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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

Voting by persons convicted of crime.	270 G G G G. If any person who shall have been convicted of bribery, felony or other infamous crimes, under the laws of this or any other State, and who has never received pardon for such offense from the officer entitled to grant such pardon, shall thereafter vote or offer to vote at any election in said city, he shall, upon conviction thereof, he adjudged guilty of a felony,
Penalty.	and for each and every such offense shall be punished by im- prisonment in the penitentiary for not less than one nor more than five years. 270 HHHH. If any person shall wilfully disobey any lawful
Disobeying commands of Judge of election.	command of any judge of election or of any board of registry given in the execution of his or their duty as such at any regis- tration or election, he shall, upon conviction thereof, be adjudged guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be punished by imprison- ment in jail for not less than thirty days nor more than six months, or by a fine of not less than ten dollars ($10) nor more
Penalty.	than two hundred and fifty dollars ($250), or by both such tine and imprisonment, in the discretion of the Court. Any misde- meanor under this article for which no penalty is specially pro- vided shall be punished as provided in this section. 270 IIII. If during any registration of voters or revision
Breach of peace, etc.	thereof, or on any day of election or during the canvass of votes cast there at or during any subsequent canvass by any board of canvassers, any person shall cause any breach of the peace or be guilty of any disorder, violence or threats of violence whereby any such registration, revision, election or canvass shall be impeded or hindred, or whereby the lawful proceedings of any officer or board of registration, or of any judge or clerk, or other officers of such election, or challenger or person designated to be present during the reception or can- vass of any ballot or of any canvassing board as hereinbefore provided, are interfered with, every such person shall upon
Penalty.	conviction thereof, be adjudged guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be punished by imprisonment in jail for not less than thirty days nor more than one year, or by a fine of not less than fifty dollars ($50) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by both such fine and imprisonment. 270 JJJJ. If any person knowingly or wilfully shall obstruct,
Interfering with officer of regletra- tion, etc.	hinder or assault, or by bribery, solicitation or otherwise inter- fere with any officer or 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