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

48 & 49

10. Every person who unlawfully and carnally knows, Carnal

knowledge or attempts to have unlawful carnal knowledge of, any female of female idiot or imbecile woman or girl in circumstances which do idiot. not amount to rape but which prove that the offender knew, 4. at the time of the commission of the offence, that the woman c. 69, s. 5 or girl was an idiot or imbecile, shall be guilty of a mis- (2). demeanor.

of house-

defilement

11. Every person who, being the owner or occupier of Punishment any premises or having, or acting or assisting in, the manage- holder, etc., ment or control thereof, induces or knowingly suffers any permitting girl of such age as is mentioned in this section to resort to of girl. 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, shall-

(1) if such girl is of or above the age of 13 years and under the age of 16 years be guilty of a misdemeanor; and (2) if such girl is under the age of 13 years be guilty of felony and shall be liable to imprisonment for life.

occupier or

used as

prostitutes

brothel.

12. Every occupier or keeper of a house or portion of Penalty on a house who uses it or knowingly permits it to be used keeper of as a lodging house for prostitutes or as a brothel shall be premises liable on summary conviction, for the first offence to a fine a lodging not exceeding two hundred and fifty dollars and to imprison- house for ment for any term not exceeding three months, for a second or as a offence (whether in respect of the same or other premises) to a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars and to imprison- ment for any term not exceeding six months, and for a third or any subsequent offence (whether in respect of the same or other premises) to a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars and to imprisonment for any term not exceeding twelve. months.

Service of

notice of

under section 12

etc.

13. Where it has been proved to the satisfaction of a magistrate that an offence under section 12 has been com- offence mitted with respect to any house or portion of a house he may order that a notice of the fact shall be served, either on owner, personally or by registered post, upon the owner or tenant of the premises or, if such owner or tenant is absent or under any disability, upon his attorney, agent or rent collector or, if such owner or tenant is a corporation, upon the secretary or manager thereof.

determine

tenancies of

premises used in con- travention

of section

14. After service of such notice as is mentioned in Power to section 13 any magistrate may, at the request of any such owner, tenant, attorney, agent, rent collector, secretary or manager, make an order (which shall be recognized and given effect to in any proceeding in any court) absolutely putting 12. an end to any existing tenancy or sub-tenancy of such premises as from the date of such order, and thereupon such tenancy or sub-tenancy shall absolutely cease and determine for all purposes and the occupier, tenant or sub-tenant of such premises may thereafter be treated as a trespasser.