The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1865-12-14
Gen. 0rosvenor Gives Notice oIContest
State Of Ohio, Athens Co., SIS.
70 ". RceI Golden, ofsaN County:

T." w. t''" p"tuCHi " oUt" NVuHty'
You aro hereby notified that tho un.
dcrsigned, CHARLES IL. GRosvENoR, an
elcctor for said County and State, and
tho candidate in opposition to you for
the Office Of State Senator from the 9th
Senatorial District Of Ohio, on tho 10th
day OF October, A. ID. 1865, will con-
test the validity Of your election to said
Office at the election aforesaid. You
are therefore notified, hereby, that
said CHARLES II. GRosvENoR, will take
the dcpositons Of sundry witnesses,
MS to tho invalidity and illegality OF
your seid election, to be used as ev-
idcnce in the Senate Of Ohio upon said
contest before Norman Root and W.
A. Thomas, Justices of the Pcaco for
Athens County, ut the office OF the
said W. A. Thomas, at Athens; in said
Athens County on Saturday, Dcccn.
Dor 10th, A. d. 1865, between the
hours of eight o'clock A. NJ, and nine
o'clock Z. NJ, of said day, and tho ex-
animation Of witnesses and tho taking
of dcpositions will be adjourned from
day-to day until all arc taken.
And, ut Lancaster, in the County OF
Fairfield, in said State on Wednesday,
the Goth day of December, 1865, ut the
office of G. Il. ShWtler Esq, before Ed.
ward Howard and Il. S. Gardner, Jus,
tices of the Peace, of said County, be-
tween the hours OF eight o'clock A. ~,
and 0oclock p. NJ. Of said day, and
the examination Of witnesses and. the
taking OF dispositions will bo adjourn
cd from day to day until all are ia
ken.
And, at Logan, in the County OF
Hooking, on the 23d day of Decem-
bor, A. y. 1868, ut tho Office of Grog.
han Il Rippey, attorneys at law, be-
fore Samuel Thompson and Thomas
Ingland, Justices Of the Peace of said
County, between the hours offs o'clock
A. NJ, md 0 o'clock p. NJ. of said day,
and the examination of witnesses, and
the taking Of dispositions will be con
linucd from day to day until all are
takon.
And at tho Office OF the Clerk of tht
| Court, in the town of Fort Madison
in Lee County Iowa, on tho Both day
OF December, 1865, before compton
authority, between tho hours of
O'Clock A. NJ, and o'clock p. NJ. o
said day.
The points upon which your cleo
ton will be contested, are as fol
lows
lst At tho time Of your prctende,
election, to.wit, October 10th, A, u
1865, you was not eligible to the OF
fec of State Senator, under Sec H. Art
, 10, OF the Constitution Of the State c
Ohio.
I'd. AZ tho timo of your prctcndc
, election, to.wit; October 10Th, A. ID
= 1865, you had not resided "onc yea
next preceding" within this Dis
trict.
3d. That at the time of your pre-
Q tended election, to.wit; October l0tl
/. A. d., 1865, you had not tho qualif
n cations of an olcctor within this SenG
! torial District nor within Ohio.
u 4th: That within one year next pre-
Q ccding your pretended election, tC
!, wit within ono year prior to OctobC
!. 10th, A. d., 1865 you had ceased to !
4 n citizen and clcclor OF Ohio, and ha
not resided within this State ono yea
next preceding said election.
Is 9th. That ut tho timo of your pr,
Il tended election to.wit; October l0t
Is 1865 you was in law resident
4 Iowa.
9th. That ] received all tho vot
" legally given for tho Office Of State Sci
l. ator at the October election A. !
It 1868.
n 9TH. That the Judges ofthe Eclectic
;, in York township Athens County +
" fused TO permit great number of !
Q gal voters to vote at said State olectio
d said voters intending to vote for n
0 for State Senator.
!. 9th. That seven Union voters
- Rome township in Athens county Y
" tod by mistake tor you, by reason Of
y spurious ticket containing your nam
n when in fact said voters intended
A. vote for me.
a. 9th. That no legal election was ho
, and no legal returns mado of tho vo
' of Goodhopo township in Hockir
county, and yet, you have 90 majoril
n certified ovor me, and which said !
le ma ajorily is part Of the pretended m