The Sentinel=record., 1918-05-07
Form Of an Ordinance to Suppress
oisloyalty and Sedition.
ORDINANCE No. SAG

An ordinance making either written
or spoken disloyalty or Sedition
misdemeanor and fixing the punIsu.
ment therefor
Whereas, the United States is now
at war to establish the freedom of ma
tons and to secure for individuals the
enjoyment of free government. a war
that requires for its success the unit
ed sympathy and support of our peo-
pie; and
Whereas, any disloyalty or sedition.
either spoken or written, tends to
hamper our government, and those
activities associated with it. in the
prosecution of the war, and so to Of
fend all loyal and patriotic citizens as
TO cause a breach of the peace.
Therefore, be it ordained by the
City Commissioner of the City of Hot
Springs, Arkansas:
Section 1: If any person shall, at
any time or place within this City Of
Hot Springs, Arkansas, during the
time the United States Of America is
at war with any other nation, use any
language in the presence and hear
ing of another person, or commit 10
writing or printing, or both writing
and printing, by letters, words signs,
figures or any other manner. and IN
any language, anything, of and con
corning the United States of America,
the entry, or the continuance. of the
limited of 4 ri ia, h.o
or Of and concerning the army. navy
OF marine corps of the United States
Of America or of and concerning any
flag, standard color, or ensign of the
United States of America, or any imi-
tation thereof, or the uniform of any
officers of the army or navy of the
United States or of and concerning
any individual or organization, who is
authoritatively engaged in war work,
which language is disloyal or abusive
in character and calculated to bring
into disrepute the United Sites OF
America, the entry, or the continu-
ance, of the United States of America
in the war, or the army. navy or ma
rine corps of the United States OF
America, or any flag, standard, color,
or ensign of the United States OF
America, or any imitation thereof, or
the uniform of any officer of the army
or navy of the United States, or any
individual or organization who is au-
thoritatively engaged in war work, or
is OF such nature as reasonably to be
calculated to provoke a breach of the
peace. if said in the presence and
hearing of a citizen of the United
States of America, shall be deemed
guilty of a misdemean0r and shall be
punished by q fine of not less than
ten dollars nor more than one hun
dred dollars, or by imprisonment in
the tcity or town Jail for not less
than ten days nor more than one year
or by both fine and Imprisonment.
Section 2. Amy person who shall
within this Getty or town. pub
licly or privately mutilate, de-
face, defle, defy, tramp upon, or
cause contempt upon, either by words
or acts, any flag standard, or ensign
Of the United States, or that of any OF
its officers. or on any imitation OF
either OF them. shall be deemed gull
ty of a misdemeanor and shall be
punished by a fine of not less than ten
dollars nor more than one hundred
dollars, or by imprisonment in the
Getty or county, Jail, for not less than
ten days nor more than one year or
by both fine and Imprisonment
Section 3. Amy person who, during
the existence of the war between the
United States and any other nation
or nations, shall knowingly, within
this (city or town display, or have
in his possession for any purpose
whatsoever, any flag, standard color
| or coat of arms of any nation with
| which the United States is at wal
or any imitation thereof. or that Of
any state subdivision, city or mum
cipality OF any such nations, shall be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and
shall he punished by a fine of not less
than ten dollars nor more than one
hundred dollars. or by Imprisonment.
| III inv NS'tg VI COUNTY jan lOi hN'
less than ten days, nor more than one
year or By both fine and Imprisonment
Section A. That all ordinances IN
conflict herewith are hereby repealed
and this ordinance shall take effec,
and be in force from and after its
| passage.
e. n. ROTH, Commissioner
| Passed May L. 1918,
| Approved May /, 1918
J. w. McCLF1NDON, Mayor
Attest. A. B. JORDAN. City Clerk
Published in Sentinel Record, May