194 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 95
mistakes exist, they shall immediately issue a subpoena to the
judges who made said return, and to the clerks (in
those precincts in which clerks shall have been appointed)
who joined therein, and said judges and clerks shall forth-
with attend and shall make such corrections as the facts of
the case require, but such changes shall not alter any decision
before duly made by them, but shall cause the canvass to be
correctly stated; and the said Board of Canvassers are author-
ized to adjourn from day to day for the purpose of obtaining
and receiving such corrected statements, such adjournment
not to extend beyond three days.
97. 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, or at any time after the
establishment of a system of permanent general registration,
as provided by Sections 29-1 to 29-S, inclusive, hereof, 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 pre-
cinct, shall 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 him-
self 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 pro-
cure, the name of any qualified 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 registered from duly
exercising such right; or shall knowingly, wilfully or fraudu-
lently 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 registration 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 dis-
charge of his duties; or counsel, advise or induce, or attempt
to induce any such officer to refuse or neglect to comply with
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