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semblance thereof, into any box used at such election for the reception
of votes; or

(c)   If any judge of election shall knowingly or wilfully cause or
permit any ballot or ballots to be in said box at the opening of the
polls, and before the voting shall have begun; or

(d)   If any judge of election shall knowingly, wilfully or fraudu-
lently put any ballot or other paper having the semblance thereof in
any such box at any such election, unless the same shall be offered
by a voter whose name shall have been found and kept upon the
registry, as hereinbefore provided, or who shall be entitled to vote
under this Article; or

(e)  If any judge of election or other officer or person shall fraudu-
lently during the canvass of ballots in any manner change, substitute
or alter any ballot taken from the ballot-box then being canvassed,
or from any ballot-box which has not been canvassed, or shall remove
any ballot or semblance thereof from or add any ballot or semblance
thereof to the ballots taken from the ballot-box then being canvassed,
or from any ballot-box which has not been canvassed.

183.  Defacing or Removing Records. (a) Election Officials. Every
judge of election or other officer or person having the custody of any
record, registry of voters or copy thereof, oath, return or statements
of votes, certificate, poll-list, or any papers, documents, ballots,
coupons or vote of any description in this Article directed to be made,
filed or preserved, who is guilty of concealing, wilfully destroying,
mutilating, defacing, falsifying or fraudulently removing or secreting
the whole or any part thereof, or who shall fraudulently make any
entry, erasure or alteration therein except as allowed and directed
by the provisions of this Article, or who permits any other person to
do so, shall upon conviction thereof be adjudged guilty of a felony
and shall be punished for each and every offense by imprisonment in
the penitentiary for not less than one nor more than ten years.

(b) Others. Every person not such an official as is mentioned
hereinabove in this section, who is guilty of any of the acts therein
specified, or who advises, procures or abets the commission of the
same, or any of them, shall upon conviction thereof be adjudged
guilty of a felony. For each and every such offense he shall be
punished by imprisonment in the penitentiary for not less than one
nor more than ten years; and such offense shall be deemed to have
been committed whether such person has or had any custody or
control, rightful or otherwise, over, or is charged with any duty in
relation to, said records, registers, ballots, coupons or other docu-
ments.

184.   Perjury. Any person who shall be convicted of wilfully and
falsely swearing or affirming in taking any oath or affirmation
prescribed by or upon any examination provided for in this Article
shall be guilty of perjury, and shall be punished according to the
laws of the State for such offense.

185.  Subornation of Perjury. Every person who shall willfully and
corruptly instigate, advise, induce or procure any person to swear
or affirm falsely, as aforesaid, or to offer so to do, shall, upon convic-
tion thereof, be adjudged guilty of subornation of perjury, and shall
suffer the punishment directed by law in cases of perjury.