Procuration
of women or
girls.
Deffiement of girl between 12 and 16 years of age.
Defilement of
girl under twelve.
Indecent
assault upon any female.
Unlawful detention.
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 unlawful carnal connexion, either within or without the Colony, with any other person; or
(2.) Procures or attempts to procure 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.
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.
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 misdemeanour.
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 carnally 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.
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.
Procuring
9. Every person who--
(1.) By threats, intimidation, false pretences, false representations, or other fraudulent means procures or attempts to procure any woman or girl to 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 stupefy 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.
Carnal
10. Every person who unlawfully and carnally knows or attempts to have unlawful carnal knowledge of any female idiot or imbecile woman or girl, under circumstances which do not amount to rape, but which prove that the offender knew at the time of the commission of the offence that the woman or girl was an idiot or imbecile, shall be guilty of a misdemeanour.
11. Every person who, being the owner or occupier of any premises, or having, or acting or assisting in, the management or control thereof, induces or knowingly suffers any girl of such age as is in this section mentioned to resort to or be in or upon such premises for the purpose of being unlawfully and carnally known by any man, whether such carnal knowledge is intended to be with any particular man or generally--
(1.) Shall, if such girl is under the age of twelve years, 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; 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--
(1.) Receives or harbours any woman or girl knowing that such woman or girl has, by force, intimidation or fraud, been brought into or is about to be 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--
(1) Receives or harbours any girl under the age of sixteen years, knowing that such girl has been procured for the purpose of having unlawful carnal connexion with any other person and with intent to aid such purpose; or
(2.) Receives or harbours any woman or girl, knowing that such woman or girl has been sold, pledged, let out to hire, purchased, or otherwise disposed 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.
14. Every person who by force, intimidation or any fraudulent means, brings, 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.
15. (1) Every person who commits the crime of rape 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 man who induces a married woman to permit him to have carnal connexion with her by personating her husband shall be deemed to be guilty of rape.
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Procuration
of women or
girls.
Deffiement of girl between 12 and 16 rears of age.
Defilement of
kirl under twelve.
Indecent
assault upon any female.
Unlawful detention.
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 plodge, or takou on hire, know- ledge 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 kuowa immoral character, to have unlawful carnal connexion, either within or without the Colony, with any other person; or
(2.) Procures or attempts to proenre 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 leave the Colony, with intent that she way become an inmate of a brothel elsewhore; or (4.) Procures or attempts to procure any woman or girl to leave her asual place of abode in the Colony, (each 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, apless such witness is corroborated in some material particular by evidence implicating the accused.
5. Every person who carually 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 Asiaties 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 proseention shall be commenced for an offence muder this section more than three months after the commission of the offence.
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 loss term with or without hard labour.
(2.) Every person who attempts to have carnal kuow- ledge of any girl under the age of twelve years, whether he is married to her or not, shall be guilty of a misdemeanour.
7. Every person who commits an indecent assualt upon any female shall be guilty of a misdemeanour.
8. Every person who detalus any woman or girl against
her will-
(1.) In or upon any premises with intent that she may be mulawfully and earnally known by any man,
whether any particular man, or gouerally or
(2.) In or upon any premises for an immoral purpose
or for the purpose of enigration; or
(3) In any brothel ;
shall be guilty of a misdemeanour.
For the purposes of this section a person shall be deemed
to detain suel woman or girl iu or upou 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 woaring apparel or other property belonging to her, or, where wearing apparel has been lont 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 pro- ceedings if she takes away with her the wearing apparel so lent or supplied.
No legal proceedings, whether civil or criminal, shall bo 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.
Procuring
9. Every person who--
(1.) By threats, intimidation, false pretences, false re- defilement of presentations, or other fraudulent means procures or woman or girl. attempts to procure any woman or girl to 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 intout to stupefy or overpower ao as thereby to cumble any person to have nulawful 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 accusel.
carnal
10. Every person who unlawfully and carnally knows Carnal or or attempts to bave unlawful carual knowledge of any attempter female idiot or imbecile woman or girl, under circumstances knowledge of which do not amonut to rape, but which prove that the female idiot. offender knew at the time of due commission of the offence that the woman or girl was an idiot or imbecile, shall be guilty of a misdemeanour.
ment of girl
11. Every person who, being the owner or occupier of Householder, any premises, or having, or acting or assisting in, the etc.. permit- management or control thereof, induces or knowingly ting defile- suffers any girl of such age as is in this section mentioned to on his pre- resort to or be in or upon such premises for the purpose of mises. being unlawfully and carnally known by any man, whether sneli carnal knowledge is intended to be with any particular man or generally--
(1.) Shail, if snch girl is under the age of twelve years, 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; aud (2.) If such girl is of or above the age of twelve and under the age of sixteen yours, shall be guilty of a misdemeanour,
Provided that it shall be a sufficient defence to any charge made mader this section if it shall be made to appour to the Court or Jury before whom the charge shail be brought that the person so charged bad reasonable canse
to believe that the girl was of or above the age of sixteen years,
12. Any person who--
Receiving or
(1.) Receives or harbones any woman or girl knowing barbouring
that such wount or girl has, by force, intimidation womnergiri, or frand, been brought into or is about to be 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 ont to hire, purebused, taken in pledge, laken on hire, or otherwise disposed of for the pur- pose of prostitution either within or without the Colony,
shall be guilty of a misdemeanour.
13. Every person who--
Receiving ur (1) Receives or harbours any girl under the age of harbouring
sixteen years, knowing that such girl has been pro- girl procured, curod for the purpose of having unlawful carnal roman or girl sold for conaexion with any other person and with intent to prostitution. aid such purpose; or
(2.) Receives or harbours any woman or girl, knowing that such woman or girl has been sold, pledged, let out to hire, purchased, or otherwise disposed of, either within or without the Colony, for the purpose of prostimtion, and with intent to aid such purpose,
shall be guilty of a misdemeanour.
14. Every person who by force, intimidation or any Decoying fraudulent means, brings, takes, decoys or entices any woman woman or girl
or girl into or away from the Colony for the purpose of into or away emigration shall be guilty of a misdemeanour.
from the Colony for emigration.
15. (1) Every person who commits the crime of rupe Raps, shall be guilty of felony, and being convicted thereof, shall
be liable to be imprisoned for life or for any less toru, with
or without hard labour,
(2.) Every man who induces a married woman to poriait him to have carnal conexion with her by personating her husband shall be deemed to be guilty of rape.
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