The Democratic sentinel and Harrison County farmer. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1851-1852, 1852-06-16

copy OF Jne laws containing JnlS ACT, 10
the place or places of holding elections in
his township, as often as it may be neces-
sary to meet and vote for officers under
this act.
Sec. 4. That it shall be the duty of
the sheriff, and he is hereby required, fif-
teen days at least before the holding of
any general election, or ten days before the
holdingo any special election, to give pub
lie notice by proclamation, throughout his
county, of the time of holding such elec-
tons, and the number Of officers at that
time to be chosen; one copy of which shall
be posted up at each of the places where
the elections are appointed to be holden,
and inserted in some newspaper published
in the county, if any be published there
in.
SEC. 5. That at all elections to be
holden under this act, the polls shall be
open between the hours of six and ten in
the morning, and closed at six in the after
noon, of the same day.
SEC. 6. That at all elections to be
holden under this act, the trustees of the
several townships shall serve as judges,
and the clerk of the township, and such
other person as the Judges shall choose,
shall serve as clerks of the election, who,
together with the Judges aforesaid, shall
receive two dollars per day, each, as
compensation for their services, to be paid
out Of the treasury of the proper county.
Sec. 7. That if either Of the trustees,
common councilmen, or clerk of any town
ship, shall fail to attend at the time and
place of holding elections, or If either of
them should be candidate, then it shall
be the duty of the electors present, to
choose, viva voice, suitable persons, Gas
the case may require, having the qualifi-
cations of electors, to act as Judges or
clerk, (as the case may be, of the cleo
ton; and previous to any votes being re-
ceived each Judge and clerk, not being
trustee or clerk of the township, shall take
an oath or affirmation, which may be ad-
ministered by justice of the peace, trus-
tee or clerk of the township, in the follow
ing form: "You, A. B., do solemnly swear,
(or affirm, as the case may be, that you
will perform the duties of Judge or clerk
of this election, (as the case may be, }
according to law, and the best of your a
bilties; and that you will studiously en-
deavor to prevent fraud, deceit, or abuse,
in conducting the same"
Sec. 8. That if any trustee, common
councilman, or township clerk, shall refuse
to discharge the duties imposed by law, or
if those who may be chosen 10 act in their
stead, shall refuse to act, the person so
offending shall forfeit and pay sum not
exceeding ten dollars, for the use of the
county in which he or they may reside, to
be recovered, with costs, before any JUS
tice of the peace of the township, in an
action of debt.
Sec. 9. That each elector shall, in full
view, deliver to one of the judges of the
election, a single ballot or piece of paper,
on which shall be written or printed, the
names of the persons voted for, with
pertinent designation of the Office which
he or they may be intended to fill.
Sec. 10. that the judge to whom any
ticket shall be delivered, shall, upon the
receipt thereof, pronounce, with an audi
BILE voice, the name of the elector; and if
no objections be made to him, and
the Judges be satisfied that the elector is
a citizen of the United States, and legally
entitled, according to the constitution
and laws of this State, to vote at tie cleo
ton, he shall Immediately put the ticket
in the box, without inspecting the names
written thereon; and the clerks of the eec-
4. Il, IL tho 1f fho oloofor
and number, in the poll books, agreeably
to the form pointed out in the eighteenth
section of this act.
Sec. II. That at the close of the polls,
the poll books shall be signed by the judg-
es, and attcsted by the clerks; and the
names therein contained shall be counted
and the number set down at the foot of
the poll books, in in the manner hereinaf
ter provided, in the form of the poll books.
Sec. l2 That after the poll books are
are signed, in the manner hereinafter con-
tanned, in the form of the poll books, ,'the
ballot boxes shall be opened, and the bal
lots or tickets therein contained, shall be
taken out, one at time, by one Of the
Judges, who shall read distinctly, while
the ticket remains in his hand, the name or
names contained therein, and then deliver
it to the second Judge, who shall examine
the same, and pass it to the third judge,
who shall string il on thread and care
fully preserve the same; the same method
shall be observed in respect to each of the
tickets taken out of the ballot box, until
the number taken out of the ballot box is
equal to the number of names in the poll
books.
Sec. 13. That the clerks shall enter,
in separate columns, under the names of
the persons voted for, as hereinafter pro-
vided, in the form of the poll books, all
the votes SO as aforesaid read by the judg-
eS.
Sec. IA. That whenever two or more
ballots are found folled or rolled together,
it shall be conclusive evidence of tltear be-
ing fraudulent
Sec. Is. That if ballot should be
found to cantain greater number of
names, for any one office, than the num-
Der of persons required to fill that office,
it shall be considered fraudulent as to the
whole of the names designated to fill such
office, but no further.
SEC. 16. That ballot shall not be
considered fraudulent for containing less
number than are authorized to be inserted.
SEC. II. That after the examination
of the ballots shall be completed, the
number of votes for each person shall be
enumerated, under the inspection Of the
Judges, and set down as hereinafter pro-
vided in the form of the poll books. and