§ 1812Nomination Petitions and Papers; Offenses by Signers

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If any person shall knowingly and wilfully sign any
nomination petition or nomination paper, without having the
qualifications prescribed by this act, or if any person shall
set opposite a signature on a nomination petition or paper, a
date other than the actual date such signature was affixed
thereto, or if any person shall set opposite the signature on
a nomination petition or nomination paper, a false statement
of the signer's place of residence or occupation, or if any
person shall sign more nomination petitions or nomination papers
than permitted by the provisions of this act, he shall be guilty

of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be
sentenced to pay a fine not exceeding one hundred ($100)
dollars, or to undergo an imprisonment of not less than three
(3) months nor more than two (2) years, or both, at the
discretion of the court.

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