The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-02-26

1 issues or knowingly circaiatpS sells
| distributes, or publicly displays any
books, pamphlets, paper hand bill.
poster, document. ar written or printed
matter in any form Whatsoever con
tanning. advocating advising. suggest
ing or teaching crime. criminal synaie-
;tiisim, sabotage, the doing af any act
of violence, the destruction al or dam
| age TO any property, the injury 10 any
person, or the commission of any crime
or unlawful act as a means Of accom-
piishins, effecting or bringing about
any industrial or political ends. change.
4 or means OF accomplishing, effeetmg
or bringing about any Industrial or pc
litical revolution. or who shall apenle
i or attempt to Justify, by word of mouth
or writing, the commission or the at
tempt to commit sabotage any act of
violence, the destruction of or damage
to any property. the injury of any per
,tson or the commission of any crime
or unlawful act. with the intent to ex-
empify. spread. or teach or suggest
\ criminal syndicalism, or organizes. or
helps to organize or become a member
of, or voluntarily assemblies With any
| society or assemhlase Of persons
1 formed TO teach or advocate, or which
teaches, advocates, or suggests doc
trines of criminal syndicalisn. sahn-
| tage, on the necessity, pronriety OF eN-
pediency Of doing any act OF violence
! or the commission of amy crime or un-
lawful act as means Of accomplish
| ing or effecting any industrial OF po-
llticni ends, change or revolution is
Iguilty of felony. and upon
conviction thereof shall be punished
| by Imprisonment in the state peniten-
tiary for "A term of not less than one
year or more than five years. or hy a
| fine of not less than S29o.0o or not
more than one thousand dollars. or by
both such fine and Imprisonment.
Section Wherever two or more
| persons assemble or consart for the
purpose of advocating, teaching or
| suggesting the doctrine of criminal
| syndicalism, as defined in this act, or
| to advocate, teach, suggest or encour-
| age sabotage, as defined in this act
or the duty, necessity, propriety, or ex-
pediency of doing any act OF violence
| the destruction of or damage to any
property. the bodily injury to any per
| son or persons, or the commission Of
| any crime or unlawful act as a means
of accomplishing or effecting amy in-
| dustrial or political ends, change or
revolution, ii is hereby declared unlaU~
( full and every person voluntarily par
| ticipting therein By his presence, will
| fully aids ar instigates. is guilty Of a
| felony ana upon conviction thereof
shall he punished by Imprisonment In
| the state prison for not less than one
year or more than five years, or by Il
4 fine Of not &~ea than I NO hundred afl@
lars or more than one thousand dollars,
or by both such imprisonment and
| fine.
| Section THE owner lessee. agent,
| superintendent, or person in charge or
occupation of any place. building, room
| or rooms, or structure, who knowingly
| permits therein any assembly or ron.
sort of persons prohibited by the pro-
| visions of section four of this act, OF
| who after notification that the place
or premises or any part thereof, Is or
| are so used, permits such use to be
continued, is guilty of a miadeineanor
and punishable upon conviction there
| of, by imprisonment in the county jail
for not less than sixty days or fer not
| more than one year, or by Il fine of NOT
| less than one hundred dollars or more
than five hundred dollars, or by both
such imprisonment and fine.
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