Whoever, being an election officer of whom any duty is required in this title, is guilty of any wilful neglect of such duty or of any corrupt or fraudulent conduct or practice in the execution of the same shall be deemed to have knowingly and wilfully violated that election officer’s own official duty.

19 Del. Laws, c. 39, § ?39; Code 1915, § ?1799; Code 1935, § ?1888; 15 Del. C. 1953, § ?5135; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § ?1;