The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1864-03-31
OHIO LEGISLATION.
A Supplementary soldiers Voting La,


The following Is a copy ofihc law1
just passed by the Ohio Legislature
TO give soldiers fro. this State the
right to vote for city and township
officers: sdl 10 g.ffs J.tC1.fal
E aaaeyn 70 IAN ACT9d ,2rAAs 81
To enable the qualified voters of cities
q and Incorporated villages which are
0. divided into election districts or
wards Of this State, who may be in
the military service Of this State, or
of the United States, 10 exercise the
right of suffrage. ' ~lhs ,'31
SECTION l.. Bet enacted By the Cen
eral Assembly of the State Of Ohio, |
That whenever any Of the qualified
electors Of any city or Incorporated
villages which are divided into elec-
ton districts or wards of this State,
shall be in the military or naval ser
vice OF the United States, or of this
State and as such absent from the
respective cities or Incorporated villa
ges az aforesaid, Of their residence,
either within or beyond the limits of
this State, OH the provided by
law for electing the municipal officers
thereof, they shall be entitled TO exer
else the right of voting for such officers,
as fully as ifpresent at retrospective
places oflyoting in said cities Or incor-
porated villages. .,.. le..
SEC. 2, A poll book shall be open
ed at any place, post, hospital or sta
, ton, at which five or more of said vo-
ters shall be at, or near to, as they
may select; and the election held
thereat, shall be conducted in all re-
spects in conformity to the laws of the
State in force at the time, to enable the
: qualified voters of this State, in the
military service of this State, or Of the
United States to exercise the right of
Q suffrage, as far as the provisions there
! of are applicable; and substituting
i the words city or Incorporated villages
: which are divided into elective dis
: tricts or wards, for the word county"
: in said act as fur as necessary TO the
: proper construction of this act. -
: SEC. 3. Separate poll books shall
i be kept for each city, or incorporated
e villages as aforesaid, instead of each
: county, and the ward or election dis
b trict shall be indorsed opposite his
+ name on the poll books.
c Sec, 4. The poll books of the elec-
c ton, together with the ballots, shall
J. be sealed up, and shall be sent to the
city clerk OF the recorderof the proper
n city, or incorporated village aforesaid,
o and copy thereof to the Clerk of the
d Court of Common Pleas of the proper
county, in which said city, or incor-
e poratcd village is located, by any safe
II means Of conveyance, within five days
n after said election. ...r ....
g SEC. 5. The returns so made shall
n be included in, and counted with tho
s. returns of votes cast within the wards
b. or election district of the cities. or in
t. corporated village, to which they
IN properly belong, and are returned a
he aforesaid, and shall have the same eff
il feet and force as votes in the respect
o. i've wards and cities and incorporated
village as aforesaid, as if actually cas-
n IN said wards or election districts.
" SEC. 6. The clerk, recorder, mayo
n. or justice of the peace, as the case ma.
to be, in making out the abstract of votes
o. and ascertaining the candidates elect
D. ed under the " sec. c (700)" of the &C
to provide for the organization of cit
les and Incorporated villages, passe
-. May 5, 1852, (Swan & Critclidcld
~ ~ statutes page 1924 shall not decid
,s, on the validity of the returns aforesaid
y but shall be governed by the numbc
10 10; of votes stated in the poll books.
. 81 SEC. Z. That if for any cause thet
. . shall be no city clerk, recorder or may
y =, or, competent to receive the returns {
~ municipal elections in cities or incol
Il poratcd villages, which are divide
" ~ into election districts or wards; or
81 they shall neglect or refuse to act, the
VI VI the Clerk of the Court of Commo
y, ~ Pleas of the county, in which said cit
=. =, or incorporated village is locate,
~ ~ shall call to his assistance any justic
NJ of the peace of the county, and sha
W W in his presence make out the abstrat
y of votes, and ascertain the candidate
-" elected, in all respects as required b
=: u law, and shall in like manner MAX
-, out certificate to each candidate S
w 'sv elected, and cause the same to be d.
u9 livered to him. " .I
Ir- II SEC. 8. THAT ifany officer charge
~ with any duty under this act sha
,o neglect or refuse to perform the sam
n ,o such officer, upon conviction thereo
ho or indictment therefor, shall be fine
- in any sum not exceeding FIVE hundrC
:1i .:1i dollars, at the discretion of the Cour
~ with costs.
SEC. 0. Any person charged vii
the delivery of poll books under tn
of act, who shall knowingly deliver an
m false, forged or fraudulent poll boo
of such person shall, upon copyictit
,he thereof, be imprisoned in the Penitel
inc tiary of the State, and kept at hal
les, labor for any time not less than on
SO, or more than two years. ',' ,
to SEC 10. Any person charged vii
,rn the receipt of the poll books of ar
tn municipal election as aforesaid, wi
nd shall suppress, destroy or alter,
7il- procure, or permit to be suppresse
nee DESTROYED or altered, any poll book