Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1863-09-04
THE OHIO SOLDIERS, VOTING BILL.
AN OFFICIAL COPY OF THE ACT AS IT
. PASSED THE LEGISLATURE


PASSED THE LEGISLATURE.
AN ACT to enable qualified voters of this
State in the military service ofthis State, or Of
the United States, to exercise the right of suf-
frage.
SEo. ]. Be IL enacted by The General Asscmby
of the State of Ohio, That whenever any Of the
equalfed voters of this State shall be in the
actual military service Of this State, or Of the
United States and as such, absent from the
township or ward of their residence, on the days
appointed by law for holding county, state, con-
gressional, or presidential elections within this
State, or on the days appointed by the Governor
for holding special elections 10 fill vacancies
such qualified voters shall be entitled at such
time to exercise the right of suffrage as fully as
if they were present at their usual places of
election, notwithstanding any provisions to the
contrary in any act or acts now in force.
SEo @ A poll shall be opened in each com
pany at the quarters OF the captain or other com
manding officer thereof, and all electors belong
ing to such company, who shall be within two
miles of such quarters on the day of election
shall vote at such poll and at no other place
officers other than those of company, and Other
voters detached and absent from their compan.
les as aforesaid, may vote at such of the said
polls as may be most convenient to them, and
when there shall be twenty such voters at onc
place. distant more than two miles from any
company poll, the electors present may open
poll at such place as they may select and certify
in the poll-book.
s. Ec. g. The polls shall be opened at ten O'Clock
in the morning, and closed at five o'clock in The
afternoon.
Sro a. Att ten o'clock on the day of election
the electors present at each of tho places afore
said shall elect, viva voce, three persons presen
at the time and having the qualification Of elect
ors, for the Judges of said elections; and tho
judges so elected shall then appoint two of The
persons present who shall be qualified to act a.
clerks Of said election.
SKc. s. Before any votes shall be received
said Judges and clerks shall each take an oath o
affirmation that he will perform the duties o
Judge or clerk (as the case may be) of said elect
ion according to law, and the best of his abili
ties; and that he will studiously cndeavor tC
prevent fraud, deceit, or abuse, in conducting
the same; which oath any of the judges or clerk
so provided for or elected may administer tC
each other, which oath or affirmation shall be il
writing, signed by said judges and clerks, ant
certified to by the porty administering the oath
and attached to the poll-book.
! SEc. G. All elections shall be by ballot, am
the Judges of elections may, and upon challeng
of any voter, shall examine, under oath, the aI
plicant to vote, (Which oath any of said judge
may administer) in respect to his right to vot
and his qualification to vote in the particula
ward, township, or county of this State in whic
he claims residence.
Srs. 7. Separate ballot books shall be KEEP
and separate returns made, for the voters of eac
county The poll ll-books shall name the com
pany and regiment, or in case of detached voters
as above prescribed for, the post or hospital il
which such election is held. The county ant
township ward or election district of each vote
shall be Endorsed opposite his name on the poll
| books.
SIC. 8. That the Judge to whom any ticke
shall be delivered. shall, upon the receipt there
of pronounce with an audible voice the nam
of the elector, and il no objection is made Il
him. and the judges he satisfied that said electo
is citizen of the United States, and legally en
| titled, according to the constitution and laws c
this State, TO vote at said election, he shall i'm
mediately put said ticket in the box, withou
inspecting the names of persons voted for, an
| the clerks shall enter the name of the elector o
the poll book of his county, and number, ward
or township and county of his residence at tn
time ofhis enlistment, pursuant to the form here
| in given.
SEC. g. Atthe close of the polls, the poll book
of each county shall be signed by the Judge
and attested by the clerks, the names counte,
and the number set down at the foot of the poll
books, and certificate of the oath ofjudges an
clerks attached thereto.
SEo 10. After the poll-bool1s are signed, IL
I ballot-box shall be opened and the ballots
tickets therein contained shall be taken out, OF
at a time, by one of the judges, who shall rei
distinctly while the ticket remains in his han
the names or names therein contained, and the
deliver it to the second judge, who shall examir
the same and pass it TO the third Judge, wi
shall string the vote for each county upon
separate thread, and carefully preserve the sam
the same method shall be pursued as to eac
ticket taken from the ballot-box until the nun
Der taken from the box equals the number
names on the poll-books.
SEC. H. The clerks shall enter in scparai
columns, under the names of the persons vote
for as hereinafter provided in the form of Il
poll books all the votes of the electors of eaC
county separately as aforesaid read by judge
accordingly to the form herein given.
SEJ. l2. That whenever two or more ballo
are found folded or rolled together it shall |
conclusive of their being fraudulent.
SEC. 49, If ballot shall be found to contai
u more than one name for the same Office it sha
be considered fraudulent as to the whole of Il
names designated for that office, but no furlhe
SEC. IA. After the examination of tho ballo
shall be completed, the number of votes for eac
person in the county poll-books, as aloresai
: shall be enumerated under the inspection of II
Judges, and set down as her enafter provided b
the form of the poll-books.
SIC. Is The following shall be the form
the poll-b books to be kept by the judges an
clerks Of election, filling in the blanks Of Il
county and other blanks carefully;
Poll-book of the election held on the I'd Tue
day of October, 1856, by the qualified elec
ors of f- county, State of Ohio, in con
pany -, Of regiment, --- coun
and State of -, A. B., G. D., and E. F. b
ingjudges and ]. X. and L. NJ. clerks of sa
election, were severally sworn as per certii
cate.
Numberand names of the electors, and the
county, township and ward ofresidence:
No. l, A. B. -, county of -, tow
ship or ward of --.
1t is hereby certified that the number of eleC
ors for - county, Ohio, at this electio
amounts to -.
---.- 49, .t,,----,
: Judges of Election.
Attest:
j. h,
L. NJ,
Clerks.
Form of certificate of oath of Judges al
clerks:
We, A. B., G. D. and Z. +. Judges of this ele
ton, and j. X. and L. NJ, clerks, do each seve
ally swear that we will perform the duties
Judges and clerks, as seveyally acting as abo
set forth, according to law and the best of o
abilities, and that we will steadiously endeav
to prevent fraud, deceit or abuse in conducti
the same.
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