Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-09-02
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS.
Election Proclamation.

rINHE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF LOS
Il Angeles county, State of California, give
notice that in pursuance of Section ll3l and
Section ALI, Political Code AN election will be
held on Wednesday, September I'd, 1874, in
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 l-At house of
T. p Campbell Inspector, rector, Oscar Oscar Macy;
Los Angeles Precinct No 2 At Court
house. Inspector, b. l.. Peel; Judges, A. G.
Mappa, Manuel +. Coronel
Los Angeles Precinct No. Sat the house of
David Anderson. Inspector, II. n. Bruning:
Judges, Louis Martinez, Joseph Huber, Jr.
house. Inspector, j. ID. Young; Judges, H. II.
Gird, J. a. Nichols.
San Fernando Township-At Kittridge's
Hotel. Inspector, G. Il. Rinaldi Judges, W.
Kttridge, Geronimo Lopez.
soLEDAD TOWNSHIP
Soledad Election Preclnct-At house of John
Lang. Inspector, j. II. Turner; Judges, John
Lang, Juan ID. Martinez.
Elizabeth Lake Election Precinct-At house
ofJames.H effner. Inspector, Francisco Lopez;
Judges, James Heffron, Samuel Hunter.
In accordance with Section lIG0, 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 wiltully neglects or
refuses to perform it, or who in his official ca
pacity knowingly and fralttlulently 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 i'm
prisonment in the State Prison not exceeding
five years, or by both.
SEC. 42. Every person who wilfully causes,
procures, or allows himselft to be registered in
| the Great Register of any county, knowing
| is punishable by q 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 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, re-
! pounded by such Board touching the right of
| any other to vote, is guilty of a misdemeanOr.
SEC: a. Every person summoned 9 to- appear
who wilfully disobeys such summons, is
guilty of a miSdemeanOr.
SEC.45. Every person not entitled tovote, who
| fraudulentlyvOteS,a 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-
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| counted, or adds to or mikes 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
| list, or ballots, or ballot box for the purpose
! of breaking up orinvalidatng 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 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 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 1ualif1ed to vote, is guilty OF q
| misdemeanor.
SEC. As. 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
| temps 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
| away or destroy, any poll list, ballot box, or
ballots lawfully polled, is punishable by i'm
| prsonment 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 on any folded
| 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 fine-not less
| than fifty or more than five hundred dollars
SEC. 80. Every person who fOrges or cOun-
| terfets returns of an election purporting to
have been held at a precinct, town or ward
where no election was IN TACT held, or Wilfully
| substitutes forged or counterfeit returns for
| town, precinct or ward where an election was
| actually held. is punishable by imprisonment
| in the State Prison for a term not less than
| two or more than ten years.
| SEC. 81. Every person who wilfully adds t.
| or subtractS from the votes actually cast at
| an election in any returns, or who
| alters such returns, is punishable by i'm
| prisonment in the state Prison for not less
| than one or more than five years.
SEC. So. Every person who aids or abets in
| the commission of any of the otfenses mem
toned In the four preceding sections, is pun
| ishable by Imprisonment in the County Jail
| for the period of six months, or i'm the State
Prison not exceeding two years.
| SEC. So. 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 a ticket, informing or giving
such electOr to understand that 1t 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 different person for any office
| that he intended 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 a misdemeanor