Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1869-01-13
NUMBER 113.
The Whi,e Vo,,.~ -

IN oenate, on yesterday, Mr.. SCRIBNER
introduced bill to amend the law of last
session to prevent persons from voting
having visible admixture Of African blood
In their veins. This is the law which the
Supreme Court was in such hot haste To
decide unconstitutional because it forbid
the reception of negro votes-negroes, not
more than half black, being, in the opinion
of the Supreme Judges, ashite citizens Of
the United States. 80
Section / of the act of 1868, made it the
duty of the judges to challenge any person
shaving distinct and visible admixture of
African blood" and required them to put
the following questions to the party .chal-
lenged: s,,.-f..ss.
81. What is your age? 1870
SO. Where were you born?
SO. Were your parents married, and did
they live together as man and wife? {a
a. Had your parents, or either of them,
a visible and distinct admixture of African
blood?
So In the community in which you live
are you classified and recognized as a white
or colored person, and do you associate with
white or colored persons? -.
"6. Are there schools tor colored children
In operation in the township, village or
ward in which you live and If YOU have
childrens do they attend such schools, or
do they attend the common schools organ
lied for white children, under the laws of
the state 2" 9JisI .zfsf,t .a-iEI ITel1 sJTs.E-
The amendment to the above sectionr re-
quires the judges to challenge any per-
whom they have reason to believe is not
"a white male citizen of the United States,''
and substitutes the following questions for
the foregoing: E.KSa
81. What is your age?
SO. Where were you born?
SO. Are you a white male citizen of the
United States. Ifyes, state all the facts up-
on which you claim to be such citizen ?''
Section 2 of the act of 1865. required the
person challenged to produce too witnesses
to aid in establishing his right to vote.--
The amended section makes one sufficient.
Original section two also required the
judges to PROFOUND the following questions
to the witnesses: sssaT
"1st. Are you acquainted with the name
of the person challenged; If so, for how
long time have you known him?
I'D. Do you know when, where and in
what State he was born?
"3d. Were you acquainted with his pa
rents, or either of them If yes, did such
q
and visible admixture of African blood,
and were they married. or did they live
together as man and wife ?"
The amended section substitutes the fol-
lowing for the third question:
"3. Are you acquainted with his parents,
or either of them. 5sH st-@ ~
"a. Is he a white male citizen OF the
United States? If yes, what are the facts
+. upon which you base your statement that
he is such citizen?" 80.
The amended section also authorizes the
party challenged to produce additional wit
nesses In his own behalf.
The amendment to section four makes it
competent to establish the marriage of the
reputed parents of the party challenged by
the same evidence that is admitted in the
courts of Justice for that purpose.
The amendment to section five strikes
out that part of the section which author
ICES the judges of election to reject the
vote if any witness called refuses to answer
the questions propounded. The judges
are required to reject the vote unless the
evidence satisfies them that the person
challenged is a white male citizen of the
United States. The oath is also modified
so that it merely requires the voter to
swear that according to the best of his
knowledge and belief he is white male
citizen of the United States.
Section z is SO amended as to make
judges of election liable to prosecution for
knowingly" receiving vote from per-
son not white male citizen of the United
States, contrary to the provisions of the
act. 4a-Mzs- ~.
The other amendments proposed are
merely formal. M - Efag