Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1857-05-19

claim to be anaturalized citizen OF the Uni
ted States, he shall before his vote shall be
received, produce for the inspection OF the
Judges of the election a certificate of his
naturalization and also state under oath or
affirmation that he is the identical person
named therein, provided that the produc-
ton of said certificate shall be dispensed
with, if the person offering to vote shal!
state under oath or affirmation when and
where he was naturalized, that he had
certificate of his naturalization, and that
against his will the same is lost destroyed,
or beyond his power to produce to the
Judges ofthe election; provided further that
he shall state under oath OIL affirmation that
bv reason Of the naturalization of his par
ents or one of them he has become cltl-
zen of the United States, and when and
where his parent or parents were naturall-
zed the certificate of said naturalization
need not be produced. Second. Ii the per-
son be challenged as unqualified on the
ground that he has not resided i'll this
State for one year Immediately preceding
the election, the Judges or one of them
shall put the following questions: lst
Have you resided in this State for one year
Immediately preceding this election? End,
Have you been absent from this State
within the year Immediately preced ing this
election? If yes then, Sd, When you
left did you leave for temporary purpose
with the design of returning or for the
purpose of remaining away? 4th, Did
YOU while absent look upon and regard this
State as your home? 5th, Did you while
absent vote in any other State? Third
If the person be challenged as unqualified
on the ground that he is not resident OF
the county, township, or ward where he
offers to vote, the Judges, or one OF them
shall put the following questions. 1. Have
you resided in this county for thirty days
last past? 2. Have you resided In this
township (or ward) for twenty days last
past? 5. When did you last come into
this county? 4. When you came into
this county, did you come for temporary
purpose merely, or for the purpose of ma
king it your home? 5. Did you come
into this county for the purpose of voting
in this county? 6. Are you now an ac,
tual resident of this township or ward
Fourth-If the person be challenged as
unqualified on the ground that he Is no
twenty-one years of age, the Judges, o.
one of them shall put the following ques
ton: Are you twenty-one years OF age, U
the best of your knowledge and belief
The Judges of the election, or one of them
shall put all such other questions to tn
person challenged, under the RESPECTIVE
heads aforesaid as may be necessary to tes
his qualifications as an elector at that elec
ton.
SEC. :. That section sixteen of the &C
to which this is an amendment be so amen
ded as to read as follows: Section 16. i
any person shall refuse to take the oath o
, affirmation so rendered, his vote shall b
rejected: Provided, that after such oat
shall have been taken the judges shall neV
ertheless refuse to permit such person t
: vote. if they shall be satisfied from recor
evidence, or the testimony adduced befor
| them, that he is not a legal voter: and the
t are hereby authorized to administer tn
! necessary oaths or affirmatiors to all vii
4 nes ses brought before them, to testify
e qualification of a person offering to vot
t Sec, 6. Nothing in this act contalne
: so far as the same relates to the length {
= time required of the voter to reside in tn
e township or ward where he offers to vote
}, shall be held, taken or construed to appl
e to any voter who is the head of tamll.
: who shall bona tide remove with his fan
o ily from one ward into another within tt
e corporate limits of any city within tn
: State or who shall remove from one towl
d ship to another within the same county.
e SEC T. That original Sections numb
7, two, four five, thirteen and sixteen of Il
}; act to which this is an amendment be al
y the same are hereby repealed.
IS N. H. VAN WORRIES,
d Speaker of the House of Representative
}; THOMAS III. FORD,
a President of the Senate.
IL April Is, 1857.
D.