Section 17-8-37

Penalty for violation of Sections 17-8-35 and 17-8-36.

Any election official found guilty of violating the provisions of Sections 17-8-35 and 17-8-36 by failing to number a ballot or ballots and seal the same in the manner hereinabove provided for shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined not less than $10.00 nor more than $100.00. Any person found guilty of violating the provisions of Sections 17-8-35 and 17-8-36 by removing, breaking or tampering with a seal placed on a ballot in conformity with the provisions of Sections 17-8-35 and 17-8-36, except in the manner hereinabove provided, shall be guilty of a felony and upon conviction shall be punished by imprisonment in the penitentiary for a term of not less than one nor more than five years.

(Acts 1939, No. 209, p. 361; Code 1940, T. 17, §182.)