representing that he is doing so at the request of the candidate. No person shall solicit, demand, ask, or invite from any person who is a candidate for any election, any payment of money or valuable thing or promise of payment of money or valuable thing to be used in such election. [1582-28; Comp., 31.] Any person who violates any of the provisions hereof shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than thirty days nor more than one year, or by a fine of not less than two hundred pesos nor more than five hundred pesos, or both. [1582-28, 30.] S ECTION  2651 . Various Frauds, Impositions, and Obstructions . — Any person who, by any wrongful means, shall prevent or attempt to prevent any voter from freely and fully exercising his right to vote, or shall induce or procure any voter to refuse or neglec t to exercise his right, or shall so induce or procure any person to enter upon the registry list the name of any person, or shall so induce or procure the receiving of the vote of any person not legally qualified, or shall so induce or procure any officer  to give any certificate, document, or evidence in relation thereto, or shall so induce any officer in any manner to violate or to neglect his duty with respect to any election, shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than thirty days nor more than  one year, or by a fine of not less than two hundred pesos nor more than five hundred pesos, or both. [1582-30.] S ECTION  2652 . Unlawful Assumption of Office by Ineligible Persons . — Any person who knowing that he is disqualified assumes any office shall be punished by a fine of not less than five hundred pesos nor more than one thousand pesos. [1582-29.] S ECTION  2653 . Jurisdiction of Courts . — Courts of First Instance shall have exclusive original jurisdiction to issue process or conduct preliminary investigations and shall have entire jurisdiction in any criminal action or proceeding arising under this ch apter. [1582-31; Comp., 34.] CHAPTER  56 Copyright 2012 CD Technologies Asia, Inc. and Accesslaw, Inc. Philippine Law Encyclopedia 2011 851