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Illinois Statutes Chapter 220. Utilities § 55/9. Transmitting message in aid of rebellion, riot, etc.; penalty

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

§ 9. Any person who, for the purpose of inciting or aiding rebellion, riot or insurrection in this state against the government or laws of this state or of the United States, or a hostile invasion of this state, shall transmit or cause to be transmitted by telegraph any communication whatever, shall be imprisoned in the penitentiary not exceeding ten years.

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