FRANK BROWN, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

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thereat, or by any fraudulent means, induce or compel any

person entitled to vote to refuse to or abstain from exercis-

ing such right, or induce or compel by any fraudulent means

any judge or other officers of any such primary election to

receive a vote from any person not entitled to cast such vote,

he shall on conviction thereof be deemed guilty of a misde-

meanor, and be punished by a fine of not more than two

hundred dollars or by imprisonment in jail, for not more

than six months, or by both, such fine and imprisonment in

the discretion of the court.

SEC. 276. If any judge, or other officer of a primary elec-

tion shall knowingly and fraudulently receive a vote from

any person not entitled to vote, at such primary election, or

fraudulent
acts of

knowingly and fraudulently refuse to receive the vote of

judges, &c

any person entitled to vote at such primary election, or

shall fraudulently make, sign, publish or deliver any false

tally or return of the result of any such primary election, or

any certificate of the result of a primary election, knowing

the same to be false, he shall, on conviction thereof, be

deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and be punished by a fine

of not more than three hundred dollars, or by imprisonment

in jail for not more than six months, or by both such fine

and imprisonment in the discretion of the court.

SEC. 277. If any person, whether an officer of such pri-

mary election or not, shall knowingly and fraudulently put'

any ballot, or other paper, having the semblance of a ballot

Same.

into any ballot box being used, or to be used for receiving

the votes at any such primary election, with intent to effect

the result of such primary election, during such primary

election, and in good faith received as such, or if any person

shall before or during the canvass of ballots at any such

primary election, in any manner change, substitute or alter

any ballot taken from the ballot box, then being canvassed

or about to be canvassed, or shall remove any ballot or sem-

blance thereof, from or add any ballot or semblance thereof

to, the ballot taken from such ballot box, and then being

canvassed, he shall on conviction thereof, be deemed guilty

of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not

more than three hundred dollars, or by imprisonment in jail

for not more than six months, or by both such fine and im-

prisonment, in the discretion of the court.

SEC. 278. If any oath or affirmation is administered by

the judges or other officers of any primary election, to any

False

person or persons, for the purpose of determining the right

swearing.

of such persons, or of any other person, to vote at such

primary election, and any person taking such oath shall

wilfully and purposely swear falsely in regard to any matter