The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1861-03-16
Gualitic alton Of Voters, and TO Esrc-eu.
Illegal Voting.

q Illegal Scting.
J. AN ACT TO Provide for Ascertaiuing the Qualif-
! cations CT Voters, and TO prevent Illegal Voting.
e WHEREAS, Tho right of suffrage il tho
:, highest privilege Of the citizen, and should
+ be guarded with proper vigilance against
, intrusion aud fraud; for the purpose.
=: therefore, OF ascertainin2 the persons who
il may he entitled to vote at the several
v eiections held under the laws Of this State
and to prevent illegal voting thsrsat,
p Be II enacted By the People Of he .Sta'e OF III
1to's, rtprsse"tad IL. tie General iSSemJiy:
f| SEC l. Ihat 10 constitute rssiuence uh-
dor the Constitution and election laws Of
the State 4 permanent abode 10 rece..,yy
, and at ali elections, general or special,
) held in any town, city, district or ward,
every person Offering 10 vote zho is not
personally known to The Judges sad In
spcctors of Election to have such psrma-
nent abode and to have resiI,ed Ia such
election district for the space OF s.4ty days
Immediately preceding such election, shall
if his vote be challenged, take the oath
required by law, aid in addition thereto,
swear or affirm TO his place of residence,
specifying the particular and place house
III which he resides, and stating how hong
he has there resided. and his business or
employ mont; and if he has net resided
| III such house for sixty days immediately
preceding such election, he shall state
whers and III what houae lie has resided
| for the last sixty days, and in addition
! thereto such voter 90 challenged shall DO
required to produce two witnesses, both
! OF whom are psrsonal!y kuo.u to said
/ judges OF said election. and resident in ths
precinct, district Or ward, or .hail be prov
ed by some legal voter or voters of tLs
precinct or district in which said vote i.
offered TO DO voted therein, who shall bs
known to such judges and each Of them,
shall take the following oath to be admin
istercd by one Of TIE judges OF said election
:" do solenu.y .wear or affirm (as tn.
case NAV bel that J am q resident of thix
election district and entitled 10 vote at
this election, and that hay. been Ie.i-
deat OF this election district for one year
last past, and tA4t ! am Wei! acquainted
with the voter whose vote !. now offered,
that he - an actual and jgHd t.tc resident
Of tbs c!.rtiOl dlslriCt and that lie has
resided IN THE Ststa Tor one year last past"
SEC. - IT any Judge of any district shall
permit any voter to yCta whose vote = 20
challenged, without the uIovt required n
tho first section OF tnis act or shall know
ingly and w.liul.y permit any p~.son -
testify Is 4 witness contrary 70 t!s pgOyi-
sions of this act lie snal! L3 deemed gull
ty Of high m.sdsIAeanor, and on conv.o-
ton thereof, snail Je fined ia the sum Of
one tLoGs-ui dollars, and IMPRISONED AZ
the county JAIL for ak months.
SEC. ., i auE WItIesS or voter whose
vote Is so cha!ieAgcI and sWogn under ths
provision OF Tho frat section OF tls act
shall Knowingly, "4itully and cortuptly
swear fal.e!y, lie shall Us deemed guiltv
of perjury, aud upon Conviction tHelrof,
imprisoned IL the pea!teIt:ary fo. any
tenn not lSs. than three no l1.S.s than
tvertY-ons vears.
SEc. i If any person thail vote more
than once a. any election held under tuo
authority 81 the laws of TIL. state, Or shall
vote at any such election, who u not =
qualified voter al the place wAere he 50
votes, or shall oiiec to .oi1 aite. AGylns,
olCe voted al such election, hs .Lai!, Oh
;iefeoi, he confined in the pen
itent:ary Tor aLy time rot less than one
nor mora than FIVE years.
Sc. .. At ali elections general or sac
cial, IN TINS State, whore ;he vote j. 10y
ballot, !! the judgs. OF elections. .atis-
fed, under the provisions OF this act, end. :
the ether laws of this State reiatinIlss,i i1r AZ.
elections, that the person Offering 10 V
is the legal yotCT, he shall endorse OF
bac., Of ths ticket offered, ths nuner 81
with the vote on the pUii
book, add pat such ticket Immediately IL
the ballot box, and the clsrk OF the cleo
tion shall onter tho name or the vote. and
his number in the poll book
SEC. g. A. the close of the polls, the
poll books shall be siSnsd by The Judges,
and attszlei by Ike clerks. The nanse.
therein contained shall then be counted,
and the number set down at tie foot Of
tbs poll book.
SEc. :. All the ballots counted by the
Judges OF election, shall. after being read,
bs strung On s;rous thread o. tains, in
the order IL which thcy have been read,
and shall then ts carefully euyaioped aud
sealed up by ths Judges, who shall direct
the SANS 20 .Es oticsr OF eilc.rs 20 whom
by law they sis required 20 return tho
poll books. and shall ba delivered tocetE-
sr with said poll SeoAs, 10 said ofiicer Oh
officers, who .aail carefully preserve said
poll books for DIX months, -...d 81 to OK
piration OF tEat tlnls SHALL destroy them,
and in all case. OF contested election, tho
parties contestins tho same shall have the
right to have the said package Of ballots
opened, and sad ballots referred 10 by
witnesses for The pUrgose Of such cou;est;
but said ballots shall oH!y be 50 exclaimed
and referred 20 in tho presence Of the Off
Ger havs the custody thereof
Sac S. The provisions OF this act shall
apply 10 all general and specia! elections
h GREATER held ia this State whether for
general, town municipal or ether officers,
and 10 person shall Be considered Us hay
ing resided in Gny ward or election dis
tr.ct. OF precinct, uE.,as Ae shall have had
a permanent abode therein tor at least
thirty days Immediately preceding such
election.
Sfc. o No liquor OF ether Intoxicating
drinks shall be sold or given away at re-
tail, nor shall any bar-sooin o. placs whore
liquor or intoSica:ips drinks ara sold at
retail, be open wpOa sach election day,
and it shall be The duty Of tho sheriff,
public o.!icers ard ms sistrAtes
to see ths: the provisions of this section
are enforced, .id any violation OF It's pro-
visions shall 10 prosecuted and punished
in the same E:anne: and 10 the lame ex-
tent as tha keeping Of tippling houses
open on Sunday, OF the iiioE day OF the
week, is row punished by Law.
SIC 10. This act shall take eHoet and
be in forca from and after Its passage.
Approved Feb. 80, 1861.
Az ACT TO Prevent I.is ;al Foti1s At Elections.
Be Il e,lqcted b. tie People q tks .St4ie q IAi-
,.ois regresen.sa .a tie GsgasTa. -fsSeR.6ky.
g.. That IN co, stitu.s fesil eucD un-