Any elector who shall wilfully make any false affidavit or statement to any registrar, assessor or registry assessor, with intent to procure the false party enrollment or registration of himself or of any other voter, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor; and on conviction thereof shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than one (1) year, and a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or either or both, in the discretion of the court.