The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1863-05-07
THE SOLDIERS VOTING BILL
official Copy OF the Act as It passed
the Ohio LeRislature.

AnG OOAO4Gho VOI1NO DILL
OTTIoIaI Copy OF the Act as It passed
the ohio Legislature.
AN ACT to eusble qualified voters Of this
State in the military service Of this
State, or Of the United States, tu exer-
else the right Of suffrage
Section Be il enacted by tile General
assembly ofMs State Of OAio, That when
ever any Of the qualified voters OF this
State shall be in the actual military ser
Vica of this State, or Oflhe United States.
aud as such are absent from the ownsbip
or ward Of their residence. on the days
appointed by law for holding County.
State. Congressional. or Presidential cleo,
lions within this State, or on the days
appointed by the Governor for holding
special elections to Gil vacancies. such
qualified voters shall lie entitled at such
time 10 exercise tie right of suffrage as
fully as-it they were present at their usu-
al places Of election, no; wiihstaDding any
provisions to tn, contrary in any act or
acts now in force.
Section 2. A poll shall be opened 10
each company at the quarters Of the cap.
tain or other commanding officer thereof,
and all electors belonging to such comps.
ny, who shall be within Two miles Of such
quarters on the day Of election, shall vote
at such poll, and at no other place off
GERS other iban those OF company, and
other voters datAched and absent fom
their companies as aforesaid. may Yole at
such Of the polls as may be most conve.
nient TO them, and when there sh,ll be
twenty such voters at one place, distant
more than two miles from any company J
poll. the electors present may open poll
a; such place as they may select aud csr>
tify in the poll book.
S clon 8. The poll shall be opened Il,
ten O'Clock in The morning, and close at
FIVE o'clock 10 the afternoon.
Section 4. At ten o'clock on the day
Of election c electors present at each Of
the places aforesaid shall elect. viva
voce, three persons present at the time
and having qualifcatious Of electors. for
the judges Of said election; and the
judges so elected shall then appoint two
Of the persons present who shall be quail
fed to act as clerks OF said election.
Ssction s. B fore any votes shall be
received, said judges and clerks shall
each take an oath or affirmation that he
will perform the duties OF judge or clerk
(as the case may bs) of said election,
according to law, and the best of his abil.
tiles !; aud that be will studiously endea.
vor to prevent fraud. deceit. or abuse, iu
conducting the same which oath any ot
the judges or clerks SO provided for oil
elected, may administer 10 each o. her
which oath or affirmation shall be in writ
ing signed by said judges aud clerks, and
certified to by the party administering the
oath. and attached to the poll book.
Section 6. All elections shall b. BY
! ballot, and the judges Of elections may
and upon challenge Of any voter, shsl
examine, under oath. ths applicant ,c
vote, (which oath any OF said judges may
administer in respect to his right tl
vote, and his qualifications lovote in tht
particular ward, township. or county o
this State. iu which he claims residence.
Section 7. Separate poll books shall b'
kept. and separle returns made. for the
voters Of each county. The poll book:
shall name the company and regiment, ol
in case of detached voters, as above pre-
, scribed for, the pos, OR hospital 10 whicl
such election is held The county ant
township, ward, or election district o
ench voter shall be indorsod opposite hi
name on tho poll BOOKS.
! Section 9. That the judge to whom an,
ticket shall be delivered shall, upon th'
q receipt thereof, pronounce with an audi
BILE voice the name of the eector, and i
no objection is., made to him, and thu
judges he satisfied that SAID elector is
J citizen Of the United States, and legally
entitled. according to the Constitution
and laws Of this State, to vote at sale
election, he shall Immediately put sale
ticket in the box. without inspecting The
names Of pr ons voted fpr, and the clerkI
I shall enter the name Of the elector Of thu
poll book OF his county, and number
, ward, or township and county Of his re
! sidence, at the time Of his enlistment, ,pur
" suant to the form herein given.
, Section 9. At the close Of the polls, lh'
: : poll books OF each county shall be signed
: . by tie judges, and atIestsd by the clerks
the names counted, and the umbsr Sc
down at :he foot Of the pol books and I
= certificate Of the oath ofjudges and clerks
attached thereto. ,..r,
t. Section 10th. After the poll books arr
signed, the ballot box shall be opened
: and the ballots or tickets ther.in' con
: ralnrd shall be taken out, one at time
BY o s OF the judges: who shall read dis
tinctly. while the ticket remains In hi
hand, the name or names therein con
tanned, and than deliver it to the secoGt
. Judge. who shsll examine the same, ant
y pass it to the third judge, who shal
+" string tile vote for esch county upon ,
separate thread. and carefully presery'
the same The same method she'll be pur
sued as 10 each ticket taken from the bal
lot box until the number taken from th
e box equals the number Of names on th'
!. poll books.
y Section II. The clerk shall enter ii
separae oolupus, under the names Of tn
y, persons voted for. as hereinafter provid
= ed 10 the form Of the poll hooks, all tn
:, votes Of ths electors Of each county sep
arateTY as aforesaid read BY said Judges