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imprisonment in jail for not less than ten nor more than ninety
days, or by a fine 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.

1896, ch. 202.

99. If any officer of registration in any election precinct shall
without urgent necessity absent himself from the place of regis-
tration during the hours prescribed by law for registering voters,
or if any judge or clerk of election shall, without urgent neces-
sity 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 conviction thereof,
be adjudged guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be punished 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. )

Ibid.

100. Whoever shall (1) falsely make or fraudulently deface
or fraudulently destroy any certificate of nomination or any part
thereof, or (2) file 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.

Ibid.

101. Whoever shall, during an election, remove or destroy any
of the supplies or other conveniences placed in the booths or
compartments in this article 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 instruction 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 exceeding