The morning call., 1892-11-07

tail OF police, who win while on election service
act promptly in the discharge Of their duty.
The officer in charge of the poll in the precinct
will immc diately after the election forward his
report 10 the central station OF the district as
hereinafter mentioned.
The duty OF the police officers detailed for each
polllng'piacs Will be the preservation OF the
public peace aud The enforc meut OF the laws,
particularly those relating to elections, and the
maintenance OF order at and near the polls.
whenever there shall be a plurality OF voters
waiting TO deposit their ballots, the officer shall
cause line TO be formed, so that each voter
may obtain an opportunity 10 vote In his turn,
and without unnecessary delay.
No nghting. drunkenness. or profane, obscene,
or abusive language shall be permitted. but
every disturbance must be promptly quelled by
the arrest of The guilty persons.
The officers must be vigilant and diGent In the
detection and arrest OF any person attempting
or committing any fraud on the franchise, such
as voting in the name OF any other person or
the like; and must promptly arrest all persons
who may instigate, cause, AID or aDet such an
pffense; also, all persons who, directly or lndi-
rectly, use any threats, menace. force, or cor
rupt means, or device TO hinder any elector from
voting; or by any means awe, restrain, OF disturb
any elector In The free exercise OF rightIof sur
rage. Officers must not permit the booths in
charge OF the ballot clerks TO be obstructed.
The law governing elections and to which the
attention OF officers is especially called Is fol-
lows (sse sections 1914 and 1915 Political Code:
1914. No person shall during election
move or destroy any OF the supplies or other
cOnveniences placed in the voting booths or COM
partmeDts. as provided in this code. for the pur-
pose of enabling the voter 10 prepare his ballot
No person shall during an election remove,
tear down or Geface The cards printed for the In
siructtoD OF voters.
1916. No officer OF election shall disclose 10
any person The name of any candidate for whom
any eleetor has voted.
No officer OF election, nor any person, shall do
any electloneeriDg on election day within one
hundred feet OF any polling place.
No PEI son shall remove any ballot from any
polling place before the closing of The poll
No person shall apply for o: receive any ballot
at any election precinct other than that in which
he is entitled TO vote.
No person shall show his ballot after It Is
marked 10 any person IN such way as 10 reveal
the contents thereof or the name or names of
the candidate or candidates for whom lie has
marked bis ballot; nor shall any person, except
member OF the Board OF Election, receive from
any voter ballot prepared by such voter, or X
anime such ballot Or solicit the voter 10 show the
same.
No person shall ask another at polling place
for whom he intends to vote.
No voter shall receive ballot from any other
person than one of the ballot clerks; nor shall
any other person than ballot clerk deliver a
ballot TO such voter.
No voter shall deliver 10 The board OF elee-
ilOu or 10 any member thereof any ballot other
clerk.
No voter shall place any mark upon his ballot
by which II may be afterward identified as the
one voted by him.
No person shall solicit vote or sneak TO a
voter on The subjecl OF marking hts ticket within
one hundr feet OF the polling place.
AT The closing OF the polls the officsr In charge
shall see ID these bills are taken down, pre-
served and returned to the police office or 10 the
officer appointed 10 receive them.
Police officers are specially instructed TO at
tend TO the Registrar, or his deputies when they
appear al the polls. and 10 assist them in the dis
charge OF their duties.
Immediately on close of the oils the officer
In charge shall send by telephone the al vote
and any other Information OF In crest TO the Cen
trail station In his district.
The officer in charge OF such station shall
transmit tie same at once 10 the Central station
al The old CiIy Hall. This Information may be
sent by telephone
T. CROWLEY. Chief of Police