The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1863-05-06
TuE OHIO seLplERS VOTING BILL.
AN 0BElCtAh cory OF THE ACT AS. 1T
PASSED TIE LEGlSLATURE.
AN ACT q ea.S,G SO qa.lifsd voter. Of ,s. State in

AN ACT TO enable qualified voters Of this State in
the military service of this State Of the United
States TO exercise ths right Of suffrage. ~
SECTION |. BE u endctsd by The General assembly
of tie Nde Of Otio, That whenever any OF the quail
ihed voters Of this State shall be in the actuslm mil
tary service Of this State or of the United States
and ss such, absen, from the TO ownship ward Of
their residence, on the days appointed by law for
holding county, state, Congressional presidential
elections within this State the days appointed
by the Governor for holding special elections to fill
vacancies, such qualified voters shall be entitled
At such time to exercise the right of suffrage as
fully AZ IL they were present at their usual places
Of election, Notwithstanding any provisions TO the
contrary in any actor Acts now in force.
SEC. 2. A poll shall be opened in each company at
the quarters of the captain other commanding Of
hcer thereof aud lelectors belonging TO such COM
pany, who shall be within two miles Of such quar-
tiers on the day Of election, shall vote at such poll
and at other place: officers other than those Of
i company, and ether voters detached and absent
from their companies as aforesaid, may vote at
such OF the said polls AZ may los most convenient
to them, and when there shall be twenty such vo-
ers at one place, distant more than two miles from
any company poll, the electors present may open
poll at such place as they may select aud certify
in the poll-book.
SIC. ). The polls shall be opened at ten o'clock
in the morning, and close al FIVE o'clock in the af
ternoon.
SEc. 4. At ten o'clock on the day Of election the
electors present at each ofthe places aforesaid shall
elect, viva ycce, three persons present at the time
and having the qualification of electors, for the
Judges Of said eoctions and the judges so elected
shall then appoint two OF the persons present who
shall be qualified TO act as clerks of said cleo
ton
SIC. 3. Before any votes shall be received, said
Judges and clerks shall each take oath or affirm
alton that he will perform the duties OF Judge or
serk tas the case may be- of said election accord
ing to law, and the best of his abilities; and that
he will studiously cndeavor TO prevent fraud, de
ceit or abuse, in conducting the same which oath
any of the judges clerks SO provided for or cleo
ted may administer to each other, which oath or
affirmation shall be in writing, signed by said Judges
and clerks, aud certified to by the party administer
ing the oath, and attached to the poll-book.
SEC. 6. All elections shall be by ballot, and
the judges OF elections may, aud upon 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, town
ship or county of this State, in which he claims
residence.
SEc. 7. Separate poll-books shall be kept, and
separate returns made for the voters Of each county
The poll-books shall name the company and reg
iment or in of detached voters, as above pre-
scribed for, the post or hospital in which such
election is held, The county and township, ward
election district of each voter shall be indorsed
opposite his name on the poll-books.
SEC. 8. That the judge to whom any ticket
shall be delivered, shall, upon the receipt thereof
pronounce with an audible voice the name Of the
elector, and if no objection is made 70 him, and
the judges be satisfied that said eector is citizen
of the United States, and legally entitled, according
to the constitution and laws of this State, to vote
said election, he shall Immediately put said ticke
in the box, without inspecting the names Of person;
voted for, and the clerks shall enter the name o
the eector on the poll book of his county and mum
bor, ward, township and county, of his residence
at the time Of his enlistment pursuant to the form
herein given.
SEC. 9. At tho close of tho polls, the poll-book,
of each county shall be signed by the judges, ant
attestsd by the clerks, tho names counted, and the
number set down at the foot of the poll books, anC
certificate of the oath of judges and clerks at
tached thereto.
SEC. TO- After the pollbooks are signed, the
ballot-box shall be opened and the ballots or tick
cts therein contained shall be taken out one at
time, by one Of the judges, who shall read dis
| tinctly while the ticket remains in his hand tht
name or names therein contained, and then deliver
it to the second judge, who shall examine th'
and pass it to the third Judge, who shall string
the vote tor each county upon separate thread
and carefully preserve the same the same methoC
shall be pursued as to each ticket taken from tht
ballot-box until the number taken from the bo,
eduals the number of names on the poll books.
SEC. II. The clerks shall enter in separate
columns, under the names of the persons voted 70
hereinafter provided in the form Of the poll book
all the votes of the electors of each county sep
aratey aforesaid read by said judges, accord
ing to the form herein given.
SEQ. IL. That whenever two more ballots
are fennd folded or rolled together it shall be con
| elusive of their being fraudulent.
| SEC. l3. If ballot shall be found to contain
more than name for the same Office, it shall b
considered fraudulent as to the whole ofthe name
designated for that office, but no further.
| SEC. IA. After tho examination of the ballot
shall be completed, the number of votes for eao
person in the county pol-books, aforesaid, shal
be enumerated under the inspection of the judges
and set down hereinafter provided by the form o
the poll-books.
SEC. IS. The following shall be the form of til
| poll-books to be kept by the judges and clerks o
! election, filling in the blanks of the county ant
other blanks carefully
| Poll-book of the election held on the I'd Tuesda
of October, lS6-, by the qualified electors o
| --- county, State of Ohio in company -, o
| regiment, --- county and State of -
A. b., C. D.. and E. F. being judges, and j. X
and L. NJ. clerks of said election, were several
sworn as per certificate.
Number and names of the electors, and thei
county, township and ward of residence
No. l, A. b. -, county of -, townshi
| or ward of -.
1t is hereby certified that the number Of elector
for - county, Ohio, at this election, amount