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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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