CRIMINAL CODE [CAP. 9. 47 57. (1) Whosoever shall take part in a conspiracy having for its object any of the crimes referred to in the last preceding two articles, shall, on conviction, be liable to imprisonment for a term from three to six years. Conspiracy against the State. Amended by: V. 1868.4; XLIX. 1981.4. (2) Where, besides the mere conspiracy, preparatory measures for carrying the crime into effect shall also have been taken, the punishment shall be of imprisonment for a term from five to nine years. Aggravating circumstance. 58. A conspiracy shall subsist from the moment in which any mode of action whatsoever is planned or agreed upon between two or more persons. Commencement of conspiracy. 59. (1) Whosoever, by any speech delivered in any public place or at any public meeting, shall directly provoke the perpetration of any of the crimes referred to in this Title, shall, on conviction, be liable to the punishment for the crime provoked by him, diminished by one degree. Provocation to perpetrate crimes against the safety of the Government. (2) If the provocation shall produce no effect, the punishment shall be decreased from one to three degrees. 60. In the crimes referred to in the preceding articles of this Title, any of the offenders who shall, before the commission of the crime or before any attempt to commit the crime, and prior to the commencement of any proceedings, give information thereof to the Government or to the authorities of the Government, shall be exempted from punishment. Exemption from punishment. 61. Whosoever, knowing that any of the crimes referred to in the preceding articles of this Title is about to be committed, shall not, within twenty-four hours, disclose to the Government or to the authorities of the Government, the circumstances which may have come to his knowledge, shall, for the mere omission, be liable, on conviction, to imprisonment for a term from nine to eighteen months. Failure to disclose. 62. The provisions of the last preceding article shall not apply to the husband or wife, the ascendants or descendants, the brother or sister, the father-in-law or mother-in-law, the son-in-law or daughter-in-law, the uncle or aunt, the nephew or niece, and the brother-in-law or sister-in-law of a principal or an accomplice in the crime so not disclosed. Exemptions. TITLE II O F CRIMES AGAINST THE P UBLIC PEACE 63. Any offence committed by three or more persons assembled with intent to commit an offence, and two of whom carry arms proper, shall be deemed to be accompanied with public violence. When offence is deemed to be accompanied with public violence. Amended by: IX. 1859.2.