416 LAWS OF MARYLAND.

tied to vote at such primary election, or shall fraudulently make,
sign, publish or deliver any false tally or return of the result of
any such primary election, or any certificate of the result of a
primary election, knowing the same to be false, he shall, on
conviction thereof, be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and be
punished by a fine of not more than three hundred dollars, or
by imprisonment in jail for not more than six months, or
by both such fine and imprisonment, in the discretion of the
court.

405. If any person, whether an officer of such primary elec-
tion or not, shall knowingly and fraudulently put any ballot,
or other paper, having the semblance of a ballot, into any bal-
lot box being used, or to be used for receiving .the votes at any
such primary election, with intent to affect the result of such
primary election, during such primary election, and in good
faith received as such, or if any person shall, before or during
the canvass of ballots at any such primary election, in any man-
ner change, substitute or alter any ballot taken from the ballot
box, then being canvassed or about to be canvassed, or shall
remove any ballot or semblance thereof from, or add any ballot
or semblance thereof to, the ballot taken from such ballot box,
and then being canvassed, he shall, on conviction thereof, be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be punished by a
fine of not more than three hundred dollars, or by imprison-
ment in jail for not more than six months, or by both such fine
and imprisonment, in the discretion of the court.

406. If any oath or affirmation is administered by the
judges or other officers of any primary election, to any person
or persons, for the purpose of determining the right of such
persons, or of any other person, to vote at such primary elec-
tion, and any person taking such oath shall wilfully and pur-
posely swear falsely in regard to any matter so inquired of, he
shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, on conviction
thereof, be punished by a fine of not more than three hundred
dollars, or by imprisonment in jail for not more than six
months, or by both such fine and imprisonment, in the discre-
tion of the court.