The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1863-08-27

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third one, who shall string the votes
for each county on separate thre ad
and carefully preserve the same; and
the judges shall thus take out tickets
until the number taken from the box
equals the number Of names on the poll
books.
Section / provides that the clorks
shall enter in separate columns, under
the names Of persons voted for, all the
votes of each county separate, as the
form provided indicates.
Section II provides that when two or
more tickets are found folded or rolled
together, they shall be considered fraud.
ulent.
Section 13 provides that if a ticket
shall contain more than one name for
the same office; it shall be considered
fraudulent as to that Office alone.
Section Ia provides that after the ex.
animation of the ballots, the number of
votes for each person shall be set down
in the eIcOunty poll books.
Section Is provides forms of poll
books and certificates,
Section II provides that after can.
vassing the rolls, the judges, before
they separate, shall put in an envelope
and seal up the poll books, that is the
list Of voters aud the candidates voted
for, for each county, and transmit the
set of such poll books, through the
nearest post Office, together with the
tickets, to the clerk Of the court of CON.
mon pleas for the proper county; and
the other poll books for such county
they shall in like manner transmit. in
the next and different mail, to the See
etary Of State; who shall on demand of
any Clerk of the Court of Common
Pleas, certify officially the poll books
Of his county to such clerk.
Section II provides that in thirty
days after any election the Clerk shall
open and make abstract of the votes for
his county as provided in the genera
election laws, and such returns shall be
counted with the other returns Of
County, State, Congressio nal and Presi-
den tial elections, in the same manner
as if they had been received in the sew.
eral townships Or wards of such County;
and for the thirty days aforesaid no
certificate Of election shall be issued by
any such Clerk, for any of the Offices
mentioned. Election shall be subject
to contest, but in case of returns under
this act, notice Of con test shall be OK
tended to twenty days after the opening
Of ofreturns specific /.
Section Is provides that the Secrcta.
ry and Auditor Of State shall have prin.
ted copies Of this act,, blank forms Of
poll books and returns, which with the
necessary postage stamps to prepay pos
tage on returns, they shall forward at
least six weeks before any election to
the captain or commanding off Ger of
any company, fort or hospital who
shall retain the same till the day of
election, when they shall deliver the
same to the judges.
Section 10 applies all provisions Of
general laws relative to frauds at cleo
tions, to elections under this act.
Section 20 prohibits compensation to
any judge or clerk under this act.
Section 2l provides that when any
sheriff shall issue a proclamation for an
election specified in this act, he shall
Immediately transmit copies thereof to
the field officers and senior captain in
the service from his County.