Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-08-25
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS.
Election Proclamation.

held on Wednesday, September I'd, 1874, IN
Supervisor District No. |, composed of the
Townships of Los Angeles, La Bal ona, San
Fernando and Soledad, for the election of one
supervisor for said First District, Los Angeles
county. California.
Election Precincts.
The following places are hereby designated
for holding the election in each precinct, ana
the following named persons are appointed
Inspectors and Judges for said precincts, viz:
Los ANGELES TOWNSHIP.
Los Angeles Precinct No lat house of
T. ?, Campbell Inspector, Oscar, Oscar Macy;
Los Angeles Precinct No. 3 At Court
house. Inspector, y. L. Peel; Judges, A. q.
Mappa, Manuel +. Coronel.
Los Angeles Precinct No. 3-At the house of
David Anderson. Inspector, II. n. Bruning:
Judges, Louis Martinez, Joseph Huber Jr.
La Ballona Township--At Cienega school
house. Inspector, ]. d. Young; judges, II. II.
Gird, j. A. Nichols.
Hotel Inspector, G. X. Rinaldi; Judges, W.
Kittridge, Geronimo Lopez
soLEDAD TOWNSHIP
Soledad Election Preclnct-At house of John
Lang. Inspector, j. II. Turner; Judges, John
Lang, Juan d. Martinez.
Elizabeth Lake Election Precinct-At house
ofJames Heffner. Inspector, Francisco Lopez; I;
Judges, James Hetfron, Samuel Hunter
In accordance with Section llGO, Political
Code, " the polls must be opened ar one hour
after sunrise on the morning OF the election,
the same must be closed.
Extracts from Penal Code.
PARTI. TITLEIV. SECTION Al. Every per-
son charged with the performance ofany duty
under the provisions of any law of this State
relating to elections, who wiltully neglects or
refuses to perform 1t, or who In his official ca
pacity knowingly and fraudulently acts in
contravention or violation of any of the pro-
visions of such laws, Is, unless a different
punishment for such act or omission is pre-
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exceeding one thousand dollars, or by inn
prisonment in the State Prison not exceeding
five years, or by both.
SEC. AZ. Every person who wilfully causes,
procures, or allows himself to be registered in
| the Great Register of any county, knowing
| himself not to be entitled to such registration,
! is punishable by a fine not exceeding one
| thousand dollars, or by Imprisonment in the
| County Jail or State Prison not exceeding one
| year, or by both, In al cases where, on the
| trial of a person charged with any offense un-
| der the provisions of this section, 1t appears
| In evidence that the accused stands registered
| in the Great Register of any county without
being qualified for such registration, the Court
| must order such registration to be Cancelled.
SEC. AZ. Every person who, after being re-
| Quired by the Board of Judges at any elec-
| ton, refuses to be sworn or being sworn, re-
| fuses to answer any pertinent question pro-
| pounded by such Board touching the right of
| any other to vote, is guilty of a miSdemeanor.
SEC. "A. Every person summoned to appear
| and testify before any Board of Registration
| who wilfully disobeys such summons, is
| guilty OF q mlSQemcanOr.
| SEC45 Every person not entitled tovote,w who
| fraudulentlyvotes.a and every person who votes
| moro than once at any election, or know
ingly hands in two or more tickets folded to-
| gether, or changes any ballot after the same
| has been deposited in the ballot box, or adds,
! or attempts to add, any ballot to those legally
| poled at any election, either by fraudulently
| introducing the same into the ballot box be-
! fore or after the ballots therein have been
| counted, or adds to or mikes with. or at
| tempts to add to or mix with, the ballots law
! fully poled, other ballots, while the same are
! being counted or canvassed, or at any other
| time, with intent TO change the result of such
! election; or carries away or destroys, or at
| tempts to carry away or destroy, any poll
| list or ballots, or ba Hot box for the purpose
of breaking up or orinvaldating such elections,
| or wilfully deta1nS, mutilateS or destroys any
! election returns. or in any manner so inter
feres with the officers holding such election or
| conducting such canvass, or with the voters
| lawfully exercising their right of voting at
such election as to prevent such election or
canvass from being fairly held and law
fully conducted, is guilty of felony.
SEC. 49, Every person not entitled to vote
| who fraudulently attempts to vote, or who
| being entitled to vote, attempts TO vote more
than once at any election, is guilty Of r mis-
SEC. AZ. Every person who procures, aids
assists, counsels or advises another to give oil
offer his vote at any election, knowing the
| person is not qualified to vote, is guilty OF II
| miSdemeanor
| SEC. 49, Every officer or Clerk OF Election
| who aids in changing or destroying any poll
!
box, or taking any therefrom, or adds, or at
| tempts to add, any ballots to those legally
polled at such election, either by fraudu-
! lently introducing the same into the ballot
box, before or after the ballots therein have
been counted, or adds to or mixes with, or a.
tempts to add to or mix with, the ballots poll
| ed any other ballots while the same are being
counted or canvassed, or at any other time
| with intent to change the result Of such cleo
| ton, or allow another to do so when in his
| power to prevent it, or carries away or de.
stroys, or knowingly allows another to carry
away or destroy, any poll list, ballot box, OF
ballots lawfully polled, is punishable by inn
| than two nor more than seven years.
| SEC. 40. Every Inspector, Judge or Clerk OF
an election, who, previous to putting the
| ballot of an elector in the ballot box, at
| tempts TO find out any name on such ballot,
or who opens, or suffers the folded ballot OF
| any elector which has been handed in TO be
opened or examined previous to putting the
| same into the ballot box, or who marks or
| places any mark or device on any lded
ballot with the view to ascertain the name OF
| any person for whom the elector has voted
| or who, without the consent of the elector,
| disclnSes the name OF any person which such
Inspector, Judge or Clerk has fraudulently or
| illegally discovered to have Deen voted by
such elector is punishable by fine-nOt less
than fifty or more than five hundred dollars.
SEC. so. Every person who forges or coun-
| terieits returns of an election purporting to
| have been held at precinct, town or ward
| where no election was in fact held, or wilfully
| substitutes forged or counterfeit returns for a
actually held, is punishable by imprisonment
| in the State Prison for a term not less than
! two or more than ten years.
SEC. III. Every person who wilfully adds It.
| or subtracts from the votes actually cast at
an election in any returns, or who
alters such returns, Is punishable by inn
prisonm ent in the State Prison for not less
| than one or more than five years.
SEC. 81 Every person who aids or abets in
the commission OF any OF the offenses men,
| toned in the four preceding sections, is pun
ishable by imprisonment in the County Jail
| for the period of six months, or in the State
Prison not exceeding two years.
| SEC. 3d. Every person who, by force,
| threats, menaees, bribery, or any corrupt
| means, either directly or indirectly, attempts
to influence any eector in giving his vote, or
| to deter him from giving the same, or at
| tempts by any means whatever to awe, re-
| strain, hinder or disturb any elector in the
! free exercise of the right of suffrage, or fur
| nisheS any elector wishing to vote, who can
| not read, with ticket, informing or giving
such elector to understand that it contains q
name written or printed thereon different
| from the name which is written or printed
| thereon, or defrauds any electOr at any such
election, by deceiving and causing such elect
| or to vote for different person for any office
| that he intended desired to vote for; OF
| who, being Inspector, Judge or Clerk of any
| election, while acting as such, induces, or at
tempts to induce, any elector, either by men,
| ace or reward, or promise thereof, to vote diff
| ferently from what such elector intended or
| desired to vote, heis guilty of a msdemeanor.
| SEC. 81. Every person who, with intent Ia
| promote the election OF himself or any other
| person, either:
l. Furnishes entertainment at his expense
to an meeting of electors, previous to, or dur
| ing any electtOn;
| 2 Pays for, procures, or engages to pay for
| any such entertainments;
| g. Furnishes or engages to pay or deliver any
| money or property for the purpose of procur-
ing the attendance of voters at the polls, or for
| the purpose of compensating any person for
| procuring attendance of voters at the polls
except for the conveyance of voters who are
| sick or nfirm;