The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1877-05-22
AN ACT
To amend section one of an act to protect the
elections Of voluntary Political Associations
and punish frauds therein, passed February
9th 1911 10 I, Vol "a nara c7

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TO amend section one of an act to protect the
elections Of voluntary Political Associations
and punish frauds therein, passed February
24th., 1871. %. L Vol 6S, page 81
SEcrIoNl. Be 1t enacted by the Gen
,ral Assembly Of The STATS Of Ohio, That
section one e'of the above recited act be
SO amended as toread as follows: 4
SECTION /. That all elections hereaf-
ter to be holden by any voluntary po-
litical association or party in this state,
for any delegates or managing commit
lee, or for The Nomination of candidates
for public offices, may be called or Or
dered BY published notice, upon q vote
of majority Of the county, city or
eentral or controlling COM
mittee Of such voluntary political asst.'
citation 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, conditions,
together with the place or places of
holding such election Provided, that
in all cities Of the first class having a
exceeding two hundred thou
sand inhabitants at the last federal cen.
sus, the polls for such elections, held
under the provisions, of this act, shall
be opened at eleven O'Clock A. NJ. and
closed at seven P. NJ also, the author
ity by which the call or netice is pub.
lished; and the person shall be named
therein who is to supervise or preside
at each poll where such election is to be
holden, and the said person shall beoa
legal voter Of the township, precinct,
ward or election district for which he is
named. Said notice shall likewise de-
clare the qualifications of the persons
to vote az such elections; provided, .hat
such prescribed qualifications shall not
be inconsistent with those expressed in
this act. ''' e q ~ 3'a s7ii2ifi' aa1
Sec q. 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 precincts of
such election, at least five days prior
thereto provided, that if there be. no
newspaper published in the district or
county, then the newspaper publication
may be omitted n, S. ba4a TX aee
Sec 5. 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
OF. 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 q legal
voter of the precinct, ward or district
in which such election is to be held;
that he will correctly and faithfully con-
duct such election, protect it against all
frauds and unfairness, carefully and
truly canvass all votes cast thereat, in
such manner as may be required by the
authority appointing the election; and
the supervisor shall then cause the 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 receiy
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 supervisor;
and any violation of the provisions OF
this section shall be deemed misde
meanor, and shall, on conviction, cub
ject the offender to punishment by fine,
not less than fifty or more than two hun
dred dollars, or by Imprisonment in the
county jail not less than one nor more
than Six months, or both such fine and
Imprisonment. "''t.t i',io =, - =
SEC 4 It.shall be the duty of the su-
pervisor and judges of such election, to
entertain objections made by any. q1ali-
fed elector under said published call OF
notice to any vote that may be offered,
on the ground that the person offering
| it is not entitled to vote under the terms
Eof the said call for the said election. or
that he is not a citizen of the United
States, legal resident and voter of the
election precinct, ward, township or dis
trict, or that he has received or been
promised, directly or indirectly, any
money, fee or-reward, for his vote fol
any candidate, or that he has voted be-
fore at that place or some other on thai
day, in the same election; and it shal
+ be the duty of said supervisor; or ont
Of the Judges of election, if such obiec
ton be not withdrawn, to administer tt
the person so offering to vote, an ,oatl
or affirmation to the general effect tina
he will truly testify to all matters rela
ting to his said qualification, under sale
published call, his residence, citizenship
Of the United States, receiving or beiny
promised, directly or indirectly, apy
money, fee or reward, for his vote 70
any candidate, and whether he has vo
lied at that or other place on that da,
| at such election. 1t shall then be til
| duty of the supervisor, or one Of th
i Judges Of election, to interrogate th
j person so objected To-. as to all the mat
Il ters in particular unon which said oh
LECTION was made, and generally as tc
! all of said qualifications, II the person
so objected to shall refuse to ansWe