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SPIRO T. AGNEW, Governor 909
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.
24-13. Subornation of perjury.
Every person who shall wilfully and corruptly instigate, advise,
induce or procure any person to swear or affirm falsely, as aforesaid,
or to offer so to do, shall, upon conviction thereof, be adjudged
guilty of subornation of perjury, and shall suffer the punishment di-
rected by law in cases of perjury.
24-14. Voting by person who has lost civil rights.
If any person who shall have been convicted in this or any other
state or any federal court of any infamous crime as defined in this
State, and who has never received a pardon for such offense from the
officer entitled to grant such pardon, shall thereafter vote or offer to
vote at any election in this State, he 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 five years.
24-15. Disobedience to election officials.
If any person shall wilfully disobey any lawful command of any
judge or of any board of registry, given in the execution of his or
their duty as such, at any registration or any election, he shall,
upon 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 six months, or by a fine of not less than ten
dollars ($10), nor more than two hundred and fifty dollars ($250),
or by both such fine and imprisonment, in the discretion of the
court.
24-16. Breach of the Peace.
If during any registration of voters or revision thereof, or on the
day of any election or during the canvass of votes cast thereat 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 registra-
tion, revision, election or canvass shall be impeded or hindered, or
whereby the lawful proceedings of any officer or board or registra-
tion, or of any judge or other officer of such election, or challenger or
person designated to be present during the reception or canvass of
any ballots, or of any canvassing board as hereinbefore provided,
are interfered with, such person shall, upon conviction thereof, be
adjudged guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be punished by im-
prisonment 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 imprison-
ment.
24-17. Hindering election officials.
(a) The following offenses shall be misdemeanors and punish-
able under the provisions of this section:
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