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

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SEC r. A poll shall be opened in each
company; at the quarters of the CAPTAIN or
commanding officer thereof, and all electors
4 belonging to such company who shallbe With
in two miles Of such quarters on the, day of
d election, shall vote at such pell, and al no
skother place !; officers other than those Of a
company, and other voters, detached and ab-
sent from their companies as aforesaid, NAV
4 vote at such of the said polls as may be con-
Vement for them, and when there shall be
twenty such voters at one place, distant more
than two miles from any company DOLL the
electors present may open poll. at such
# place as they may select and certify in the
tpell-book. ,la9 sse
.E5a SEE. 3. The polls shall be opened at ten
4 O'Clock in the morning, and close at five
! o'clock in the afternoons. is.Ea ,4 salzz
sI37sSEc. A. Atten O'Clock on. the day of cleo
4 ton the electors PRESENT at each of the places
aforesaid shall elect, MIA voce, three persons,
present at the time, and having the qualifca-
5itlens ofselectors, for the Judges of said cleo
tion ;sand the judges so elected shall then
appoint two of the persons present who shall
be qualified to act as clerks of said election.
Sec. 5. Before any votes shall be reeeiy-
4 ed, said judges and clerks shall each take an
oath.or affirmation that he viii perform. the
duties of judge. or clerk Gas the case may be)
OF said election, according to law and the best
4 of his abilities and that he will studiously
4 endeavor to prevent fraud, deceit. Or abuse.
m conducting the same which oath any of
the judges or clerks so provided for.or elected
may administer to each other, which oath or
/ affirmation shall be in writing, signed by said
judges and clerks, and certified to by the par
ty administering the oath, and attached to
/ the poll-book f5 7.gs a5sf et lsa
T Sec. 6. All elections shall be BY ballot,
and the judges of elections may, and uron
challenge Of any voter shall examine, under
oath, the applicant to vote (Which oath any
OF the said judges may administer in respect
to his right to vote, and his qualifications to
vote in the particular ward, township or
county OF this State, in which he claims res
lidence. - -, ls~--1 - -
sec. z. Separate poll-boolzs shall be kent
and separate returns made, for the voters of
each county. The spol,-books shall name
the company and regiment, or in case of de-
Fsaeheo voters, as above prescribed for. the
post or hospital in which such elecf;an' ffis
! held. The county and township. ward or
election district of each voter shall be IN
dorsed opposite his name on the 20 books
tcJ Sec ., That the judge to whom any tick
ct shall be delivered shall, upon the recent
tnereof, pronounce with an audible voice the
name OF the elector, and if no objection is
made to nm, and the judges be satisfied that
said elector is a citizen of the United States
and legally entitled according to the copstitu-
ton and laws OF this State, to vote at said
election, he shall Immediately put said ticket
IN the nox, without inspecting the names of
persons voted Tor, and the clerks shall enter
the name OF the eleetor on the poll-book of
his county, and number, ward or township
and county of his residence, at the time of his
enlistment, pursuant to the form herein given.
SEC 8. At the close of the polls. the poll
boot books OF each county shall be signed by the
Judges, and attested by the clerks, the names
counted, and the number set down at the foot
Eot the poll-books, and a certificate of the oath
OF judges and clerks attached thereto.
Sec 10. After the poll-books are signed
the ballot-box shall be opened. and the hal.
lots or tickets therein contained shall be taken
out, one at time, by one of the Judges. who
shall read distinctly, while the tick let remains
IN ms hand, the name or names therein con-
tanned and then deliver it to the second Judge.
VINO snail examine the same, and then pass
ut to the third judge, who shall string the votes
from each county upon a separate thread md
carefully preserve the same; the same meth
cd shall be pursued as to each ticket taken
rom the ballot-b box, until the number taken
from the box equals the number of names on
the poll-books. q ssiee s
ID, SEC IL. The clerk shall enter in separate
/ columns, under the names of the persons vo-
ted tor, as hereinafter provided in the form of
the poll books, all the votes of the electors
OF each county, separately, as aforesaidsread
by said judges, according to the form herein
given. a. Il a,,ss -. .s-s7s,e7
i SEC II. That whenever two or more bal
lots are found folded or rolled together. it
shall be conclusive of their being fraudulent.
sEe. 70. II ballot shall be found to con-
talE more than one name for the same Office.
1t shall be considered fraudulent as to the
whole of the names designated for that Office
but no further - 5si'll5 5sflfl 'l'SI'
g SEC. IA. After the examination of the ball
lots shall be completed, the number of votes
LOT o. each person IN the county poll-books, as
aforesaid, shall be enumerated, under the in
speetIon OF the Judges, and set down as here
inafterp rprovidedby the form of the poli-books
SEC. 10. The following shall be the form
OF the -poll-books to be kept by the clerks
and judges of elections, filling in the blanks
Oh the county, and other blanks, carefully:
the erection held on the second Tuesday o,
-7october, ls6 by the qualified electors ofc coun-
w state OF Ohio, in Company y-z---sof IL Regiment
County and State of-------sZA B.. c. D..
and E. f., being judges, and J. K, and L. H. clerks of
said eectiou severally sworn, as per certica4e
Number and names of the electors and their county,
township, and ward of residence: -
i No.l-A- B-----,-s----C County of township.
4 or ward of----------5-- - . -
Its hereby certified that the number Of electors for
I5 County, Ohio, at this election, amounts to..5
Attest: - .i11 -, uoses q Elect Eleetion.
a. I. Z x, K, Clerks. 0a
Form of certificate of oath of Judges and oerks:
We, A. B., c., D. and E. F., judges of this election
and d A. and L. NJ clerks do each severaIy swear that
we viii perform the duty of Judges and clerks as sever
any acting as above set forth, according law and the
best Of our abilities and win studiousy endeayor to
prevent fraud deceit abuse, in conducting tie same
/ 4, 4, ,,}clsrls. 6 6 E P Judges Judges
hereby certify that c. D. E. F. Judges and j. K and
l. NJ clerks, were before proceeding to take any votes at
said election, first duly sworn as Aforesaid . ~ =
ef5H7aozs,s a B., Judge of F1eetio, Y
certify that B., judge aforesaid, was also swornby
me; a..o,o,. ,Se ~ J.k., Clerk of Election
Poll book Of of persons uoted for for
cgee containing the number Of gfpeu for each ea-
auadfc 6y tAe qualified voters e.. C0aaiy Sofe of
oh'o' IN the military service Of The Ussasd Sass IN
Company Re giasnt o0ssaty Safe of
..,OH the second Tuesday Of October. 1s6 e g.
/ governor ---------------- A. Number Of vefes