The Ordway new era., 1919-12-19
Sedition Bill is Introduced In
House at the Special Session


session Of the legislature now in
session.
A bill for an act for the suppress
ion of anarchy and sedition and to
suppress conspiracies against the
state and It's laws and to provide
penalties for violation thereof.
Be it enacted by the General AS
sembly OF the state of Colorado:
Section /. Every person who III
this state, either orally or by writ
ing. printing, exhibiting or circulat-
ing written or printed words or pic
lures, or otherwise, shall advocate,
teach incite, propose, aid. abet. en-
courage, or advise forcible resis-
lance to, or the forcible destruction
OF overthrow of. constituted govern
ment or laws of the United States.
shall be deemed guilty of anarchy
and sedition and shall be guilty of a
felony.
Section 2. Every person who. in
this State, either orally or by writ
ing. printing, exhibiting or circulat-
ing written or printed words or pic
lures. shall advocate. teach. incite.
propose, aid abet, encourage or ad-
wise the unlawful injury or destruc-
tion of private or public property,
or the unlawful injury of any per-
son or the unlawful taking of hu-
man life, either as general prin-
ciple or In particular instances. as
means Of effecting governmental, in
du8trial, social or economic con-
ditions. shall be deemed guilty of an
archy and sedition and shall be
guilty OF a felony.
Section 3. Any association or
ganization society or corporation
one Of whose purposes or professed
purposes is to bring about any
governmental social, Industrial or
economic change in this State or in
the United States. by the use of phys
ical injury. or which teaches. ad-
yocates, advises or defends the use
Of physical force. violence or physical
injury to person or property, or
threats OF such injury. to accomplish
such change. or which shall by any
such means prosecute or pursue
such purpose or professed purpose,
is hereby declared to he anarchistic
and seditious in character and to be
an unlawful association
Section 4. Any person who, in
this State, shall act or profess to act i
as an officer of any such unlawful
association, or shall. speak, write or
publish as a representative or pro-
fessed representative OF any such un-
awfulassociation, or. knowing the
purpose, teachings and doctrine of
such association, shall become or
continue to be a member thereof, or
contribute dues, money or other
things of value to 1t, or to any one
for IT, shall he guilty of felony.
Section 5. Any person. corpor-
alton. association, organization or
society who or which. in this State.
knowingly prints, publishes, edits,
issues, cirulates, sells or sale, or dis
tributes, or has in his. her or its
possession for the purpose of distri-
button any book. pamphlet, picture,
paper, circular. card. letter, writing.
print, publication or document of
any kind, in which rs taught, ad-
vocated or advised the use of phys
ical force, violence or physical in
Jury to person or property, or
threats Of such injury. as means of
accomplishing any governmental.
social industrial or economic shange
in this State or in the United States,
shall be deemed guilty of anarchy
and sedition and shall be guilty of a
felony.
Section G. Any two or more per-
sons who. in this state. shall con-
spire. confederate or agree to com
nit any act or thing declared by this
act to be unlawful, shall be deemed
guilty of felony. and any person
or persons who SHALL. In this state,
do any act in furtherance or pur-
suance of such conspiracy formed
either In this tsate or elsewhere,
shall be deemed guilty of feloy.
Section T. Any person who shall
be guilty of any of the offences here
inbefore defined, shall. upon CON
viction, be punished by imprison-
ment not exceeding twenty years. or
by fine not exceeding Ten Thousand
dollars ($10,000) or by both such
fine and imprisonment; and any
corporation, organization. associa-
ton or society committing any of
the offenses hereinbefore defined.