WM. T. HAMILTON, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

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sions of this act to have his name inscribed in such

registry of voters or list of qualified and registered

voters, or if any officer of registration shall fraudu-

lently strike from any registry of voters or from any

list of qualified and registered 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 list of qualified and

registered voters, or if any person not authorized by

the proper order of the judges or judge shall fraud-

ulently strike from any registry of voters or list of

qualified and registered voters the name of any per-

son therein inscribed as a qualified and registered

voter, or if any officer of registration shall enter the

When guilty

name of any person as a qualified voter in any reg-

of misdemean-
or.

istry of voters in his charge as an officer of regis-

tration at any time except on a day appointed by

this act for one of his public sittings as an officer of

registration, and except between the hours appointed

for such public sitting, or if any officer of registra-

tion shall do any act which is by this act forbidden

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

is by this act required to be by him done, such offi-

cer of registration, whether he be a principal or

assistant officer, 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. 35. And be it enacted, That if any person

shall fraudulently register or attempt to register in

any election district or election precinct in this State,

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

under any fictitious name, or shall fraudulently cause

himself to be registered, or attempt to cause himself

to be fraudulently registered in any election district

or election precinct in this State, knowing that he

Penalty of reg-
istering fraud-

has not the right to be registered in such election

ulently.

district or election precinct, 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 who 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 who shall unlawfully