Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-05-21

Ing iudEe NAV in hia discretion, require such
declsa Ion Of disability 10 be made BY the elect
No ballot without the Official indorsement
ShAi be allowed 70 be deposited in the ballotbox,
and none but ballots provided In aecordanes
with the provisions Of this act shall be counted
CLOSING THE POLLS.
Section Is The Judges and clerks Of election.
when the polls are closed, shall Immediately
count the votes and certify the same a. herein
When the result Of the bsllot Is Ascertsined, Go
shall be Immediately announced by one OF tho
judges In front OF the polling place, and a coy
thereoi certified By the Judges and cleric post
fed copy thereof given TO the persons hereinafer
designated as being entitled TO be present at ue
count Of the votes.
The county executive committee OF each party
having a ticket TO be voted at an election may
designate q suitable person TO be present at and
witness and inspect the counting OF the votes IN
each precinct, who shall be admitted TO said vot,
ing place and who shall be entitled to copy OF
the certificate provided for in this act. but no
other person except the election Officers shall be
admitted 10 said polling place before or after the
count begins except as provided in this act.
When all these requirements are complied with
the Judges shall, in the presence OF the clerks,
and the inspectors provided for in the preceding
section, destroy the ballots voted OF mutilated,
and the ballots remaining unvoted provided,
that II there are any ballots cast and counted or
left uncounted concerning the legality or regu-
larity OF which there is any doubt or difference
of opinion in the minds of the judges of election,
said ballots shall not be destroyed but sealed up
and returned TO the clerk OF the court with the
returns OF the election for such judicial or other
investigation as may be necessary, with a true
statement as to whether they have or have not
been counted, and If counted, what part and for
whom.
The judges and clerks shall make out
their returns OF election and the Tally
sheets thereof in Iiplicate signed and certified
as now required by law, for the general election
for state, district circuit or county othcers. one
copy thereof shall be Immediately transmitted
IN the county board of elections, one copy TO
the clerk of the court of the county, and one
copy with the poll books of the election, shall be
filed with the township, city, town or village
clerk, as the case may be- to be preserved Tor one
year after the date of such election Such returns
shall be securely sealed up in an envelope, and
addressed transversely upon the upper end there
of TO the proper officer or board with whom they
are to be deposited, with the designation OF the
township, precinct and county, which shall be
followed by the certiication herein provided for,
and shall be delivered by one OF the judges Of
election to the proper board and officers pro-
vided, that in cities OF the rst class such dellv'
cry may be made as now provided.
In not less than one nor more than five days
after the returns of the general election for state,
district, circuit and county elections, the county
board of elections shall open and canvass the re-
turns of such election and make and certliy un-
der seal an abstract in trplicate OF the same num-
bered one, two and three, respectively Abstracl
o.
the county abstract No. 2, in SO far as 1t refers
to the election Of state officers or constitutional
amendments, shall be Immediately forwarded 70
the president OF the senate and abstract NO 3
in so far as it refers to the election OF state ocers
or constitutional amendments shall, in like man.
ner, be forwarded to the secretary OF state. said
abstracts shall contain the names of each candl.
date voted for and the number OF votes received
by him, and statement of each question voted
upon, and the number OF votes in favor OF onO
against such question submitted for ratification
or rejection by the electors In any electlon tol
a member of congress, or TO fill vacancy IN sucn
Office the board of elections in each county in
the district in which the election is held, Bhal
make and certify under seal an abstract in dupt
cate OF the votes cast at such election IN suc1
county. One copy of such abstract the president
of the board shall file with the clerk of the court
and the other he shall transmit to the secretary
of state, and said abstract shall show from VIVA
county it is transmitted, and II the secretary O
state fail to receive the same, he shall notify the
clerk of the court OF suCh county, VINO snal
forthwith make certified copy OF the abstract OF
file with him and transmit 1t to the secretary o
state, When tive or more counties are Joined to
gether in judicial circuit judicial district Of
senatorial or representative district, or for th'
election of any officer, not member OF congress
to be elected in district composed OF two or NOR
counties the respective county boards OF elec
| tions shall make out an abstract of the numbe
of votes cast In such county for each person 10
such Office duly attested and sealed and lnclose!
| in an envelope so indorsed as to snow tnat II
| NIT the same by mail to the president OF Tn
board of elections of the county in such d1str1c
| having the largest population; and the board o
elections to whom such aostract is transniIie ~;
| shall incorporate the same in an abstract VIII
the returns of such election in their county 10
| such Office or offices, and shall make and tram
nit to the persons elected the certificates OF the1
election and the said county boards OF electlon
| shall make and transmit all abstracts and return
necessary and proper at any election, htthert
made and transmitted by the clerks OF the couI
of common pleas, as herein specified.
WHO SHALL FURNISH HBALLOT-BOXEs
Section 49, 1t shall be the duty of the precinC
| boards of election to furnish all theballot-b0xe
necessary in their respective precincts, and tn
| precinct election boards shall take into thel
care and custody all the ballot boxes and eqn1I
ments necessary at their respective p0llln
places, and preserve them until demanded b
| the county board and they shall have care an
custody OF the same, and direct IN whose Gu n
tody they shall remain after an election. III
trustees of townships and city or village couI
ellis shall turn over to the precinct electlo
board the ballot-boxes they now have in the
possession, Provided, that in cities where rel
fstration is required the purchase and care
ballot-boxes to be used at any election bel
within such cities shall devolve upon the r
spectiye boards of elections of such cities.
DIVISION OF PRECINCTS.
Section 20. When five hundred votes or mol
| have been cast at the last preceding election
any precinct, the county board OF electlons sha
give ten days notice at least thirty days prit
to an election, by publication in two leadiI
papers of opposite politics published In IL
county, that the same is to be divided into tW
or more precincts, on day named IN SAID NJ
tice. On said day, or some subsequent Gay
which the matter may be adjourned by Il
board the matter of dividing said precinct
near equally in voters as possible shall
I#heard, considered and determined by the boar
and If said board can not agree, the questic
| hall ba limit n DrOhafp 11dpl.
written statement of such disagreement
signed by at least two members OF the poar
| who shall forthwith determine the same. Pr
| yided, that nothing in this section contaln'
, shall be construed to affect the powers and
ties of city boards of elections, in reference
the division of election precincts within SUI
cities, as provided in section 2926 OF the Revls
Statutes.
: PENALTIES.
section o. Any elector who shall, except
' otherwise herein provided, allow MS paAot
! be seen by any person, with an appare
I | intention of letting it be known how he Is abo
: | to vote, or who shall make a false statement
! | to his inability to mark his ballot, or any ele
y | ton officer who shall deceive any eiector
3 | marking his ballot, or mark the same In o.
= | way other than as requested by such elecU
! | under the provisions of this act, or any pers'
! | who shall interfere or attempt to interfere,Wl
= any elector when inside said inclosed place,
when marking his ballot, or shall attempt
/, | speak or converse with any person while VIII
3 in the guard-rail, except as herein provided,
who shall endeavor to induce any elector, aft
. voting, to show how he has marked his ball
!, | shall be punished by fine of not less than
dollars, nor more than five hundred dollars
. by imprisonment in the Jail not more than s
months, or by both such fine and tmpriso
l. | ment. -
Any person who shall falsely make or wilfu
q deface or destroy any certificate of nominate
q or nomination papers, or any part thereof,
Z any letter of withdrawal, or sign any su
e certificate or paper contrary to the proy1sio
= of this act or file any certificate of nominate
4 or nomination paper or letter of withdraw
y knowing the same or any part thereof to
I, falsely made, or suppress any certificate OF no