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ballot, or otherwise violate any provisions of this article, for which no other
punishment is prescribed, shall be punished by fine of not less than five
nor more than one hundred dollars, and election officers shall report any
person so doing to the officer or officers whose duty it shall be to see that
the offender is duly brought before the proper Court, or order his arrest
forthwith.

1892, ch. 55, sec. 161WW.

313. Any person who shall, prior to an election wilfully deface or
destroy any sample ballot posted in accordance with the provisions of this
act, or who, during an election, shall wilfully deface, tear down, remove or
destroy any card of instruction or sample ballot printed or posted for the
instruction of voters, or who shall during an election, wilfully remove or
destroy the guard railing, or any of the supplies or conveniences furnished
to enable a voter to prepare his ballot, or shall wilfully hinder the voting
of others, shall be punished by a fine of not less than five dollars nor more
than one hundred dollars, or imprisonment in jail not exceeding one year,
or both in the discretion of the court.

1892, ch. 55, sec. 161YY.

314. Any person who shall falsely or wilfully deface or destroy any
certificate of nomination or nomination paper, or any part thereof, or any
letter of withdrawal, or sign any certificate, nomination or withdrawal
paper contrary to the provisions of this act, or forge the name of any
person to such certificate of nomination, nomination or withdrawal paper,
knowing the same, or any part thereof to be falsely made, or suppress any
certificate of nomination, nomination or withdrawal paper, or any part
thereof, which has been duly filed, or forge or falsely make the official
endorsement on any ballot, or wilfully destroy or deface any ballot, or
shall take or remove any ballot outside of the enclosure provided for voting,
before the close of the polls, or wilfully delay the delivery of any ballots
shall be punished by fine not exceeding one thousand dollars, or by im-
prisonment in the jail, penitentiary or house of correction, not more than
two years, or by both such fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the
court.

1892, ch. 55, sec. 161ZZ.

315. Any public officer upon whom duty is imposed by this act who
shall wilfully neglect to perform such duty, or who shall wilfully perform
it in such way as to hinder the objects of this act, shall be punished by a
fine of not less than five nor more than one thousand dollars, or by im-
prisonment in jail, penitentiary or house of correction for not more than
two years, or by both such fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the
court.

1892, ch. 55, sec 161AAA.

316. Any ballot clerk who shall place his initials upon any ballot, save
when about to deliver it to a voter in the polling room, and any person