Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-09-01
LEGAL ADvERTIsEME
Election Proclamation.

Supe1NlSOG GlSITlCL NO. I, composed OI 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 l-At house of
T. z. Campbell. Inspector, Oscar Macy;
Judges T. p. Campbell, Julian Valdez.
Los Angeles Precinct No. AT Court
Mappa, Manuel +. Coronel.
Los Angeles Precinct No. 3-At the house of
mdges Huber J
La Ballona Township-At Cienega school
house; Inspector, j. ID. Young; Judges, IL. II.
San Fernando Township-At Kittrdges
Hotel. Inspector, G. II. Rinaldi; Judges, w.
Kittridge, Geronimo Lopez.
soLEDAD TOWNSHIP
Soledad Election Preclnct-At house of John
Lang. Inspector, ]. II. Turner; Judges, John
Lang, Juan ID. Martinez.
Elizabeth Lake Election Precinct-At house
ofJames Heffner. 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. TITLE ". SECTION al. Every per-
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 it, 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, or allows himselfto 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, ofby imprisonment in the
| County Jail or State Prison not exceeding one
| year, or by both, In all 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 elec-
| ton, refuses to be sworn, or being sworn,
| fuses to answer any pertinent question pro-
| pounded by such Board touching the right of
| any other to vote, is guilty of 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,an and every person who votes
more IMAM once aU any eleCUlOn, 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 fraudulentiy
introducing the same into the ballot box be-
| fore 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 law
| fully polled, other ballots, while the same are
being of 6f at any othsr
| election; or carries away or destroys, or at
| tempts to carry away or destroy. any poll
| list, or ballots, or ballot box for the purpose
of breaking up orinvalidating or 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
such election as to prevent such election or
| canvass from being fairly held and law
| fully conducted, is guilty of felony.
| SEC. As. 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 n 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.
| 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 elec-
| 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, or
| ballots lawfully polled, is punishable by i'm
prisonment in the state Prison for not less
n w nln "a
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 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 flne-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 a precinct, town ward
| where no election was in fact held, or wilfully
| town, precinct or ward where an election was
actually held Is punishable by byimprisonment
in the State Prison for term not less than
| two or more than ten years.
| SEC. 81. Every person who wilfully adds 10
| or subtracts from the votes actually cast at
| an election in any returns, or who
prisonment 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. 50. 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 1t contains
| name written or printed thereon different
| from the name which Is written 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 or desired to vote for; or
| who, being Inspector, Judge or Clerk of any
| election, while acting as such, induces, or at
| teInpts 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 a misdemeanor.
| SEC. 81. 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 entertainments;
| j. Furnishes orengages 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
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