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of election, hinder or prevent any officer of registration, judge or clerk
of election, challenger or person designated as provided in this article
to be present at the reception or canvass of ballots, in his free attend-
ance and presence at the place of registration or revision of registra-
tion, or of election in the election precinct in and for which he is
appointed and designated to serve, or in his full and free access and
egress to and from any such place of registration, revision of registra-
tion or of election, or to and from any room where such legistration,
revision of registration or election or canvass of votes or making of
any return and certificates thereof may be had, or shall molest, interfere
with, remove or eject from any such place of registration or election or
of canvassing ballots cast thereat or of making returns or certificates
thereof, any such officer of registration, judge or clerk of election, chal-
lenger or person designated as provided in this article to watch the
reception or canvassing of any ballots except as otherwise provided in
this article, or shall unlawfully threaten or attempt or offer so to do,
every such person shall be guilty of a 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
($50) dollars nor more than one thousand ($1,000) dollars, or by both
fine and imprisonment.
See sec. 162.

1904, art. 33. sec. 103. 1896, ch. 202, sec. 97.

105. If any person upon the day of any election, or before the can-
vass 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 wil-
fully or fraudulently conceal, secrete or remove any such box from the
custody of the judges of election or other official in charge thereof, or
shall alter, deface, injure or destroy or conceal 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
report, return, certificate or any evidence in this article required, he
shall, upon conviction thereof, be adjudged guilty of a felony, and shall
for each and every such offense be punished by imprisonment in the
penitentiary for not less than one nor more than five years.
See sec. 162.

Ibid. sec. 104. 1896, ch. 202, sec. 98.

106. If at any election precinct, at any registration of voters or
revision thereof, any officer of registration shall knowingly wilfully
admit any person to registration, or make any entry upon any register
unless a majority of the board of registry in said precinct are present
and concur, or if at any election hereafter held, any judge or clerk of
election shall receive any vote or proceed with the canvass of ballots, or
shall consent thereto, unless a majority of the judges of election in said
election precinct are present and concur, he shall upon conviction
thereof be adjudged guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be punished by