1580 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 934

or fictitious name, or in or upon any name not his own, or shall
knowingly, wilfully or fraudulently vote more than once for
any candidate for the same office, except as authorized by law;
or shall vote or attempt to offer to vote in any election precinct
without having a legal right to vote therein; or shall vote more
than once, or vote in more than one election precinct; or
having once voted shall vote or attempt to offer to vote again;
or shall knowingly, wilfully or fraudulently do any unlawful
act to secure for himself or for any other person a right or
opportunity to vote; or shall by force, threat, menace, intimi-
dation, bribery or reward, or offer or promise thereof, or other-
wise unlawfully, either directly or indirectly, influence, or at-
tempt to influence any voter in giving his vote; or prevent or
hinder, or attempt to prevent or hinder any qualified voter
from freely exercising the right of suffrage; or by any such
means induce, or attempt to induce any such voter to exercise
any such right; or shall by any such means or otherwise com-
pel or induce or attempt to compel or induce any judge or clerk
of election in any election precinct to receive the vote of any
person not legally qualified or entitled to vote at the said
election in such precinct; or shall knowingly, wilfully or fraud-
ulently interfere with, delay or hinder in any manner any
judge or clerk of election in the discharge of his duties; or
by any such means, or other unlawful means, knowingly, wil-
fully or fraudulently counsel, advise, induce or attempt to
induce any judge or clerk of election, whose duty it is to
ascertain, proclaim, announce or declare the result of any such
election, to give or make any false certificate, document, re-
port, return or other false evidence in relation thereto; or to
refuse or neglect to comply with his duty, or to violate any law
regulating the same; or to receive the vote of any person in
any election precinct not entitled to vote therein; or to refuse
to receive the vote of any person entitled to vote therein; or
shall aid, counsel, advise, procure or assist any voter, person or
judge of election or other officer of election to do any act by
law forbidden, or in this Article constituted an offense; or to
omit to do any act by law directed to be done; every such
person shall upon conviction thereof be punished by imprison-
ment in jail or in the penitentiary for not less than six months
nor more than five years.

163. At every general, special or primary election, whether
National, State or municipal, hereafter held in this State,
every employer, whether a body corporate, firm or individual
shall allow its or his employee or employees sufficient time,
not exceeding four hours, within which to vote; provided, that
the said employer shall have the right to designate the time
when his employee or employees shall exercise the right herein