The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1875-04-20

An Act 10 Protect the Elections Of
Y0iunsary PoliiIcai AasocIa.
tiens, and 60. Punish Frauds
chereIn.
SECTION 1. Be IL enacted by the Gen.
erat. a ssembly Of The State of Ohio, That
all elections hereafter to be holden by
any voluntary political association Or
party in this state, for any delegates or
managing committee, or for the nomin-
alton of candidates for public Office.
may be called or ordered by published
notice, upon the vote of msjority-of
The county, city or, township central or
control ing committee of such voluntary
political association or party Of the
county, city or township which may
elect to accept the provisions. Of this
act, which shall stale the purpose. time.
manner, conditions, together with the
place dr places Of holding such cleo
4iion also; tie authoisy by which the
call or nolice Is published. and the per-
son, shall be named therein who is to
supervise or preside at each poll where
such election is to be hol,ien; and the
said person shall be legal voter of the
township, precinct. ward or election
district for which he is named. Said
notice shall likewise declare the quail
Gcations OF the persons to vote at such
elections; provided, that such prescribed
qualifications shall not be inconsistent
with those expressed in this act.
Sec g. The notice required by section
one of this act, shall be published in
some newspaper or newspapers of gen.
eral circulation printed in the district,
ward, precinct, township. city or &C eun-
ty for which the election is called, and
shall be posted in at least three public
places in the polling precincts of such
election, at least five days prior thereto !;
provided, that if there be no newspa-
per published in the district or county,
then the newspaper publication may be
omitted. ,S
SEC. 8. The person named as super
visor in the notice required by section
one OF this act, or any person, in his
absence or refusal to serve, assuming
or chosen to be such supervisor OF the
election aforesaid, shall first be sworn
or affirmed by some officer authorized
to administer oaths, that he is legal
voter Of the precinct, ward or district
in which such election is to be held that
he will correctly and faithfully conduct
such election, protect it against all
frauds and un(airness, carefully and
truly canvass all votes cast tbereat, in
such manner as may be required by the
authority appointing the election; and
the supervisor shall then cause tthe elec-
tors present possessing the qualifications
of persons entitled to. vote under said
notice, to choose two judges Of election
and two clerks to assist him in receiv-
ing and taking account of the votes
cast, to each of whom shall be admin
istered, by some officer authorized to
administer oaths, the same oath that
has already been taken by said super
visor; and aaySiolation Of the iprovis-
lions of this section shall be deemed a
misdemearor, and shall, on conviction.
subject the offender to punishment ty
fine, not less than fifty or more than
two hundred dollars, or by imprison
ment in the county Jail not less than
one nor more than six months, or both
such fine and Imprisonment.
SEC. 4. 1t shall be the duty of the
supervisor and judges Of such election,
to entertain objections made by any
qualified elector under said published
call or notice to any vote that may be
offered, on the ground that the person
offering it is not entitled to vote under
the terms of the said call for the said
election, or that he is not citizen of
the United States, legal resident and
voter of the election precinct, ward,
township or district, or that he has re
ceived or been promised, directly or in
directly, any money, fee or reward for
his vote for any candidate, or that he
has voted before at that place or some
other on that day, in the same election;
and it shall be the duty of said super
visor or one of the judges Of election,
| if such objection be not withdrawn, TO
administer to- the person SO offering to
vote, an oath or affirmation to the gen.
ersl effect that he will truly testify to
all matters relating TO bis said qualifica-
ton, under said published call, his resi-
dence, citizenship of the United States,
receiving or being promised, directly
or indirectly, any money, fee or reward,
for his vote for any candidate, and
whether he has voted at that or other
pace on that day at such election. 1t
shall then be the duty Of the supervisor
or one Of the judges Of election, to in.
terrogate the person so objected to, as
to tall the matters in particular upon
which said objection was made, and
generally as to all of said qualifications.
II the person so objected to shall re-
fuse to answer such questions, after said
oath or affirmation shall shave been ad-
ministered, it shall be the duty Of the
supervisor and judges of election to re-
ject such vote. But if such oath be ta-
ken. ..and such questions be answered
satisfactorily, and not contradicted sue
cessfully by the sworn testimony Of
other witnesses, who may be called, it
shall be the duty of the supervisor ard
judges of election, to admit the vote
sworn to be Qualified according to the
term Of The call and the provisions Of
this act, having the word "sworn" no.
ted opposite the party's name on the
poll list. And any violation of the
provisions of this section by thesuper-
visor and Judges of election, shall be
deemed misdemeanor, and shall, on
conviction, subject the party offending
to punishment as prescribed in section
three Of this act. And any person who
shall, upon taking such oath or afirma-
ton, and under the. examination herein
authorized, wilfully make q false state
ment to matter pertinent and material
| in such examination, shall, be deemed
guilty OF the crime Of perjury, and on
conviction be punished as prescribed by
law.
Sec. 5. Any person who is not citi-
zen of the United States, or who is not
qualified to vote in the county, town.
ship, ward or felection district wherein
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