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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 18TH FEBRUARY, 1865.

1. Lany or elsewhere, shall be guilty of Felony, and, being convicted thereof, shall be lia- at the discretion of the Court, of be kept in l'enal Servitude for any Term not Adding Seven Years and not less than Three Years, or to be imprisoned for any Term exceeding Two Years, with or without Hard Labour; and any such Offence may be te with, inquired of, tried, determined, and punished in this Colony where the

acher shall be apprehended or be in Custody, in the same manner in all the fence had been actually committed in this Colony: Provided that nothing in Section contained shall extend to any Second Marriage contracted elsewhere than this Colony by any other than a Subject of Her Majesty, or to any Person marry-herein stated.

Second Time whose Husband or Wife shall have been continually absent from Persons for the space of Seven Years then last past, and shall not have been own by such Persons to be living within that Time, or shall extend to any Person ha, at the Time of such Second Marriage, shall have been divorsed from the Bond of First Marriage, or to any Person whose former Marriage shall have been declared d by the Sentence of any Court of Competent Jurisdiction.

Attempt to percure Abortion.

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Not to extend to certain Marriages,&c.,

truments to procure

LVI. Every Woman, being with Child, who with intent to procure her own Miscar- Administering nage, shall unlawfully administer to herself any Poison or other noxious Thing, or shall Drugs or using Ins-

dawfully use any Instrument or other means whatsoever with the like intent, and Abortion. wsoever, with intent to procure the Miscarriage of any Woman, whether she be or be pot with Child, shall unlawfully administered to her or cause to be taken by her any Paison or other noxious Thing, or shall unlawfully use any Instrument or other means whatsoever with the like intent, shall be guilty of Felony, and, being convicted thereof, shail be liable, at the discretion of the Court, to be kept in Penal Servitude for Life or for any Terin not less than Three Years, or to be imprisoned for any Term not exceeding Two Years, with or without Hard Labour, and with or without Solitary Confinement.

LVII. Whosoever shall unlawfully supply or procure any Poison or other noxious Thing or any Instrument or Thing whatsoever, knowing that the same is intended to be willy used or employed with intent to procure the Miscarriage of any Woman, whether she be or be not with Child, shall be guilty of a Misdemeanor, and, being convicted thereof, shall be liable, at the discretion of the Court, to be kept in Penal Servitude for Term of Three Years, or to be imprisoned for any Term not exceeding Two Years, with or without Hard Labour.

Concealing the Birth of a Child.

Procuring Drugs, &c., to cause Abortion.

of a Child.

LVIII. If any Woman shall be delivered of a Child, every Person who shall, by any Concealing the Birth tsposition of the Dead Body of the said Child, whether such Child died before, at, rater its Birth, endeavour to conceal the Birth thereof, shall be guilty of a Misdemeanor, d. being convicted thereof, shall be liable, at the discretion of the Court, to be imprisoned any Term not exceeding Two Years, with or without Hard Labour: Provided that if person tried for the Murder of any Child shall be acquitted thereof, it shall be lawful for the Jury by whose Verdict such Person shall be acquitted to find in case it shall so par in Evidence, that the Child had recently been born, and that such Person did, away, ith inter

e secret disposition of the Dead Body of such Child, endeavour to conceal the Beth thereof and thereupon the Court may pass such Sentence as if such Person had g in fac

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LIX. Whosoever shall be convicted of the abominable Crime of Buggery, committed her with Mankind or with any Animal, shall be guilty of Felony and shall be liable, at The discretion of the Court, to be kept in Penal Servitude for Life, or for any Term not

then Ten Years.

Sodomy and Bes-

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a nunnatural Offence.

LX. Whosoever shall attempt to commit the said abominable Crime, or shall be Attempt to commit ty of any Assault with intent to commit the same, or of any indecent assault upon any Made Person, shall be guilty of a Misdemeanor, and, being convicted thereof, shall be lia- at the discretion of the Court, to be kept in Penal Servitude for any Term not exceed- Ten Years and not less then Three Years, or to be imprisoned for any Term not acceding Two Years, with or without Hard Labour.

Carnal knowledge

LXI. Whenever upon the Trial for any Offence punishable under this Ordinance ay be necessary to prove carnal knowledge, it shall not be necessary to prove the defined.

emission of seed in order to constitute a carnal knowledge, but the carnal know- dge shall be deemed complete upon proof of penetration only.

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