1036 Trrmz Lxx.——CRlMES.—Ch. 2. C H A P T E R T W O. CRIMES AGAINST THE EXISTEHCE OF TH] GOVERNIENT. Sec. Sec. 5331. Treason. j 5336. Seditious cons iracy. 5332. Punishment of treason. 5337. Recruiting soldiers or sailors to serve 5333. Misprision of treason. against the United States. 5334. Inciting or engaging in rebellion or j 5338. En istment to serve against the insurrection. , United States. 5335. Criminal correspondence with foreign governments. '1`¤*~¤¤0¤· Sec. 5331. Every person owing allegiance to the United States who ""?’;` levies war a inst them, or adheres to their enemies, giving them aid and 9 g1),A,1]j;1·37¥?:,f’· comfort within the United States or elsewhere, is gu1lty of treason. ,3 Liar., ,1875, c. 145, r. 18, pp. 479, 480.—Gearing r. U. S., 3 N. & H., 165. 1’¤¤i¤h¤¤¢¤f 01 Sec. 5332. Every person uilty of treason shall suifer death; or, at the l"°”°“· discretion of the court, shal¥be imprisoned at hard labor for not less than 17 Jn1y, 1862, c. ‘five years, and fined not less than ten thousand dollars, to be levied on 195 ¤¤· 1» 3, V- 12» and collected out of any or all of his property, real and personal, of which L he was the owner at the time of committing such treason, any sale or con- U. S. i·. The In- veyance to the contrary notwithstanding; and every person so convicted ¤¤fs¤¤*>¤, 2 12¤·11·. of treason shall, moreover, be incapable of holding any office under the §{"f§1{,,§i "·,g1gj‘¥," United States. ivf·B"‘Lti’· th;"" ii"; ”’ "°é"€vEi‘i"’3"" 6”‘l·P‘§§§‘“f‘i§· 3.»"'1”i Hf1J` é”’§°¥>3 as., ;..v.anwa, .1-..., ; usr-ia, ; us Trial, 402, 405, 417; U. S. 1-. Uoxie, 1 Paine, 265; U. S. v. Greatbouse, 2 Abb. C. C., 364; C0%HS`?8ti?,D g;s_3_s,§O lxaill., 92; Wallack et al. r. Van Riswick, 92 U. S., 202; Windsor vuceig, ..,-:. Mi¤P1‘1¤1<>¤ of Sec. 5333. Every —rson, owing allegiance to the United States and “"“°“· having knowledge ofpthe commission of any treason against them, who 30 April ,790 c_ conceals, and does not, as soon as may be, disclose and make known the 9, ¤_ 2, v_ fp, us same to the President or to some judge of the UD1i;8d States, or to the -——-é——— governor, or to some judge or justice of a particular State, is guilty of P. rgxiltbggj misprision of treason, and shall be imprisoned not more than seven years. §,%v,jH;$;.ti(ég{,”‘?S;SandTti;1cedfnlztlpicirguthen oge thousand dollars. o s, ; . .1-. to , s,47. 1901*1118 ¢>¤‘ 911- Sec. 5334. Every person who incites, sets on foot, assists, or en ges §:§‘I;€‘“'°lf2’°“ in any rebellion or msurrection against the authority of the [E-igited m;.. States, or the laws thereof, or gives aid or comfort thereto, shall be 17 ·1¤1Y»1862» ¤· punished by imprisonment not more than ten years or by a fine of not 33* ”‘ 2* l'" 12* P' more than ten thousand dollars, or by both of such punishments; and `ghall, moreover, be incapable of ho] ing any office under the United tutes, [See §§ 5207-5822.] Criminal corre- Sec. 5335. Every citizen of the United States, whether actually resi- ?P°11*1°¤°° With dent or abiding within the same, or in ang foreign country, who, with- Iggtin g°""”' out the permission or authority of the ‘overnment, directly or indi- ~—-;.—... rectly, commences or carries on any verbal or written correspondence or 1 gm-»6¥,99» °· intercourse with any foreign government, or any officer or agent thereof, ’ " ’ p' ‘ with an intent to influence the measures or conduct of any forei n government, or of any officer or agent thereof, in relation to any isputes or controversies with the United States, or to defeat the measures of the Government of the United States; and ever person, being a citizen of, or resident within, the United States, and, not duly authorized, who counsels, advises, or assists in any such correspondence, with such intent, shall be punished by a fine of not more than five thousand dollars, and by imprisomnent durin a term not less than six months, nor more than three years; but notging in this section shall be construed to ahridge the right of a citizen to appl *, himself or his agent, to any foreign government or the agents thereof for redress of any injury whic he may ave sustained from such government, or any of its agents or subjects. {se ss ms. mu
