New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-04-07
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The original bill 20 punish Seduction, Adultery
and the Keeping of Brohe!s having been referred
TO Select Committee OF which Hon. JollN YOUNG
OF Livingston was Chairman, was by him reported
complete On Wednesday, and on Friday taken up
on third reading and passed the House, without
call of the Yeas an Nays. Mr. 7. Il. Lee OF
Westchester alone opposed lis passage. So the bill
has gone 10 TIE Senate FOR concurrence, and unless
those III our City who personally interested in
It's defeat should besr themselves, and procure an
exemption OF Ncw-lork from i,s operation we
hope ut an early day 10 congratulate the friends ct
Moral purity on It's passage.-Ihc following are tue
provisions oil the bill;
.in Act 10 gah Seduction aud 4dahery and 'or osher
purposes.
|. Any Of f age, who shat scluce and lave
ual intercourse with any unmarried female under the age
of wears shall be deemed guilty OF misdemeanor. aud
shall conviction thereof be punished by fine not en-
ceedug $4,000, or imprisonment In county jul not en-
ceedug year, by both such fine and Imprisonment.
S! Every married man woman who shall abandon
his her family for the purpose OF having Illicit connection
with ANY Other person. shall upon convection thereof he
punished by imprisonment III county jail not less than
three months nor longer than one year.
So Any person who shall commit adultery, shall he
deemed guilty Of miSdencan i, and upon conviction
in of record shall nc punished by fine not
exceeding $3.50, by Imprisonment IN the county jail :or
exceeding six months, or by both such fine and
Imprisonment
81. 70 ccnvic;ian shall be made under the preceding
Sections unless an Indictment for the offence charged shall
be preferred by grand Jury within SIN months alter The
commission az the offence.
So No conviction shall DC had under the third section OF
this Act, except upon The ccmpaut in writing Of the hus-
band wife person charged 10 &c filed In tile Office
Clerk Of the County where such offence shall have
committed, and such convc ion shall annt and rem
absolutely void The marriage contract between Tie per-
son - convicted and the complainant, and The person
convicted shall thereafter be Incapable OF contracting mar
riasc except with complainant until the death OF such
complainant.
So Every person who shall cnticc or !nvegle any ie-
male into house OF III fame or ass ation for the purpose
prostitution, shall upon conviction thereof be punished
the manner, and 10 the extent. ~ Is provided
by the I'd section this act; provided, however, that IN
all cases the party charged with any offence under this
secui lay prove bar that such female ut The time
OF the offence charged woman OF uncsc or iewd char
acter.
81 Every person who shall Keep house ofil:ame OF
designation purpose shall be deemed
guilty oil misdeiEeanor.
SIS Every lease OF any house tenement for The purpose
OF prostitution shall be absolutely void and the person let
ting the same for such purpose, shall forfeit the sum OF
$780, be sued for i'll the OF the people OF TIE state
ot York the o;he poor Of the county where
such house or tenement shall be situated
So 1t shall belawin for the lessor or his assignee o! re
10 take the same proceedings 10 recover tie
possession ofy tenement premises used or occupied
or the purposes OF prostitution rs is provided Tor the sum
mary recovery the possession OF premises io the non
payment rent hodiCs pnrsaan: 10 act ? ehs?
part Ut ihc Revised Stau;e>-whch proceedings may
DC Insulated upon affidavit showing iha >ch ;eile-
premises USED or occupied iof Tie p&ro>eS
aforesaid.
So Any lessor or the assignee representative OF such
lessor no for days aeI notice Of The CONNECTION OF any
oecy ant OF any promises which shall have
been leased by sch lessor u'der the t section OF
act; shall omit institute PROCEEDINGS oE the recovery
Of the possession such tenement premises under The
9th section OF this act shall in.it the sum % $3.50 10 ee
sued for II, the name OF tho reopls the State al New
YoIk for the the poor Tie count, where The tee-
I mem, og premises shall be situated