Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1857-05-27

States? Cad. Are you native or
naturalized ciizen? Ii th- person offer
ing 10 vote claim to lie naIuraliz-d ci,-
iz-n Of tie United States, he sh al before
his Vote shall br received, produce for
the inspection Of The judges OF the elec
! IiUn a certificate Of lis Naturalization and
also state under oath or affirmation thai,
he Is The identical person named therein
provided that the production ol said Ger
Llticaie shall be dispensed with. il the
person OHeri9g 10 vote shall state unde
| oath or affirmation when and where he
was naiuralized. that he has had GER
tIEcale OF his naturalization, and that
/ AZ ,Iast his Will the same IS lost. destroy
ed or beyond his power to produce to the
Judges Of she election. provided further
/ that II he shall stare under oath or affir-
nation that BY reason of the na,uraliz4-
tlon of lis payerts or one OF them he has
become a citizen Of the United States,
and when and where his parent or pa
rents were naturaliz-d the certificate OF
said naturalization need not be produced
Second. Ii the person be challenged as
unqualified on the ground that he has
not resided in this State for one year i'm
medIairly preceding the election, the
judy or one of them shall put the fol
loving questions: lst, Have you resided
in this State for one year Immediately
preceding this election? 81. Have vou
! been absent from this State within the
year, immeIiately prece ling lhiseleciion? ?
ii yes then. 81. When you left did you
leave for temporary purpose with the
design OF returning or for the purpose OF
remaining away 4ih, Did you while
absent look up1n and regard this Safe
IS your home? 5th; DID you while
absent ote in any other State? Third
If the person be challenged as
Unqualified on the ground that he is nol
resident of the county. township or
ward where he offers 10 vote. the Jdd yes.
or one Of them shall put the following
questions: l. Have YOU resided in this
county for thirty days last past? g Have
voa resided in this township Tor ward J
for twenty days last past? 5. When dill
You last come into this county? 4. When
you came into this county, Gil YOU come
for temporary purpose merely, or for
the purpose of making it your honr? 5.
Did you come into This county for the
purpose OF voting in this county? 6 Are
You now al actual resident OF this town
ship OF ward? Fonrih-Lf tho person be
challenged as uHqud;f@! on the ground
that be is not twenty-OHe years Of age.
the Judges, or one ol them, shall puI the
foil wing question: Are you twenty
one years OF age, TO the best of Your
knowledge and belief? The Judges Of
the election. or one of them. SHALL pat
all such other questions To he person
challenged, under the respective heads
aforesaid as may BE- necess .ry to test
his qualifications as an elec;or at that
e'eclion
SEC. 8. Tha. section sixteen OF the act
TO which this is an ams ndmen, be so
amended as to read as fu,l,ws: SE,. I6
Il any person shall refuse TO take the
oath or affirmation 50 rendered, his vote
shall be rejected: Provided. that after
such oath snail have been taken the iuIr-
es shall nevertheless rciuse to Kermit
Such person TO vote, ii they shall be- sat
<fel from record evidence, or the test;
mony adduced before them, that he Is
not 4 legal voter. and they are hereby
authorized to administer tn. necessary
oa:hs or afirmaiions TO all Witnesses
brought before them, 10 testify to the
qualifications of a person of.r;ng to vote.
SEC 6. Nothing in this act contained
so far as the same rela:es TO the length OF
time required of the voter to reside in tie
township or ward where lie offers TO vote,
shlll be held. takeu or construed to ap.
ply 20 any vo'er who is the head of
family, who sail bona file remove wIh
his family from one ward into another
within the corporate limits Of any eity
within this STATE, or who shall iemove
from one township TO another within the
same county.
SEc. 7. That original Sections number
two. four. five. thirteen and sixteen of
the act 10 which this is aa amrndaIory be
and the same is hereby repealed
n. r. VAN VOkHES.
Speaker OF the House OF Representa- ives
THOMAS H. FORD.
Pre- ident of The Senate.
April Is. 1857.