1058 ELECTIONS. [ART. 33

tration in such precinct; or to register any false, assumed or
fictitious name, or any name of any person, except as provided
in this article; or shall knowingly, wilfully or fraudulently
interfere with, hinder or delay any officer of registration in
the discharge of his duties; or counsel, advise or induce, or
attempt to induce any such officer to refuse or neglect to com-
ply with or perform his duties, or to violate any law prescribed
for regulating the same; or shall aid, counsel, procure or
advise any voter, person or officer of registration to do any act
by law forbidden, or in this article constituting an offense, or
to omit to do any act by law directed to be done, every such
person, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by impris-
onment in jail or in the penitentiary for not less than six
months nor more than five years.
State v. Bixler, 62 Md. 354.

1896, ch. 202. sec. 83.

88. If at any election hereafter held in any city or county,
any person shall falsely personate any voter or other person,
and vote or attempt or offer to vote in or upon the name of
such voter or other person or shall vote or attempt to vote in
or upon the name of any other person, whether living or dead,
or in or upon any false, assumed or fictitious name, or in or
upon any name not his own, or shall knowingly, wilfully or
fraudulently vote more than once for any candidate for the
same office, except as authorized by law; or shall vote or
attempt to offer to vote in any election precinct without having
a legal right to vote therein; or shall vote more than once, or
vote in more than one election precinct; or having once voted
shall vote or attempt to offer to vote again; or shall knowingly,
wilfully or fraudulently do any unlawful act to secure for him-
self or for any other person a right or opportunity to vote;
or shall by force, threat, menace, intimidation, bribery or
reward, or offer or promise thereof, or otherwise unlawfully,
either directly or indirectly, influence or attempt to influence
any voter in giving his vote; or prevent or hinder, or attempt
to prevent or hinder any qualified voter from freely exercising
the right of suffrage; or by any such means induce, or attempt
to induce any such voter to exercise any such right; or shall.
by any such means or otherwise compel or induce or attempt
to compel or induce any judge or clerk of election in any
election precinct to receive the vote of any person not legally
qualified or entitled to vote at the said election in such pre-
cinct; or shall knowingly, wilfully or fraudulently interfere