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[LOYALTV LAW.!5 i Knacted hy the Legislature «»f theStale of Texas.Section 1. If any Jierson shall, at any time or place within this State,(luting the time the United States of America is at war with any other nation, use any language in the presence anti hearing of another person, of and concerning the United States of America, the entry, or the continuance, of the United States of America in the war, or of and concerning the army, navy, or marine corps of the♦4*United States of America, or of and!*4concerning 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 of the United Slates of America, which language is disloyal to the United States of America, or abusive in character, and calculated to bring into disrepute the United States of America, the entrance or continuance of the United States of America in the war, the army, navy, marine 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 flag, color, standard, or ensign, or the uniform of any officer of the army of the United ! States of America, or is of such nature as to be reasonably calculated to provoke a breaeh of the pence, if said in the presence and hearing of a citizen of the United States of America shall he deemed guilty of a felony, and shall be punished by confinement in the State penitentiary for any period of time not less than two years, nor more than twenty-five years.Sec. 2. Any person who shall, at any time and place within this State i during the time the United States is at war with any other nation, or nations, commit to writing nr printing, or both writing and printing, by letters- words, signs, figures, or any other manner, and in any language, anything of and concerning the United States, the entry or continuance of the United States in the war, or of and concerning the army, navy, nr marine corps of the United States, any flag, standard, color, or ensign of the United States, or any imitation thereof, or uniform of any of its officers, which is abusive in character, ur disloyal to the United States, and reasonably calculated to bring into disrepute the United States, the entry, or continuance, of the United States in the war, the army, navy, or marine corps of the United States, any flag, standard, color, or ensign, of the United States, or that lt;f any of its officers, and reasonably calculated to provoke a breach of peace if written to or in the* presence of a citizen of the United States, or if said in the {*♦ presence and hearing of any citizen of | ?*!* the United States, shall be deemed \ guilty of a felony, and shall be pun- j ished by confinement in the State W? \ penitentiary for any period of time not less than two years, nor mol’c'than twenty-five years.JSec. 3. Any person who shall, within this State,’ publicly or privately, mutilate, deface', defile, defy, tramp upon, or cause contempt upon, either by words or nets, any flag, standard, color, or ensign, of the United States, or that of any of its officers, or on any imitation of either of them, shall be*deemed guilty of a felony, and shall be punished by confinement in the State penitentiary for any period of time not less than two years, norIT IS Tl OF OUto meet every rec but also those pr with our Goven the war and we can always obtaiMAKE OUR ST YOUR GROCE IDon’t Forget tiLast year our p war gardens bu made in that er dent is asking’i the war garden: lions of Dollars drouth that we to the people c part. We are r we sell.THE CHARLES(iTheJWshall be read on three several days he’that oi suspended, and said rule is hereby [and oi,suspended, and this act shall take ef-1 ^u t(1| feet and in* in force from and after . ~ its passage, and it is so enacted.F, O. FULLER, tfrem,Speaker of the House. is impK, A. DBCHEKI). s»President of the Senate, ( ^ ^Approved and signed by the Governor,March H, 15)18, and became effee- every*.tive on that date. 18-tf pledj^—o-o----more than twenty-five years.Sec, 4- Any person svho, during the NATIONAL WAIt SAVINOS DAYexistence of the war between the $ vii’k;re iti’1 , ol' imj1 ci'ei'ircc United Status and any oth« nation,' sl ,'1- ,,Ul s* ' ' !ir nations, shall knowingly, within this State, display, or have in his possession for any purpose whatsoever, any flag, standard, color, or ensign, or coat of arms of any nation with which the United States is at war, or any imitation thereof, or that of any State, subdivision, city, or municipality of any such nations, shall he deemed huilty of a felony, and shall be punished by confinement in the State penitentiary for any period of time not less than two years, jiur more than twenty-five years.Sec. 5. Any officer may, without warrant, arrest any one violating ntjy section of this act, when the offense is committed in his presence, or withineconoi nit' \v kets. j flloter'1 he National War Savings Commit- mtnt fee, which is carrying on, through its ^n() State and local committees, a Nation- jvi wide campaign to get all the people on or before June ‘J8 to pledge themselves to ave to the utmost o?' their ability and to buy War Savin'.'-Stamps with their savings, has given out thlt;‘ following statement:•‘Thot-e of us who remain at h*-me Iw’hib- others do the fighting havt an e\vr-i!K'ri*asinjr iuirnit*r of oppomou-ties ti- do definite and highly impor-Wi, i » JJrf inspri'!1Siamt a i i year S’J u\)sVmattiitani work for our country. \\ t* \\in his view, ur within ihv vivw of a maj^* i Ul t;n work an i/xprfssjun of .istrate. Any officer about to make ^ ^itmU. Wt, fvv) tn M(1}, {„.Ki.stieh arrest shall be authorized to re- .quire any person viidating any pro- h'^cd to continue at om uua. .asi -vision of this ait to at once desist! to enioy the loviuu companionship o' from such violation. jour famile?- to meet fredy with lt;urSec. ti. indictments and proseeu- j j nends and neighbors, to enjoy ad th»-lions for violations of the provisions ;: u,.iu. uj- iltV and mot of the pk-as-ot this act may ho hmi in anv county % si er * * a* i • in is ailt i I hi* rIlt; K M; I * J it.‘w '1 *1 •wm iv tin* otfenM* ih commuted, or m | 1Travis County, the State of Texas;peace turns whib- otlu-r Um-o, v,oo and ft*r such purpose venues and juris- ! have had i pot asule all Mie-v th«r:.: .diction is conferred upon the district j ;i(V rij.rlitir.jr our battb--courts of the counties of' the State ;i * • ' .. i | t In* xO: in r I aii^1 • ■. ti ■wiwii- suiii I'lifii^ aw coiunmu'lt;l^ \ami on thr Uistrid (’ourts i»f Tiavis ] hieh4’ourUy; that the susjHMn!lt;iii j Our m'\\ iiumI)si-nu*iiVi Uiw oi \ liis Sian- shall nt-* At 'MiiU;*; •! •apply \u v .»nvic-tjoi.v hau u n»U-r xhilt;! »» . w , o ..... i-: ;i N:Uu»h;\; \N ;»i . j- Is...:al.O «- | . \ t \ * ■ 1 'ijv, t‘l'. .H ! /.rDh1,i. Ii hatl lb’ iHt* .«ii!y u* »rv{ *uv^ho sha)) hrai\ k?nw !‘iil i’hiht’*'!'. :'1 sw.ticii-it i--.if ;»ny viulauu^ any of t i.iW* th^ ■iuvV -r. i :! ..ir - •pruViHiiis of this aut, In immriliati^V ! (|f J,;f .Ji:- ','\'plt;o*l tht- siinu' t«» souu- ufna'iaiiii* Ii M“t!’ lt;imaklt; a\rv\ 'm ;raso.-s; arul it lt;h\A\ iu- tJ.jfy i,f ?1 1 ' * 1 -officer to forthwith lln* arrest ! ^oiai- \\r thlt;- \'n*\ lt;v:\Ui o\.of ?uch t»r pors^ijs, a*raint j ,l(iV wSavo.;: * Suus'.;-- .\i;hV'.bom ^uch charge ha betn filed, at;dj v U ;i. u. v.to tnimeHiatv ly carry h:rn iiefore some ] .(officer whose duty it hall be toi;'l!1!- ! II-- .-tao.i| thoroughly investigate the charges, lt;-ut ani“i^ ti'-- uiea^ itay- -i t!land to make such orders, and to enter | such judgments, as to .such pt-rson. as I the law mav direct.See. 'fhe fact that this is a spe-j cial session of the Legislature, whichlt; ihr k L.-ii t‘) -cru 'i of 1 f u a;'*('oatd aiiy ocu*:!w U» thao th’‘ ro.ilil iitsy iHic of us w*\ usi* if ^.Tt] • a ;o»!in i** ^ ,:iI can last but thirty days, and the fact a war for tin- worlds fre*-iom. » :■u i that the United States is now engage IJ :Jliy t»ne of ljs pm a-ide ihL- p!oa f i.-a.iiig while all K icp^' is cryi. u '.‘tI in war, and tbut there are many ! breaches of the peace and other dss-j turbnces of public order and safety •; arising, due to the evils sought to be i remedied by this act. creates an | emergency and an imperative public necessity which requires that the con-! stitutional rule, providing that billsin its agony to la- ivloastd Ji^-m tlv clutches of the nion.-tef that is be!uu!-ing all it touches'.’ t .a.Id \i- ilI'.! i-so simple a thiliji and at the -a:n time ask other men to give then ln-.s
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Kerrville Mountain Sun
Kerrville, Texas, US
Fri, Jun 14, 1918
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