Obtaining or giving grant by fraud; penalty.

Sec. 9. Any person who shall knowingly, by fraudulent representations, obtain or allow to be obtained any payment or aid herein provided for shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be subject to a fine of not to exceed $500.00 or imprisonment in the county jail not to exceed 6 months, or both such fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the court.