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§§ 7128-7135
PENAL CODE.
Duels and Challenges.

weapon, or by such other means or force as was likely to produce death, with intent to commit any felony other than assault with intent to kill, or in resisting the execution of any legal process, is punishable by imprisonment in the penitentiary not less than one and not exceeding ten years.

§ 7128. Other assaults. Intent. Exception. Punishment. Every person who is guilty of an assault with intent to commit any felony, except an assault with intent to kill, the punishment for which assault is not prescribed by the preceding section, is punishable by, imprisonment in the penitentiary not less than one and not exceeding five years, or in a county jail not exceeding one year, or by a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

§ 7129. Administering drugs. Intent. Felony. Every person guilty of administering to another any chloroform, ether, laudanum or other intoxicating, narcotic or other anesthetic agent with intent thereby to enable or assist himself or any other person to commit any felony, is guilty of felony.

CHAPTER 24.

DUELS AND CHALLENGES.

§ 7130. Duel defined. A duel is any combat with deadly weapons, fought between two persons by previous agreement or upon a previous quarrel.

§ 7131.' Punishment for fighting. Every person guilty of fighting any duel, although no death or wound ensues, is punishable by imprisonment in the penitentiary not less than one and not exceeding ten years.

§ 7132. Incapacity to hold office. Every person convicted of fighting a duel is thereafter incapable of holding or being elected or appointed to any office, place or post of trust or emolument, civil or military, under this state.

§ 7133. Seconds. Aids. Surgeons. Every person who is present at the time when any duel is fought, either as second, aid or surgeon, or who advises or gives any countenance to any duel, is punishable by imprisonment in the penitentiary not less than one and not exceeding seven years.

§ 7134. Challenges. Punishment. Every person who challenges another to fight a duel; every person who accepts any such challenge: and every person who knowingly forwards. carries or delivers any such challenge, is punishable by imprisonment in the penitentiary not less than one and not exceeding seven years.

§ 7135. Challenge defined. Any words, spoken or written, or any signs uttered or made to any person, expressing or implying or intended to express or imply a desire, request, invitation or demand to fight a duel, or to meet for the purpose of fighting a duel, are deemed a challenge