A person cannot be convicted of any of the offences defined in this section upon the uncorroborated testimony of one witness. 199. Any person who— (1.) By threats or intimidation of any kind procures a woman or girl to have unlawful carnal connection with a man, either in the Protectorate or elsewhere; or (2.) By any false pretence procures a woman or girl, who is not a common prostitute or of known immoral character, to have unlawful carnal connection with a man, either in the Protectorate or elsewhere; or (3.) Administers to a woman or girl, or causes a woman or girl to take, any drug or other thing with intent to stupefy or overpower her in order to enable any man, whether a particular man or not, to have unlawful carnal knowledge of her; is guilty of a misdemeanour, and is liable to imprisonment for two years. A person cannot be convicted of any of the offences defined in this section upon the uncorroborated testimony of one witness. Procuring defilement of woman by threats, or fraud, or administering drugs. 200. Any person who, with intent that an unmarried girl Abduction of under the age of eighteen years may be unlawfully carnally girl under eighteen with known by any man, whether a particular man or not, takes her or intent to causes her to be taken out of the custody or protection of her have carnal father or mother, or other person having the lawful care or charge knowledge. of her, and against the will of such father or mother or other person, is guilty of a misdemeanour, and is liable to imprisonment for two years. It is a defence to a charge of any of the offences defined in this section to prove that the accused person believed, on reasonable grounds, that the girl was of or above the age of eighteen years. 201. Any person who (1.) Detains a woman or girl against her will in or upon any premises in order to her being unlawfully carnally known by any man, whether a particular man or not; or (2.) Detains a woman or girl against her will in a brothel ; is guilty of a misdemeanour, and is liable to imprisonment for two years. When a woman or girl is in or upon any premises in order to her being unlawfully carnally known by any man, whether a particular man or not, or is in a brothel, a person is deemed to detain such woman or girl in or upon such premises in order to her being so unlawfully carnally known, or to detain her in such brothel, if, with intent to compel or induce her to remain in or upon the premises or in the brothel, he withholds from her any wearing apparel or other property belonging to her, or if, after wearing apparel has been lent or otherwise supplied to the woman Unlawful detention with defile or in a intent to brothel. Conspiracy to defile. Attempts to procure abortion. The like by woman with child. Supplying drugs or instruments to procure abortion. Indecent acts. Obscene publications and exhibitions. or girl by or by the diretion of such person or any other person, he threatens the woman or girl with legal proceedings if she takes away with her the wearing apparel so lent or supplied. It is lawful for a woman or girl to take any such wearing apparel as may be necessary to enable her to leave a brothel or any premises in or upon which she is in order to her being unlawfully carnally known by any man. 202. Any person who conspires with another to induce any woman or girl, by means of any false pretence or other fraudulent means, to permit any man to have unlawful carnal knowledge of her is guilty of a felony, and is liable to imprisonment for three years. The offender cannot be arrested without warrant. 203. Any person who, with intent to procure the miscarriage of a woman, whether she is or is not with child, unlawfully administers to her or causes her to take any poison or other noxious thing, or uses any force of any kind, or uses any, other means whatever, is guilty of a felony, and is liable to imprisonment for fourteen years. 204. Any woman who, with intent to procure her own miscarriage, whether she is or is not with child, unlawfully administers to herself any poison or other noxious thing, or uses any force of any kind, or uses any other means whatever, or permits any such thing or means to be administered or used to her, is guilty of a felony, and is liable to imprisonment for seven years. 205. Any person who unlawfully supplies to or procures for any person any thing whatever, knowing that it is intended to be unlawfully used to procure the miscarriage of a woman, whether she is or is not with child, is guilty of a felony, and is liable to imprisonment for three years. The offender cannot be arrested without warrant. 206. Any person who— (1.) Wilfully and without lawful excuse does any indecent act in any public place; or (2.) Wilfully does any indecent act in any place with intent to insult or offend any person; is guilty of a misdemeanour, and is liable to imprisonment for two years. 207. Any person who knowingly, and without lawful justification or excuse— (1.) Publicly sells or exposes for sale any obscene book or other obscene printed or written matter, or any obscene picture, photograph, drawing, or model. or any other object tending to corrupt morals; or (2.) Exposes to view in any public place, any obscene picture, photograph, drawing, or model, or any other object tending to corrupt morals ; or (3.) Exhibits any indecent show or performance in any public. place; is guilty of a misdemeanour, and is liable to imprisonment for two years. It is a defence to a charge of any of the offences defined in this section to prove that it was for the public benefit that the act complained of should be done. Whether the doing of any such act is or is not for the public benefit is a question of fact. immaterial. 208. Except as otherwise expressly stated, it is immaterial, in Knowledge the case of any of the offences defined in this Chapter committed of age with respect to a woman or girl under a specified age, that the accused person did not know that the woman or girl was under that age, or believed that she was not under that age. CHAPTER XX.-Nuisances: Misconduct relating to Corpses; 209. Any person who— (a.) Obstructs any highway, by any permanent work or erection thereon or injury thereto, which renders the highway less commodious to the public than it would otherwise be; or (b.) Prevents the public from having access to any part of a (c.) Does not repair a highway which he is bound to repair; or (f.) Does any act not warranted by law, or omits to discharge is guilty of a misdemeanour, and is liable to imprisonment for two years. It is immaterial whether the act complained of is convenient to a larger number of the public than it inconveniences, but the fact that the act complained of facilitates the lawful exercise of their rights by a part of the public may show that it is not a nuisance to any of the public. Common nuisances. Bawdy houses. Gaming houses. Betting houses. The owner of a vessel wrecked in a navigable river is not guilty of a common nuisance because he does not remove it. 210. Any person who keeps a house, room, set of rooms, or place of any kind whatever, for purposes of prostitution, is guilty of a misdemeanour, and is liable to imprisonment for two years. 211. A person who (1.) Keeps for gain any place to which persons resort for the purpose of playing at any game of chance; or (2.) Keeps any place which is kept or used for playing therein at any game of chance, or any game of mixed chance and skill, and in which— (a.) A bank is kept by one or more of the players exclusively of the others; or (b.) Any game is played the chances of which are not alike favourable to all the players, including the banker or other persons by whom the game is managed, or against whom the other players stake, play, or bet; is said to keep a common gaming house. Any person who keeps a common gaming house is guilty of a misdemeanour, and is liable to imprisonment for two years. 212. (1.) Any house, room, or place, which is used for any of the purposes following, that is to say : (1.) For the purpose of bets being made therein between persons resorting to the place and (a.) The owner, occupier, or keeper of the place, or any person using the place; or (b.) Any person procured or employed by or acting for or on behalf of any such owner, occupier, or keeper, or person using the place; or (c.) Any person having the care or management, or in in any manner conducting the business, of the place; or (2.) For the purpose of any money or other property being paid or received therein by or on behalf of any such owner, occupier, or keeper, or person using the place, as, or for the consideration (d.) For an assurance, undertaking, promise, or agreement, express or implied, to pay or give thereafter any money or other property on any event or contingency of or relating to any horse race, or other race, fight, game, sport, or exercise; or (e.) For securing the paying or giving by some other person of any money or other property on any such event or contingency; is called a common betting house. Any person who opens, keeps, or uses, a common betting house is guilty of a misdemeanour, and is liable to imprisonment for two years. (2.) Any person who, being the owner or occupier of any house, room, or place, knowingly and wilfully permits it to be opened, kept, or used, as a common betting house by another person, or who has the use or management, or assists in conducting the business of a common betting house, is guilty of a misdemeanour, and is liable to imprisonment for one year, and to a fine of five hundred pounds. 213. Any person who opens, keeps, or uses, any place for Lotteries. carrying on a lottery of any kind whatever, is guilty of a misdemeanour, and is liable to imprisonment for two years. The term "lottery " includes any scheme or device for the sale, gift, disposal, or distribution, of any property depending upon or to be determined by lot or chance, whether by the throwing or casting of dice, or the drawing of tickets, cards, lots, numbers or figures, or by means of a wheel or trained animal, or otherwise howsoever. 214. Any person who appears, acts, or behaves, as master or mistress, or as the person having the care or management of any such house, room, set of rooms, or place, as is mentioned in the four last preceding sections, is to be taken to be the keeper thereof, whether he is or is not the real keeper. Acting as keeper of bawdy houses gaming houses, betting houses and lotteries. 215. Any person who, without lawful justification or excuse, Misconduct the proof of which lies on him— (1.) Neglects to perform any duty imposed upon him by law, or undertaken by him, whether for reward or otherwise, touching the burial or other disposition of a human body or human remains; or (2.) Improperly or indecently interferes with, or offers any indignity to, any dead human body or human remains, whether buried or not; is guilty of a misdemeanour, and is liable to imprisonment for two years. with regard to corpses. 216. Any person who with intent to cause any public alarm or Publishing disturbance, publishes, or attempts to cause the publication of, any false news news or telegram which he knows or believes to be false, is guilty of a misdemeanour, and is liable to imprisonment for two years. CHAPTER XXI.-Offences against Public Health. 217. Any person who sells, or offers, or exposes for sale, as food or drink, or has in his possession with intent to sell it as food or drink, any article which has been rendered or has become noxious, Exposing for sale things unfit for food or drink. |