The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-09
When State of War Exists
Definition of REASONABLE Acts

The criminal code of the United States contains Q drastic proris
state Of war IS declared to exist Il WIN e noted in the arst paraEraph o.
isyiss . against them OR ADHEKEs TO THEIR EsEaIEa. sisins them
: The penalties which N a be imposed may Be noted IN h second sec
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and shall be impFisonsd . more than seven years and lined moi more
'o'ss Grim: code z5-'"ssios, sssvr rebellion or Instruction; punishment
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snsFT p sesss Subject aissts 70 a the ss' jsis . ds''t thereof san and : . duly s sataoS.e d !:
s6a n' se d aesi nt n %o1 1ss thsn II i've n 3he usa s% doH%s ans imp issn mott
@ y ssrnds se Z b e Ti! S' dffa cit a1 nto spa 1 "a: ahn sssf'' or ias1 as 8 oni t ,ay
foreign government o h agentst thereof or redress ola any injury which
he nay have sustained from such government o. any OF its agents "
subjects
1910 (crim. Code 6)-Sedfious conspirace; punishment for
If two OF mor persons in any State o Territory, or in any place
subject to the jurisdictino of the United States, conspires tic overthrow
put down, Or to destroy by force the Government o the United States,
or to levy against them, r to oppose by forcet TIT authority thereof,
or bv force tt prevent, hinder, or delay the execution of any law OF the
United States,o r by force to seize, take, or possess n property Of tn
Hss nsr st issa s sseti thousand az s soi aara0t IF i snsrsssa ssz 20 s'' OF ssse than "a Sc *
~ years. or both. s.. E~@= II
1911 (crin. Code 7)-Reeruitina for service against United States; pun
ishment for. " F..
Whoever recruits soldiers or sailors within the United States. or in
iy against san or opens within the United States, or in any place sub
iet to tn jurisdiction thereof, a recruiting station or thu n1istment of
such soldiers or sailors ito serve in any manneri in armed hostility against
the United States, shall be fined OF more than n thousand dollars and
imprisoned not more than we years. r
1912 (crim. Code s)-EnHstng to serve against United States; punish
men for. s st.
Every person enlisted or engaged within the United States or in
n place subject o the Jurisdiction thereof, with intent to serve in
armed hostility against the United States, shall be fined n hundred dol
airs and imprisoned not more thar three years,
10000 Ccim. code)-Threats against President; punishment.
ANY person who knowingly and wilfuly deposits Oh cause to be
deposited for conveyance in the mail or for delivery from ny postohce
or b Y letter carrier any letter, paper, writing. print, missve. 0 r document
containing n Threat to take thu 1eo o or to infict bodily harm uro
the President Of the United states, II who knowingly and ,winfuly
otherwise makes any such threat against the President, shall upon on
vfchon be fined not exceeding $1,000 or imprisoned not exceeding five
years Or both.