Section 12. Neglect of duty in care of ballot boxes
If any officer under this act shall neglect or fail to perform the duties herein imposed upon them, then they, or either of them, shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of five hundred dollars, and undergo an imprisonment, by separate or solitary confinement, not exceeding three years, respectively, for every such offense. 1861, May 1, P.L. 575, Sec. 12.