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the board of State canvassers, and every dissent or protest
which shall have been delivered to him by a canvasser. He
shall, without delay, transmit a copy, under seal of his office,
of such certified determination to each person thereby declared
to be elected, and 'a like copy to the governor, and he shall
cause a copy of such certified statements and determinations
to be published in one newspaper in the city of Annapolis and
one in the city of Baltimore. In conformity with the state-
ments and determinations made as aforesaid by the board of
State canvassers, the governor shall issue commission to the
different persons elected, as now provided by the constitution
and laws of this State.

Offenses.

1896, ch. 202, sec. 82.

87. If at any general registration of voters or at any meet-
ing of a board of registry held for such purpose or for revision
thereof, as provided in this article, any person shall falsely
personate a voter or other person, and register or attempt or
offer to register in the name of such voter or other person,
or if any person shall register or attempt to make application
to register in or under the name of any other person, or in or
under any false, assumed or fictitious name, or in or under any
name not his own; or shall register in two election precincts;
or, having registered in one precinct, shall attempt or offer to
register in another; or shall fraudulently register or attempt
or offer to register in any election precinct, not having a legal
right to register therein; or shall knowingly or wilfully do
any unlawful act to secure registration for himself or any other
person, or shall knowingly, wilfully or fraudulently, by false
personation or otherwise, or by any unlawful means cause or
procure or attempt to cause or procure, the name of any quali-
fied voter in any election precinct to be erased or stricken, as
in this article provided, from any registry of the voters of such
precinct made in pursuance of this article or otherwise; or by
force, threat, menace, intimidation, bribery, reward or offer or
promise thereof, or other unlawful means prevent, hinder or
delay any person having a lawful right to register or be regis-
tered from duly exercising such right; or shall knowingly,
wilfully or fraudulently compel or induce, or attempt or offer
to compel or induce by such means or by any unlawful means,
any officer of registration in any election precinct to register,
or attempt to register any person not lawfully entitled to regis-