Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-08-26
LEGAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
Election Proclamation.

Supervisor District No. |, composed of the
Townships of Los Angeles, La Ballona, 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, and
the following named persons are appointed
Inspectors and Judges for said precincts, viz:
Los ANGELES TOWNSHIP.
Los Angeles Precinct No 1-At house of
T. p. Campbell Inspector, Oscar Macy;
Judges, I. r. Campbell, Julian Valdez.
Los Angeles Precinct No. q At Court
house. Inspector, Il. l." Peel; Judges, a. c.
Mappa, Manuel f. 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.
San Fernando Townshlp--At Kittridge,s
Hotel. Inspector, c. r. Rinaldi; Judges, w.
kittridge, Geronimo Lopez.
soLEDAD TOWNSHIP
Soledad Election Precinct-At house OF John
Lang. Inspector, j. ii. Turner; Judges, John
Lang, Juan D. Martinez.
Elizabeth Lake Election Precinct-At house
ofJames, ,Hefner. Inspector, Francisco Lopez;
Judges, James Heffron, Samuel Hunter.
In accordance with Section ll6O, Political
Code, )" the polls must be opened at one hour
after sunrise on the morning OF the election,
! and must be kept open until sunset, when
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 witully neglects or
refuses to perform 1t, or who in his official ca
pacty knowingly and fraudulently acts in
contravention or violation of any of the pro-
visions of such laws, Is, unless different
punishment for such act or omission is pre-
scribed by this Code, punishable by fine not
exceeding one thousand dollars, or by inn
| prisonment in the State Prison not exceeding
| five years, or by both.
SEC. 42. Every person who wilfully causes,
| procures, or allows himselfto be registered in
| the Great Register of any county, knowing
himself not to be entitled to such registration,
| is punishable by 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, it 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. 43. Every person who, after being re-
| quired by the Board of Judges at any cleo
| 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 a misdemeanor.
SEC.45. Every person not entitled tovote, who
fraudulentlyvotes.and every person who votes
more 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
| polled at any election, either by fraudulently
| introducing the same into the ballot box be-
| fore after the ballots therein have been
| counted, or adds to or mixes with. or at
| tempts to add to or mix.with, the ballots law
| fully pOlled, 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
| of breaking up or invalidating such elections,
| or wilfully detains, mutilates or destroys any
| 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. 46. 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 Il mis-
| demeanOr.
| SEC. AZ. Every person who procures, aids
| assists, counsels or advises another to give or
| offer his vote at any election, knowing the
person is not qualified to vote, is guilty OF a
misdemeanor.
SEC. 4S. Every officer or Clerk Of Election
| who aids in changing or destroying any poll
| list, or in placing any ballots in the ballot
| 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
| been counted, or adds to or mixes with, or at
| 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
ballots lawfully polied, is punishable BY i'm n.
prisonment in the State Prison for not less
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 any folded
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,
discloses the name OF any person which such
Inspector, Judge or Clerk has fraudulently or
illegally discovered to have been voted by
such elector is punishable by ine-not less
than fifty or more than five hundred dollars.
SEC. so. Every person who fOrges or coun-
terfeits returns of an election purporting to
have been held at precinct, town or ward
where no election was in fact held, or wlfully
substitutes forged or counterfeit returns for a
town, precinct or ward where an election was
actually held. Is punishable by imprisonment
in the state Prison for term not less than
two or more than ten years.
SEC. hl. Every person who wtlfully adds to
or subtracts from the votes actually cast at
an election in any returns, or who
prisonm ent in the State Prison for not et less 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, menaces, bribery, or any corrupt
means, either directly or indirectly, attempts
to influence any elector 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 Ii contains a
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 a different person for any Office
that he intended or desired to vote for; or
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 orreward, or promise thereof, to vote diff
ferently from what such elector intended or
desired to vote, he is guilty of misdemeanor
SEC. 54. Every person who, with intent to
promote the election OF himself or any other
person, either:
!. Furnishes entertainment at his expense
10 an meeting OF electors, previous to, or dur
ing any election;
2. Pays for, procures, or engages to pay for
any such entertainments;
3. Furnishes or engages to pay or delivera 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 infirm;
4. Furnishes or engages to deliver any money