk Of court shall give certificate II
. ,he returning officer lqr his lees, the same q