Penalty for obstructing members and officers of the council

Any person who obstructs or impedes or attempts to obstruct or impede any member of a council, or the secretary, tax collector, clerk or other officer of a council lawfully authorized as such by this Act in the discharge of his duties or in his official capacity or in the exercise of his powers either under this or any other Act, commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months, or to both such fine and imprisonment.