The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1868-04-30
Tho Visible Admi1turo Bill.

OnlO beBlslatuTe'
SECTION 1. BE Il enacted Ly lie
General assembly Of Tie State Of Ohio,
That IL shall be the duty Of the
judges of election to challenge any
person Offering to vote at any election
held under any law Of this State hay.
ing distinct and visible admixture
Of African blood, aud shall tender to
him the following oath Of Affirmation.
"You solemnly swear (or affirm that
you will to the best Of your knowl-
edge aud belief, full and true answers
make, to such questions as may be put
to you touching your qualifications
as an elector," and thcreupon the
said judges Of one Of them, shall put
to him the following questions:
l. What Is your namep
2. Where we're you born2
3. Wero your parents married and
did they live together as man and
wife.
4. Had your parents, or either oil
them, a visible and distinct udmix.
lure Of African blood2
D, In the community in which
you live, are your classified as q
white or colored person, aud dc
you associate with white or colored
persons2
6. Arc there schools for colored
children ia operation ia the town
ship, village or ward in which you
live, and IL you have children, do
they attend such schools, or do they
attend common schools organized for
white children under the law of the
State2
SIC. 2. After the examination Of
tho person challenged, as provided in
the preceding section, the judges OF
the election shall, unless the vote OF
said person Is rejected, require him to
produce before them two credible
witnesses, to whom shall bo rendered
by said judges the following aflirml-
ton:
"You or each Of you do solemnly
swear Cor affirm that you will fully
and truly answer all such questions
as may bo put to you, touching the
qualifications of (thc name of the per.
son challonged as an elector.
Thcreupon the judges or ono OF
them shall put to each person ro.
spcctiyely the following questions
l. Arc you acquainted with (the
name of the person challengod) il so
for how long a time have you kuown
himp
2. Do you know when, where, and
in what State he was born2
3 We're you acquainted with his
parents, or either of them2 If yes
did suck parents, or either of them
have n distinct and visible admixturC
of African blood, and were they mar.
riod, or did they live together as
man aud wife?
SEC. 3. A record in writing O
the questions and answers required
to be given aud made in the prcced
ing sections of this act, shall be KEEP
aud fled with the poll books, fol
public inspection; aud that tho CON
Quoting of such examinations aud th,
making Of the record thereof, shal
not bo permitted to delay regular bu
siucss of such elections, In receiyin,
votes where no such examination aut
record aforesaid is required by thi
act to DO made, and to avoid sucI
delay, it shall be the duty of sucl
judges Of election to employ an addi
tional clerk or clerks to make such
record, who shall be paid as the otho
clerks at such elections, aud sal,
clerks shall be duly sworn to faith
fully aud correctly make such n ro,
cord; aud the said judges of election
or any party challenging, may pu
such other questions as may seem I
them necessary aud proper, and tn
judges Of election, or party ohalleug
ing, may call aud have examined an
other witnesses in tho premises thu
may seem to them proper.
SEC 1. No evidence shall be re
ceiyed rs to tho admixture of whit
blood which is based on the opinio
of the person challenged OF of tn
witness testiiying in his behal
founded merely upon appcaraco, uu
less the facts are fully stated as t
the parentoge of the person chulleng
ed; aud no evidence OF reputation a
to parentage shall be received, unles
the parties about whom such reputG
tion exists are proved to have boo
: married.
SIC, 8. If The party challenge,
or any person ipterrogated as afore
: said In his behalf shall refuse
answer fully any question as herei
prescribed, the judges shall reject Il
vote, and If the judges shall be sati
fed from the statement Of all porsol
, examined and the evidence adduce
that the person Offering to vote is
' 'white male citizen Of the Unite
4 States" before receiving his ballo
: they shall tender him the followir
4 oath or athrmauon'
You do solemnly swear Cor alliru
\ that to the best os your s.nowledi
8 AID belief you are q white male cit
>. zen of the United States. and kuC
the fact to be so from a knowledge
both your parents and your pedigrC
c aud il the judges ehall then recei
f said vote, the words, challenged
a the ground Of visible admixturo
a African blood" shall bo entered
/. the poll book opposite said voter
r name.
. SEo. O. That any person who,
/ oath or affirmation, shall procu
a the right to vote for himself or al
r other person, by willhlly and co
!. ruptly dcposiug, declaring or afr,
q ing any matter TO be fact knowil