FRANK BROWN, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

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his charge as an officer of registration, the name of any person

entitled under the provisions of this article to have his name

inscribed in such registry of voters, or if any officer of regis-

tration shall fraudulently strike from any registry of voters

in his charge as an officer of registration, the name of any

qualified and registered voter entitled to remain inscribed

upon such registry of voters, or if any person not authorized

by the proper order of the registration judges shall fraudu-

lently strike from any registry of voters the name of any

person therein inscribed as a qualified and registered

voter, or if any officer of registration shall enter the name of

any person as a qualified voter in any registry of voters in

his charge as an officer of registration at any time except

on a day appointed by this article for one of his public sit-

tings as an officer of registration ; and except between the

hours appointed for such public sittings, or if any officer of

registration shall do any act which is by this article forbid-

den to be by him done, or shall omit to do any act which is by

this article required to be by him done, such officer of registra-

tion, whether he be a principal or assistant officer, or such

other person so offending as aforesaid, shall be guilty of a

misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof by a competent

court shall be punished by a fine not exceeding five hun-

dred dollars, or by imprisonment not exceeding three

years, or by both fine and imprisonment as aforesaid.

SEC. 159 Y. If any person shall fraudulently register or

attempt to register in any ward in the city of Hagerstown,

in the name of any other person living or dead, or under

Fraudu-

any fictitious name, or shall fraudulently cause himself to

lent Reg-
istration.

be registered or attempt to cause himself to be fraudulently

registered in any such ward, knowing that he has not the

right to be registered in such wards, or shall by force,

threat, menace, intimidation or other unlawful means pre-

vent or hinder, or endeavor to prevent or hinder any person

having a lawful right to register, from duly exercising such

right, or shall compel, or endeavor to compel, by any such

means, any officer of registration to admit to registration

any person not legally entitled thereto, or shall unlawfully

interfere with any officer of registration in the discharge of

his duties under this article, or shall make any assault or

commit any assault and battery, or incite or create any riot,

or any breach of the peace, at or near to any place of regis-

tration in the city of Hagerstown, during the sittings of any

officer of registration provided for by this article, he shall

be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof by

a competent court shall be punished by a fine not exceeding

five hundred dollars, or by imprisonment not exceeding

three years, or by both fine and imprisonment as aforesaid.

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