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36 ritory, but are to be returned to their own country for trial and punishment.

Section 26. Classification of partics to crimes

27. Who are principals.

28. Who are accessories.

29. No accessories in misdemeanor.

30. Punishment of accessories.

Sec. 26. The parties to crimes are classified as;

1. Principals; and,

2. Accessories.

Sec. 27. 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.

Sec. 28. All persons who, after the commission of any felonly, 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.

Sec. 29. In misdemeanor there are no accessories.

Sec. 30. 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.

Section 31. Blasphemy defined.

32. Words used in serious discussion.

33. Blaspheny a misdemeanor.

34. Profane swearing defined.

35. Punishment of profane swearing.