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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1903
Page
5
The sheriff Andrew Murphy proclaims the general election for state district and county officers in Athens County Ohio on Tuesday November 3 1903 with details on the legal basis and notice to qualified electors.
Qualified voters in Athens County Ohio meet in their election townships and precincts on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November 1903 between 6:00 a.m. and 5:40 p.m. Central Time to elect state and county officers as provided by statute.
Fragmentary OCR lists candidates for Ohio state offices including governor treasurer auditor attorney general and commissioner of common schools. It also references a Ninth Fourteenth joint senator district comprising Athens Fairfield Hocking Washington Morgan and parts of Noble and Monroe.
County residents vote for one candidate in each county office including Representative in the General Assembly Treasurer Sheriff Commissioner Recorder Infirmary Director and Coroner for Athens County. Ballot specifies single candidate selection for each office under local election rules.
Qualified electors will vote on five proposed amendments to the Ohio Constitution as submitted by the General Assembly. The governor would gain veto power over any bill or veto any item of an appropriation bill.
Ohio voters face amendments on governors veto power municipal classification and taxation along with a single liability clause for stockholders. The measure outlines ballot wording and voting options for each proposed change in state constitutional sections.
The county executive committee may appoint inspectors to witness ballot counting at each precinct and limit access to polling places. After polls close the number of electors voted is certified by judges and clerks before proceeding, and uncast ballots are destroyed in the presence of officers and inspectors.
After canvassing votes, judges prepare duplicate returns and tally sheets, sign and certify as required by law. One copy goes to the deputy state supervisor, the other kept by the township or municipal clerk for one year. Returns are sealed, addressed to proper officers, and carried as prescribed.
The sheriffs office in Athens Ohio notes that judges and clerks must not separate from polling place duty and must not leave the polling place except for unavoidable necessity under penalty of a fine from fifty to one hundred dollars. The notice is dated September 23, 1903.
A column blending poetry seeking Hermes guidance with a list of grand and petit jurors drawn for the common pleas term beginning in November. Names include J E Stont Carthage John Schuler Carthage George Carsey Lodi George Mason York and others across Athens Bern Dover Trimble Troy and Ames.
List of uncalled letters dated Monday October 12 at Athene Ohio includes Willie Brooks J P Barnard Mrs R Bennett Eber Carpenter Marie Donaldson J O Goodwin P S Jeffery Harris M M Hartman Esther L Kinkaid Mary Miller Mrs D Mailan Mrs Luer Marl Charles Mastin Ollie Swett Mrs Cora Sleigh Mrs C F Selby Miss Besse Wood Miss Ge Wood J W. Officials remind addressees to claim and say they were advertised.
Wanted in Athens county an energetic man to handle the sale of Bliss Native Herbs. The field has been thoroughly advertised and good sales await the right man. Address Bliss Building Washington DC for full particulars by October 15, 1902.
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