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PART IV
TITLE I
CHAPTER 264
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PART IV
CRIMES, PUNISHMENTS AND PROCEEDINGSIN CRIMINAL CASES
(Chapters 263 through 280)
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TITLE I
CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS
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CHAPTER 264
CRIMES AGAINST GOVERNMENTS
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Section 1
Treason defined
Section 2
Penalty for treason
Section 3
Misprision of treason; penalty
Section 4
Treason; manner of conviction
Section 5
Flag; penalty for misuse
Section 6
Flag; use in print in certain cases
Section 7
Foreign flags; misuse; penalty
Section 8
Foreign flag; display; penalty; exception
Section 9
National anthem; manner of playing
Section 10
Repealed, 1962, 285, Sec. 1
Section 10A
Uniforms; penalty for unlawful use
Section 11
Promotion of anarchy; prohibition
Section 12
Repealed, 1954, 584, Sec. 2
Section 13
Repealed, 1951, 805, Sec. 1
Section 14
Repealed, 1986, 30
Section 14A
Educational activities; participation; exchange teachers; necessity of oath
Section 15
Repealed, 1986, 30
Section 16
Subversive organization defined
Section 16A
Communist Party
Section 17
Subversive organizations; prohibition
Section 18
Subversive organizations; actions to enjoin; duty of attorney general
Section 19
Subversive organization; knowingly becoming or remaining member; penalty
Section 20
Public office; ineligibility of certain persons; removal of disability
Section 21
Subversive organizations; destruction or concealment of books; penalty
Section 22
Subversive organization; knowingly permitting to use building; penalty
Section 23
Subversive organizations; contribution; penalty
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