278 ELECTIONS. [ART. 33

1896, ch. 202.

95. If during any registration of voters or revision thereof,
or on any day of election or during the canvass of voters cast
thereat or during any subsequent canvass of any board of can-
vassers, any person shall cause any breach of the peace or be
guilty of any disorder, violence or threats of violence whereby
any such registration, revision, election or canvass shall be im-
peded or hindered, or whereby the lawful proceedings of any
officer or board of registration, or of any judge or clerk, or other
officers 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 hereinbefore provided, are interfered with,
every such person shall upon conviction thereof be adjudged
guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be punished by imprisonment
in jail for not less than thirty days, nor more than one year, or
by a fine of not less than fifty dollars ($50) nor more than
one thousand dollars ($1, 000), or by both such fine and imprison-
ment.

Ibid.

96. If any person knowingly or wilfully shall obstruct, hin-
der 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 per-
formance 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 or designated to serve, or in his
full and free access and egress to and from any such place of reg-
istration, revision of registration or of election, or to and from
any room where such registration, revision of registration or
election or canvass of votes or making of any return and cer-
tificates thereof may be had, or shall molest, interfere with