Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-03-21


States, to exercise the right Of suffrage, ss
far as the provisions thereof are spplica-
bic; and substituting the word city, for the
word "county" in ssid act ss far as neces-
ssry to the proper construction Of this
act.
SECTION 8. Separate poll books shall be
kept for each city or incorporated villages
as aforesaid, instead Of each county, and
the ward or election district of each voter
shall be indorsed opposite his name on the
poll books.
sEorIOE 4. The poll books Of the cleo
tion, together with the ballots, shall be
sealed up and shall be returned to the city
clerk or recorder Of the proper city, or in
corporsted village aforesaid, and copy
thereof to the clerk Of the court Of com
mon pleas Of the proper county, in which
said city or Incorporated village is located,
by any safe means Of conveyance, within
Eve days after said election.
sEcTIoE 5. The returns so made shall be
included in, and counted with the returns
Of votes cast within the wards or election
district Of the cities or incorporated vii
lsge to which they properly belong, and
are returned as aforesaid, and shall have
the same effect and force as votes in the
respective wards and cities, or Incorporated
villiges ss aforesaid, as If actually cast in
said wards or election districts.
SECrIoE 6, The clerk, recorder, mayor,
or justice Of the peace, IS the case msy be,
in making out the abstract Of votes, and
ascertaining the candidates elected under
the q sec. C (100)" Of the act to provide
for the organisation Of cities and incorpo-
rated villages, passed May 8, 1852, (SWsn
& Critchfeld's statues, pages 1924 shall
not decide on the validity of the returns
aforesaid, but shall be governed by the
number Of votes stated in the poll books.
SECTION z. That il for any cause there
shall be no city clerk, recorder, or mayor,
competent TO receive the returns Of munich
pal elections in cities or incorporated vii
lagos, which are divided into ele>tion dis
tricts and wards; or if they shall neglect
to sct, then the clerk Of the Court Of Com
mon Pleas Of the county, in which said
city or incorporated village is located,
shall call to his assistance any justice of
the peace Of the county, and shall in his
presence make out the abstrst Of votes,
and ascertain the candidates elected, in
all respects as required by Law, and shall
in like manner make out certificate to
each candidate 30 elected and cause the
same to be delivered to him.
SECTION 8. That if any officer charged
with any duty under this act shall neglect
or refuse to perform the same such officer
upon conviction thereof, on Indictment
therefor, shall be fined in any sum not ex-
ceeding five hundred dollars at the disere-
ton of the court, with costs.
SECTION 9. Any person charged with
the delivery Of poll books under this act,
who shall knowingly deliver any false,
forged ors'fraudulentp poll book, sueh'person
shall, upon conviction thereof, be impris.
oned in the Penitentisry Of the State, and
kept at hard labor for any time not less
than one, or more than two years.
SEorIoE 10. Any prison charged with
the receipt Of the poll books Of any NUM-
cipsl election IS aforesaid, who shall sup
press, destroy, alter, or procure, or permit
to be suppressed, destroyed or altered, any
poll book as aforesaid, such person shall,
upon conviction thereof, be imprisoned in
the Penitentiary Of the State, and kept
ct hard labor for any time not less than
one, or more than two years.
SECTION IL. That SO much Of the act
entitled " an act to provide for the organi-
zstiOu Of cities, and Incorporated villages"
passed Nay 8, 1852, and the acts amends
tory thereto, ss required, the poll books to
be opened, and the trustees elected for each
city to assemble and organize the the city
council on the Monday after the election,
be suspended during the existence Of this
act; and the returns Of election shall be
held twenty days, counting from and ex-
cluding the day Of election, to re-
ceive returns under this act, when they
shsll be opened and the trustees elected
shall proceed to organize under said scts
SECTION II. This act shall take effec
from its passage.