The Crime of Anonymity
Peter Petto
ppetto at apk.net
Wed Dec 16 08:27:01 CST 1998
At 07:37 PM 12/15/98 -0500, Sebastian Dangerfield wrote about The Black Act
of 1723, and more:
> The first Black Act included a provision saying that
> anyone who "shall knowingly send any letter without a name
> [or with a fictitious name (!)] demanding money, venison or
> other valuable thing" commits a felony "without benefit of clergy."
Thanks for the interesting research.
Do you know if the Black Act would have proscribed the early pamphlets and
other incendiary documents that led to the American Revolution?
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