The Nevada Democrat., 1859-09-07

ed up by the Inspector, and endorsed "Election
Returns" and be directed aud delivered or sent
by the Inspector to the County Clerk OF the
Comfy ia which the election is held.
SEC. So. The said package shall be deliver
ed to the County Clerk by one of the Judges or
Clerks of election in person, or may be sent by
private hand, or by mail. Hsent byprivate
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 Judges, (naming him) that it has not
been out Of his possession since it was received
and has undergone no alteration while in his
possession. The affidavit shall be endorsed on
the package. If sent by mail, it shall be mail
ed by one of the Judges, and the postmaster
shall make on it an endorsement that be re-
ceived it from one of the Judges, (naming him.
SEC. 81. No tally-paper, poll-list or certif-
cate, returned from any election, shall be set
aside or rejected for want Of form, nor on ac-
count of its not being strictly in accordance
with The directions Of this act. If the same can
be satisfactorily understood.
SEC. 80. The person having the highest num-
Der of votes given for each Office to be filed by
the votes of a single county. or of township,
shall be declared elected and the County CLERK
shall Immediately make out aud deliver, or
send 10 him. q certificate of election. signed by
said Clerk, and authenticated with the seal Of
the County Court. e-Eo@r
of Penalties for Misconduct at Elections and for W
oldtiOns Of certdisn provisions Of this Act.
SEC. 98. If any person shall, directly or in
directly, use any threats, menace or force or
any corrupt means or device, at or previous to
any election held pursuant to this act, towards
any elector, to nder or deter him from vot-
| ing at such election or shall attempt by any
means whatever to awe, restrain, hinder or dis
turb any elector n the free exercise of the right
of suffrage, be shall. upon conviction thereof,
be fined in any sum not exceeding i've hun
dred dollars. r.rg-4..Pf..tf
SEC. 80. If any person shall furnish any
elector, wishing to vote at any election, held
pursuant to the provisions of this act, who can
not read, with ticket, such person informing G
or giving such elector to understand that 1t
contains the name or names which are written
| or printed thereon, such person shall, upon
conviction thereof, be fined in any sum not less
than fifty nor more than five hundred dollars.
AN ACT, recommending to the Electors ofMe STATE
TO cote for or against Convention 10 revisc and
change the Constitution Of the State.
The People of the State of California, repre-
sented in Senate aud Assembly, do enact as
follows
SEQ. l. 1t is hereby recommended to the
electors of the State, at the first election fol
Members of the Legislature had after the pass
age of this act, to wit on the first Wednesday
in September, eighteen hundred and fifty-nine
to vote for or against calling Convention tC
revise and change the Constitution of this State
The ballots used at such election may contain
the words "For Convention" or the words
against the Convention" or words to the
same effect, written or printed thereon and
the Inspector and the Judges of Election, al
each and every poll in the State, shall ascertain
and make returns of the number of votes cast
in favor of Convention, and the number OF
votes cast against Convention, as aforesaid in
like manner, and with the same particularly,
as other votes are required by law to be count
ed and returned; and an abstract thereof as
we'll as an abstract of all the votes cast in each
County of the State for Members of the Legis-
lature, shall be transmitted, by each and every
County Clerk of the State, to the Secretary of
State, in the same manner, and at the time that
votes for State officers are now by law required
| to be transmitted.
| [Approved April H. 1859.