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officer or board of registration, or of any judge or clerk, or other, officer
of such election, or challenger or person designated to be present during
the reception or canvass of any ballots, or of any canvassing board as here-
inbefore provided, are interfered with, every such person shall, upon con-
viction 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
one year, or by a fine of not less than fifty ($50) dollars nor more than one
thousand ($1,000) dollars, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
See sec. 173.

An. Code, sec. 104. 1904, sec. 102. 1896, ch. 202, sec. 96.

112. If any person knowingly or wilfully shall obstruct, hinder or
assault, or by bribery, solicitation or otherwise interfere with any officer
of registration, or any judge or clerk of election or challenger or person
designated, as provided in this article, to be present at the reception or
canvass of any ballots, in the performance of any duty required by 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 provided in this article to be present at
the reception 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 and designated to serve,
or in his full and free access and egress to and from any such place of
registration, revision of registration or of election, or to and from any
room where such registration, revision of registration or election or can-
vass 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, challenger 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 con-
viction 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. 173.

An. Code, sec. 105. 1904, sec. 103. 1896, ch. 202, sec. 97.

113. 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 wilfully
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