The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1896-05-15
Public General Laws.

fuOlIC O0n0Td al LdWos
son such oath or other proof of qualihca-
ton as may be required by law or shal
wlfully omit to challenge any person Of
fering to vote whom he knows or sus'
poets to be not entitled to vote, and VINO
has not been challenged; or shall wilfully
refuse to open and show the ballot boS
| to be empty prior to the opening OF the
polls; or snail permit any barrlcaue or CD
struction of any kind to be inrerposed
| so that all who desire cannot constantly
see such ballot-boX, shall, upon conVlc-
ton thereof, be punished by Imprisonment
In Jail or in the penitentiary for not less
than three months nor more than tWS
| years.
Sc. Every judge or clerk of ELECTION, OF
other officer or person, who sn2il fnah ,
sign, publish or deliver any false tallS
or return of an election, or any lalse Ger
tihcate or statement of the result OF al
election knowing the same to be lalse' OF
who shall wilfully deface, destroy or con
ceal any statement, tally or certincate en-
trusted TO his care and custody, shall
on conviction thereof, be adjudged guilty
prisonment in the penitentiary for moi
less than one nor more than ten years
! 81. If any person other than Judge OF
election shall. al any election, knowlngiy
and Wilfuily put, or cause to be put any
| ballot or ballots or other paper having
the sembance thereof into any box used
a such election for the reception OF votes
| or if any judge of election shall know
| ingly or wiltully cause OF permit any pdl-
lot or ballots to be in said box al Inc open
| ing of the bolls, and before the voting
| shall have begun; or shall knowingly, Will
fully or fraudulently put any ballot or
| other paper having the sembance thereof
into any such box at any election, unless
| the same shall be offered by a voter whose
name shall have been found and kept upon
| the registry, as hereinbefore provided OF
| who shall be entitled TO vote under this
| article; or if any judge Of election or
| other officer or person shall fraudulently
| during the canvass of ballots in any man
ner change, substitute or alter any bal
| lot taken from the ballot-boX then being
| canvasSed or from any ballot-boX which
has not been canvassed; or shall remove
! any ballot or sembance thereof from, or
| add any ballot or Semblance thereof to
| the ballots taken from the ballot-box then
! being canvassed, or from any ballot-box
which has not been canvassed, every
| such person shall, upon conviction thereof
| be adjudged guilty of a felony, and shall
| be punished by Imprisonment in the peni-
ienetiary for not less than one nor more
| than five years.
IS. Ii any judge or clerk of election or
any officer OF registration, revision, cleo
| ton or canvass of whom any duty is re-
CURED in this article, or by any other cleo
| any wilful neglect of such duty or any
| corrupt or fraudulent conduct or prac-
tice in the execution of the same. he Shall.
Imprisonment in Jail for not less than
thirty days nor more than three years,
| or by nne OF not less than fifty dollars
NSool tloA 1loIc pldn one thousand dollars
| ment.
g: Every judge or clerk of election or
other officer or person having the Gus
| tody Of any record. registry Of voters or
copy thereof. oath, return or statements
paps yoeS S 9st or
vote of any description in this article
directed to be made, filed or preserved,
who is guilty of concealing, wilfully de-
stroyng. mutilating. defacing. classifying
or ipo- = I,,,
whole or any part thereof, or who Shall
| 1rauduiently make any entry, erasure or
alteration therein except as allowed and
directed by the provisions of this article,
or VINO permits any other person so to do,
snaii, upon conviction thereof, be ad-
Judged guilty of a felony, and shall be
by Imprisonment in the penitentiary for
not less than one nor more than ten years.
W. Every person not an officer such as
is mentioned In the last preceding sec
ton who Is guilty of any of the acts speci-
ned in said last section, or who advises,
procures or abets the commission of the
tlon thereof, be adjudged guilty of fell
ony, and for each and every such 0ffense
snail be punished by Imprisonment in
the penitentiary for not less than one nor
more than ten years, and such offense
shall be deemed to have been committed
Whether such person has or had any Gus
tooy or control, .rightful or otherwise,
over, or is charged with any duty in rela-
ton to said records, registers, ballots.
coupons or other documents
81 Any person who shall be convicted OF
Wllrully and co-ruptly swearing or affirm
ing IN taking any oath or affirmation pre-
scrlpsd by, or upon any examination pro-
vlded for In this Article shall be guilty of
wilful and corrupt perjury, and shall
state.
81. Every person who shall wilfully and
corruptly inst1gate, advise. induce or pro-
cure any person to swear or affirm falsely
as aforesaid or to offer so to do, shall.
upon conviction thereof. be adiudgcd
suffer the punishment directed by law
IN eases of wilfu! and corrupt perjury.
70 " --.,, sou who shall have been
eon.Icted OF br.oe, felony or other in
any other state, and who has never re-
ceived pardon for such offense from the
officer entitled to grant such pardon shall
election in this state, he shall, upon con-
viction thereof, be adjudged guilty of a
felony, and for each and every such Of
| in the penitentiary for not less than one
nor more than five years.
"a. If any person shall wilfully disobey
any lawful command of any judge of elec
ton or of any board of registry given in
the execution of his or their duty as such
at any registration or election he shall
upon conviction thereof be adjudged
guilty OF a miSdemeanor and shall be pun
ished by imprisonment in Jail for not less
than thirty days nor more than six months
or by fine of not less than ten dollars
$50 nor more than two hundred and fifty
dollars (2S0) or by both such fine and i'm
prisonment in the discretion of the court
Any miSdemeanor under this article, for
which no penalty is specifically provided
shall be punished as provided in this sec
ton.
50. II during any registration of voters
or revision thereof or on any day of cleo
ton or during the canvass of votes cast
thereat or during any subsequent can
vass by any board of canvassers. any per-
son shall cause any breach of the peace
or be guilty of any disorder, violence or
threats of violence whereby any such
regist, alton, revision, election or can
vass shall be impeded or hindered or
officer or board of registration or of any
Judge or clerk or other officers of such
election or challenger or person desig-
mated to be present during the reception
or canvass of any ballots or of any can
vasSiEg board as hereinbefore provided
are interfered with every such person
shall, upon conviction thereof, be .ad.:
judged guilty of nisdemeanor and shall
be punished by imprisonment in Jail for
not less than thirty days nor more than
one year. or by fine of not less than
sand dollars $1,000, or by both such fine
and imprisonment.
Sc. If any person knowingly or wilfully
shall obstrGct, hinder or assault or by
bribery, solicitation or otherwise inter
fere with any officer of registration or
any judge or clerk of election or chal-
lenger or person designated as provided
IN this Article to be present at the recep-
ton or canvass of any ballots in the per-
Torrance of any duty required OF him or
which he may by law be authorized or
permitted to perform, or if any person
BY any of the means before mentioned or
otherwise unlawfully shall on any day of
registration, revision of registration or
of election hinder or prevent any officer of
registration judge or clerk of election,
challenger or person designated as pro-
vided in this Article to be present at the
ieception or canvass of ballots in his free
attendance and presence at the place OF
registration or revision of registration
or of election in the election precinct in
and for which he is appointed or desig
mated to serve or in his full and free ac-
cess and egress to and from any such
place CT registration, revision of regfStra-
ton or of election or to and from any
room where such registration, revision Of
regiStrati ton or election or canvass of votes
or making Of any return and certlficates
thereof may be had, or shall modest, i'll
terfere with. remove or eject from any
such place of registration or election or OF
canvassing ballots cast thereat or of max
ing returns or certificates thereof an!
such officer of registration, judge or clerk
mated as provided in this Article to watch
the reception or canvassing Of any ballots
except as otherwise provided In this ar
ticle, or shall unlawfully threaten or at
tempt or offer so to do, every such per-
son shall be guilty of a misdemeaHor, and
on conviction thereof shall be punished
by IN jan LOT. 10, ii or 20, r az
by fine of not less than fifty dollars (S50)
nor more than one thousand dollars $1,000.
or by both fine and Imprisonment.
81. If any person upon the day of any
election or before the canvass of votes
is completed shall conceal or Wiifully
break or destroy any ballot box used or
intended to be used at such election, or
shall wllfully or fraudulently conceal,
secrete or remove any such box from the
CUSTODY custom o Of he judges Of election or any
other official IL, charge thereof, or shall
alter, dctace, t'ijure or destroy or con,