The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1864-03-31

soldiers from this State the right To vote
for city aud township oIliicrs;
AN ACT
To euablc the qualified voters Of cities
aud Incorporated villages, which ore
divided into election districts or wards /
OF this Slate. who may be in the mill. |
tary service ufthis state, or urthc Uni
ted Stat. ;, 10 exercise the right OF sui.
irngc.
SIC. /. be il enacted by he General
Assembly Of he STATE of Ohio, That
whenever any OF the qualified electors of
any city or incorporated villages, which \
are divided into election districts or
wards IT, this State, shall b. in the miii. /
tary ar naval service or the Uuitcd States .
OF of this State; aud as such absent
irom the respective cities or incorpurat. /
ed villages US Olur, said, of 'hcir residence /
either within vr b,y0ud the limhs nr this .
State, ON the DAYS provided by law for
clcctng the municipal officers thereof, !
they shall bc entitled to exercise the |
right Of voting for such officers, US fully |
as II present at their respective places Of
voting IN said cites or incorporatcdv Tia.
yes.
SEc. 2. A poll shalt be opened at any /
place, post, hospital or station, at which /
five or moro of said voters shall be at, ur I
near TO, as they may select; and the cloc.
tion held ,hcrcut, shall be condut ted in !
all respects in conformity To the laws Of |
the State m force at the Slime, To enable /
the qualified voters OF this State, in the /,
nlltury service ui this State, or ol the |
United States TO exercise the riuht ofl
suffrage, us far as the provisions thereof
are applicable; aud substituting the |
words city, or Incorporated villages which |
are divided into elective districts OF wards |
for the word "cuunty" in said act as far |
as necessary TO the proper construction /
OF this act.
SEC. 3. Separate poll books shall be |
kept Tor cnch city, or Incorporated villa
yes ns aforesaid, instead of cash county,
aud the ward or election district shall be
indorscd opposite his name on the poll
books.
SEC. 1. The poll books of the cloc-
ton, together with the ballots, shall be
scaled up, aud shall be returned to the
city clerk or recorder of the proper city,
or incorporat, d village aforesaid, aud a
copy thereof to the clerk Of the Court
OF Common Pleas, Of TIE proper county,
in which said city, or Incorporated village
Is located, by any safe means of convey
uncc, within five days ultcr the said cleo
ton.
SIC. b. The returns so made shall
be included in, ard counted with the re-
turns of votes cast within the wards or
A a.. :.
rated village, to which they properly be-
long, aud uro returned us aforesaid, and
shall have tho sumc effect aud force us
votes in the respective wards and cities
and Incorporated village as aforesaid, as
if actually Gust in said wards or election
districts.
SIC. 6. The clerk, recorder, mayor,
or justice of the peace, us the case may
be, in making out the abstract of votes,
and asccrtnining the candidates elected
under the "scc. {. (700)" OF the act TO
provide for the organization ot cities and
incorporated villages, passed May 9th,
1852, (Swun &, Criichfcld's rtatutcs,paee
lJ2i,) shall not dc eide on the validity OF
the returns aforesaid, but shall be gov.
erned by the number Of votes stated in
the poll books.
SEc. Z. That If for any cause there
shul be no city clerk, recorder ur mayor,
competent to receive the returns of mu-
nicipnl elections in cities OF ncorpUrlt-
I'd villages, which are divided intn cleo
ton districts and wards; or il they shall
neglect or rGiuso to act, thon the clerk of
the Court Of Common III ps of the cOuu-
ty, in which said city or Incorporated
villngc is located, shall call to his assist
ance any justice OF the peace OF the cuun-
", and shall in his presence make out
the abstract Oi votes, aud ascertain the
cand dates elected, in all respects as re-
qured by law, and shall N like manner
make cut certificate to each candidate
30 elected, aud cause the same to be de-
livered to him.
SEC. 8. That il any officer charged
with any duty under this act, shall neg.
lcet or refuse to perform the same, such
officer, upon conviction thereof, on in
dictnent therefor, shall be fined in any
sum not exceeding five hundred dollars,
ut the discretion Of the Court, with the
costs.
SIC. 0. Any person charged with the
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