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LAWS OF MARYLAND.
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voter in giving his vote, or prevent or hinder, or attempt to
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Unlaw-
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prevent or hinder any qualified voter from freely excercising
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fully In-
fluencing
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the right of suffrage ; or by any such means induce, or
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any Voter,
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attempt to induce any such voter to exercise any such right,
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or shall by any such means compel, or induce, or attempt to
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compel or induce any judge of election, or other officer of
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election, in any ward to receive the vote of any person not
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legally qualified or entitled to vote at the said election in
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such ward; or shall knowingly, wilfully or fraudulently
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interfere with, delay or hinder in any manner any judge of
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election, poll clerk or other officer of election, in the dis-
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charge of his duties, or by any such means, or other unlaw-
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ful means knowingly, wilfully or fraudulently counsel,
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advise, induce or attempt to induce any judge of election,
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poll clerk or other officer of election whose duty it is to
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ascertain, proclaim, announce or declare the result of any
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such election, to give or to make any false certificate, docu-
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ment, report, or other false evidence in relation thereto ; or
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to refuse or neglect to comply with his duty, or to violate
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any law regulating the same, or to receive the vote of any
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person in any ward not entitled to vote therein, or to refuse
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to receive the vote of any person entitled to vote therein, or
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shall aid, counsel, advise, procure or assist any voter,
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person or judge of election, or other officer of election to do
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any act by law forbidden or in this act constituted an
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offence, or to omit to do any act by law directed to be done,
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every such person shall, upon conviction thereof, be adjudged
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guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be punished by imprison -
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ment in jail for not less than one nor more than five years,
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Penalty
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or by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars, or by both
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fine and imprisonment, in the discretion of the court.
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161 L. It any clerk of election, or any person performing"
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False Poll
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the duties of such clerk, shall wilfully keep a false poll list,
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Litt
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or shall knowingly insert in his poll list any false statement,
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or any name, except as in this article provided, he shall
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upon conviction thereof, be adjudged guilty of a misde-
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meanor, and shall be punished by imprisonment in jail for
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not less than one nor more than five years, or by a fine
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Penalty
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not exceeding one thousand dollars, or by both fine and
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imprisonment in the discretion of the court.
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161 M. Every judge of election who shall wilfully exclude
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Excluding
Voters.
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any vote duly tendered, knowing that the person offering the
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same is lawfully entitled to vote at such election ; or shall
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wilfully receive a vote from any person who has been duly
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challenged in relation to his right to vote at such election
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without exacting from such person such oath or other proof
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of qualification as may be required by law ; or shall wilfully
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