Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-08-20
Extracts from Penal Code.


son charged with the performance ofany duty
under the provisions of any law of this State
relating to elections, who wilfully 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 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. AZ. Every person who wilfully causes,
procures, OF allows himself to be registered III
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 all cases where, on the
trial of 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. 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
and every person who votes
more than once at any election, or know
1nRly nanuS IN TWO or more tlCKeCS 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
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list or ballots, or ballot box for the purpose
OF breaking up or rinvalidating such elections.
or wilfully detains, 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
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 a 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
box, before or after the ballots therein have
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 polled, is punishable by i'm
prisonment in the State Prison for not less
than two nor more than seven years.
SEC. 49. 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 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,
Inspector, Judge or Clerk has fraudulently or
Illegally discovered to have been 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-
terfeits 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 q
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. 81. Every person who wilfnlly adds to
or subtracts from the votes actually cast at
an election In any returns, or who
prisonmen ent in the State Prison for not less
than one or more than five years.
SEC. 50. 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. %. EVERY person who, Dy force,
threats, menaces, bribery, or any corrupt
means, either directly or indirectly, attempts
to deter him from giving the same, or at
tempts by any means whatever to ave. 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 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 or reward, 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:
l. Furnishes entertainment at his expense
to an meeting of electors, previous to, or dur
ing any election;
2. Pays for, procures, or engages to pay for
any such entertainment;
3. 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 infirm;
4. Furnishes or engages to deliver any money
or property for any purpose intended to pro-
election candidate. for
the expenses of holding and conducting pub
lie meetings for the discussion of public ques-