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§§ 7657-7661 PENAL CODE Miscellaneous Crimes. 4. Aids, employs, agrees or conspires with any other person to do any of such acts or things,

Is guilty of a felony, and upon conviction thereof is punishable by imprisonment in the penitentiary not less than one and not exceeding five years, or by a fine of not less than two hundred and not exceeding five hundred dollars, or by both.

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MISCELLANEOUS CRIMES..

§ 7657. State's attorney and his partners. Every attorney who, directly or indirectly, advises in relation to, or aids or promotes the defense of any action or proceeding in any court, the prosecution of which is carried on, aided or promoted by any person as state's attorney or other public prosecutor, with whom such person is directly or indirectly connected as a partner, or who takes or receives, directly or indirectly, from or on behalf of any defendant therein, any valuable consideration, upon any understanding or agreement whatever, express or implied, having relation to the defense thereof, is guilty of a misdemeanor: and, in addition to the punishment prescribed therefor, he forfeits his license to practice.

§ 7658. Prosecutors advising defense. Every attorney who, having prosecuted or in any manner aided or promoted any action or proceeding in any court, as state's attorney or other public prosecutor, afterward, directly or indirectly, advises in relation to or takes any part in, the defense thereof, as attorney or otherwise, or takes or receives any valuable consideration from or on behalf of any defendant therein, upon any understanding or agreement whatever, express or implied, having relation to the defense thereof. is guilty of a misdemeanor; and in addition to the punishment prescribed therefor, he forfeits his license to practice.

§ 7659. Attorneys may defend themselves. The last two sections do not prohibit an attorney from defending himself in person, as attorney or as counsel, when prosecuted either civilly or criminally.

§ 7860. Intimidating laborers. Every person who, by any list of force, threats or intiinidation, prevents or endeavors to prevent any hired foreman, journeyman, apprentice, workman, laborer, servant or other person employed by another, from continuing or performing his work, or from accepting any new work or employment, or to induce such hired person to relinquish his work or employment, or to return any work he has in hand before it is finished, is guilty of a misdemeanor.

§ 7661. Intimidating employers. Every person who, by any use of force, threats or intimidation, prevents or endeavors to prevent another from employing any person, or to compel another to employ any person, or to force or induce another to alter his mode of carrying on business, or to limit or increase the number of his hired foreign, journeymen, apprentices, workmen. laborers, servants or

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