The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-01-23
Mr.. Jenkins Bill for the Protec.
tiOn of the President.

Mr.. Jenkins Bill for the Protec-
tion of the President.
A bill for the protection OF the
President of the United States and
those in line of succession to the
Presidency, and to promote the well
fare of. the United States
Be it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives OF the
United States of America If Goa
gress assembled, that every person
within the United States or any
place ind i. the sovereignty of aud
SUBJECT to the Jurisdiction of the
United States who maiciously stabs,
strikes, wounds, poisons, or shoots
at the President or Vice President
OF the United States shall suffer
death
Sec. 2 That every person within
the United States or any place
under tue sovereignty of aud suoject
TO the jurisdiction OF the United
States who knowingly aids, abets,
causes, procures, commands. or
counseis another 10 strike, stab,
wound, poison, or shoot at the Presi-
deut or Vice President of the United
States shall suffer death.
Sec. 3. That every person within
the United States Or any place under
the sovereignty OF ano subjecp to the
jurisdiction Of the United States who
maliciousiy strikes, stabs, wounds.
poisons, or shoots at any person de-
clared by law OF Congress to act as
President of the United States 10
case of removal, death, resignation,
or inability both OF the President and
Vice President of the United States
shall suffer death.
Sec. 4 That every person within
the United States or any place under
the sovereignty OF and subject to the
jurisdiction of the United States who
knowingly aids. abets, causes,
procures, commands, or c0unsels
another to strike, stab. wound,
ada, or shoot at any person de-
clared by law of congress to act as
President of the United States in
case of removal, death, resignation,
or IN ability both of the President
and Vice President of the United
States shall suffer death.
Sec. 5. That every person within
the United States or any place under
the sovereignty OF and subject tothe
jurisdiction OF the United States who
advocates the subveroion or attempt
ed subversion of the Government of
the United States by any violent
means. or who avows conviction Or
belief that the subversion or at
tempted subversion of the Govern
nent of the United States by any
VIC ent means is valid and iustiiable
principle of action, shall, upon Con-
viction thereof, be punished by inn
prisonment at hard labor not more
than fifty years.
| Sec.6 6. That every person within the
United States or any place under the
sovereignty of and subject to the
jurisdiction of the United States who
knowingly aids, abets, causes pro-
cures, commands, rcounsels another
| to advocate the subversion or at
tempt subversion of the Govern
ment of The United States by any
violent means is valid and lusttifi-
able principle OF action, shall, upon
conviction thereof, be punished by
| Imprisonment at hard labor not more
than fifty years,
Sec. Z. That every accessory after
the fact to any one Of the otfenses
mentioned In sections one, Two,
three, four, five, aud six Of this Act
shall, upon CONVICTION thereof, be
punished by Imprisonment at hard
labor not more than twenty YEARS.
Sec. 8, That every alien who
makes application 10 become a citl-
zen oil the United States shall, at the
time of making declaration OF IN
ten,ion and at the time Of making
application q be admitted, declare
as part Of The OATH required Dv law.
in each ease, that he will not str ke,
stab, wound, poison, or shoot at the
/ Presidentor Vice President OF the