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judged guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be punished by imprisonment
in jail for not less than two nor more than ninety days, or by a fine of not
less than ten dollars ($10) nor more than two hundred and fifty dollars
($250), or by both such fine and imprisonment, in the discretion of the
court.

1898, ch. 2, sec. 270MMMM,. 1918 Code, sec. 441.

416. If any officer of registration in any election precinct shall, with-
out urgent necessity, absent himself from the place of registration during
the hours prescribed by law for registering voters, or if any judge or
clerk of election shall, without urgent necessity, be late at the opening of
the polls, or shall absent himself therefrom during the election or during
the canvass of ballots, or the making up of the returns, he shall, upon con-
viction thereof, be adjudged guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be puu-
ished by imprisonment in jail for not less than ten days nor more than
six months, or shall be fined not less than twenty dollars ($20) nor more
than five hundred dollars ($500).

1S9S, ch. 2, sec. 270NNNN. 1918 Code, sec. 442.

417. Whoever shall (1) falsely make or fraudulently deface, or fraud-
ulently destroy any certificate of examination or any part thereof, or (2)
fill any certificate of nomination, knowing the same or any part thereof
to be falsely made, or (3) suppress any certificate of nomination which
has been duly filed, or any part thereof, or (4) shall forge or falsely make
the official endorsement on any ballot, shall be punished by fine of not less
than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than one thousand dollars
($1,000), or by imprisonment in jail for a period not exceeding three
years, or by both fine and imprisonment, in the discretion of the court.

1898, ch. 2, sec. 270-0000. 1918 Code, sec. 443.

418. Whoever shall, during an election, remove or destroy any of the
supplies or other conveniences placed in the booths or compartments in
this sub-title described for the purpose of enabling the voter to prepare his
ballot, or shall, during such election, remove, tear down or deface any of
the cards or specimen ballots printed for the instructions of voters, shall
be punished by fine of not less than five dollars ($5) nor more than five
hundred dollars ($500), or by imprisonment in jail for a period not ex-
ceeding one year, or by both fine and imprisonment, in the discretion of
the court.

1898, ch. 2, sec. 270PPPP. 1918 Code, sec. 444.

419. Whoever shall, except as in this subtitle otherwise provided, allow
his ballot to be seen by any person with the apparent intention of letting
it be known how he is about to vote, or place any distinguishing mark
upon his ballot, or who shall make a false statement as to his inability to
mark his ballot, or who shall interfere or attempt to interfere with any
voter when inside the enclosed space in the polling room, or when marking
his ballot, or who shall endeavor to induce any voter before voting to show