Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-08-28
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS.
Election Proclamation.

THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF LOS
L 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 Iona, San
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 mouse of
Judges, 7. p. Campbell, Julian Valdez.
Los Angeles Precinct No. - 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.
La Ballona TownShip-At Cienega school
house: Inspector, j. ID. Young; Judges, H. II.
0ird, j. A. Nichols.
San Fernando Township-At Kittridge's
Hotel. Inspector, c. r. Rinaldi; Judges, W.
kittridge, Geronimo Lopez
soLEDAD TOWNSHIP
Soedad Election Precinct-At house of John
Lang. Inspector, j. II. Turner; Judges, John
Lang Juan ID. Martinez.
Elizabeth Lake Election Precinct-Ath house
| ofJames.H .Heffner Inspector, Francisco Lopez;
Judges, James HetIron, Samuel Hunter.
In accordance with Section ll60, 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 wltuly neglects or
refuses to perform 1t, or who in his official ca
1
| 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. AZ. 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 a 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, 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-
| qured by the Board of Judges at any cleo
ton, refuses to be sworn, or being sworn, re-
fuses to answer any pertinent question pro-
any other to vote, is guilty of misdemeanor.
SEC a. Every person sun summoned H ed to appear
who wilfully dsobeys such summons, is
guilty of q miSdemeanOr.
SEC. 45. Every person not entitled tovote who
| fraudulentlyvotesa and every person who votes
more than once at any election, or know
| ingly hands in two or mere 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-
fAro aff.,rf hal InfS how ny,
| counted, or adds to or mixes with, or at
| tempts to add to or mix with, the ballots law
fully polled, other ballots, while tlqe 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 or invalidating such elections,
or wilfully detains, mutlates 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 a mis-
| demeanor
SEC. A. 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 u
| 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
| 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 ball OTIS 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 elee-
ton, or allow another to do so when in his
power to prevent it, or carries away or de-
away or destroy, any poll list, ballot box or
ballots lawfully ,polled, is punishable by inn
| 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 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
| such electOr Is punishable by fine--not less
| than fifty or more than five hundred dollars.
| SEC. 80. 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 u
town, precinct or ward where an election was
| actually held, is punishable by Imprisonment
in the State Prison for q 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
| alters such returns, Is punishable by Inn
prisonm ent 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. 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
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 it contains a
| 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 elector, either by mem
ace orreward, or promise thereof, to vote diff
| ferently from what such elector intended or
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