The Placer herald., 1857-08-29

sons are designated on any ticket for any office
than are to be elected for such office. such part
of the ticket shall not be counted for any of
them; but no ticket shall be lost for want of
FORM if the board of judges can determine to
their satisfaction the person voted for and the
office intended
Sec 35 AS soon as the votes are read off
and counted, certificate shall be drawn up on
each of the papers containing the poll list and
tallies, or attached thereto, stating the number
of votes each person voted for has received, and
designating the Office to fill which he was voted
for, which number shall be written in words at
full length. Each certificate shall be signed
by the clerks, the judges, and inspector; one
of said certificates with the poll list and tally
paper to which it is attached, shall be retained
by the inspector, and preserved by him at least
six months. The ballots shall be destroyed by
the inspector-The other of said certificates with
the poll list and tally paper to which it is attach
ed, shall be sealed up by the inspector, and en-
dorsed "election returns" and be directed and
delivered or sent by the inspector to the county
clerk of the county in which the election is
held.
Sec 36. The said passage shall be delivered
to the county clerk by of the judges or clerks
OF election i'll person, or may be sci by private
hand, or by mail If sent by private hand
the person delivering it shall, before the county
clerk, take and subscribe an affidavit that the
package was delivered to him by one of the judg-
es (naming him. that it has not been out of his
possession since it was received and has under
gone no alteration while in his possession. The
affidavit shall be endorsed on the package If
sent by mail, it shall be mailed by one of the
judges and the postmaster shall make on it an
endorsement that he received it from one of the
judges (naming him.
The attention OF Inspectors and Judges is called to
an Act to amend an act to regulate elections. pass
ed March 23, 1853, page l60 of the Statute
of 1855. Also to an act to provide for paying
;tn1,I
itorna, and to contract funded Debt for that
purpose, approved April rs, 1857.
AN ACT.
Recommending to the Electors to vote for or
against Convention to revise and change the
Constitution Of this State [Approved March
81, 1851.
The People of the State Of California, rep
resented IN Senate and .4ssen,bly do enact
las foUOrs:]
SECTION l. The electors of the State are rec
commended to vote at the next election for
members of the Legislature, to be held on the
first Wednesday in S ptember next, for against
calling Convention to revise and change the
Constitution of this State. The ballots used at
such election may contain the words "For
Convention,' or the words Against Conven-
tion,o or words to the same effect written or
printed thereon, And the Inspector and Jud-
ges of election, at each and every poll in the
State shall ascertain and make returns of the
number OF votes cast in favor of a Convention.
and the number Of votes cast against Il Convcn-
ton as aforesaid, in like manner, and with the
same particularly, other votes are required
by law to be counted and returned and an alb
stract thereof shall be sent by each and every
county Clerk to the Secretary Of State, in the
same manner and at the same time that votes
for members of the Assembly are by law required
to be sent.
AN ACT
To provide for paying certain equitable claims
against the State of California, and to contract
Funded Debt for that purpose.
The People Of the State Of CaHfornia, rep
resented IN Senate and .4Ssembiy do enact
as foHoacS:
Sec. A. This act shall be submitted to the
people of the State for their ratification at the
next general election. to be holden on the first
Wednesday of September, D 1857. and the quail
flied electors of this State shall at said election
on their ballots for State officers, vote for or
against this act; those voting for the same shall
write or have printed on their ballots the words
"Pay the Debt" and those voting against the
same shall write or have printed on their ballots
the words "Repudate TIL Debt"
N. B. The bearer of Election Returns"
must receive the same from the hands Of the
Judges of Election. Returns should be forward
ed Immediately to the County Clerk.