The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-07-24

Duty Assigned State Council of De-
fenSc.

sent out by the State Council of De-
fense:
"he state Council of Defense has
been charged by the governor with
stigating and reporting acts of
disloyalty and espionage, and in Or
der that all members of the organiza-
tion and municipal officers may be
correctly informed extracts of the Bill
recently passed by the National Con-
sress are reproduced follows:
Section /. That (a) whoever, for
the purpose of obtaining information
respecting the national defense with
intent or reason TO believe that the
information TO be obtained is to be
used to the injury of the United
states, or to the advantage of any
foreign nation, goes upon, enters
iiies over, or otherwise obtains infor-
nation concerning any vessel, aircraft
work of defense, navy yard, naval sta
ton, submarine base cOaling station.
fort, battery, torpedo station, dock
yard, canal, railroad, arsenal, camp.
factory. mine, telegraph, telephone,
wireless, or signal station building,
Office, or other place connected with
he national defense, owned or con-
Structed, or in progress of cOnstruc-
ton by the United States or under the
control of the United States, or of any
of its officers or agents, or within the
exclusive Jurisdiction OF the United
states, or any place in which any
vessel aircraft, arms, munitions, or
other materials or instruments for use
pared, or stored, under any contract
or agreement with the United States.
or with any person on behalf of the
United States, or otherwise on behalf
OF the United States, or any prohibited
| place within the meaning of Section
SIX of this title; or (b) whoever for the
purpose aforesaid, and with like in
tent or reason to believe, copies, takes,
makes, or obtains, or attempts or in
duces or aids another to copy, take,
make. or obtain, any sketch, photo
graph, Photographic negative, blue
print, plan, map, model, instrument.
appliance. document. writing, or note
OF anything connected with the nat
ional defense; or (c) whoever, for the
purpose aforesaid, receives or obtains
or agrees or attempts or induces or
aids another to receive or obtain from
any person, or from any source what
ever. any document, writing, code
: ook, signal book, sketch, photograph
Photographic negative, blue print
plan, map, model. instrument, appli-
ance, or note, of anything connected
with the national defense, knowing or
having reason TO believe, 1T the time
he receives or obtains, or agrees or
receive or obtain it. that it has been
or will be obtained, taken, made
disposed Of by any person contrary to
y
the provisions of this title; or (dl
whoever, lawfully or unlawfully hav-
ing possession Of. access to, control
over, or being intrusted with any doc
umcnt, writing, code book, signal
book, sketch, photograph, photo
graphic negative, blue print plan,
| al
note relating to the national defense
wilfully communicates or transmits
or attempts to communicate or trans
| mt the same TO any person not entitl-
ed to receive it, or wilfully retains
the same and fails to deliver it on de-
mand to the officer or employee Of the
United States entitled to receive it:
or (e) whoever, being intrusted with
on having lawful possession or control
OF any document, writing, code book,
signal book, sketch, photograph.
Photographic negative, blue print,
plan. map, model, note or information,
relating to the national defense,
| through gross negligence permits the
same to be removed from its proper
place of custody or delivered tn anyone
| IN violation of his trust, or to be lost
stolen, abstracted, or destroyed, shall
he punished by ii fine of not more than
$4,000, or by imprisonment for not
more than two years, or both.
Sec .. (a) Whoever. with in
| tent or reason to believe that it is to
be used to the injury of the United
states or to the advantage Of n foreign
nation. communica;"a, delivers, or
| transmits. or attempts to, or aids or
| induces another to, communicate, de.
! liver, or transmit, to any foreign GOV
"rnmcnt, or to any faction or party
or military or naval force within Il for