Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1871-07-06
= AN ACT.
To Protect the Elections of Vol
untary Political Associations,
and to Punish Frauds therein.


untary Political Associations,
and to Punish Frauds therein.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Gen
e3'al assembly Of the State of Ohio,
That all elections hereafter to be hold
en- by any voluntary political associa-
ton or party in this State, for any
delegates or managing committee, or
for the nomination of candidates for
public Office, may be called or ordered
by published notice, upon the vote of
a majority of the county, city or town
ship central or controlling committee
of such voluntary political associa-
ton or party of the county, city or
township, which may elect to accept
the provisions of this act, which shall
state the purpose, time, manner, con-
ditions, together with the place or
places of holding such election; also
the authority by which the call or
notice is published and the person
shall be named therein who is to su-
pervise or preside at each poll where
such election is to be holden, and the
said person shall be legal voter of
the township, precinct, ward or cleo
ton district for which he is named.
Said notice shall likewise declare the
qualifications of the person to vote at
such elections; provided, that such
prescribed qualifications shall not be
inconsistent with those expressed in
this act.
SEC. 2. The notice required by sec
ton one of this act, shall be published
in some newspaper or newspapers of
general circulation printed in the dis
trict, ward, precinct, township, city or
county for which the election is called,
and shall be posted in at least three
public places in the polling precinct of
such election, at least five days prior
thereto; provided, that if there be no
newspaper published iii the district or
county, then the newspaper publica-
ton may be omitted.
Sec. B. The person named as su-
pervisor in the notice required by sec
ton one of this act, or any person
in his absence or refusal to serve,
assuming or chosen to be such super
visor of the election aforesaid, shall
first be sworn or ATTAINED by some
officer authorized to administer oaths,
that he is legal voter of the precinct,
ward or district in which such cleo
ton is to be held; that he will correct
ly and faithfully conduct such cleo
ton, protect it against all frauds and
unfairness, carefully and truly can
vass all votes cast thereat, in such
manner as may be requiI ed by the au-
thority appointing the election; and
the supervisor shall then cause the
electors present possessing the quail
| fcations of persons entitled to vote
under said notice, to choose two iudg
es of election and two clerks to assist
him in receiving and taking account
Of the votes cast, to each of whom
shall be administered, by some officer
authorized to administer oaths, the
same oath that has already been taken
by SAID supervisor: and any violation
of the provisions of this section shall
be deemed mlSdemcanOr, and shall
on conviction, subject the offender t,
punishment by fine, not less than fiftl
nor more than two hundred dollars, o.
by imprisonment in the county jail no
less than one nor more than si1
months, or both such fine and impris
onment.
SEC 4, 1t shall be the duty of thC
supervisor and judges ofsuth election
to entertain objections made by any
qualified elector under said published
call or notice, to any vote that may
be offered, on the grourd that the per
son offering it is not entitled to vote
under the terms of the said call for thu
said election, or that he is not a citi
zen Of the United States, a legal resi-
. dent and voter of the election. precinct
ward, township or district, or that III
has received or been promised, direct
ly or indirectly, any money, fee or re
, ward for his vote for any candidate
or that he has voted before at tina
place or some other on that day, il
the same election; and it shall he TIL
duty of said supervis or or one of tn
judges of the election, if such objec
ton be not withdrawn, to administe
to the person so offering to vote, al
oath or affirmation to tue general af
e feet that he will truly testify to al
: matters relating to his said qualifica
g ton, under said published call, hi
f residence, citizenship of the Unite,
States, receiving or being promised
| directly or indirectly, any money, fe
c or reward, for his vote for any candi
e date, and whether he has voted at tia
: or other place on that day at sue
: election. 1t shall then be the dut
: of the supervisor, or one of the judge
: of election, to interrogate the persol
: so objected to, as to all the matter
= in particular upon which said objeC
: tion was made, and generally as to a
+; of said qualifications. If the perso
: so objected to shall refuse to answe
: such questions, after said oath c
d affirmation shall have been administel
Il ed, it shall be the duty of the super
h visor and judges of election to rejeC
e such vote. But if such oath be takeI
S and such questions be answered sati;
t, factorily, and not contradicted success
r fully by the sworn testimony of othe
S witnesses who may be called, it sha
+ be the duty of the supervisor and iudg
e es of election, to admit the vot
; sworn TO be qualified, according to th
|, terms of the call and the provision
$ of this act, having the word "sworn
# noted opposite the party's name o
# the poll list. And any violation {
1t the provisions of this section by tn
st supervisor and judges of election sha
s be deemed q misdemcanor, and shal
: on conviction, subject the party offend
II ing to punishment as prescribed