Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1868-08-20
PU B IIIC
NOTICE. I
YOuCango
.a:ndVOteaS':
REPUBLICANS AND
DEMOCRATS! Just read
this nice law:
AN ACT


supplementary to an act entitled an net 70
March 20, 1871, and TO repeal the act entitled
an act to preserve the purity of elections,
passed April 4, 1861. 20. IT,, vol. 5S, page So J
SEcrIoH | Be Il enacted By the General
assembly Of tke State Of OkiO, That IL shall
he unlawful for any person within this
state. at aay election held in pursuance
" law, 10 maik the ticket OF any elector
with the intention Of ssceriaining how
he voted, or 10 mark tae ticket Of any
elector and hand me same TO him TO vote
at any election for the purpose aforesaid.
SEc 2. That all ballots voted at any
election held in pursuance Of law shall
be written on pain white paper, or print
cd with black ink on plain white news
printing paper, without ANY device or
mark Of any description to distinguish one
ticket from another, or by which one
ticket may be known from another by its
appeara nee, except the words at the head
of the ticket; and that it shall be unlaw'
ful fot Anv person to print for distribution
at the polls or distribute to any elector,
or vote any ballot printed or written con-
trary 10 the provisions Of this act pro
vIded, that nothing herein contained shall
be constructed TO prohibit the erasure,
correction or insertion Of any name by
pencil mark or otherwise upon the face of
the printed ballot
SIC 8. That any person or persons
offending against The provisions Of this
act, shall be deemed guilty Of misde-
meanor, and on conviction thereof before
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county, shall be fined in any sum not ex-
ceeding fifty dollars nor less than ten, and
imprisoned in the county Jail net exceed
! ing ten days, and also be liable TO a civil
action by any eleotor for penalty of one
hundred dollars for each aud every sepa.
rate ofense, before any Justice of the
peace in any township where process can
bo served upon him; aud no compensation
shall be recovered at law for the printing
and distribution Of any ballots contrary
10 the provisions of this act.
SEC 4. That the act TO preserve th'
purity of elections, passed Aprit A. 1861
he and the same is hereby repealed, ant
this act eball take effect and be in fOrc'
from and after it's passage.
JOHN +. FOLIETT,
Speaker Of The House Of Representation.
T.J. GODFREY,
President pro tenn, Of the Senate
Passed May s, 1868
! 1t was passed by the Ohio
Legislature last winter fol
your especial benefit. Now
don't you see that your boss
or GeorgWFry (who wants tC
be county boss,) or the mar
who owns the farm you live
on, or the man who owns the
house you live in, or youl
superintendent or overseer, OF
anybody else, no difference
where he may live or what he
may do, can tell how you vote.
if you don't want them to
know.
All the Democratic and Re-
publican tickets will be print
ed on white paper, as the law
above directs, No person has
a right to drive you to the
election. Go and vote as you
pleease-vote against every
man on the distressing taxa
ton ticketi
Vote for a changed Vote
for better timesl Vote for
lower taxes and cheaper cloth,
bread, and meat!