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PUBLIC

RECORD OFFICE

Reference :-

EPIC.O. 882

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PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE, LONDON

ALLY WITHOUT PERMISSION OF THE BE REPRODUCED PHOTOGRAPHIC- COPYRIGHT PHOTOGRAPH-NOT TO

Procur.-

tion of

women or

girls.

of girl between 12 and 16 years of age.

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(5.) Knowingly derives any profit from the sale, pledge, hire, purchase, taking in pledge, taking on hire, or other disposal of any woman or girl who has been sold, pledged, let out to hire, purchased, taken in pledge, taken on hire, or otherwise disposed of for the purpose of prostitution either within or without the Colony;

shail be guilty of a misdemeanour.

Provided that, in any prosecution under sub-section (3) of this section, where it is proved to the satisfaction of the Jury or of the Magistrate, as the case may be, that the woman or girl had, in fact, been sold, pledged, let out to hire, purchased, taken in pledge, or taken on hire, knowledge thereof by the accused shall be presumed, unless he satisfies such Jury or Magistrate that he had not such knowledge.

4. Every person who—

(1.) Procures or attempts to procure any female under sixteen years of

age, not being a common prostitute, or of known immoral character, to have un- lawful carnal connexion, either within or without the Colony, with any other person; or

(2) Procures or attempts to procurè any woman or girl to become, either within

or without the Colony, a common prostitute; or

(3.) Procures or attempts to procure any woman or girl to leave the Colony, with

intent that she may become an inmate of a brothel elsewhere; or

(4.) Procures or attempts to procure any woman or girl to leave her usual place of abode in the Colony (such place not being a Brothel), with intent that she may, for the purpose of prostitution, become an inmate of a brothel within or without the Colony;

shall be guilty of a misdemeanour.

No person shall be convicted of any offence under sub-sections (2), (3), or (4) of this section upon the evidence of one witness only, unless such witness is corroborated in some material particular by evidence implicating the accused.

Dettlement 5. Every person who carnally knows or attempts to have carnal knowledge of any unmarried girl being of or above the age of twelve years and under the age of sixteen, shall be guilty of a misdemeanour: Provided that where both parties are Asiatics a girl shall not be deemed unmarried within the meaning of this Ordinance if she is duly married according to the laws and customs of the native country of the girl: Provided also, that it shall be a sufficient defence to any charge under this section if it shall be made to appear to the Court or Jury before whom the charge shall be brought that the person so charged had reasonable cause to believe that the girl was of or above the age of sixteen years: Provided also, that no prosecution shall be commenced for an offence under this section more than three months after the commission of the offence.

Defilement of girl

under 12.

Indecent

ammult

upon any female.

Unlawful detention.

6. (1.) Every person who carnally knows any girl under the age of twelve years, whether he is married to her or not, shall be guilty of felony, and being convicted thereof shall be liable to be imprisoned for life or for any less term with or without hard labour.

(2.) Every person who attempts to have carnal knowledge of any girl under the age of twelve years, whether he is married to her or not, shall be guilty of a misde-

meanour.

7. Every person who commits an indecent assault upon any female shall be guilty of a misdemeanour.

8. Every person who detains any woman or girl against her will

(1.) In or upon any premises with intent that she may be unlawfully and car-

nally known by any man, whether any particular man, or generally; or

(2.) In or upon any premises for an immoral purpose, or for the purpose of

emigration; or

(3.) In any brothel ;

shall be guilty of a misdemeanour.

For the purposes of this section a person shall be deemed to detain such woman or girl in or upon such premises or in such brothel, not only where force, intimidation, or fraud is used, but also if, with intent to compel or induce her to remain in or upon such premises or in such brothel, such person withholds from such woman or girl any wearing apparel or other property belonging to her, or, where wearing apparel has been lent or otherwise supplied to such woman or girl by or by the direction of such person, such person threatens such woman or girl with legal proceedings if she takes away with her the wearing apparel so lent or supplied.

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No legal proceedings, whether civil or criminal, shall be taken against any such woman or girl for taking away or being found in possession of any such wearing apparel as was necessary to enable her to leave such premises or brothel.

9. Every person who-

other

Procuring defilement

of woman

(1.) By threats, intimidation, false pretences, false representations, or

fraudulent means procures or attempts to procure any woman or girl to or girl. have any unlawful carnal connexion either within or without the Colony;

or

(2.) Applies, administers to, or causes to be taken by any woman or girl any drug, matter, or thing, with intent to stupe y or overpower so as thereby to enable any person to have unlawful carnal connexion with such woman or girl; shall be guilty of a misdemeanour.

No person shall be convicted of an offence under this section upon the evidence of one witness only, unless such witness is corroborated in some material particular by evidence implicating the accused.

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carnal

10. Every person who unlawfully and carnally knows or attempts to have unlaw- Carnal or ful carnal knowledge of any female idiot or imbecile woman or girl, under circumstances attempted which do not amount to rape, but which prove that the offender knew at the time of the knowledge commission of the offence that the woman or girl was an idiot or imbecile, shall be guilty of female of a misdemeanour.

idiot.

11. Every person who, being the owner or occupier of any premises, or having, or House- acting or assisting in, the management or control thereof, induces or knowingly suffers holder, etc., any girl of such age as is in this section mentioned to resort to or be in or upon such permitting defilement premises for the purpose of being unlawfully and carnally known by any man, whether of girl on such carnal knowledge is intended to be with any particular man or generally

his pre-

(1.) Shall, if such girl is under the age of twelve years, be guilty of felony, and mises. being convicted thereof shall be liable to be imprisoned for life or for any less term with or without hard labour; and

(2.) If such girl is of or above the age of twelve and under the age of sixteen

years, shall be guilty of a misdemeanour.

Provided that it shall be a sufficient defence to any charge made under this section

if it shall be made to appear to the Court or Jury before whom the charge shall be brought that the person so charged had reasonable cause to believe that the girl was of or above the age of sixteen years.

12. Any person who--

Receiving

ing woman

(1.) Receives or harbours any woman or girl, knowing that such woman or girl or harbour-

has, by force, intimidation, or fraud, been brought into or is about to be or girl. taken away from the Colony; or

(2.) Receives or harbours any woman or girl with intent that such woman or girl should be sold, pledged, let out to hire, purchased, taken in pledge, taken on hire, or otherwise disposed of for the purpose of prostitution either within or without the Colony,

shall be guilty of a misdemeanour.

13. Every person who-

Receiving

(1.) Receives or harbours any girl under the age of sixteen years, knowing that

or harbour- such girl has been procured for the purpose of having unlawful carnal procured.

ing girl connexion with any other person, and with intent to aid such purpose; or or woman (2.) Receives or harbours any woman or girl, knowing that such a woman or girl or girl Bold

has been sold, pledged, let out to hire, purchased, or otherwise disposed tation.

for prosti- of, either within or without the Colony, for the purpose of prostitution, and with intent to aid such purpose,

shall be guilty of a misdemeanour.

Decoying

woman or

14. Every person who by force, intimidation, or any fraudulent means, brings, girl into or takes, decoys, or entices any woman or girl into or away from the Colony for the purpose of emigration shall be guilty of a misdemeanour.

away from

the Colony for emigr tion.

15. (1.) Every person who commits the crime of rape shall be guilty of felony, Ripe. and, being convicted thereof, shall be liable to be imprisoned for life or for any less term, with or without hard labour.