The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1896-05-16
Public General Laws.

ton as may be REQUIRED by law; or shall
Wilfully omit to challenge any person OF
Iering to vote whom he knows or sus7
poets to be not entitled to vote, and VINO
has not been challenged; or shall wilfully
refuse to open and show the ballot-boN
to be empty prior to the opening of the
polls; or shall permit any barricade or OBJ
struction of any kind to be inrerposed,
SO that all who desire cannot constantly
see such ballot-box, shall. upon convic-
tion thereof be punished by Imprisonment
In Jail or in the penitentiary for not less
than three months nor more than two
years.
Sc. Every judge or clerk of election, or
other officer or person, who shall make,
sign, publish or deliver any false tally
or return of an election, or any false GER
tincate or statement of the result OF an
election knowing the same to be false; or
who shall wilfully deface, destroy or con-
eeal any statement. tally or certificate en-
trusted to his care and custody. shall,
on CONVICTION thereof, be adJudged guilty
of a felony, and shall be punished by i'm
prisonment in the penitentiary for not
less than one nor more than ten years.
81. If any person other than a Judge OF
election shall, at any election, knowingly
and wilfully put, or cause to be put, any
ballot or ballots or other paper having
the semblance thereof into any box used
at such election for the reception OF votes
or if any judge of election shall know
ingly or wilfully cause or permit any bal
lot or ballots to be in said box at Inc open
ing of the bolls, and before the voting
fully or fraudulently put any ballot or
other paper having the semblance 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 herelnbefore provided; or
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 Semblance 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 ad3ucged guilty of felony, and shall
be punished by Imprisonment in the peni-
tenetiarv for not less than one nor more
than five years.
So. II any judge or clerk of election or
any officer of registration, revision, cleo
ton or canvass of whom any duty is re-
quired in this article. or by any other cleo
ton law of this state, shall be guilty of
any wilful neglect of such duty or any
corrupt or fraudulent conduct or prac-
tice in the execution of the same. he shall,
upon conviction thereof be punished by
Imprisonment in Jail for not less than
thirty days nor more than three years,
or by fine of not less than fifty dollars
$3.50 nor more than one thousand dollars
GlOOO), or by both such fine and imprison-
ment.
SO. 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
OF votes, certificates, poll-list or any
vote of any description in this article
directed to be made, fled or preserved,
who IS guilty of concealing, wilfully de-
stroying, mutilating, defacing, classifying
or fraudulently removing or secreting the
whole or any part thereof, or who shall
fraudulently 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,
shall, upon conviction thereof, be ad-
judged guilty OF felony, and shall be
punished for each and every such offense
by Imprisonment in the penitentiary for
not less than one nor more than ten years.
~. EVERY person not an officer such as
Is mentioned In the last preceding sec
ton who is guilty of any of the acts speci-
fled in said last section, or who advises,
procures or abets the commission of the
sa me or any of them, shall, upon convIc-
ZION thereof, be adjudged guilty of a fell
ony, and for each and every such offense
shall be punished by Imprisonment in
the penitentiary for not less than one nor
more than ten years, and such offense
snail De deemed to have been committed
Whether such person has or had any GUS
tody or control. rightful or otherwise.
over, or Is charged with any duty in rela-
ton to said records, registers, ballots.
coupons or other documents
u: ANY person who shall be convicted OF
wllfully and corruptly swearing or affirm
ing IN taking any oath or affirmation pre-
scrloed by, or upon any examination pro
Vided Tor in this Article shall be guilty of
wilful and corrupt perjury, and shall
be punished according to the laws of the
90. Every person who shall wilfully and
corruptly instigate, 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
guilty OF subornation of perjury and shall
suffer the punishment directed by law
IN cases of wilful and corrupt perjury.
W. If any person who shall have been
convicted of bribery, felony or other in
famous crime under the laws of this or
any other state, and who has never re-
celvea pardon for such offense from the
on1cer entitled to grant such pardon shall
thereafter vote or offer to vote at any
election In this state, he shall, upon con-
yletlon thereof, be adjudged guilty of a
tense shall be punished by Imprisonment
in the penitentiary for not less than one
nor more than i've years.
VI. III any person shall wilfully disobey
any lawful command of any judge of cleo
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 misdemeanor and shall be pun
ished by Imprisonment in jail for not less
than thirty days nor more than six months
OT Dy IL Hne OF not less than ten dollars
$50 nor more than two hundred and fifty
dollars (250 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.
IS. If 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 cam
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
registration, revision, election or cam
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
vassing board as hereinbefore provided
are interfered with every such person
shall, upon conviction thereof, be ad-
judged guilty of a misdemeanor 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
fifty, dollars (S50 nor more than one thou
sand dollars $1,000, or by both such fine
and Imprisonment.
Sc. If any person knowingly or wilfully
shall obstrGct, hinder or assault, or by
bribery, solicitation or otherwise inter
fere with any officer of registration or
any Judge or clerk of election or chai-
lenger or person designated as provided
IN this Article to be present at the recep-
Torrance of any duty required of him or
which he may by law be authorized or
permitted to perform, or If any person
by any of the means before mentioned or
otherwise unlawfully shall on any day of
registration, revision of registration or
of election hinder or prevent any officer of
registration, judge or clerk of election,
challenger or person designated as pro-
Vided in this Article to be present at the
reception or canvass of ballots in his free
attendance and presence at the place OF
or of election in the election precinct in
and for which he is appointed or desig-
mated to serve, or in his full and free ac-
cess and egress to and from any such
place CT registration, revision of registra-
ton or of election or to and from any
room where such registration. revision of
registration or election or canvass of votes
or making of any return and certificates
terfere with, remove or eject from any
such place of registration or election or OF
canvassing ballots cast thereat or of max
ing returns or certificates thereof any
such officer Of registration, judge or clerk
of election, challenger or person desig-
mated as provided in this Article to watch
except as otherwise provided in this ar
tfcle, or shall unlawfully threaten or at
tempt or offer so to do, every such per-
son shall be guilty of misdemeanor, and
on conviction thereof shall be punished
by Imprisonment in jail for not less than
three months nor more than one year, or
by fine of not less than fifty dollars (S50)
nor more than one thousand dollars ($l, 000),
or by both fine and Imprisonment.
81. II any person upon the day of any
election or before the canvass of votes
is completed shall conceal or wilfully
break or destroy any ballot box used or
intended to be used at such election, or
shall wilfully or fraudulently conceal,
secrete or remove any such box from the
custody of the judges of election or any
other official IL, Charge thereof. or shall
alter, deface, tnjurS or destroy or con-
ceal any ballot which has been deposited
in any ballot-box at such election which
has not been counted and canvassed; or
any poll-list used at such election; or any