Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-08-30
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS.
Election Proclamation.

Section ALI, Political Code,an election Will be
held on Wednesday, September ID, 1874, in
supervisor District No. |, composed of the
Townships of Los Angeles, La Dallona, 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.
r. F. Campbell Inspector, Oscar Macy;
Judges, II. p Campbell, Julian Valdez.
Los Angeles Precinct NO. 2 At Court
house. Inspector, Il. l.. Peel; Judges, y. G..
Mappa, Manuel +. Coronel.
Los Angeles Precinct No. Sat the house of
David anderson. Inspector, II. n. Bruning:
Judges, Louis Martinez, Joseph Huber, Jr.
La Ballona Township-At Clenega school
house. Inspector, j. ID. Young; Judges, II. H.
Gird, J. A. Nichols.
san Fernando Townshlp.At Kittridgo's
Hotel. Inspector, c. r. Rinaldi; Judges, W.
littridge, Geronimo Lopez.
soLEDAD TOWNSHIP
SSoledad Election Precinct-At house of John
Lang. Inspector, j. II. Turner; Judges, John
Lang, Juan ID. Martinez.
Elizabeth Lake Election Precinct-At house
| ofJames, Hefner Inspector, Francisco Lopez;
Judges, james Hetron, samuel Hunter.
| In accordance with Section llG0, Political
| Code, the polls must be opened at one hour
after sunrise on the morning of the election,
/ anu IluSb De kepu open uitll SUNSET, Nltll
| the same must be closed.
Extracts Grom Penal Code.
! PARTI. TITLEIV. SECTION Al. Every per-
I 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 perfornli 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 a 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. ~. Every person who wilfully causes,
| procures or allows himsclfto be registered in
! the Great Register of any county, knowing
| himself not to be entitled to such registration,
| is punishable by n 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 otlcnse 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. Is. Every person who, after being re
| quired by the Board of Judges at any ecc
| tion, 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 Il misdemcanOr.
SEC A. Every person summoned to appear
| and testify before any Board of Registration
who wifully disobeys such summons, is
| guilty of n mSdemeanor.
| SEC.45. Every person not entitled tOVOte, who
| fTaudulentlyvOteS 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 frauducntly
| 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
| holnp counted OR CanNaSSGQ, at 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 or invalidating 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 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 amy election, is guilty Of n mis-
! demeanOr.
SEC. Il. 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 n
| misdemeanOr.
SEC 49, 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
| poled at such election, either by fraudu-
| 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, on
Lott, In
! 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 10 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
Uallot 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 elcctor is punishable by fne-not less
than fifty or more than five hundred dollars.
SEC. 50. Every person who forges or cOun-
| terteitS returns of an election purpOrting to
| have been held at Il precinct, town or ward
where no election was in fact held, or wilfully
substitutes forged or counterfeit returns for a
town, precinct or ward where an election was
actually held, is punishable by prisonment
in the State Prison for Il term not less than
| two or more than ten years.
SEC. 81. Every person who wilfully adds 80
or subtfactS from the votes actually east at
| an election in any returns, or who
alters such returns, is punishable by inn
| 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 oflenses mem
| 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. 53. 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
| tempts by any means whatever to awe, re-
| strain, hinder or disturb any electOr iii 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 it contains Il
| name written or printed thereon different
| from the name which is written or printed
| thereon, or defraudS any eector 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
| temptS to induce, any clectOr, either by men,
| ace orreward, or promise thereof, to vote diff
| ferently from what such elector intended or
| desired to vote, heis guilty of misdemeanor.
SEC. 81. Every person who with intent to
| promote the election of himself or any other
| person, either:
/. Furnishes entertainment at his expense
| to an meeting of electors, previous to, or dur
ing any elections;
2. Pays for, procures, or engages to pay for
any such entertainments;