The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-02-04

Where the township N divided In two or
more precincts, the judges above spoken
Of shall appoint judges ard clerks for
the other districts, The aforesaid judges
shall act Ia district No, |, Two Of the
judges In district No, 2 shall be named
by the m jOrlty OF the township Judges,
and one by the minority. In district No,
3, the minority shall name two and the
majority one, and no on alternately, the
majority naming judges In the even
numbered, aud the minority two judges
In the odd numbered districts. II The
three judges first named belong TO three
d ffArent parties, then each shall name
one Judge for each district. The two
clerks shall be chosen 0ne each from the
two political parties. When 30 chosen
they shall no proper y notified, hat II any
Judge or clerk 40 appointed falls or 70
III tes TO serve, his place shall be filled
by the electors belonging TO the same
political party to which he belongs,
Sections 10 and II make similar pro-
ylsions for selecting Judges and clerks
Ia towns and cities. Any person ap'
pointed Judge or n clerk who refuses
TO serve Is subjected TO hne Of not less
than
$50 NOR MORE THAN $l00,
Under Section l8, each political party
IL entitled 10 appoint "eatcher," who
shall be entitled TO be- and remain W tn
In the polling place from the opening Of
the polls until the flnal count OF the
ballots and announcement OF the result
A number OF sections then provide for
the method OF conducting elections 10
that every voter and the watchers may
see ballots presented put Into the box,
and also provides for challenges, etc.,
very similar 10 the exls Ing law.
fhe third clause OF Section 30 pro
videa that "a person shall not bB conaid'
cred TO have gained residence In any
county OF the States Into which he comes
for u temporary purpose merely, With.
out the intention Of making II his home"
This will
SETTLE TUE STUDENTS VOTE
Quite eifectually, the only exception
0ring made in favor OF soldiers homes,
where the inmate has Oeen for one year
preceding on election.
Section 38 requires that az soon M the
pOlla close the poll books shall be signed
and all blank lines thereon filled with
lines drawn by pen with ink, and one
Of the judges shall announce with u
loud voice IN front OF the polling place
the total number OF names thereon,
Section "a requires an immr dlale
count Of the vote without any postpone
mrnt, and each candidate may have one
person present In addition TO the Ulcers,
and the two watchers TO 500 tho count
made.
Section 80 requires that the whole
number Of ballols Grst 6e counted, aud
II they exceed the number OF names,
after throwing out the double ballots,
they ehall be replaced In the box, shaken
np, aud one OF the judges bllnd-folded
for the purpose, shall draw out the ex
cess, and they shall DO destroyed. Then
tn count shall be made In the usual
way the two watchers heing allowed 10
spe the names on the ballots M they are
read. When the count IN llnished a
Judge OF the election shall announce the
result In loud voice In front OF the
polling place. and thls announcement
shall be- pima facle evidence Of the re'
suit IN said district, A lcopy Of the re-
suit shall nj the same time he given 10
each Of the watchers, after being signed,
and another copy
sRNT TO THR PROBATE JUDGR.
Sec. 30 provides for the canvass of the
returns by the County Clerk and two
Justices, one OF whom must DO OF oppo'
site politics from the Clerk, The differ.
ent abstracts now provided for shall be
made.
Sec. 10 IL as follows: "The Clerk aud
justices shall not receive any paper 40
d poll book Of any precinct unlesa IL be
delivered at the Clerk'a Office by one Of
the Judges OF the election held In such
precincti and In making the abstract OF
votes they shall DO governed by the
number Of yoles stated In the poll book,
unless there shall DO evidence OF fraud
or forgery upon the face OF such POLL
book, or tho number Of votes shall be
different from tho yote announced by
the Clerks and Judges OF such precinct
AZ the cloae OF the polls on the night Of
the election, Ia which case they shall
make the number OF votes IN the poll
books conform 10 the number thus
announced by the Clerks aud Judges,"
The Probate Judge shall also be present
NJ the canvass with the blank returns
sent TO him,
The remaining sections provide penal.
tics for violating tho provisions OF the
net, The various acts aud attempts NJ
fraud and repeating, brlbing or Offering
brlbes, intimidation, falsifying or forG.
Ing returns, etc,, are made felonies, pun.
iehable by
IMPRISONMENT IN TuE pENITENTIAnY,
The bill, when II Gomez upon its pass
age, will run the gauntlet Of criticism
aud amendment. Az II now et0nda II
contains many excellent provisions, and
no doubt more good 0nea can DO added.
The general spirit OF tho bill Ia worthy
OF being put upon tho etatute books,
W, A. T.
COLUMBUS, February 3--Col, 3. X,
Donavin, whose open letters to Senator
Horny u. Payne led 10 the pending In
yeetigation, 10 now NJ his homo In Della.
ware, and has notified tho Select Com
mlttee Of the House that no In ready to
appear before II and teatify whenever he
IL called, lle may DO called to-day, and
may not bo until later. According TO