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32 —Whoever commits either one of the offences mentioned in the preceding Article, by assembling a crowd of people, shall be liable to a major imprisonment without hard labour.

Whoever knowingly joins such a crowd and adds to its influence, shall be liable to a minor confinement without hard labour of not less than two years and of not more than five years.

Should the offender be carrying weapons or arms, one degree shall be added to the principal punishment.

—Whoever instigates a person or persons by means of newspapers, or writings of any kind, to commit any of the offences mentioned in the preceding three Articles, shall be liable to be dealt with according to the provision of Art. 105 of the Criminal Law. In case the instigation has not produced any effect, the principal punishment shall be commuted by two or three degrees.

—Whoever enters a voting place or a place of election meeting carrying weapons or arms, shall be punished with a fine of not less than three yen and of not more than thirty yen.

—Should an elected person have been sentenced to any of the punishments mentioned in the ten Articles from Article LXXXIX. to Article XCVIII., the election shall be void.

—Any person who has voted by fraudulently assuming another person’s name or has voted, in spite of his disqualifications according to, shall be punished with a fine of not less than four yen and of not more than forty yen.

—Whoever has, for commission of any of the offences mentioned in the foregoing Articles, been sentenced to a punishment severer than confinement, or has been twice sentenced to fines, shall be suspended from the exercise of the right to elect and to be elected for a period of time not less than three years and not more then seven years.

—Should a witness fail to discharge any of the duties mentioned in the provisions of the present Law without any justifiable reason, he shall be punished with a fine of not less than five yen and of not more than fifty yen.

—As to offences other than those for which provisions are made in the present Chapter, they shall be dealt with in accordance with the provisions of the Criminal Law, when such provisions are expressed therein, and the severer punishment shall be applied.

—In all offences relating to elections, six months shall be considered as the term of prescription of penalties.

—The present punitive rules, ag well as the Articles of, shall he posted up at every voting place of election meeting.

—In every Shi, there shall be established one voting place, and the management of all votings and elections as specified in the present Law shall be taken charge of by the Shicho.