Code of 1883.

N. Carolina.

Sec. 974. Every one who shall conspire to abduct or Abduction of by any means shall induce any child under the age of children, act fourteen years, who shall reside with any of the persons of 1879. aforesaid (father, mother, uncle, and brother or elder sister) or at school, to leave the persons aforesaid or the school shall be guilty of a crime, and shall be pun. ished, &c. State v. Sullivan, 85 N. C. 506.

Sec. 1107. If two or more persons shall conspire to Conspiracy to gether to overthrow or put down or destroy by force the destroy govgovernment of North Carolina,. or to levy war against ernment of the State by the government of this State, or to oppose by force the rebellion or authority of said government, or by force, or by threats, insurrection, to intimidate, or to prevent, hinder or delay the exe- act of 1868. cution of any law of the State, or by force or fraud to seize or take possession of any fire arms or property of the State aforesaid, against the will or contrary to the authority of said State, every person so offending in any of the ways aforesaid shall be guilty of a high crime and imprisoned, &c. State v. Jackson, 82, N. C. 565.

Revised Crim. Code of Pennsylvania, Brightley's Purdon's Digest, Vol. I.-Title Crimes, VII-Section 6, Conspiracy.

211. If any two or more persons shall conspire or Pennsylvania. agree, falsely or maliciously, to charge or indict any other person, or cause or procure him to be charged or indicted, in any court of criminal jurisdiction, the person so offending shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine, not exceeding one thousand dollars, and to undergo an imprisonment, either at labor by separate or solitary confinement, or to simple imprisonment, not exceeding three years at the discretion of the court.

212. If any two or more persons shall falsely and maliciously conspire and agree to cheat and defraud any person or body corporate, of his or their moneys, goods, chattels or other property, or to do any other dishonest, malicious or unlawful act to the prejudice of another, they shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine, not exceeding five hundred dollars, and to undergo an imprisonment, by separate or solitary confinement at labor, or by simple imprisonment, not exceeding two years.

213. It shall be lawful for any laborer or laborers, workingman or workingmen, journeyman or journey

S. Carolina.

men, acting either as individuals or as the member of any club, society or association, to refuse to work or labor for any person or persons, whenever, in his, her or their opinion, the wages paid are insufficient, or the treatment of such laborer or laborers, workingman or workingmen, journeyman or journeymen, would be contrary to the rules, regulations or by-laws of any club, society or organization to which he, she or they might belong, without subjecting any person or persons, so refusing to work or labor, to prosecution or indictment for conspiracy under the criminal laws of this Commonwealth: Provided, That this act shall not be held to apply to the member or members of any club, society or organization, the constitution, by-laws, rules and regulations which are not in strict conformity to the Constitution of the State of Pennsylvania, and to the Constitution of the United States: Provided, That nothing herein contained shall prevent the prosecution and punishment, under existing laws, of any person or persons who shall, in any way, hinder persons who desire to labor for their employers from so doing, or other persons from being employed as laborers.

General Statutes-1882.

Sec. 2567. If any two or more persons shall band or conspire together, or go in disguise upon the public highway, or upon the premises of another, with intent to injure, oppress or violate the person or property of any citizen, because of his political opinion or his expression or exercise of the same, or shall attempt by any means, measure or acts, to hinder, prevent or obstruct any citizen in the free exercise and enjoyment of any right or privilege secured to him by the Constitution and laws of the United States, or by the Constitution and laws of this State, such person shall be deemed guilty of felony, and shall be, &c., &c.

Sec. 2568. If in violating any of the provisions of Sec. 2567 * * * any other crime, misdemeanor or felony shall be committed, the offender or offenders shall on conviction thereof, be subjected to such punishment for the same as is attached to such crime, misdemeanor and felony, by the existing laws of this State.

Code of Tennessee, 1884-page 1068.

Offences Against Public Justice-Article III.

Conspiracy.

5583. The crime of conspiracy may be committed by any two or more persons conspiring—

1. To commit any indictable offence.

2. Falsely and maliciously to indict another for such offence.

3. To procure another to be charged with, or arrested for any such offence.

4. Falsely to move or maintain any suit.

5. To cheat and defraud any person of any property by means in themselves criminal, or by any means which would amount to a cheat.

6. To obtain money by false pretences.

7. To commit any act injurious to public health, public morals, trade, or commerce, or for the perversion or obstruction of justice, or the due administration of the law.

Tennessee.

Conspiracy. (4789.)

5584. Persons guilty of any conspiracy described in Misdemeanthe preceding section, or of any conspiracy at common or. (4790.) law are guilty of a misdemeanor.

5585. No agreement shall be deemed a conspiracy When an unless some act be done to effect the object thereof, ex- agreement by cept an agreement to commit a felony on the person of conspiracy. another or to commit the crimes of arson or burglary. (4791.)

5586. If the conspiracy be to indict or prosecute an Punishment. innocent person for a felony, knowing such person to (4792.) be innocent, and he shall be falsely and maliciously indicted in pursuance of such conspiracy, the persons conspiring shall be imprisoned in the penitentiary not less than two nor more than ten years.

Page 1076-Offences Against Public Trade.

6. Any conspiracy by two or more persons to do an act Conspiracy. injurious to public trade as provided in section 5583.

Rev. Stat. of Texas, 1879-page 104.

Title XVIII—Miscellaneous Offences—Ch 1.

Of Conspiracy.

Art. 800. A "conspiracy" is an agreement entered

Texas.

Definition,

(act Oct. 26, 1871, p. 15.) P. C. 776.

into between two or more persons to commit any one of the offences hereafter named in this chapter.

Art. 801. The offence of conspiracy is complete, When offence although the parties conspiring do not proceed to efcomple. Ib. fect the object for which they have so unlawfully comP. C. 777. bined.

Agreement Art. 802. Before any conviction can be had for the must be posi- offence of conspiracy, it must appear that there was a tive. Ib. P. positive agreement to commit one of the offences hereC. 778. after named in this chapter. It will not be sufficient that such agreement was contemplated by the parties charged.

Mere threat not sufficient. Ib. P. C. 779.

What crimes the subject of. Ib. P. C. 780.

Punishments

Art. 803. A threat made by two or more persons acting in concert will not be sufficient to constitute conspiracy.

Art. 804. The agreement to come within the definition of conspiracy, must be to commit one or more of the following offences, to wit: murder, robbery, arson, burglary, rape, theft or forgery.

Art. 805. Conspiracy to commit murder shall be punIb. P. C. 781. ished by confinement in the penitentiary not less than two years nor more than ten years. Conspiracy to commit any one of the other offences named in the preceding article shall be punished by confinement in the penitentiary not less than two nor more than five

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To kill, same as murder, (act Oct. 26, 1871, p. 16,) Art. 807. A conspiracy entered into in this State for P. C. 782. the purpose of committing any one of the offences named Conspiracy to in Article 804, in any other of the states or territories of the United States, or in any foreign territory, shall another State be punished in the same manner as if the conspiracy so Ib. P. C. 783. entered into was to commit the offence in this State. Conspiracy in Art. 808. A conspiracy entered into in another State another State or Territory of the United States, to commit any one of to commit of the offences named in Article 804 in this State, Shall be punished in the same manner as if the conspiracy had been entered into in this State.

Art. 806. A conspiracy to kill a human being shall be deemed a conspiracy to commit murder.

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Title IV-Commencement of Criminal Actions—Ch. 2.

Art. 221. The offence of conspiracy may be proseConspiracy where prose-cuted in the county where the conspiracy was entered into, or in the county where the same was agreed to be executed, and when the conspiracy is entered into in another State, Territory or country, to commit an offence in this State, the offence may be prosecuted in the

county where such offence was agreed to be committed, or in any county where any one of the conspirators may be found, or in the county where the seat of government is located.

Revised Laws of Vermont, 1880, page 814.

Raids.

Sec. 4236. If three or more persons conspire together

Vermont.

81.

for the purpose and with the intent, violently and forci- Conspiring to bly, to kill, maim or wound any person, or rob any per- mak a raid, son, corporation or community, or to burn, blow up or 1864, No. 2, otherwise destroy any bank building, store, factory, dwelling house or other building or depository of property, or a railroad car or engine, or any vessel, steam. boat or other watercraft finished or unfinished, for use in navigable waters, each person so offending shall be imprisoned in the State prison not more than twenty years, and fined not more than ten thousand dollars.

Sec. 4237. If three or more persons, acting in con- Making a cert, with force and violence, attempt to kill, maim or raid, 1864, wound any person or to rob any person, corporation or No. 2, % 2. community of money or other property, or to burn, blow up or otherwise destroy any bank building, store, factory, dwelling house, or other building or depository of property, or any railroad car, or any steamboat, vessel or watercraft, finished or unfinished, for use in navigable waters, each person so offending shall suffer the penalty of death.

Sec. 4238. A person who wilfully and knowingly aids, Aiding in or assists, counsels, advises or supports the commission of not disclosany or either of the offences named in the two preced. ing conspiring sections, or, having knowledge thereof, does not dis- acy or raid, 1864, No. 2, close the same, shall be deemed to be a principal in the 3. commission of such offence, and shall be punished as such.

Code of Virginia, 1873, p. 1187, Ch. 186.

Attempting or Instigating others to Establish Usurped Virginia.
Government.

3. If any person attempt to establish any such 12 Hen. Stat. usurped government, and commit any overt act there- p. 41, c. 10, ? for, or, by writing or speaking, endeavor to instigate 1, 2, 3. 1 R. C. others to establish such government, he shall be con- p. 591, 83, fined in jail not exceeding twelve months, and fined 4, ante, c. 1849-8, p. 94, not exceeding one thousand dollars.

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