The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1864-04-14
soLDIHRs yoTINe LAW.


The new act of the Ohio Legislature,
to enable soldiers to vote at oil county,
State. Congressional, or Residential
elections held in this State, is in sub
stance as follows,
4: All persons who are qualified vo-
terra in this State, but who may be alb
sent at any time during the rebellion
in the military service OF the United
States, in the capacity ofsoldiers, ma
rines, teamsters,q ,qarterinasters, or other
employees of the Governmentand their
agents,. .sliaA-be entitled to exercise the
right of suffrage as fully as if they were
within the State -, 3 J, '.----. =.
q. Polls shall be opened in each re-
giment, battery and independent bat
TALON, and all electors within TIVE miles
ofthe headquarters Of the regiment,
etc. may vote. Officers andothers de-
tached may vote at the most conve-
nient polls, and in certain cases may
Fopen polls at themost convenient post
OF vessel. .aNi&tip a% ai tih0O fliioQhs
3.dAtnine O'clock ia the morning Of
1.-THE day of election, the electors Shall
elect ttvd voce three Judges, and the
Judges shall appoint two clerks, who
shall take the requisite oath, which
they can administer TO each other ~
4, Provision isimadel for challenges,
to show that the person offering to vote
Eisnot a voter in the ward, &C., in which
phe claims residence. - sFDA''1 sps'i
ui5. The county Of the electors resi-
denee shall be written or printed on
his ballot, which shall be 50 folded as to
EXPOSE the same to theview oftheJudg-
\ es, and each elector. ON presenting his
\ ballot shall announce his name, the
place Of his residence, the letter Of bic
company, and the name Of number Of
\ Ms regiment, battery, &e.,r his rank
and position in theservice, which shall
be entered on poll books; and The
Ijudges shall announce his name, and Il
no objection is made, and they are sa.
tisfed that he is a qualified lelector
they shall deposit the ballot in tht
box, &c. .e'iJ1 t'os7l'Hpt !
lIi63 The pollbooks shall-bedply sign
ed and certified under oath, ant
: duplicate tally sheetsshall be made ou'
. Of The votes Of each county separately
The box is to be opened, and the bal
lots counted, as is usually done. q Z
~. One Of the the tally sheets shal
bs inclosed to the clerk Of each county
+ by the first mail, express, or othersaf
conveyance, and one Of the poll book
and all the ballots in one envelop
: shall be enclosed to the Governor,Uh
/. shall indorse the date Of its receipt,ant
a deposite it with the Secretary Of th
Treasury 10 remain unopened till de
livered to the State Board Of Canvas
: sers. Another poll book with one ful
8 set Of tally sheet shall be incloaed t
s the State Auditor. Wv WV " p2i23il"
= ld8. No certificates Of election shal
issue until the thiftieth day after an,
general election, Or the twentieth da,
after any Presidential election, a
e which time, or within three days there
}, after, all the returns rnadeto the Com
l. mon Pleas clerk shall be opened q
f now provided for by this act shall b
Q counted with the returns Of the couh
J. ty, State, etc, elections '3"l J ~ l,y5
k 70. The Auditor, Treasurer and 81
d cretary Of State, shall constitute
% Board, Of commissioners, who sha