Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1863-08-27

tained Snail Os tsken outs one ~ a.Hme
By cae q she ia Iges. Who shall rest
di,iinctly. while the ticket remains u
; bis .hsnd. the name or names thersil
I, contained, and then deliver il 70 u,
second Judge, who shall examine III
ssme. and pass II to Che third judg.
who shsll string the vote for esch coun'
) ty upon = separate thread. and tsrefal,
y preserve the same; ihe ANNE meth
cd shall be pursued as TO, each tiekel
taken from TIE ballot boz until The mum
Der taken from the box equals the mum,
Der OF names on the poll-books.
y SEc.4ii. The clerk shah enter "a
separate colIrnns. unasr he rar1es q
The persona Boied ier. 8 tfIf>sfit'
provided 10 The form % tne 90! - ) J
all the votes Of the electors Of each
county separately as aforesaid read BY
said judges, according TO the form here
/, 10 gwen.
sEo. ls. That whenever two or
mere ballots are found folded or rolled
together. It shall be conclusive Of their
being fraudulent. f
SEo. l3. II ballot shall be found
to contain more than one name for the
same Office, It shall be considered fraud.
auleni as to the whole Of the names des-
ignated for that Office. but no further.
SEC. IL After the examination OF
the ballots shall be completed, the mum.
Der Of votes for each persons in the
county poll. books. as aforesaid, shall
be enumerated under the inspection Of
the judges. and set down as hereinafter
provided by the form Of the poll books.
SIC. I6. This section merely gives
the forms Of the pOll-bOok and the
oaths to be taken bJ the judges and
clerks OF the election. which are near
ly the ssme as those provided in the
General Election law ss -sa .-.Ie
SEQ. I6. After cahvassing the votes
in manner aforesaid. the judges. be-
fore they disperse, shall put in an en-
velop tie poll books Of each county. be-
ing a list of the electors and candidates
voted for by the electors Of that county
and transmit through the nearest Post
Office one set OF poll books as aforesaid.
sealed, together with the ballots, to
the clerk Of the court Of common pleas
OF the county in which such electors
would have voted il not in the military
service aforesaid. (being the county for
which the pOl-book was kept, and
the other poll-book Of said county. in
the next and different mail, shall be
transmitted by express in like manner
to the Secretsryof State. who shall. on
demand of any CLERK OF Tue cViIfI Of
common pleas, certify officially the poll.
books Of the county in which the de.
mandant is clerk. to said clerk.
SEc. II. In thirty days after SAID
election the clerk OF The court of com
mon pleas of each county receiving
said returns shall proceed 10 open and
make abstract OF said votes, under the
provisions Of the general election laws
Of this State; and the said returns. az
ter being So received. shall be counted
with the other returns Of county, State,
Congressional and Presidential cleo.
tions, in the same manner as II received
from the several townships or wards 10
said county. and governed by the same
law except as herein provided, and for
the space Of thirty days as aforesaid all
certificates Of election under any law.
for the election of officers as herein
mentioned, shall be withheld for the
purpose OF receiving said votes. Said
elections shall be subject to contest in
the same manner as is now provided
BY law: Provided. ho,osrsr. that the
time for notice 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 SEQ
tion provided.
SEQ. 18. Il shall he the duty OF the
Secretary OF State and Auditor OF State
to cause 10 be printed a sufficient num-
Der of copies OF this act, and blank
forms OF poll-books and returns as pre-.
scribed in this act, which, with the
necessary postage stamps to defray ex.
penses of postage on returns. shall. al
least six weeks before any such election,
be forwarded to the captain or COM
manding officer OF each company, or in
case OF detached votes, 10 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 l9. When any election Under
this act shall be beld IN this State, all
the provisions Of the genefsl law in re-
lalion TO fraud at elections and the
punishment thereof. consistent with the
provisions of this act. shall apply to
all elections under this act.
SEQ. 20. No compensation shall be
allowed to any judge or clerk under this
act.
SEC. 81. When the Sheriff OF any
county shall issue bis proclamation for
an election, for Presidential. Congress
sional. State or County election, under
the laws Of this State, he shall transmit
immediately copies thereof to the 6eld
officers and senior Captains in the ser
vice aforesaid from said county.
SIC. 22. The sum OF Eve thousand
dollars is hereby appropriated from the
general revenue. TO be paid upon the
order Of the Secretary OF State and
State Auditor, to carry this law into
effect. 80,