Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-05-09

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 tho returns OF the election for such
judicial or other Investigation as may be noces
snry, with truo statement as to whether they
have or have not been counted, and II counted
what part and for whom,
The judges and clerks shall make out
their returns OF election and the tally
sheets thereof In triplicnte, signed and certified
as now require by law for the general election
for state. district circuit and county officers
one copy thereof shall be Immediately trans.
mitted to the county board OF elections one
copy TO the clerk OF tho court OF tho 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 he, to be pre-
served for one year after the date OF such cleo
tlon. Such returns shall be securely sealed up
in an envelope, and address transversely upon
the upper end thereof to the proper ottcer
board with whom they are to be deposited, with
the designation OF the township, precinct and
county, which shall be followed 10y the cerlinca.
tion herein provided for and shall be delivered
by one OF the judges OF election to the proper
board and officers; provided that in cities OF
the first class such delivery may be made as
now provided.
In not le, ,s than one nor more than Eve DAYS
after the returns of the general election for
state, district circuit and county elections the
county board of elections shall open and can.
vass the returns of such election and make and
certify under seal an abstract in trip icate of
the same, numbered on, two and three, re.
spectively. Abstract No. ! shall be hlud with
No. 2, in so far as IL refers to the election OF
state ofticers or constitutional amendments
shall be immediat ly forwarded to the presi.
dent OF the senate, and abstract No. g. in so far
as IL refers to the election of state officers or
constitutional amendments shall in like man.
ner be forwarded To the secretary OF state.
Said abstracts shall cont lin the names of each
candidate voted for and the number of votes re.
ceived by him. and statement OF each ques
ton. ton voted i upon upon ana the number numb Of
question submitted for ratification or re.
lection by the electors. In any election
for u member OF congress or to fill n vacancy
in such ONCE, the board of elections in each
county in the district in which the election is
held, shall make and certify undor seal nm nb-
stract in duplicate OF the votes cast at such
election IN such county. One copy of such alb
straot the pr sident OF the board shall file with
the clerk of the court, and the other he shall
transmit, 20 the secretary OF state, and said alb
stract shall show from what county it is trans.
mittcd and II the secretary OF state fail 10 re.
ceive the same, he shall notify the CLERK OF the
court OF such county, who shall forthwith make
certified copy of the ABSTRACT on file with IN
and transmit 1t to the secretary OF state When
TWO or more counties are joined together in n
Judicial circuit or judicial district senator II
or representative district or for the election OF
any oticer, not member OF congress, to be
elected in district composed OF two or more
counties, the respective county boards
OF elections shall make out an abstract
OF the number OF votes cast in such county
Tor each person for such onlce, duly attested
and sealed and inclosed in an envelope 50 In
dorsed as to show that it Is an abstruc: OF votes
and for what office, and transmit the same by
mail to the preside mt of the board OF elections
OF the county in such district having the largest
population; and the board OF elections to whom
sucn abstract Is submitted shall incorporate
| the same in an abstract with the returns of
such election In their county for such once or
| onices, and shall make and transmit 10 the
! persons elected the certificates of their elec.
| tlon; and the said county boards OF election
| shall make and transmit all abstracts and re.
| turns necessary and proper at any election
| hitherto made and transmitted by the clerks OF
the court OF common pleas, as herein specified.
| WHO SHALL FURNISH BALLOT BOXES
| SEC. 10. 1t shall be duty OF the precinct
| boards OF election to furnish all the ballot
| boxes necessary in their respective precincts,
ana the precinct election boards shall take into
| their care and custody all the ballot boxes and
equipments necessary at their resp i've polling
| places, and preserve them until demanded by
| the county board, and they shall have care and
| custody OF the same, and direct in whose Gus
| tody they shall remain after an election The
| trustees OF townships and city or village coun.
CHS snail turn over u the precinct election
| board the ballot-boXes they now have in their
| possession Provided, that in cities where reg.
istration is required the purchase and care OF
| oatiot-ooxeS TO be used at any election held
within such cities shall devolve upon the re-
specttve boards of elections OF such cities.
| DIVISION OF PRECINCTS.
SEC. 20. When i've hundred votes or more
| nave oeen cast at the last preceding election in
| any precinct the county board OF election shall
give ten days notice at least thirty days prior
TO an election, by publication in two leading
| papers OF opposite politics published in the
county that the same is to be divided into two
or more precincts, on a day named
ter may be adjourned by The board,
| the matter of dvid ng said precinct as near
| equally in voters as possible shall be heard con.
sidered and determined by the board. and il
| said board cannot agree, the question sh all be
submitted TO the probate ju ge, upon written
statement or such disagreement, signed by at
least two members OF the board. who shall
| forthwith determine the same. Provided that
| nothing in this section contained shall be con.
strued to affect the powers and duties OF CITY
boards OF elections, in reference 10 the division
| OF election pre- .incts within such cities as
| provided in section 2S2S OF the revised statutes
PENALTIES.
SEC. 81. Any e.ector who shall excen,
| as otherwise herein provided, allow his ballot
TO be seen by any person, with an apparent in.
tention OF letting it be known how he is about &c
| vote, or VINO shall make false staten mt rs tC
his inability to marx his ballot or any election
oticer who shall deceive any elector in marking
his ballot, or mark the same in any way other
| than as requested by such elector under the
| provisions OF this act or any person who shal
| interfere or attempt to interfere. with any
| elector when inside his inclosed place or wher
| marking his b'llot or shall attempt to speal
| or converse W tn any person while within the
guardratl except rs herein provided or whC
shall endeav lr to induce any elactor, after vot
ing, 10 snow now he has marked his ballot shal
| be punished by fine OF not less than ten dol
| lars nor more than tive hundred dollars or b,
imprisonment in the jail not more than siI
| months, or by both such fine and imprison
| ment.
Any person who shall falsely make or willfull
| deface or destroy any certificate of nomination
! or nomination papers, or any part thereof, o
any letter OF withdrawal or sign any such certih
cate or paper contrary to the provisions OF tht
act or file any certificate OF nomination o
nomination paper or letter OF with
drawal knowing the same or any par
thereof to be falsely made, or SUP
press any certificate of nomination or nomini
ton paper, or any part thereof. which has bee
duly fled or forge or falsely make the oficia
Endorsement on any bal OF, or shall purposel
mark his ballot in such manner that 1t ma
oe identified after IL has been cast or wiliul
destroy or deface any ballot, or shall take or re
move or be found in the possession of any bal
| lot outside OF the inclosure provided for votn
before the close OF The polls, or wilfully della
the delivery of any ballots shall be punishe
| by fine of not less than twenty five IS!5t dol
lars, and not more than one thousaud (Sl.OOJ
dollars, or imprisonment In jail for more thai
one year or by both tine and Imprisonment.
Any member of the county board OF elections
or any judge or clerk OF election. or printer o
other person entrusted with the custody of bal
lots, b anks poll books cards of instruction O
other required papers, who shall open an,