Kansas § 42-396 - Unlawful acts affecting works; penalty for second offense. Any person so offending, after conviction thereof once had, shall be punished by
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§ 42-396. Unlawful acts affecting works; penalty for second offense. Any person so offending, after conviction thereof once had, shall be punished by
42-396. Unlawful acts affecting works; penalty for second offense. Any person so offending, after conviction thereof once had, shall be punished by fine in not less than $20 and not exceeding $1,000, or by imprisonment in the custody of the secretary of corrections for not exceeding one year, in the discretion of the court wherein such conviction shall be had.History: L. 1891, ch. 133, art. 8, § 8; R.S. 1923, 42-396; L. 1990, ch. 309, § 30; May 24.
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