Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1846-03-19
ng the same. as the case may be.
The SeditiOn Law.


Passed and approved the l4lh of July, 1898.
Sect. /. Be it enacted, &c. Tha. if any per-
sons shall unlawfully combine or conspire to-
ge.her, with intent to oppose any measure or
measures of the government of the United
States, which are or shall be directed by prop.
er authority, or 10 impede the operation of any
law of the United States, or to inlimidale or
preven. any person holding place or Office in
or under the government, of the United States,
from undertaking, performing or executing his
trust or duly; and if any person or persons, with
intent as aforesaid, shall counsel advise, or at
temp, to procure any insurrection, riot, unlaw-
fu assembly, or combination, whether such
conspiracy, threatening. counsel, advice or al
tempt, shall have the proposed effec, not, he
or they shall be deemed guilty of high mi.de-
meanor, and on conviction, before any court Of
the United States having jurisdiction thereof,
shall be punished by fine not exceeding five
thousand dollars, and by Imprisonment. during
a term no, less than six months, and not ex-
ceeding five years; +; and further, at the dscre-
ton of the court, may be holden to find securi-
Ties for his good behaviour, in such sum, and
such Time, as the said ccur, may direct.
Sect. 2. And be it further enacted, That if
any person shall write, print, utter, or publish,
or shall cause or procure to be written, printed,
uttered, or published, or shall knowingly and
willingly assist or aid in writing, printing, ut
tering or publishing, any false, scandalous and
malicious wiring or writings against Inc gov
eminent of the United States, or either house
of The Congress Of the United States, or the
President of the United States, with intent TO
dcfame the said government, or either house of
the said Congress, or the said President, or 10
bring them, or either Of them, into contempt or
disrepute; or TO excite against them, or either
or any of them, the haired Of the good people
of the United States, or TO stir up sediiion with
in the United States or TO excite any unlawful
combinations therein, for opposing or resisting
any law of The United States, or any act of the
ance of any such law, or of the powers in him
vested by the constitution of the United States
or TO oppose or defea, any such law or act; or
TO aid, encourage or abet any hostile designs of
any foreign nation against the United States,
their people or government, then such person,
being convicted thereof before any cour, of the
United States having jurisdiction thereof, shall
be punished by fine no, exceeding two lhous-
and dollars. and by Imprisonment not exceeding
two years.
Sect g. And be i, further enacted and de-
clared, That if any person shall be prosecuted
under his act, for the writing or publishing any
libel as aforesaid, j, shall be lawful for the de-
fendan,, upon The trial Of the cause, TO give in
evidence in his defence, the truth Of the matter
contained in the publication, charged as libel
And the jury who shall try the cause, shall have
RIGHT 10 determine the law and the fact, under
| the direction OF the court, as in other cases.
Sect, a. And be it further enacted, That this
ac, shall continue and be in force until the third
day of March, one thousand eight hundred and
one, and no longer: Provided, That the expi.
ration of the ACT shall not preven, or defeat a
prosecution and punishment Of any offence
agains, the law, during The time il shall be in
| force.