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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

than one year, or by a fine of not less than fifty dollars ($50.00)
nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by both such
fine and imprisonment.

96. If any person knowingly or wilfully shall obstruct, hin-

Interfering
with officer
of registra
tion, etc.

der or assault, or by bribery, solicitation or otherwise interfere
with any officer of registration or any judge or clerk of election
or challenger or person designated, as provided in this article,
to be present at the reception or canvass of any ballots, in the
performance of any duty required by him, or which he may
by law, be authorized or permitted to perform, or if any person
by any of the means before mentioned, or otherwise unlawfully
shall, on any day of registration, revision of registration, or of
election, hinder or prevent any officer of registration, judge or
clerk of election, challenger or person designated as provided
in this article, to be present at the reception or canvass of bal-
lots, in his free attendance and presence at the place of regis-
tration or revision of registration, or of election in the election
precinct, in and for which he is appointed or designated to
serve, or in his full and free access and egress to and from any
such place of registration, revision of registration or of election,
or to and from any room where such registration, revision of
registration or election or canvass of votes or making of any
return and certificates thereof may be had, or shall molest,
interfere with, remove or eject from any such place of regis-
tration or election or of canvassing ballots cast thereat or mak-
ing returns or certificates thereof, any such officer of regis-
tration, judge or clerk of election, challenger or person des-
ignated as provided in this article, to watch the reception or
canvassing of any ballots except as otherwise provided in this

Penalty.

article, or shall unlawfully threaten or attempt or offer so to do,
every such person shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and on
conviction thereof, shall be punished by imprisonment in jail
for not less than three months, nor more than one year, or by
fine of not less than fifty dollars ($50) nor more than one thou-
sand dollars ($1,000) or by both fine and imprisonment.

Concealing
ballot-box,
etc.

97. If any person upon the day of any election, or before the
canvass of votes is completed, shall conceal or wilfully break
or destroy any ballot-box used or intended to be used at such
election, or shall wilfully or fraudulently conceal, secrete or re-
move any such box from the custody of the judges of election,
or any other official in charge thereof, or shall alter, deface,
injure or destroy or conceal any ballot which has been deposi-
ted in any ballot-box at such election which has not been
counted and canvassed, or any poll-list used at such election, or