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 construed to conflict with article thirty-four of the constitution of the State.

. Be it further enacted, etc., That should any of the returning officers named in this act be a candidate for any office at any election, he shall be disqualified to act as returning officer for that election, and a majority of the remaining returning officers shall summon some respectable citizen to act as returning officer in place of the one so disqualified.

. Be it further enacted, etc., That any civil officer or other person who shall assume or pretend to act in any capacity as a commissioner or other officer of election, to receive or count votes, to receive returns or ballot boxes, or to do any other act toward the holding or conducting of elections, or the making returns thereof, in violation of or contrary to the provisions of this act, shall be deemed guilty of a felony, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by imprisonment in the penitentiary for a term not to exceed three years nor less than one year, and by a fine not exceeding three hundred dollars nor less than one hundred dollars.

. Be it further enacted, etc., That any person or persons who shall obstruct, hinder, or by violence or threats of violence, abusive language, or other species of intimidation, interfere with a supervisor or assistant supervisor of registration or commissioner of election, or with any person or persons duly appointed to execute orders of the supervisor of registration or commissioners of elections, in the discharge of their duties, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine not exceeding three hundred dollars nor less than one hundred dollars, and by imprisonment for a period not exceeding three months nor less than one month.

. Be it further enacted, etc., That any person or persons who shall counsel, aid, connive at, abet, encourage or participate in any riots, tumults, acts of violence, intimidation, or armed disturbance at or near the office of any supervisor or assistant supervisor of registration, on any day of registration or revision of registration, or at or near any poll or voting place, on any day of election, shall be deemed guilty of a felony, and on conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars nor less than one hundred dollars, and by imprisonment in the penitentiary for a period not exceeding two years nor less than six months.

. Be it further enacted, etc., That any person who shall register or cause to be registered his name, or that of any other person as a legal voter, in violation of law, or vote, or induce or cause another to vote, in violation of the laws, or of the constitutional provisions in such cases made and provided, shall be deemed guilty of a felony, and on conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars nor less than one hundred dollars, and by imprisonment in the penitentiary for a period not less than one year nor more three three years.

. Be it further enacted, etc., That any person or persons who shall purchase or cause to be purchased the registration papers or certificate of registration of any person duly registered according to law, shall be deemed guilty of a felony, and on conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars nor less than one hundred dollars, and by imprisonment in the penitentiary for a term not less than one year nor more than three years.