CHAP. XVI.—An Act to amend sections seven hundred and fiftyone and seven hundred and fifty-six of the Political Code, in regard to deputies for the Clerk of the Supreme Court. [Approved January 20, 1876.] The People of the State of California, represented in Senate and SECTION 1. Section seven hundred and fifty-one of the Political Code of this State is hereby amended so as to read as follows: 751. He may appoint two deputies. SEC. 2. Section seven hundred and fifty-six of the Political Code of this State is hereby amended so as to read as follows: Deputies. 756. The annual salary of the Deputy Clerks is eighteen Salaries of. hundred dollars each. The salary of one of said deputies shall be paid by the City and County of San Francisco. SEC. 3. This Act shall take effect immediately. CHAP. CCXXIV.-An Act to amend section eight hundred and forty-three of the Political Code. [Approved March 15, 1876.] The People of the State of California, represented in Senate and SECTION 1. Section eight hundred and forty-three of the officers as 843. No county officer must be appointed or act as the county deputy of another officer of the same county, except in cases deputies. where the pay of the officer so appointed amounts to a sum less than seventy-five dollars per month. SEC. 2. This Act shall take effect from and after its passage. CHAP. CCCCLXXIV.-An Act to amend section one thousand and one of the Political Code. [Approved April 1, 1876.] The People of the State of California, represented in Senate and [SECTION 1.] Section one thousand and one of the Political Code is hereby amended to read as follows: in State 1001. A vacancy in the office of either the Secretary of Vacanc es State, Controller, Treasurer, Attorney-General, Surveyor- offices. General, or Clerk of the Supreme Court, must be filled by a person appointed by the Governor, who shall hold his office for the balance of the unexpired term. Publication of election tion. CHAP. CCXXI.-An Act to amend section ten hundred and fiftyfive of the Political Code. [Approved March 15, 1876.] The People of the State of California, represented in Senate and SECTION 1. Section ten hundred and fifty-five of the Political Code is hereby amended to read as follows: 1055. The Board of Supervisors, upon receipt of such proclama proclamation, may, in their discretion, cause a copy of the same to be published in some newspaper printed in the county (if any), and to be posted at each place of election, at least ten days before the election, or may cause written or printed notices of the election to be posted at each election precinct, at least ten days before the election. SEC. 2. This Act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Clerk to have within CHAP. CCCXXXIII.-An Act to amend sections one thousand one hundred and fifteen and one thousand one hundred and sixteen of the Political Code. [Approved March 24, 1876.] The People of the State of California, represented in Senate and SECTION 1. Section one thousand one hundred and fifteen of the Political Code is amended so as to read as follows: 1115. Within fifteen days after making such list, the Clerk copies print- must have printed a sufficient number of copies thereof to fifteen days. supply each election precinct in the county with not less than ten copies thereof, and fifty additional for every one thousand votes cast in the county at the next preceding general election, except that in the City and County of San Francisco Duties of the County Clerk must have printed a sufficient number of Clerk of City copies of each ward register, to supply two hundred and and County fifty copies thereof for the first one thousand votes, or fracof San Fran- tion thereof, cast in the ward at the next preceding general How distributed. County cisco in relation thereto. election, and fifty additional copies for each additional one thousand votes, or fraction thereof above five hundred; but in all the counties of this State, other than those of the first class, as classified by this Code, the Clerk of each of such counties, if the Board of Supervisors, in their discretion, so order, must, if there is a sufficient number of the register last printed on hand to provide not less than four copies for each precinct in such county, cancel the names of all persons thereon required to be canceled, and furnish the same to each precinct, together with the same number of copies of a supplement, containing the uncanceled entries made upon the Great Register subsequent to the last publication thereof. SEC. 2. Section one thousand one hundred and sixteen is amended so to read as follows: 1116. The Clerk must, as soon as such copies of the Great Register, or ward, or township registers are printed: First-Post one copy in some public place in the Court- Copy to be house. posted. Second-Deliver, upon demand, one copy to each county To whom to and township officer in the county. be delivered. Boards of Third-Transmit and cause to be delivered not less than Number to ten copies to each Board of Election in the county; but in Election. cases where ward registers are printed, ten copies shall be delivered to each Board of Election in the respective wards, and one copy of all the registers to each Board of Election in the county. Fourth-Preserve five copies in the office for the inspection To preserve of the public. copies. Fifth-Transmit to the State Library, Mercantile Library, To transmit Mechanics' Institute, and Odd Fellows' Library, of San Fran- copies. cisco, one copy each. copy. Sixth-Deliver one copy to each elector of the county, or Each elector respective ward, applying therefor, until the remainder of to receive the edition printed is exhausted; provided, that nothing in this section, except the first, third, and fourth subdivisions Subdivisions thereof, shall apply to counties other than of the first class. only to SEC. 3. This Act shall take effect on and after its passage. that apply counties of first class. CHAP. CLI.-An Act to amend section eleven hundred and sixty of the Political Code. [Approved March 8, 1876.] The People of the State of California, represented in Senate and SECTION 1. Section eleven hundred and sixty of the Political Code is hereby amended to read as follows: kept open. 1160. The polls must be opened at one hour after sunrise Election on the morning of the election, and must be kept open until polls to be sunset, when the same must be closed, except in the City and County of San Francisco, wherein the polls must be opened at sunrise, and be kept open continuously until six o'clock and thirty minutes of the evening of the same day, when the same shall be closed. SEC. 2. This Act shall take effect from and after its passage. Depositing of ballots. Duties of CHAP. DXXXVI.-An Act to amend sections twelve hundred and twenty-five and twelve hundred and twenty-six of the Political Code. [Approved April 3, 1876.] The People of the State of California, represented in Senate and SECTION 1. Section twelve hundred and twenty-five of the Political Code is hereby amended so as to read as follows: 1225. The person offering to vote must hand his ballot to the Inspector, or to one of the Judges acting as Inspector, and announce his name and the number affixed to it on the printed copy of the register, if his name is thereon; provided, that in incorporated towns and cities the said person voting shall also give the name of the street, avenue, or location of his residence and the number thereof, if it be numbered, or such clear and definite description of the place of such residence as shall definitely fix the same. SEC. 2. Section twelve hundred and twenty-six of the Political Code is hereby amended so as to read as follows: 1226. The Inspector, or Judge acting as such, must receive the ballot, and before depositing it in the ballot-box, must, in an audible tone of voice, announce the name and register number (if there be one); provided, that in incorporated towns and cities the said Inspector, or Judge acting as such, shall also announce the residence of the person voting, and the same shall be recorded on the poll list by the Poll Clerk. SEC. 3. This Act shall take effect from and after its passage. Section renumbered. CHAP. CXCVIII.-An Act to amend and renumber section fifteen hundred and fifty-two, added to the Political Code by an Act approved March thirteenth, eighteen hundred and seventyfour, entitled "An Act to amend certain sections, to repeal certain sections, and to add certain new sections to the Political Code of the State of California." [Approved March 11, 1876.] The People of the State of California, represented in Senate and SECTION 1. Section one thousand five hundred and fiftytwo, added to the Political Code by the Act of March thirteenth, eighteen hundred and seventy-four, entitled "An Act to amend certain sections, to repeal certain sections, and to add certain new sections to the Political Code of the State of California, is hereby numbered one thousand five hundred and fifty-three, and further amended to read as follows: 1553. No School Superintendent who receives an annual tendents, salary of fifteen hundred dollars or more must follow the be teachers. profession of teaching or any other avocation that can con Schoo when may flict with his duties as Superintendent; but those receiving less than fifteen hundred dollars per annum may teach in the public schools of this State. SEC. 2. This Act shall take effect and be in force immediately. CHAP. CCLXXII.-An Act to amend section fifteen hundred and seventy-seven of the Political Code, in relation to the change of boundaries in school districts. [Approved March 20, 1876.] The People of the State of California, represented in Senate and SECTION 1. Section fifteen hundred and seventy-seven is amended so as to read as follows: be formed. 1577. No new district can be formed unless the parents when new or guardians of at least fifteen census children, resident of district may such proposed new district, and residing at a greater distance than two miles from any district school-house, present a petition to the County Superintendent, setting forth the boundaries of the new district asked for. The bound- Change of aries of any district cannot be changed unless at least ten heads of families, residing in the district, present a petition to the County Superintendent, setting forth the change of boundaries desired and the reasons for the same. SEC. 2. This Act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. boundaries. CHAP. CCCCLXX.-An Act to repeal certain sections of the [Approved April 1, 1876.] The People of the State of California, represented in Senate and SECTION 1. Section one thousand seven hundred and Sections twenty-six, section one thousand seven hundred and twenty- repealed. seven, section one thousand seven hundred and twentyeight, section one thousand seven hundred and twenty-nine, section one thousand seven hundred and thirty, and section one thousand seven hundred and thirty-one of the Political Code are hereby repealed. SEC. 2. This Act shall take effect from and after its passage. |