Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-06-06

istoi- 3, ne boards ol oul lsors o8u-
not Otherwise q @ ain sufiie ont NUN be e
of copies Of the rsglster for the purpose,
1t mus TAXI. tn eopies filed in the office
| OF the County L elk, in pursuance OF seq
ton one thousand two hundred and six
| ty-eight o. the Political Code. If the
copy of the register which shall be fer
nished to any precinct. shall have been
used at any previous election, the char
acter tx" may be used instead of the
| word "vQted," as required by section one
thousand TWO hundred and twenty-eight
OF the Political Code. 1t shall not be The
duty OF the Boards OF Election to post
copies of the Great Register, as required
by section one thousand one hundred
and forty-nine OF the Political Code. The
voter, when he offers his ballot at a poll
ing place, shall not be required to an
nounce his number on the Great Regis
ter, as provided for in section one thGus
and two hundred and twenty-five of the
Political Code.
Third-The officers OF the several coun-
ties OF this state, whose duty it is under
the law to receive and canvass the re-
turns from the several precincts of their
respective counties, as we'll as the city
anu county of San Francisco, shall meet
| at the usual place of meeting for such
purpose on the second Monday afler said
election. II, at the time of meeting, the
returns from each precinct in the county
in which polls were opened have been re-
ceived, the Board must then and there
proceed to canvass the returns; but if all
returns have not been received, the cam
vass must be postponed from day to day
until all OF the returns are received or until
six postponements have been had, when
they shall proceed TO make out returns of
the votes cast for delegates to be men,
bers ofthe Convention; and the proceed
fngs of the officers whose duty it is to
make out said returns shall be the same
as those prescribed for like officers in the
case OF an election for Governor, except
that the returns shall be trans mitted TO
the Secretary OF State. The persons re-
ceiving the highest number of votes at
such election shall be elected, except in
the case OF persons voted for as delegates
at large. or the persons so voted for as
delegates at large, lhe eight persons, resi-
dents of any one Congressional Dictrict.
who shall have received u plurality of
votes over all other persons, seyerally,
who reside in the same Congressional
District, shall be declared elected such
delegates at large.
Fourth-The Secretary of State shall,
as soon as the retuin MS of said election
shall be received by him, or within
twenty days after said election, in the
presence OF the Governor and Controller
OF Slate, open and compute all OF the re-
turns received of votes given FOR MEM
bers ofthe Convention, and the Governor
shall forthwith issue his proc iamation,
declaring the names of the persons who
vention.
SEc.5 The delegates so chosen shall
meet in Convention In the Assembly
Chamber at the Capitol, in the city OF
sacramento, on the twenty-eighth OF
p;ember, eighteen hundred and seven
ty-eight, at twelve O'Clock NJ. They
shall. by viva voce vote, and the vote |
shall be entered on the Journal, elect |
one OF their number President, and such |
Secretaries and other officers as they |
may deem necessary. After the said |
Convention has met and organized, IL |
shall have power to adjourn to and hold |
It's meetings at any place in said city of
Sacramento other than the said Assem- |
bly, Chamber, and all committee rooms |
Of the State Capitol building shall be un- |
der the control of said Convention. |
The President of the Convention may APP |
point not exceeding one Doork eeper and |
TOUR Pages. The Convention may select |
Photographic Reporters, and TX the |
amount of their compensation: also, a |
Sergeant-at-Armsa and one assistant. The |
delegates TO the Convention shall receive |
the same per diem and mileage as MEM
bers OF the Legislature; provided, no COM
pensation shall be allowed delegates af- |