Any person who shall fraudulently impersonate any widow for the purpose of obtaining the benefit of the pension laws of this State or who shall knowingly make or cause to be made any false application or statement or by any false or fraudulent statement procure such statement to be made, approved or paid shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished by fine not exceeding two hundred dollars or imprisonment not exceeding six months or both, at the discretion of the court.