CHAPTER 3.
OF PARTIES TO CRIMES.
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Section. 6225. Classification of parties. 6226. Principals defined. 6227. Accessories defined.
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Section. 6228. No accessories to misdemeanor. 6229. Punishment of accessories.
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s. 26, Pen. C.
§ 6225. The parties to crimes are classified as:
1. Principals; and,
2. Accessories.
Principles defined.s. 27, Pen. C.
§ 6226. All persons concerned in the commission of crime, whether it be felony or misdemeanor, and whether they directly commit the act constituting the offense, or aid and abet in its commission, though not present, are principals.
Accessories defined.s. 28, Pen. C.
§ 6227. All persons who, after the commission of any felony, conceal or aid the offender, with knowledge that he has committed a felony, and with intent that he may avoid or escape from arrest, trial, conviction or punishment, are accessories.
No accessories to misdemeanor.s. 29, Pen. C.
§ 6228. In misdemeanor, there are no accessories.
Punishment of accessories.s. 30, Pen. C.
§ 6229. Except in cases where a different punishment is prescribed by law, an accessory to a felony is punishable by imprisonment in a territorial prison not exceeding five years, or in a county jail not exceeding one year, or by fine not exceeding five hundred dollars, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
CHAPTER 4.
OF CRIMES AGAINST RELIGION AND CONSCIENCE.
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Section. 6230. Blasphemy defined. 6231. Serious discussion not blasphemy. 6232. Blasphemy is a misdemeanor. 6233. Profane swearing. 6234. Punishment for profane swearing. 6235. Summary conviction for profane swearing. 6236 Penalties, how collected. 6237 Obscene language, how punished. 6238. The Sabbath, 6239. Sabbath breaking. 6240. Day defined. 6241. Sabbath breaking defined.
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Section. 6242. Sabbath labor. 6243. Persons observing other day as Sabbath. 6244. Public sports. 6245. Trades and employments. 6246. Public traffic. 6247. Serving process. 6248. Punishment for Sabbath breaking. 6249. Fines collected, how. 6250. Maliciously serving process on Sunday. 6251. Compelling form of belief. 6252. Preventing religious set. 6253. Disturbing religious meeting. 6254. Definition of disturbance.
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s. 32, Pen. C.
§ 6230. Blasphemy consists in wantonly uttering or publishing words, casting contumelious reproach or profane ridicule upon God, Jesus Christ, the Holy Ghost, the holy scriptures, or the Christian religion.
Serious discussion not blasphemy.s. 32, Pen. C.
§ 6231. If it appears beyond reasonable doubt that the words complained of were used in the course of serious discussion, and with intent to make known or recommend opinions entertained by the accused, such words are not blasphemy.
Blasphemy a misdemeanor.s. 33, Pen. C.
§ 6232. Blasphemy is a misdemeanor.
Profane swearing.s. 34, Pen. C.
§ 6233. Profane swearing consists in any use of the name of God, or Jesus Christ, or the Holy Ghost, either in imprecating divine vengeance upon the utterer, or any other person, or in light, trifling or irreverent speech.
Punishment of profane swearing.s. 35, Pen. C.
§ 6234. Every person guilty of profane swearing is punishable by a fine of one dollar for each offense.
Summary conviction for profane swearing.s. 36, Pen. C. § 6235. Whenever any profane swearing is committed in the presence and hearing of any justice of the peace, mayor, recorder, or alderman of any city, while holding a court, or under any other circumstances such as in the opinion of the magistrate amount to a gross violation of public decency, such
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