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Penal code amended.
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Section 1. Title
thirteen of the penal code is hereby amended by inserting
therein after section four hundred and sixty-eight, five new
sections to be known as sections four hundred and sixty-eight-a,
four hundred and sixty-eight b, four hundred and sixty-eight-c,
four hundred and sixty-eight-d and four hundred and sixty-eight-e,
to read as follows: [958][959]
§ 468-a. Criminal anarchy
defined.—Criminal anarchy is the doctrine that organized
government should be overthrown by force or violence, or by
assassination of the executive head or of any of the executive
officials of government, or by any unlawful means. The advocacy
of such doctrine either by word of mouth or writing is a felony.
§ 468-b. Advocacy of criminal
anarchy.—Any person who:
1. By word of mouth or writing
advocates, advises or teaches the duty, necessity or propriety
of overthrowing or overturning organized government by force
or violence, or by assassination of the executive head or
of any of the executive officials of government, or by any
unlawful means; or
2. Prints, publishes, edits,
issues or knowingly circulates, sells, distributes or publicly
displays any book, paper, document, or written or printed
matter in any form, containing or advocating, advising or
teaching the doctrine that organized government should be
overthrown by force, violence or any unlawful means; or,
3. Openly, willfully and deliberately
justifies by word of mouth or writing the assassination or
unlawful killing or assaulting of any executive or other officer
of the United States or of any state or of any civilized nation
having an organized government because of his official character,
or any other crime, with intent to teach, spread or advocate
the propriety of the doctrines of criminal anarchy; or
4. Organizes or helps to organize
or becomes a member of or voluntarily assembles with any society,
group or assembly of persons formed to teach or advocate such
doctrine; is guilty of a felony and punishable by imprisonment
for not more than ten years, or by a fine of not more than
five thousand dollars, or both.
§ 468-c. Liability of editors
and others.—Every editor or proprietor of a book, newspaper
or serial and every manager of a partnership or incorporated
association by which a book, newspaper or serial is issued,
is chargeable with the publication of any matter contained
in such book, newspaper or serial. But in every prosecution
therefor, the defendant may show in his defense that the matter
complained of was published without his knowledge or fault
and against his wishes, by another who [959][960]
had no authority from him to make the publication and whose
act was disavowed by him so soon as known.
§ 468-d. Assemblages of anarchists.—Whenever
two or more persons assemble for the purpose of advocating
or teaching the doctrines of criminal anarchy, as defined
in section four hundred and sixty-eight-a of this title, such
an assembly is unlawful, and every person voluntarily participating
therein by his presence, aid or instigation, is guilty of
a felony and punishable by imprisonment for not more than
ten years, or by a fine of more than five thousand dollars,
or both.
§ 468-e. Permitting premises
to be used for assemblages of anarchists.—The owner, agent,
superintendent, janitor, caretaker or occupant of any place,
building or room, who willfully and knowingly permits therein
any assemblage of persons prohibited by section four hundred
and sixty-eight of this title, or who, after notification
that the premises are so used permits such use to be continued,
is guilty of a misdemeanor, and punishable by imprisonment
for not more that two years, or by a fine of not more than
two thousand dollars, or both.
§ 2. This act shall take effect
immediately.
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