The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1868-05-15
COECLUDED NEXT WEEK.
The Infamous Lew.

mixture bill as it finally passed the
Ohio legislature
SECTION l. BE IL enacted by he
Gene, al assembly ofthe State of Ohio,
That it shall be the duty of the
judges of election TO challenge any
person offering to vote at any elecioG
held under any law Of this State,
having q distinct and visible admix-
ture of African blood, and shall ten
der to him the following oath or af-
firmation: "You do solemnly swear
or aifirm) that you will, to the best
of your knowledge and belief, full
and true answers make, to such ques-
tions as may be put to you touching
your qualifications as an elector. and
thereupon the said judges, or one of
them, shall put TO him the following
questions ~
lst. What is your name
I'd. Where were you born
Sd. Were your. parents married, !,
and did they live together as man
and wife.i
4th. Had your parents, or either of
them, q visible and distinct admix-
ture of African blood?
9TH. In. the community in which
you 1--we, are you classified and re-
cognixed as white or colored pei
son, and do you associate with white
or coloredspersons?
9th. Are there schools for colored
children in operation in the township,
village or ward in which you live,
and if you have children, do they at
tend such schools, or do they attend
the common schools organized for
white children under the law ofthe
State
SEC. 9. After the examination OF
the person challenged, as provided
in the preceding section, the judges
of election shall, unless the vote of
said person is rejected, require him
to produce before them two credible
Witnesses, to whom shall be rendered
by said judges, the following affirm
alton :----- .-------
."You and each Of you do solemnly
swear Tor affirm, that you will fully
and truly answer all such questions
as may be put to you, touching the
qualifications OF (the. name of the
person challenged as an elector.
Thereupon the Judges, or cne ol
them, shalLput to each person respec
lively the following questions:
1st. Are you acquainted with (tht
name of the person challenged J; il
so, for how long time have you
known him2
I'd. Do you know when, where, anc
| in what State he was, s,born? g:F.
3D., Were you acquainted with hi:
parents, or either of them? If yes
did. such parents, or either of them
have a distinct and visible -admixturt
1'of African blood, and were they mar
ried, or did they live together as mar
and wife !?
SEC, g., A record in writing o
these questions and answers required
10 be given and made in the preced
! ing sections of this act, shall be KEEP
land fled with the poll -hooks, fo
public inspection; and that the con
ductirfg of such examinations, an(
the making of the record thereof
shall not be permitted to delay tn
regular business of such elections, il
receiving votes where no such exam
instion and record aforesaid is re
quired by this act to be made, and T.
avoid such delay, it shall be the dut
of such judges Of election to emplo,
an additional clerk or clerks to max
such records, who shall be paid a
] the other clerks at such elections, an
U said clerks shall first be duly swor
; to faithfully and correctly make sue
record and the said judges OF elet
ton, or any party challenging, ma
4 put such other questions as may seer
r to them necessary and proper, an
l the judges of election, or the part
r challenging, may call and have es
amined any other witnesses in th
: premises that may eeem to thel
!, proper. -
el SEC. A. No evidence shall be r.
= ceived as to the admixture OF whit
e blood which is based on the opinio
n of the, person challenged or of IL
e witness testifying in his behal
! founded. merely upon appearance
8 unless the facts are fully stated