New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-07-24
GERMANY.
The Prussinn Laws on Public Meetings ssa

We and these laws IN the >,aas fTistsu the Goretr
ment paper At Berlin. They begin We, fFedere
William by Grace OF God. King OF Prussia &C decree
The chief provisions II the law on Psohs
meetings are No meeting tor the discussion 81 peoas
Al ,irs can be held without q hours previous nouoe
the Police the Police must send one or two onstss
with symbol. of their Office 10 I'll such meetings ed
when the proceedines tend 70 produce criminal setoss
the Police shall declare the meetings dissolved and
then the people must 90 home nobody Oh 81 armed
IN meetings no meetings shall he held In the open All
wihou, special authority, nor In any sase within esAi
miles OF the Kings residence OF The seat OF Inc tso
Chambers The punishment for violating 'he'o pre-
scrpons varies from 20 % thsefs "a ihaer u soos
= cents) with imprisonment for eight dsy'o yea;
soldiers guilty OF such violation are To b puui'hedey
military law.
The law on the Press provides that every pnoaea
ton must D. ar the snd residence Of both printer
AMI publisher without which publications csrnot he
circulated The publisher must 'cnh srs,i' one copy
OF the publication to the National Library In bern and
one 70 the University OF the Province Ia when hs ~
sides copy OF every periodical, signed ny the pos
Usher must be the Police as soon 40 each nan
Der begins 10 be- distributed placsrds except those O.
the authorities can only be put up IN places regularly
dedicated 20 that purpose by the Police nobody sha
sell or distribute papers without authority 90 10 DO
author and publisher printer and erculs'or' are 'e
spousbe for the contents OF publications without FUR
Their proof than their attached II the pusAoa
ton IL made against the win OF the author the PaesA
er alone "a responsible for breaking the provisions
concerning placards and the sale Of journals &C Ae
unn,.bmsnt IL from to 50 thalers foe. or day 20
week. prison inci,ation unlawful deeds on,aned
in any publication results IN tho performance OF sues
decd. the punshment Is the ssme that inflicted o.
the crime 30 resulting when such ncitatcn l. With
out effect the punishment Is 20 10 30 thaers tine OF
4 week. 10 years prison IT, however. the crime Ia
cird 10 be high tres,on, the punishment may eprsoa
with hard labor from to 10 yesrl The puni'hmentd
90 TO 200 thaers fine OF weeks 20 2years prison. "a AGO
10 be Indicted on those who incite To disorder by ds
tribuung fag. tokens. or symbols the same punish
nent Is allotted on such excite to hate ot tho Gov
eminent and its ofcers 10 contempt OF coy reeos
nised religious society either directly by spreading
false new, those who injure the King or Queen By
word writing print pictures sro 10 b. punished Sa
months 20 years in prison the same ofcnse toward
the heir apparent n the regent month TO years
the same efense toward any other German P unes OF
the head Of any other friendly State month 10 yeaf'
toward the Legislature any member thsrs Of, puble
officer, clergyman, juror, military man on duty, =
days 20 II months If the ofcnso DO ssn derous to~sd
the last named charseters month % years In the
mildest circumstances 10 To 30 thasr- Publications
In which these Orenss contained may be- seised
once by the police and prevented from circulsu-p-
Such oense. be punishable In sin months from
the publication, though civil process may s'i be had