The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-04-05

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FAIR COUNT FOR ALL-NEW
ELECTION LAW.
AN ACT.
To amend an act entitled can act to
regulate the Election of State and
County Officers" passed May Sd,
1872, rs. q c., P. $780, amended
April IL, 1870, 60. L., vol. CT, P.
AL
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of the State of
Ohio. That section six of the above
recited act be amended as follows:
SEC. 6. That the judges of election,
for every election precinct, at all
elections holden under this act, or
the acts amendatory thereof, or
supplementary thereto, shall be
chosen and constituted as follows:
FIst-In every township, and for
the township election precinct there
in, said judges shall consist Of the
electors receiving at any general
spring election the highest number
of votes for the office Of trustee, and
the elector of an opposite political
purity receiving thereat the highest
number of votes for said office of
those not elected thereto, except in
cases where two opposite political
parties will be represented on said
board by the resultof such election
and excepting where all the electors
receiving votes as Aforesaid shall be
of the same political party, then said
chosen as trustees shall constitute
the Judges of election therein: pro-
vided, if of those elected township
trustees at any election, two have
the equal, but not the highest, OF il
the three have the same or if those
not so elected, two or more have the
highest and an equal number Of
votes for said office, then, in every
such event the township clerk shall
without delay, publicly determine
by lot which of said two, or which
two of said three so elected or which
one of those not elected but receiv
ing votes as aforesaid (as the cast
or cases may require, shall be judge
or judges Of said election. If any
township comprise more such pre-
cincts than one, the trustee there
not chosen as aforesaid, shall be on,
of the judges of election for on,
such precinct, whereof the other wv,
as we'll as the judges of election 70.
any additional township precinct
situated wholly or partly in sucl
township, shall be chosen in tn
manner provided in section seven Q
, this act. The clerk of every town
ship shall make and preserve a rec
ord of the names of all persons, wit
the proper dates, chosen judges G
election as aforesaid in such town
ship.
Second-Said judges of election 70
!. each ward of any city or village di
vided into wards, shall consist Of tn
two councilmen of such ward and tn
~elector who is of an opposite politi
cal party to either or both of sue
, councilmen receiving at the proceed
ing April election the highest nun
:. Der of votes for said office of thos
not elected thereto: provided, if tw
or more electors, who are of opposit
political party to either or both of tn
councilmen of such ward not electe
=. to said office, have the highest an
|. an equal number of votes thereto,
; then it shall be the duty of the cit
! or village clerk, as the case may b,
= on opening the returns from sue
! ward to determine, by lot which {
! such electors shall be judge of ele,
:. ton for the same, a record whereC
= he shall make in his minutes; an
! said clerk shall issue a certificate {
election, as in other cases, to I'll
. person. in each ward so chosel
Judges of election chosen as aforesai
{ shall serve as such during n yea
7 and until their successors are chose
l and qualified as herein provided
and each, before entering upon h
duties, shall take an oath or affirm
ton, such as is prescribed in sectic
/ seven of the act to which this
n amendatory.
n SEC. 3. That section sever Of sal
e act be amended so as to read as fc
l. lows: Section 7. Thatif either of ii
e Judges of the election, or clerk of an
township shall fail to attend at tt
e time and place of holding election
d or if either of them shall be a cand
/ date for State or county Office, the
n it shall be the duty of the electo.
present to choose, viva voce, a suit
BILE person or persons, as the cas-
i may require, having the qualifict
It tions of an elector, to act as judgt
It or clerks of said election; and in tt
e election of such person or persons
act as judges of election, the san
limitations and restrictions shall
n observed as are prescribed in sectio
six of this act, so that two polite;
parties shall, in all cases, have a re
e resentation on said board; and, pr
vious to any vote being receive,
such Judge or clerk not being alread
duly sworn and qualified accordin
to law, shall take an oath or affirm
ton, which may be administered b
y any trustee or clerk of township, {
e councilman, or other person autho
lied to administer oaths, in the 70
d lowing form: "You, A. B., do solemn
e ly swear Tor affirm that you wi
perform the duties of Judge, or cler
c of the election (as the case may be,
e according to law and the best ofyou
liabilities; and that you will studiou,