The Portage County Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1863-07-15

SEC. l6. After canvassing the votes in
manner aforesaid, the judges, before they dis
perse, shall put in an envelop the poll books
of each county, being list of the electors
and candidates voted for by the electors of
that county. and transmit through the nearest
post-office one set of the poll-books as afore-
said, sealed, together with the ballots, to the
Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the
county IN which said electors would have
ted IT not in the military service aforesaid.
(being the county for which the poll-book
was kept0 and the other poll-book of said
county, IN the next and different mail, shall
be transmitted by express in like manner to
the Secretary of State, who shall, on demand
of any Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas,
certify, officially. the poll books of the coun-
ty in which the demandant is clerk, to said
clerk.
SEC. IT, In thirty days after said election
tho Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of
each county receiving said returns, shall pro-
ceed to open and make abstracts of said votes,
under the provisions of the general election
laws of this State; AM the said returns, after
being so received, shall be counted with the
other returns of county, State, Congressional
and Presidential elections, in the same man-
ner as # received from the several townships
and wards in said county, and governed by the
the space of thirty days, aforesaid, all eertifi-
Gates of election, under any law, for the elec
tion of officers herein mentioned, shall be
withheld for the purpose of receiving said
votes. Said elections shall be subject to con-
test in the same manner as is now provided
by law: Provsded, hoz0eUe7, the time for no.
tce of contest shall, in case of returns of votes
cast under this act, be extended to twenty
days after the opening of said returns, as in
this section provided. e
SEC. 18 It shall be the duty of the Sec
retary of State and Auditor of State to cause
to be printed sufficient number of copies of
this act, and blank forms of poll-books and
returns, as prescribed in this act, which, with
the necessary postage stamps to defray ex-
penses of postage on returns SHALL at least
six weeks before any such election, be for
warded to the Captain or commanding officer
of each company, or, in case of detached
votes, to the officer having charge of the post
or hospital, who shall retain the same until
the day of election, and then deliver the
same to the judges elected as provided in this
act.
SEC. 10. When any election under this
act shall be held in this State, all the provi-
sons of the general law in relation to fraud
at elections and the punishment thereof, con-
sistent with the provisions of this act. shall
apply to all elections under this act.
SEC. 20. No compensation shall be al
lowed to any Judge or clerk under this act.
SEo. 81. When the Sheriff of any coun-
ty shall issue his proclamation for an election
for Presidential, Congressional, State or Coun-
ty election, under the laws of this State, be
shall transmit, immediately, copies thereof to
the field officers and senior Captains in the
service aforesaid from said county.
SEC. %. The sum of five thousand dol
lars is hereby appropriated from the general
revenue, to be paid upon the order of the
Secretary of State and State Auditor, to car
ry this law into effect.
SEC %. This act shall take effect upon
its passage.
JAMES R. HUBBELL,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
B. STANTON,
President of the Senate.
April l3, 1868. IS