Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1891-05-08

wards, not public prostitute, any false OF
or impsirs the character Of such female for
virtue or chastity and which exposes such
female to hatred, contempt or ddicule, 10
seoIien 81 9s9 &ny SANDER mentioned in
the preceding section IL to DO deemed mali.
oiOus II no Justification therefor IL shown.
aud Is justified when the Language, charged
a. slandero1s, false or defamatory. is true
and was spoken for good motives, and for
Section ri Scj No conviction can b had
under any Of the provisions Of this chapter,
unsupported bv other evidence, but must
be proven by the evidence Of ut least two
(0 persons, other than such female, who
heard aud understood the language charged
Is sianderous. or by the admissions Of the DE-
SEC. .. This act shall take feet and b. Ia
force from and after its passage.
Approved Apr 20. 1851.
CHAPTER as. ,. no. N.
An Act to amend section two hundred thirty
ono (e31) Of an act Of the state Legislature
approved March 9, A. D. 1885 entitled IAN
relating to public traffic On the sabbath day
and the penalty for Sabbath breaking.
Be It enacted by the Legislature Of the State
0hCrlON l. SeCtlOn TWO Q000tS0 Ln1f6y-On0
C15l) OF said act 10 amended by striking from
both"
SEQ ?. This aos shall take effect and b in
io %pp a5S% a. ~: aisf tts passage
CHAPTER ss-s. =, no. 10.
An Act to amend section two hundred and
thirty-6ve (235) OF the ponal code Of the
STATE OF Minnesota, relating to the crime OF
b. i enacted By the Ies'''asurs Of the State
s.o71ox l. That section two hundred and
Of Minnesota, relating to the crime Of rape.
be amended 80 a. to read % follows:
Section 2a6. Rape Delned-Rape 10 an got
efsexual intercourse with female not the
her will Or without her consent A person
course with female Of tho ago Of fourteen
az years or upwards not his wife,
unsoundness Of mind. either temp orsry OK
permanent she 10 incapable Of giving con.
:: When her resistance Is forc.b,y over.
8: When her resistance I. prevented BY
which she has reasonable cause to believe
will be inflicted upon her: or
stupor or by weakness Of mind, produced by
an Intoxicating, narcotic or anasthetc agent
administered by or with tho privfty Of the
defendant; or
s. When she is at the time unconscious Of
the nature Of the act and this IL known to
]. punishable BY imprisonment ia tn.
state prison for not less than nve (o) nor
SEC. q This act shall take eject and b IN
force from and after its passage: provided,
that the provisions Of this act shall not ep.
ply 70 M abb Sefoss tbs
the law in force at the time such otfenses
were committed shall continue and be In
force the same as If this act had not been
Approved April II, 1891.
CHAPTER so-s. r. NO. IN
An Act to ameud section two hundred and
forty-6ve l240 Of the Penal Code Of the
State Of Minnesota. relating to indecent A.
saults upon female persons
Be 1t enacted by the Legislature Of the State
SECTION l. That section two hundred and
Minnesota, relating to Indecent assaults upon
female persons, be amended 50 az to read as
Section Els. Indecent Assault-Any per-
son who takes any indecent liberties with or
on the person Of any female. not public
prostitute, without her consent expressly
given. aud which acts do not In law amount
to a rape, an attempt to commit rape. or an
assault with intent to commit a rape: Or any
person who takes such Indecent liberties
with or on the person Of any female child
under the age Of fourteen 90 years. without
regard to whether she consents to the same
SEQ. 2. This act shall take effect and DO in
force from and after Its passage: provided
that the provisions Of this act shall not apply
to any offenses committed before this act
takes e6eot; but as to all such ofenses tho
law In force at the time such offenses were
committed shall continue and be In force the
same as If this act had not been passed.
Approved April II, 1891.
CHAPTER 00-s. F. NO. ga.
An Act to amend section two hundred and
thirty.six (238) of the Penal Code Of the
State Of Minnesota, relating to the carnal
knowledge and abuse Of children.
SECTION /. That section two hundred and
thirty six (23e) Of the Penal Code Of the State
Of MinnssGsa RELYING to the oarns anGw
as to read as follows:
Sec. 236. Carnal knowledge Of Children
Whoever carnally knows and abuses any f.
male child under the age Of sixteen years
shall be punished as follows:
/. II the female child is under the age Of
ten (10) years the person penetrating the act
shall be punished by imprisonment In the
3. Fl the female child is ton to) years Of
age, and under the age Of fourteen years, the
person perpetrating such act shall be pun
ished by imprisonment In tho state prison
not less than seven years nor more than
thirty years.
5. II the female child is fourteen years Of
age and under sixteen 16) years OF age. the
person perpetrating such act shall be pun
fshed BY imprisonment in the state prison
notices. than one year, nor more than seven
years Tor by imprisonment in the county Jail
not less than three months nor more than
one year).
SEQ q This act shall take effect and be in
force frsm and after its passage: provided,
that the provisions Of this act shall not apply
to offenses committed before this act takes
effect and as to all such effenses the law in
force at the time they were com mitted shall
continue and remain in full force the same
as II this act had not been passodi pro-
vided further, that nothing in this act shall
be construed as repeating or In any manner
affecting section five hundred and thirty
$500 of the Penal Code Of the State Of Min
nesota, relating to the sentence OF minor
persons under the age Of sixteen years.
Approved April 20, 1901.
CHAPTER o1-S. p. NO. 81.
An Act to amend section two hundred and
sixty-three (968) Of the Penal Code Of the
State Of Minnesota.
Be it enacted by the Legislaturs Of the State
Of Minnesota:
SEoT1oN /. That section two hundred and
sixty three 1889 of the Penal Code Of the State
of Minnesota be amended so as to read as fol.
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