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ORDINANCE No. 206
CRIMINAL SYNDICALISM:
AN ORDINANCE defining the crime of Criminal Syndicalism,prescri-
ing punishment therefor,deolaining oertain places nuisanoes and
providing methods for the agatinent thereof,and defining vagranoy
and providing for the punishment of vagrants.
.t:lE IT ORDAINED .t:lY THE MAYOR AND TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOVm OF MARYSlf
VILLE,STATE OF WASHINGTON,as follows:-
SECTION 1.CriminalSyndioalism is the doctrine whioh advooates
crImes,sabotage,Violence or other unlawful methods of terrorism
as a meansofaocomplishing industrial or political reform.
SECTION 2.It shall be unlawful for any person,within the ~own
of Marysville,by word of mouth or writing,to advooate or teaoh
the duty,neoessity or propriety of orime,sabotage,violenoe or
other unlawful methods of terrorism as a means of aooomplishing
industorialor politioal reform.
SEc'rION 3.It shall be unlawful for any person to print,pub-
lish,edit,issue.or ]mowingly oirculate,sell,distribute or
publioly display,within the 'l'own of Marysville,any book,paper,
doo;tlilment or written matter in any form containing or advooating,
advising or teaohing the dootrine that industrial or politioal
reform should be brought about by crime,sabotage,violenoe or
other unlawful method of terrorism.
SECTION 4.It shall be unlawful for any person,within the
~Own of Marysville,to openly,wilfully or deliberately justify,
by word of mouth or writing,the commission or attempt to oommit
orime sabotage,violenoe,or other unlawful methods of terrorism
to exemplify,spread or advocate the propriety of the doctrines of
criminalsyndioalism.
SECTIONb6.It shall be unlawful for any person to organize or
help to organize or beoome a member of or voluntarily assemble
With,in the ~own of Marysville,any sooiety,group or assemblage
of persons formed to teaoh or advooate the dootrines of oriminal
syndioalism.
SEC'l'ION 6..It shall.be unlawful for any person to pr int,publish,
edi,;t,issue,or Imowingly circulate,distribute or publioly display,
within the :L:own of Marysville,anj oard,handbill,sign,banner or
notioe of announcement of any meeting,gathering or assemblage of
any organization,or of any speaker of suoh organization,at any
place within or without the Town of Marysville,advooating or
teaching.the.doctrine of orime,sabotage,violence or other un-
lawful methods of terrorism as a means of aooomplishing industrial
or political reform.
SECTION 7..Wherever two or more persons assemble wi thin the
'l'ownofMarysville,for the purpose of advooating or teaohing the
doctrines of oriminal syndicalism,such an assemblage is unlawful;
and it shall be unlawful for any person to voluntarily partioipate
there in by his presence,aid or instigation.
SECTION.8.It shall be unlawful for the owner,lessee or agent
of the owner in oharge,or tenant of any premises,building,plaoe,
room or rooms,within the Town of Marysville,Washington,to know-
ingly permit therein any assemblage of persons prohibited by.the
provisions of this ordinance,or who,after notification by the
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Marshall that the premises are so used,to permit such using to be
continued by such assemblage.
SECTIION 9.That it shall be lawf41 for the sheriff or any of his
deputies,of Snohomish County,Washington,and any constable in
said County,and the Marshall of the~own of Marysville,to sum-
marily close,without legal process,.and as a nuisance any place,
pUilding,room or rooms or premises,wi thin the ·town of Marysville
in Which any such assemblage shall meet or intend to meet,and
any headquarters of place of business of any organization,within
the Town of Marysville,advocating or t ea chdng the doctrine of
criminal syndicalism,and to keep such premises closed until'such
time as the owner ,lessee,tenant or person in charge of such
premises shall give a bond in the penal sum of One Thousand ($lOOO)C()
Dollars payable to 'rown of Marysville,as liquidated damages
conditioned that such place,bUilding,room or rooms'or pre-
mises shall not be used for a period of One (1)Year from the
date of execution of such bond as a place of meeting,.assem-:-
blage,speaking,headquartersc:br place of business of anv-aaa-
emblage or organization advocating or teaching the doctrine of
criminal syndicalism,and that in the event such place or
premises being so used,that the principal and surety.upon,
such bond shall forf,ei t to the Town of Marysville,,'as liquid-.
ated damages,the sum,of One.Thousand ($1000.00)Dollars,which
bond shall be executed by a surety company authorized to do
business in the State of Washington,or'two good and sUffic-
ient sureties each of whom shall justify in an amount equal
to the principal in said bond,which bond shall be approved);)j;".:
by the Town Council of,the Town of Marysville.'
SECTION 10.That it shall be lawful for the Sheriff,or any,
of his deputies,of.Snohomish County,Washington,or any con-
stable in said County or the 'fown Marshall of Marysville,..to
summarily disperse any assemblage,within thai'own of:.ll!f?rys ...
ville of persons for the purpose of advocating or teaching the
doctrine of criminal syndicalism.
SECTION.II.That the word "person"shall inclUde any fil'lll
orcor-poration.
SECTIONLL2.Any person who is not physically or mentallyincapaci~d,that is not engaged in some useful occupation or
professi6h,is a vagrant.All persons found loi tering'·OIl.t1l'8 ,
streets or in the pool rooms or biliiard halls or in any Public
or private place o~business and who is not engaged in any .
useful occupation or profession at least eight hours adll,y is
a vagrant.Any and all persons convicted of being a vagrant
shall be punished by a fine of not less than five ($5.00)
Dollars nor more than One Hundred ($100.00)Dollars,()f.'PY .....
imprisonment in the o t ty jail for not less than 1'1v;e(5)days
nor more than ,thirty (30)days..
SECTION 13.That any person violating any 'Of the provisi'ons
of'this ordinance.shall be guJi:lty of a ihisdemeanor and puniSh",
able by a fine of not more than ninety-mine andno..100th L ·i;:
dollars or by imprisonment in the city jail for hotm<;>re than
thirty (30)days or by both such fine and imprisonment.
SECTION 14.
from and after
to law.
This ordinance shall take effect and be'inforce
its passage,approval and publica ti.onacc6i1iCi:l.ng
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Passed .July 1,1918
Approved July 1,1918
W.E.Mansfield
Mayor
At'te'st:
William E.Sauntry
'fawn Clerk
Published .Tuly 5,1918 c
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