Abduction
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22. When any female has any interest, whether legal or against her quitable, present or future, absolute, conditional or contingent,
of female
will from motives of lucre. 34 & 25 Vict.
c. 100, 3. 53.
Fraudulent abduction of female against
the will of ber father or mother, etc.
24 & 25
Vict. c. 100,
3. 53.
Offender incapable
of taking
property
of
abducted
female.
24 & 25 Vict e 100. e. 63.
Forcible
abduction
of woman with
in
any real or personal estate, or is a presumptive heiress or co- heiress or presumptive next of kin, or one of the presumptive next of kin, to anyone having such interest, any person who from motives of lucre takes away or detains such female against her will with intent to marry or carnally know her or to cause her to be married or carnally known by any other person, shalt be guilty of felony: Penalty: imprisonment for fourteen years.
23. Any person who fraudulently allures, takes away or detains any such female as is mentioned in section 22, being under the age of twenty-one years, out of the possession and against the will of her father or mother or of any other person having the lawful care or charge of her, with intent to marry or carnally know her or to cause her to be married or carnally known by any other person, shall be guilty of a felony Penalty: im prisonment for fourteen years.
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24. Any person who is convicted of any offence against Section or 23 shall be incapable of taking any estate or interest, legal or equitable, in any real or personal property of such female, or in which she has any such interest, or which comes to her as such heiress, co-heiress or next of kin as afore- said; and if any such marriage as aforesaid has taken place, such property shall on such conviction be settled in suen manner as the Supreme Court may, on any information at the suit of the Attorney General, appoint.
25. Any person who by force takes away or detains against her will any female, with intent to marry or carnally know her or to cause her to be carnally known by any other marry her. person, shall be guilty of felony: Penalty: imprisonment for
fourteen years.
intent to
21 & 26
Vict.
c. 100.
$ 64.
Abduction of female infant or any young person or child.
24 & 25 Vict.
c. 100,
&. 55.
26. Any person who unlawfully takes or causes to be taken any unmarried female infant or any young person or child out of the possession and against the will of the father or mother or of any other person having the lawful care or charge of such unmarried female infant or any young person or child shall be guilty of a misdemeanor: Provided that no prosecution shall be brought under this section in respect of any girl of or above the age of sixteen years without the consent of the Secretary for Chinese Affairs.
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age of girl,
27. When a person is charged with an offence under this Presump Ordinance, or under any other enactment, in respect of a girl, tion as to young person or child who is alleged in the charge or indictment to be under any specilied age, and such girl, young person or child appears to the presiding magistrate or judge to be under that age, such girl, young person or child shall for the purposes of the enactment under which the charge or indictment is brought be deemed to be under that age unless the contrary is proved.
28. No summary conviction under this Ordinance shall be No quashed for want of form or be removed by certiorari, and no warrant of commitment shall be held void by reason of any defect or warrant therein, provided it is therein alleged that the party has been
quashed convicted and there is a good and valid conviction to sustain the for want
sanne.
29. Any person who is convicted of any misdemeanor under this Ordinance shall be liable to imprisonment for two years.
canviction
to be
of form. 24 & 25
Vict. c. 100, #. 72.
Punish- ment for mis- demeanor
under this Ordinance.
30. (1) Whenever any person is convicted before the Flogging. Supreme Court of any offence against the provisions of section of No. 3 of
1903. 4 or 7 it shall be lawful for the court to direct that, in addition to the punishment hereinbefore prescribed, the offender, if a male, be flogged.
(2) Whenever 蟲 person is convicted of any offence against the provisions of section 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 17, 18, 19 or 20, if it is proved that the offender has been previously con- victed either summarily or before the Supreme Court of an offence against the provisions of the same or any other of the said sections it shall be lawful for the court to direct that, in addition to the punishment hereinbefore prescribed, the offender, if a male, be flogged.
for
31. (1) Whenever any person adopts a female infant other- Secretary wise than by virtue of an order of a competent court the guar- Chinese dianship of such infant shall during her infancy and while she Affeim is in the Colony and subject as hereinafter provided vest in the to be Secretary for Chinesc Affairs: Provided that if
(a) such infant shall marry with the consent of the Secretary infants,
for Chinese Affairs; or
guardian of adopted femsle
and