EDWIN WARFIELD, ESQ., GOVERNOR.

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punished by a fine of not less than one hundred ($100) dollars
and not more than one thousand ($1,000) dollars, or by impris-
onment in jail for not less than ninety days and not more than
two years, or by both such fine and imprisonment; the
informer to receive one-half of the fine collected, and the other
half shall be paid to the County Commissioners of said
county for use of the public roads.
SEC. 25. And be it enacted, That if any person shall wil-
fully disobey any lawful command of any judge of primary

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election given in the execution of his duty at any primary
election, or if during any primary election or during the can-
vass of votes cast thereat or during any subsequent canvass
of returns by the governing body holding such primary
election, any person shall cause any breach of the peace or
be guilty of any disorder, violence or threats of violence
whereby any such primary election or canvass shall be
impeded or hindered or whereby the lawful proceedings of
any judge, clerk or governing body of such party, or chal-
lenger, or watcher, or person designated to be present during
the reception or canvass of any ballots, are interfered with,
any, such person shall, upon conviction thereof be adjudged
guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be punished by a fine of
not less than twenty-five ($25) dollars nor more than five
hundred ($500) dollars, or by both such fine and imprison-
ment
SEC. 26. Be it enacted, That if any person knowingly or
wilfully shall obstruct, hinder or assault, or by bribery,

Any person
causing any
breach of the
peace, etc.,
shall be
guilty of mis-
demeanor.

solicitation or otherwise interfere with any judge or clerk or
challenger or member of governing body of any party hold-
ing such primary election 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 primary election or of canvass of the returns of such pri-
mary election, shall hinder or prevent any judge, clerk, chal-
lenger and watcher or member of the governing body of any
party holding any primary election in his free attendance
and presence at the place of holding such primary election
or of canvassing the returns therefrom, or in his full and
free access to and from any room where the same is held, or
shall molest, interfere with, remove or reject from any such
place of voting or of canvassing, any such judge, clerk or

Unlawful to
obstruct,
hinder or
bribe any
judge or
clerk.