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WOMEN AND GIRLS' PROTECTION . [ 11 of 1890. ) 1283,

6. Any person who carnally knows or attempts to have Defilement of
carnal knowledge of any unmarried girl being of or above the girl between
age of twelve years and under the age ofsixteen, shall be guilty [years of age.
Comp. 48 &
of a misdemeanour and on conviction thereof shall be liable to ownl: 469
the punishment hereinafter mentioned. Provided that where s.No.5 and Ord. ,
both parties are Asiatics a girl shall not be deemed unmarried s24.] of 1865,
within the meaning of this ordinance if she is duly inarried
according to the laws and customs of the native couutry of the
girl. Provided also 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 pro
secution shall be commenced for an offence under this section
more than three inonths after the cominission of the offence.
7. Any person who brings, leads, takes, decoys or entices Bringing
into the Colony for the purpose of prostitution any woman or girls into the
girl knowing that such woman or girl has been sold pledged ing Colony
themknow
to
let out to hire or purchased, shall be guilty of a misdemean- havebeen
our, and on conviction thereof shall be liable to the punish- solda
[ Ord. No. 19
ments hereinafter provided . of 1889, s. 6. ]

8. Any person who
( 1. ) By force intimidation or fraud, or by detention or Detaining or
threatened letention of property or wearing apparel xirls for
or by threatening legal proceedings if such property or prostitution.
wearing apparel be raken away or by threatening Thid, & 10.) ss. 7
legal proceedi for the reco
alleged debt orngsby using any very
of any debt or No 14of
other threat whatever 1891. ]
imprisons or detains or attempts to detain any woman
orgirl against her will either in a brothel or in any
place with the intent that she may practise prostitution
or for any immoral purpose, or for the purpose of
emigration
( 2. ) By threats, intimidation, false pretence, false re
presentations or other fraudulent means procures
or attempts to procure any woman or girl to have
any illicit carnal connexion either within or with
out the Colony
shall be guilty of a misdemeanour and on conviction thereof,
shall be liable to the punishments hereinafter provided.
9. Any person who knowingly receives or harbours any Receiving or
woman or girl brought into or about to be taken away from harbouring
with intent,
the Colony either by force intimidation or fraud, or who re- &c.
ceives or harbours any woman or girl with intent that such [Ibid. s. 8. ]
woman or girl should be sold pledged let out to hire or pur