Whoever, being an inspector of election, wilfully neglects or when called on wilfully declines to exercise the powers conferred on that inspector of election to preserve order shall be deemed to have knowingly and wilfully violated that inspector of election’s official duty.

19 Del. Laws, c. 39, § ?48; Code 1915, § ?1807; Code 1935, § ?1896; 15 Del. C. 1953, § ?5142; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § ?1;