Campbell Circuit Court

The Com"mth of Kentucky, Plaintiff
Against } Indictment for Refusing to receive the vote of a qualified voter

John W Flora & George Herendon, Defendant

The Grand Jury of Campbell County, in the name and by the authority of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, accuse John W Flora and Geo Herendon of the offense of refusing to areceive the vote of a qualified voter, committed as follows, viz; The Said John W Flora and George Herendon on the [...] day of August, 1865, and on divers other days and times, before and since that time, and before the finding of this Indictment, in the County and State aforesaid, Being officers of an Election, then & there held at the Carthage Precinct in Said County, under the Constitution and laws of the State of aforesaid for the Election of a

Member of the Congress of the United States, for the Sixth Congressional District of Ky, a State Treasurer, a Senator from the 25th Senetorial District of Said State, Two Members of the General Assembly from the County aforesaid, The Said Flora being then & there a Judge of Said Election, and the Said Herendon being then & there the Sheriff of Said Election, and Severally acting as Such, at the time and place aforesaid, having been duly appointed and qualified as Said Judge & Sheriff, the Jury aforesaid in the name and by the authority aforesaid, do further say that at the Election aforesaid for the purpose aforesaid, at the Precinct ^& County ^ aforesaid, on the day & year aforesaid, John Kinney a qualified voter of said Precinct and County County: did appear before the Judges, "Sheriff & clerk of said Election between the hours of Seven oclock A. M, and Six

Oclock P, M, and then & there offered to vote, Whereupon the Said John W Flora and George Herendon as Judge and Sheriff of Said Election Respectively [...]did Knowingly unlawfully, and corruptly refuse to receive the vote of the Said John Kinney contrary to the Statute in such cases made and provided, and against the peace and dignity of the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

Witnesses
John Kinney

John J Nelson

R. B, Carpenter
Commonwealths Attorney

A Copy

attest Benj Beall clk
Campbell Circuit Court

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The Commonwealth
Against
John W Flora & Geo Herendon

G, W, Carmack
Foreman