The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1857-05-07
not more than three years nor less than

Oue year.
SEC. d. That section thirteen of the
act to which this is an amendment be SO
amended as to read as follows: Section |
l3. If person offering 10 vote is chal |
lenged as sunqualifed by one of the Judges
of the election, or by an elector, one of
the Judges shall tender to him the follow
ing oath or affirmation F: ' You do swear
or affirm 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 elector at this
election" First. if the person be chal-
lenged as unqualified on the ground that
he is not a citizen, the Judges, or one of
them, shall put the following questions:
1st. Are you citizen of the United
States? end. Are you native or nat
uralized citizen? If the person offering
to vote claim to be a naturalized citizen
of the United States, he shall, before his
vote shall be received, produce for the in
spection 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, pro-
vided thatthe production of said certiG-
cate shall be dispensed with, ii the person
offering to vote shall state under oath or
! affirmation when and where he was natu-
ralized, that he has had a certificate of
his naturalization, and that against his
will the same is lost, destroyed or beyond
bis power to produce to the Judges of
the election; provided further that if he
shall state under oath or affirmation that
by reason of the naturalization of his pa
rents or one of them he has become a
citizen of the United States. and when
and where his parent or parents were nat
urahzed, the certificate of said naturali-
zatlon need not be produced. Second.
! If the person be challenged as unquali
fed on the ground that he has not resi-
ded in this State for one year immediate
ly preceding the election, the Judges. or
one of them, shall put the following ques-
tons: 1st. Have you resided in this
State for one year immediately preceding
! this election end. Have you been ab-
} sent from this State within the year i'm
mediately preceding this election II
}, yes, then, Sd. When you left, did you
: leave for temporary purpose with the
2 design of returning, or for the purpose Of
remaining away 4th. Did you while
absent look upon and regard. this State as
e your permanent home? 5th, Did you
, while absent vote in any other State p
e Third-H the person be challenged as
unqualified on the ground that he is not
a resident of the county, township OF
S ward where he offers to vote, the Judges,
: or one of them, shall put the following
7 questions: 1, Have you resided in this
e county for thirty days last past? 9,
: Have you resided in this township (oi
ward) for twenty days last past? 3
When did you come into this county p
a. When you came into this county, did
you come for temporary purpose mere
ly, or for the purpose of making it your
:. home? s. Did you come into this coun
ty for the purpose of voting in this coun
ty? 6. Are you now an actual resident
of this township or ward ? Fourth-I
n the person be challenged as unqualified
. on the ground that he is not twenty on,
years of age, the Judges, or one of them,
; shall put the following question: Are
4 you twenty one years of age, to the bes
j of your knowledge and belief? The
! Judges of the election, or one of them
j shall put all such other questions to the
i person challenged, under the respective
Il heads aforesaid as may be necessary t.
test his qualifications as an elector at tha
: election.
:, Sec. 5. That section sixteen of th
? act 10 which this is an amendment b
q so amended as to read as follows Sec
q ton 16. If any person shall refuse t.
take the oath or affirmation so tendere,
o his vote shall be rejected: Provided. tina
e after such oath shall have been taken
: the Judges shall nevertheless refuse t
. permit such person to vote, if they sha
! be satisfied from record evidence, or til
: testimony adduced before them, that b
IS is not legal voter: and they are hereb
i authorized to administer the necessar
= oaths or afirmations to all witnesse
% brought before them, to testify to til
= qualifications of person offering to vote
to Sec. 6. Nothing IN this act containe
re SO far as the same relates to the length {
~ time required of the voter to reside i
r. the township or ward where he offers
n. vote, shall be held, taken or construed t
n apply to any voter who is the head of
ce family, who shall bona Jfde remove wit
1e his family from one ward into anothe
e. within the corporate limits of any cit
n within this State, OF who shall remoy
IN from one township to another within tn
90 same county.
at SEC. 7. That original Sections nun
IN Der two, four, FIVE, thirteen, and sixtee
n of the act to which this is an amendme,
e. be and the same are hereby repealed
We N. II. VAN WORRIES,
= Speaker Of the House of Representatiye
th THOMAS H. FORD.
:. = President Of tie Senat
n n April Is, 1857.