Chapter XXVI: Appendix: V

STATE WAR AND PEACE STATUTES AFFECTING FREEDOM OF SPEECH

(Note: As some of the statutes have varying penalties, in order
to avoid confusion only the punishment for the most serious
offense is mentioned, which will indicate the relative severity
of these laws. Fines may operate as a term of imprisonment if
the defendant is obliged to work them out when too poor to
pay. An asterisk shows that this particular statute has been
discussed in a reference listed in the Bibliography. The cases
listed are only the appellate court decisions under the statutes;
many prosecutions never reach such a court. Each decision
given affirms a conviction by the trial court unless otherwise
described. “Reversed” means that a conviction was reversed on
appeal. The list ends with the year 1919.)