Section 3. Making or Causing Articles to Be Made in Defective Manner First Degree Murder.--Whoever, with intent to injure, interfere with, or obstruct the United States, any associate nation, this State, or any other state, in defense, or in preparing for, or carrying on war, or whoever, with reason to believe that his act may injure, interfere with, or obstruct the United States, any associate nation, this State, or any other state, in defense, or in preparing for, or carrying on war during a period of national emergency or war, shall wilfully make or cause to be made in a defective manner or attempt to make or cause to be made in a defective manner any (1) War material, or any tool, implement, machine, utensil, or receptacle, used or employed in making, producing, manufacturing or repairing any such war material is guilty of a felony, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be sentenced to pay a fine not exceeding ten thousand dollars ($10,000) or to undergo imprisonment not exceeding thirty (30) years, or both; (2) National defense material, or any tool, implement, machine, utensil or receptacle, used or employed in making, producing, manufacturing or repairing any such national defense material is guilty of a felony, and upon conviction thereof, shall be sentenced to pay a fine not exceeding ten thousand dollars ($10,000), or to undergo imprisonment not exceeding ten (10) years, or both.
(3 reenacted and amended Mar. 29, 1951, P.L.58, No.15)