The San Francisco call., 1896-11-01
A Carefully Prepared Document
fol the Guidance of
Policemen.
1T WILL INTEREST VOTERS.
Sp chl Orders Regarding the Repre-.
seltatives of the Different Po it.
icai Parties.

ssued to police officers by Chief Crowley
or their guidance on election day:
All officers detailed for election duty will
bring with them the copy of the election law
ina have it with them ct the polls.
in each OF the polling-places there will be
setRil OF police, who will, while on election
service net promptly in the discharge of their
duty.
The officer in charge of the poll in the pre-
cinct Mlsl Immediately after the election for
ward has report 10 the Central station OF the
district, as hereinafter mentioned.
The duty of police officers de tailed for each
poling-place viii be the preservation OF the
public peace and the enforcement OF the laws,
/ particularly those relating to elections, and
/ the maintenance OF order at and near the polls.
Excepting to vote the officers shall take no
part in the election, and refrain from taking
part. directly or indirectly, in the in crest OF
any party or faction. The officer or officers al
each polling place may, if practicable, go 10
their respective precincts TO vote, and quickly
return. They shall inform their captain the
length of time absent.
Without permission no officer shall leave
his post OF duty, except III Case OF emergency
thatm may require immediate police service.
The officer in charge OF the polls Will wear
his badge distinctly displayed on the outside
on the lett breast OF MS coat.
Whenever there will be plurality of voters
waiting to deposit their ballots the officer
shall cause a line to be formed, SO that each
voter may obtain AN opportunity TO vote IN
his turn and without unnecessary delay.
No fighting, drunkenness, protane, obscene
abusive language shall De permitted, Dut
every disturbance must be promptly quelled
by the arrest OF the guilty persons.
The officers must be vigilant and diligent in
the detection and arrest OF any person at
tempting or committing any fraud on tie
franchise, such as voting in the name OF any
other person or the like, and must prompt,
arrest all persons who may instigate, cause,
aid or abet such offense; also all persons
who, directly or indirectly, use any threats,
menace, force or corrupt means or device 10
hinder any elector from voting, or by any
means awe restrain or disturb any elector in
the free exercise OF the right OF suffrage. Ofh
GERS must not permi he 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
follows:
Isee sections 1914 and 1915, Political Code.l ]
1214. No person shall, during an election,
remove or destroy any ofthe supplies or other
conveniences placed IN the voting booths or
the purpose OF enabling the voter TO prepare
his ballot.
tear down, or deface the cards printed for the
instruction of voters
1918 No officer of election shall disclose TO
any person the name OF any candidate for
whom any elector has voted.
No officer OF election. nor any person, shall
do any electioneering on election day within
90 feet of any polling place.
No person snail remove any ballot from any
polling place before the closing OF the poll.
No person shall apply for or receive any BAL
1opat any election precinct other than that in
which he Is entitled to vote.
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marked to any person in such way to re-
veal the contents thereof, the name or
names of the candidate or candidates for
wnom he has marked his ballot; nor shall any
person, except member of the Board of Elec-
tion, receive from any voter q ballot prepared
by such voter, or examine such ballot, or
solicit the voter TO 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 a ballot clerk de-
liver ballot TO such voter.
No voter shall deliver to the Board of Elec-
ton or to any member thereof any ballot
other than the one he has received from the
ballot CLERK.
ballot by which it may be afterward identified
as the one voted by him.
No person shall solicit e vote speak to
voter on the subject of marking his ticket
wi thin 100 feet OF the polling place.
The law (approved Marcn 2, 1874, p. 297)
prohibiting the sale, etc., OF liquors on
election-day will be enforced.
sufficient number OF bills, printed on cot
ton, wild be furnished 10 each poll, and the
officer in charge will see that The bills are
properly posted fasteneds displayed and main
tanned a little within the 100-foot line, in
order that all persons interested may have
notice not TO offend.
At the closing of the polls the officer in
charge shall see that these bills are taken
down, preserved and returned TO the police
once or TO the ofhcer appointed to receive
them.
Police officers are specially instructed 10
attend the Registrar or his deputies. when
they appear at the polls and 10 assist them in
the discharge of their duties.
Immediately on Close OF polls the officer in
charge shall send by telephone the total vote
and any other Information of interest TO the
Central station in his district.
The officer in charge of such station shall
transmit the same at once to the Central
Station at the new City Hall. This information
may be sent by telephone.
Special instructions to officers at the
polls are also given as follows: The off.
GERS at the polls will give all the aid and
assistance possible to the representatives.
of the different political parties having
tickets of admission-and who will be ad.
mitted to the booths after the closing of
the polls-in regard to their obtaining
such positions in the booth as will en-.
able them 10 have a clear view OF the
counting of the ballots.
Captains Whitman, Spillane and Gillen
have also been directed to instruct their
officers doing duty at tn polls to see that
the tabl' used for counting votes in the
polling booths shall be as near the center
of the booth as possible, so hat the
watchers who may be appointe to watch
the count will be in position to see the
ballots as they are called off and the
CLERKS tally the same.