Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-03-13
PROTECTION OF THE BALLOT BOX.
FUN Text of lhe United states Laws
which the Democrats are Deter
mined to Strike from she Statute
Books

SEB. 201l. Whenever in any city or
town having upward of 20, 900 inhabit-
ants there are two citizens thereof, or
whenever, in any county or parish, in
any Congressional district, there are ten
citizens thereof of good standing, who,
prior to any registration of voters for an
election of Representative or Delegate in
the Congress of the United States, or pri-
or to any election at which Representa-
tive or Delegate to Congress is TO be voted
for, NAV make known in writing to the
Judge of the Circuit Court of the United
States for the circuit wherein such city
or town, county or parish is situated,
their desire to have such registration or
such election, or both, guarded and scru-
tinized, the Judge, within not less than
ten days prior the registration, if one
there be, or if no registration be re-
quired within not less than ten days pri-
or to the election, shall open the Circuit
| Court in the most convenient pointtin the
circuit.
| SEC. 20I2. The court, when so opened
/ by the Judge, shall proceed to appoint
| and commission from day to day, and
from time to time, and under the hand OF
the Judge, and under the seal of the court,
for each election district or voting pre-
cinct in such city or town, or for such
election precinct in the Congressional
district, as may have applied in the man.
ner heFeinbefore described, and to revoke.
change, or renew such appointment from
time to time, two citizens, resident of the
city or town, or of the election district OF
voting precinct in the county or parish
aC0 shall be of different political parties, anC
able to read and write the English Ian
guage, and who shall be known and des
{ ignated as Supervisors of Election.
SEC. 20I7. The Supervisors of Election
t are authorized and required to attend a
: all times and places of holding election
| of Representatives or Delegates in Con
7 gress and for counting the votes east a
: such elections; to challenge any vote OF
: fered by any person whose legal qualifi
e cations the Supervisors, either of them
may doubt; to be and remain where tn
: ballot boxes are kept at all times after tn
e polls are open until every vote cast a
D such time and place has been counted
: the canvass of all votes poled who'll
completed, and the proper and requisit
e certificates or returns be required undt
h any law of the United States, or an
+ State, Territorial, or municipal law, an
e TO personally inspect and scrutinize, fro
h time to time, and at all times, on the dG
L of election, the manner in which the vo
10 ing is done, and the way and method.
e. which the poll books, registry lists, al
rs tallies, OF. check books whether the san
IL are required by any law of the Unit
f. States, or any State, Territorial, or IN
r nicipal law are kept.
SEC. 20l3. To the end that each cant
t, date for the Office of Representative a
s. Delegate in Congress may obtain the be
ne eft of every vote for him cast, the Supt
il. visors of Elections are, and each of the
IN is, required to personally scrutinil
he count, and canvass each ballot in tht
be election district or voting precinct ca
as whatever may be the Endorsement on
tie ballot, or in whatever box it may ha
it been placed or found; to make and II
Dis ward to the officer, who, in aecOrdar
ID. with the provisions of section 2025,
NJ been designated as the Chief SuperviS
ne of the judicial district in which the C
he or town wherein they may serVe, &C
M such certificates and returns of all ST
Or ballots as such officer may direct and
he quire, and to attach to the registry l
rY and any and all copies thereof, and
l is any certificate, statement, or retu
ce- whether the same or any part or p
et- ton thereof, be required by any law
en- the United States, or of any State, Te
ter torial, or municipal law, any staten
on touching the truth or accuracy of the I
the istry, or the truth or fairness of the e.
M ton and canvass, which the Supervis
of of the Election, or either of them, n
His desire to make or attach, or which she
ent properly and honestly be made or
ing tached, in order that the facts may
bad come known.
e of Section 20I9 prescribes the position
Supervisors shall occupy on the day
yet election, and during the canvass of
lief votes