The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-11-04

liable to summary summons aud account
Ing To the court without the delays H.
cldent 20 hearing charges against OUT
slders, was deemed safer custodian.
the resolution was drawn hy Messrs.
GalpiD and Mahoney and is simply in line
with the law-calling attention to Ii. 1t
reads as follows:
Resotred. That the precinct boards, and each
OF them and the person selected 10 deliver tho
sealed packages mentioned in section 1854 OF
the Political Code, and each OF them are here
by instructed that on tue completion OF the
canvass OF the votes cast in their respective
precincts, and within the time prescribed oy
law, deliver 10 NJ. c. Haley, County Clerk OF the
city ana county OF San Francisco: One sealed
package containing the ballots only; another
package containing one tally-list and list at
tached only; also another package containing
the register and certificates of registration IS
sued by The County Clerk after ma Sing up the
register. and received at the polls, as provided
IN section 1864 Of The Political Code, amended
March %. 1888
1t Is further ordered that copy Of thi. reso-
ti0n De sent 10 each OF the election officers,
ana mat one copy printed IN type, at least one
quarter OF an inch long, be posted in a con-
spicuous place i'll each voting booth or place.
Evans was evidently posted on this law
and was prepared with a long bombastic
speech, declaring it would only take up
the time of the Supreme Court To pass this
resolution, for he would appeal He de-
clared that the word County Clerk was
missioner" anu sb Ouli be ''Re2istrat" :;
that the law referred to the Registrar all
through and only in the single instance
said County Clerk and was, therefore,
clearly misnomer. He declared that the
County Clerk had now nothing to do in
handling the business of the elections;
thai he had no facilities for taking cara OF
the ballots; that everything was now
ready TO carry out the law as he (Evans)
understood it; the instructions were
printed, the books packed up and, alto
gether, 1t was TOO late.
The members of the commission said ii
was clearly the law, however, and there
was nothing to do but obey il, although
all admitted the Registrar should be the
official in charge.
A resolution was adopted providing that
no permits should be issued to aDy per-
sons to enter the election booths TO wit
ness the counting of the votes except the
commission. countersigned by the
Mayor and Registrar and none should be
respected by the officers on duty eXcent
those bearing the stamp OF the Registrars
office.
1t was decided to direct the Chief of
Police to keep the booths clear of persons
not having permits. Permits will be is
sued to all persons properly entitled 10
them, such as the authorized representa-
tives of The several parties.
Mr.. Morganstern was heard on his COM
plant that the officers of election were
appointed 10 very many instances in pre-
clncts where they do not live, and the
Registrar was directed to correct them so
far as could be done.
A petition had been filed with the Reg
istrar some time ago complaining that a
voting booth had been placed at the ex-
IRENE end of the precinct, and asking that
il be changed 10 the old place in the center
Of the precinct. A citizen of the district
appeared in behalf of this petition, which
contained 200 names, and said the citizens
were willing to pay the expense If the
work was allowed.
Block said there had been a great deal
OF funny business" connected with the
location of the booths. The Registrar
and bis faithful lleutena ants, Falk and
Lewis. all declared they knew nothing OF
the petition. Nothing could be done,
however, as the polling place had been
advertised.
The Election Commissioners net again
in the evening ana discovered that by the
latest act on The Subject-that Of 1S78-it
would be necessary for the returns to &c
10 the Registrar and not to The County
Clerk as supposed. Both Mayor Ebert
| and City and County Attorney Creswel
agreed upon this Interpretation of the law.
The returns must be delivered within
three hours OF the completion of the can
vass. Owing to the absence of the attor-
neys interested nothing was done by the
! commission in the matter. but an adjourn
| ment was taken until 9 A. N. tomorrow.