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

rot % exceed twenty days IN any one year, and /
mileage at the ats a ave cent? . mile going 70 /
and returning from the county seat, Il the dis
tAnee be more than one mile
COMPENSATION now PAID.
Section 8 The compensation provided for in |
the preceding section, and all expenses arising for
printing and distributing ballots cards Of expla-
nation to oficen Of the election and voters,
blanks and all other proper and necessary ex-
penaes, shall be betrayed out OF the county Seas-
ury a. other county expenses, and the county
commissioners shall make the necessary levy TO
meet such expenses The expense Of printing
and delivering ballots and cards OF instruction In
local elections shSn be q charge upon the city,
town, village or political division In which such
local election shall be held.
THE PRINTING OF BALLoTs.
7==~.' & The printing provided for in the
.Nres"i g sections, except poll-book and tally
sheets shall be let to the lowest responsible bid
der in the county, upon ten days notice pub
lshed not more than three times in two leading
papers of opposite politics published in such
county. The person to whom the contract for
printing the tickets is let shall, in the presence
OF the clerk OF the board OF county elections, seal
up securely in packages, one for each precinct in
the county, the designated number of ballots to
be printed for such precinct, and endorse thereon
the number Of ballots so printed and sealed up,
and deliver the same to the county board Of elec-
tions at such time as the said board may direct.
DELIVERY OF BALLOTS AND INsTRUC-
TIONS.
Section T. Not less than three DAYS before any
general election the county board of elections
shall summon the presiding judges of election in
each precinct in such county to appear before the
board of elections and receive the necessary
blanks, poll-books, tally-sheets necessary certih
Gates cards Of Instructions and ballots for such
precincts, and shall deliver TO such judge the
sealed packages of ballots, blanks, poll-books
and other required papers; provided, however,
that In cities Of the first and second classes, when
the presiding judge or chairman is chosen at the
meeting of the registrars and judges of election,
on the evening preceding any November elec-
ton, pursuant to section 2926H of the Revised
Statutes, or on the Saturday evening preceding
any April election, 1t shall be,the duty of such
judge, Immediately after such meeting, to call
at the office of the board of elections for such
packages; and provided further that in any city
of the first grade of the first class, the board Of
elections may, by resolution, provide for the dis
tribution of the ballots through the agency of the
police force of such city.
WHEN BALLOTS ARE LOST OR DE.
sTRoYED.
ballots or other required papers delivered to any
Judge of elections or other messenger shall be
lost or destroyed it shall be the duty of such per.
son in custody to report the loss at once to the
county board of elections from which the same
were obtained, and make affidavit of the cir.
cumstances of the loss, whereupon such
board shall at once resupply such person.
In case such person in custody fail or refuse
to report and make proof of the loss,
Cad ala do ar,I
upon such board shall at once send new supply
by special messenger, as provided in other cases.
At the opening of the polls in each precinct,
the seals Of the packages shall be publicly brok-
en-, and the packages shall be opened by the
presiding officer.
The cards of instruction shall Immediately be
placed in each voting shelf or compartment pro.
vided in accordance with this act for the marking
of the ballots, and in such other places as the
election officers may determine upon.
In case no ballots shall have been delivered al
any polling place before the opening of the polls
or If extra ballots shall, at any time during the
time the polls remain open, be required, it shall
be the duty of the county board of elections
upon requisition in writing signed by major
ity of the election judges of such precinct, where
in the reasons for demanding such ballots shall
be fully set out to secure the same as speedily al
possible, and, If necessary, such board may have
extra ballots printed; provided, however, that
such ballots shall conform, as nearly as possible
to the original ballots and the printing and thu
care of the same shall be under the same provis
ions and penalties as the printing and care of thu
other ballots.
JUDGES AND CLERKS.
Section Q. At least ten days before the annua
November election there shall be appointed b,
the county board of elections in all precinct
in which the voters are not registered four judge
and two clerks of election, as hereinafter provid
ed,who shall constitute the board of election off
GERS of such precinct, who shall be residents o
| such precinct, and the county board of election
shall designate one otsuch judges to act as the pre-
| siding Judge. The terms of the judges and clerk
shall cease and determine at the end of one yea
| from the date of their appointment, at whicl
| time and annually thereafter, the board of eleC
tions shall appoint their successors to a simila
term of office, agreeably to all the provisions Q
| this act.
| Not more than two judges and not more thai
one clerk shall belong to the same political part
| or organization.
In municipalities, the councilmen shall be e1
oficio Judges of election; provided, that in cas-
| more than two cOuncilmen belonging to tn
same political party or organization be residents
the same election precinct, the county board q
elections may designate which of the councilme
shall serve as judges of election in such pr
cinct
In township precincts the clerk of the townshi
shall be ex-oficio clerk of election of the pr
cinct in which he resides, and the trustees of th
townships shall be ex-officio judges of election
except that in townships not divided into ele
ton precincts, If all the trustees be of the sam
political party, those two only whose terms e.
pire in one and two years shall be ex-ofici
Judges of such precinct.
If at the opening Of the polls in any precin
there shall be vacancy in the effice Of clerk
Judge of election, the same shall be filed by Il
electors present, and from the political part
which is entitled to such vacant Office under Il
provisions of this act.
The Judge # election called by the coun
board of elections to receive the blanks, pol
| books taIly-sheets, ballots, cards of instruction
and other documents, shall receive one dollar 4
such service, and, in addition thereto, mileage
the rate of five cents per mile to and from Il
county seat, Ii he lives more than one mile dl
tant therefrom. And the Judge of election carr
ing the returns Of the precinct to the coun
board of elections, shall receive like compe
sation. The judges and clerks shall each recei'
as compensation the sum of one dollar and ff
cents for each election
Provided, however, that in cities where reg
tration is required the compensation of judg
and clerks of election shall remain as now fix,
bylaw. -
Section 10. The members of the county boar
| of election shall, before any proper official a
thorized to administer oaths, take and subscril
to the following OATH which shall be filed wi
the clerk of the court of common pleas:
State of Ohio, -- County, 49,:
l do solemly swear Tor affirm that will su
port the constitution of the United States and
J the State of Ohio, and perform the duties of
member of the county board of elections
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