CHAPTER 39.
CRIMES AGAINST THE PUBLIC PEACE.
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Section. 6676. Disturbing lawful meeting. 6677. Riot defined. 6678. Punishment for riot. 6279. Rout defined. 6680. Unlawful assembly defined. 6681. Punishment for rout or unlawful assembly. 6682. Warning to disperse. 6683. Presence after unlawful purpose is known. 6684. Refusing to arrest rioters. 6695. Combinations to resist process. 6686. Prize fight.
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Section. 6687. Challenge to a prize fight. 6688. What constitutes a challenge. 6689. Leaving the territory to engage in prize fight. 6690. Place of trial. 6691. Duty of peace officers. 6692. Neglect of duty by officer. 6693. Forcible entry and detainer. 6694. Returning to possession after lawful removal. 6695. Unlawful intrusion upon land. 6696. Discharging fire arms in public place. 6697. Privilege of witnesses.
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s. 475, Pen. C.
§ 6676. Every person who, without authority of law, wilfully disturbs or breaks up any assembly or meeting, not unlawful in its character, other than such as are mentioned in sections 6253, 6274 and 6564 of this code, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
Riot defined.s. 475, Pen. C.
§ 6677. Any use of force or violence, or any threat to use force or violence if accompanied by immediate power of execution, by three or more persons acting together and without authority of law, is riot.
Punishment for riot.s. 475, Pen. C.
§ 6678. Every person guilty of participating in any riot is punishable as follows:
1. If any murder, maiming, robbery, rape or arson was committed in the course of such riot, such person is punishable in the same manner as a principal in such crime.
2. If the purpose of the riotous assembly was to resist the execution of any statute of this territory or of the United States, or to obstruct any public officer of this territory or of the United States, in the performance of any legal duty, or in serving or executing any legal process, such person is punishable by imprisonment in the territorial prison not exceeding ten years and not less than two.
3. If such person carried, at the time of such riot, any species of firearms, or other deadly or dangerous weapon, or was disguised, he is punishable by imprisonment in a territorial prison not exceeding ten years and not less than two.
4. If such person directed, advised, encouraged or solicited other persons, who participated in the riot, to acts of force or violence, he is punishable by imprisonment in the territorial prison for not less than three years.
5. In all other cases such person is punishable as for a misdemeanor.
Rout defined.s. 475, Pen. C.
§ 6679. Whenever three or more persons, acting together, make any attempt to do any act toward the commission of an act which would be riot if actually committed, such assembly is a rout.
Unlawful assembly defined.s. 475, Pen. C.
§ 6680. Whenever three or more persons assemble with intent or with means and preparations to do an unlawful act which would be riot if actually committed, but do not act toward the commission thereof, or whenever such persons assemble without authority of law, and in such a manner as is adapted to disturb the public peace, or excite public alarm, such assembly is an unlawful assembly.
Punishment for rout or unlawful assembly.s. 480, Pen. C.
§ 6681. Every person who participates in any rout or unlawful assembly is guilty of a misdemeanor.
Warning to disperse.s. 481, Pen. C. § 6682 very person remaining present at the place of any riot, rout or unlawful assembly, after the same has been lawfully
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