Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1863-05-07
The soldior, Votiotr.,w
w. p. ANDERSON, A. A. q.

w. L. ANDERSON, A. n. 1t.
A
The Soldiors' Voting Law.
AN Acr to enable qualified voters of this
State, in the military service of this State,
or Of the United States, to- exercise the
right Of suffrage.
SEcrfoN !. Be Il enacted by the General
assembly Of The .Stote Of Ohio, That when.
ever any Of the quaIitick voters of this
State shall be in the actual military service
OF this State, or OF the United Stutes, and
as such, absent from the town,hip or ward
OF their residence, on the days appointed
by law for holding county, State, Congress.
sioDal, or Presidential elections within this
State, or on the days appointed By the
Governor for holding special elections Ia
NIL vacancies, such qualified voters shall be
entltlcd at such time to exercise the right
Of suffrage as fully rs if they were present
at their usual places of election, notwitb
standing any provisions to the contrary in
any act or acts now in force.
SIC. 2. A,ndl shall be opaped in each
company at the quarters of the Captain or
other commanding officer thereof. and all
electors belnnging 10 such company, who
shall be within two miles Of such quarters
on the day OF election, shall vote at such
poll, aud no other place. officers other than
those OF q. company, and other voters de-
tached and aDsrnt from their cDmpanies as
aforesaid, may vote at such of the said POLLS
ms mas be most Convenient to them, and
when there shall be twenty such voters at
one place, distant more than two mile. from
any company poll, the electors present may
open poll at snch lJfacg as they may select
and certify in the poll book.
SIC. 3. The polls shall be opened Mt 10
o clock in the morning, aud close at five o..
clock in the afternoon, ~
SEC. 4. At 10 20 clock On the day of
election the electors present at each of the
places aforesaid shall elect, viva voce, three
persons present at thu time aud having the
quaiilications Of electors, for the judges of
SAID election; aud the Judges 40 elected
snail Thea appoint two OF the persons pres
ent who shall be qualified to act as clerks Of
said election.
SEC. 5. Befme any votes shall be re.
ceived, said judges aud clerks shall each
take an oath or affirmation that he will per.
form the duties OF judge or clerk las the
case may he) of said olectf,n according to
law MD the best nj his abilities; and that
he VIII studlously er lcavor to prevent fraud,
deceit, or abuse, in conducting the same
which oath any nf the Judges ~ clerks 40
provided Tor OF elected may administer to
each other, which oath NJ affirmation shall
be IN writing, signed by SAID jiducs and
clerks, aud certified 10 by tn. parry admin
ls'cring the oath, anl a,tachci to the DOLL.
book.
SEQ, 9. All elections shii ba by ballot,
and the Ju yes Ut elections may, and upon
challenge nf any voter, shall examine, I'M.
der o;ith, the applicant to vote, (which oath
hny oi said ju lges may admin ster, in re.
spect to his right To vote, aud his aualifica
tions To vote IN Tho particular ward, town
ship, OF county Of this State, in which he
claims residence.
SEC Z, Separate poll books shall be
KEPT, aud separate returns made, for the
voters OF each county. The pol books
shall name the company and regiment. or
IN case OF detached voters, as above pre-
'eribed Tor the post or hospital in which
such election is held. The county and town,
ship, ward or election district of each voter
shall be endorsed opposite his name on the
poll hooks.
SEo. D.. That the judge to whom any
ticket shall be delivered shall, upon the |
'cceipt thereof, pronounce With an audible |
'olce the name of tho elector, and if no |
objection is made to him, and the Judges be
a'ished that said elector is citizen Of the
United States, and legally entitled, accord. |
NJ to the constitution aud laws of this
state, to vote at said election, be shall i'm
nediately put said ticket in the-bjx, with.
ut inspecting the names Of persons voted
or, and the clerks shall enter the name Of
he elector on ths poll book of his -oounty,
I'D nnd number, ward, or township and county
t his residence, at the tilss OF his enlist,
nent, pursuant to the torn herein given.
SEQ. o. At the close of the polls, the
.oll books Of each county shall be signed by
he judges, and attested by the clerks. the
arnes counted, and the number set down
I the foot of the poll books, aud certifi
ate of the oath Of judges aud clerks at.