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any highway or railroad within this State,
or engine, car, vehicle, or property be-
longing to, or used or employed upon any
railroad within this State, or shall destroy
any dam, lock, abutment, towing path,
waste weir, or feeder of any canal, or
any boat, vessel or other property, be-
longing to, used or employed thereon
within this State, every such person, upon
conviction thereof, shall be sentenced to
undergo confinement in the penitentiary
for term notices. than two nor more than
six years, or to a fine not less than FIVE
hundred nor more than two thousand dol
lars, in the discretion of the court.
Subsection 4. That if any person or
persons within this State shall bold any
secret or public meeting, or unite with or
belong to any secret club or meeting, or
or unite with or belong to any secret
club or association, known by him or
them to be intended to effect, promote
or encourage the separation or secession of
this State from the Government or Union
of the United States, or to effect, promote
or encourage, the incorporation or upion
of this State with the so-called Southern
Confederacy, every such person, upon con-
viction thereof, shall be sentenced to con-
finement in the penitentiary for term not
less than two nor more than six years, or
to fine of not less than five hundred or
more than three thousand dollars, at the
dieorat;on Of Tho oo,,rf -
Subsection 6. IF any person shall con-
spire or combine with others to levy war
against this State, or to give aid or COM
fort to the enemies thereof, whether for
eign or domestic, within this State or else.
where, and be convicted thereof, he shall
be sentenced to confinement in the peni-
Tertiary for not less than two years nor
more than six years, or to q fine not ex-
ceeding five thousand dollars, at the dis
cretion Of the court. M
Subsection g.. That if with intent 10
promote rebellion or war against this State,
or to give aid or comfort to the enemies
thereof, any person shall attempt to burn
or destroy, or any person shall attempt to
conspire with others to burn or destroy
any bridge, ferry-boat, viaduct, culvert,
structure, rails, or other property belong
ing to, or being part of any highway, rail-
road, or any engine, car, vehicle, or other
property, either belonging to or used OF
employed upon any railroad within this
State, or if any person or persons shall
attempt or conspire with others to destroy
any dam, lock, abutment, towing path,
waste weir, Or feeder Of any canal, or any
boat, vessel, or other property belonging
to, orused or employed thereon within thi,
State, every person SO offending, upon con
viction thereof, shall be sentenced to con
fnement in the penitentiary for term
not exceeding three years nor less than
one year, or fined in a sum not more thar
two thousand dollars, nor less than 1--WE
hundred dollars, in the discretion Of tht
court.
Sub Section 4 That if any person ol
persons shall wilfully attempt or conspirt
to betray, yield OF deliver to any person
or persons in rebellion against the Gov
eminent Of this State, or to their emissa
ries, aiders or abetters, any ship, vessel O
steamboat, within this State, every perso,
SO offending shall upon conviction thereo
be sentenced Is confinement in the peni
1 Tertiary for a term not exceeding thre'
! years nor less than one year, Or fined in
sum not more than two thousand nor les
than 1--WE hundred dollars, IN The discretion
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