Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1852-05-31

money, or other personal property, to b
applied 10 The maintenance and support 0
-Finsane persons, in, or 10 ihe general use o
the Asy lums. a,3 s5 ss3. =. &.
Sec. 10. That the sum Of one hnndree
t and forty thousand dollars, is hereby appro
| priated for tho Purchase Of The .aforemen
| toned lots of land, and the erection of the
, buildings thereon, as contemplated by thi:
act, fifty thousand dollars to be paid in the
year 1859, and the remaining ninety thou
sand as the work prog, esses, after The yenl
1852, out of any moneys in the State
!, Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to be
drawn on the order Of majority Of the
board of Trustees; Provided that no moneys
shall be drawn from The treasury, faster
than the progress oflhe work apny require.
+ JAMES e. JOHNSON, F,.3
Speaker of The House of Reps.
/ WILLIAM MEDlLL, a
6 President Of the Senate.
| April 80, 1852.
! mo. 5s.l AN ACT.
To regulate elections for Senators and Repre-.
sentatives in New Counties, created since
March 10th, 1851, and that may hereafter be
/ created @ - - 5.ss= p, IS
+ Sec. l. b. at enacted BY the General
j Assembly Of the State of Ohio, That
new counties, created since the 10Th day OF
March, one thousand eight hundred and
| 6lty>one, and all. new. counties that may
/ hereafter be created, shall be represented
in the Senate and House of Representatives
Of the State, during the decennial period in
which such new county is or shall be Great.
| ed, in the same manner as if the law Great
ing any such new county had not been
| passed. -.
Sec 2. The judges Of all state and
| county elections in all such new counties,
shall be governed in all their duties by the
general laws governing elections, 50 far as
the same are consistent herewith. . sE
Sec. 3. The judges Of elections in The
several townships or election districts, COM
posed in whole Of territory, that originally
! belonged 10 any one of the counties out of
which such new county is crealed, shall
cause 10 be kept two separate poll books for
Senator and Representative, In the same
manner that the general poll book is res
quired by law 10 be kept; one of which
shall be deposited With the township or dis.
trict clerk, as the case may be, in each
township or election district for the uss Of
such persons as may choose to inspect the
same; and the other shall be certified, seal
ed up, and directed 10 the same manner as
required by law, for the return OF The gene
raj poll book, and conveyed within three
T days next after the election, by one of tho
judges thereof, to the clerk Of the court Of
common pleas, Of the county 20 which the
territory before, and al the time OF The cre-
alton Of such new county, belonged.
Sec. 4. The judges Of elections of such
posed Of territory ahal originally belonged
to two or more Of The counties Out of which
such new county is created, shall cause to
be kept two separate poll books for Senator
and Representative, for each portion Of Ter.
rilorv that originally belonged 10 different
counties, in the same manner that the gen.
eral poll book is required by law 10 be kept,
one Of each of which shall be deposited
with the clerk Of such township or election
district, and the other Of each shall be cer-
titled, sealed up and directed, in the same
manner as required by law, for The return
Of the general poll book, and conveyed
within three days next after the election, by
one or more Of the judges thereof, to the
clerk of the court Of common pleas Of thai
county to which the territory before, and
at the time Of the creation Of such new
county, belonged. :.
Sec. 5. Ii shall be lawful for the electors
residing in any such township OF election
district, as is mentioned in the fourth sec
Cf nj nd
Representative, at the usual place OF bold
ing 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 snid fourth section men.
TONED, before they receive q ballot for
Senator and Representative, 10. put the
necessary question TO the eleclor proposing
TO vote, so as to fix bis residence; and IN
| case the e!ector is challenged 70, non-fesl'
ldence in any particular portion OF The town
/ ship or election district, then shall be the
duty of said judges 10 sweir or affirm the
elector, to the facts, in tho same manner as
for any cause Of challepge.
Sec. =. For the pvpose OF carrying out
I the provisions of thisact, the said Judges
shall take TO their Assistance any necessary
number of ADDITIONAL clorks, who shall be
paid the sau,s fees, and qualified in the
same manner "a in other cases.
Sec, T. The several clerks olthe court
| of common pleas referred TO ip this act,
shall receive the returns of the elections for
Senator and Representative, oRd be gov
erned in all things thereby, in the same
manner as if the law creating such new
county had not been passed; and in nsking
out the returns of such election, shall re-
ceiye and count the said votes 60 returned,
as aforesaid, and certify accordingly, and
be in all respects governed by the general
laws 10 regard thereto, SO far as the same
may be consistent herewith, and as if said
votes were polled in their respective co,in'
ties; and the said clerks of courtshall give
certificate to the returning officer Tor his
fees, the same as for ike services, to the
Auditor Of their. respective. counties; and
the said Auditor shall audit the same, and
;,,,. - t.d.. nn tho Trepsf1rar of the