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shall be delivered to him by the Board of State Canvassers, and every dis-
sent or protest which shall have been delivered to him by a canvasser. He
shall, without delay, transmit a copy under seal of his office, of such certified
determination to each person thereby declared to be elected, and a like copy
to the Governor, and he shall cause a copy of such certified statements and
determinations to be published in one newspaper in the City of Annapolis
and one in the City of Baltimore. In conformity with the statements and
determinations made as aforesaid by the Board of State Canvassers, the
Governor shall issue commissions to the different persons elected, as now
provided by the Constitution and Laws of this State, and in addition the
Secretary of State shall likewise without delay transmit a copy under seal
of his office of such certified determination and statement as to the election
of a United States Senator to represent the State of Maryland in the Senate
of the United States to the Secretary and presiding officer respectively of
the United State Senate, to inform that body of the result of the election
for Senator; and such certificate shall be prima facie evidence of the right
of the candidate certified as receiving the highest number of votes to be
seated.

Offenses.

An. Code, sec. 89. 1904, sec. 87. 1896, ch. 202, sec. 82.

97. If at any general registration of voters or at any meeting of a
board of registry held for such purpose or for revision thereof, as provided
in this article, any person shall falsely personate a voter or other person,
and register or attempt or offer to register in the name of such voter or
other person, or if any person shall register or attempt to make applica-
tion to register in or tinder the name of any other person, or in or under
any false, assumed or fictitious name, or in or under any name not his
own; or shall register in two election precincts; or, having registered in
one precinct, shall attempt or offer to register in another; or shall fraudu-
lently register or attempt or offer to register in any election precinct, not
having a legal right to register therein; or shall knowingly or wilfully do
any unlawful act to secure registration for himself or any other person,
or shall knowingly, wilfully or fraudulently, by false personation or other-
wise, or by any unlawful means cause or procure or attempt to cause or
procure, the name of any qualified voter in any election precinct to be
erased or stricken, as in this article provided, from any registry of the
voters of such precinct made in pursuance of this article or otherwise; or
by force, threat, menace, intimidation, bribery, reward or offer or promise
thereof, or other unlawful means prevent, hinder or delay any person
having a lawful right to register or be registered from duly exercising such
right; or shall knowingly, wilfully or fraudulently compel or induce, or
attempt or offer to compel or induce by such means or by any unlawful
means, any officer of registration in any election precinct to register, or
attempt to register any person not lawfully entitled to registration in such
precinct; or to register any false, assumed or fictitious name, or any name
of any person, except as provided in this article; or shall knowingly, wil-