Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-09-05
White SLAVE ACT PROVES
4, TO BE A Strong LAW


ted States of America in Congress
assembled, That the term Interstate
commerce" az used in this Act, shall
include transportation from any State
or Territory or the District of CO.
lumbia, and the term foreign COM
merce," as used in this Act, shall in
clude transportation from any State
or Territory or the District of CO.
lumbia to any foreign country and
from any foreign country to any State
or Territory or the District of Co.
lumbia,
! Sec. 2. That any person who shall
knowingly transport or cause to be
transported, or aid or assist in OBJ
/ tanning transportation for, or in trans
porting, or In interstate foreign COM
merce, or in any Territory or in the
District of Columbia, any woman or
girl for the purpose of prostitution
or debauchery, or for any other i'm
! moral purpose, or with intent and
, purpose to induce, entice, or compel
such woman or girl to become pros
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cry, or to engage in any other i'm
moral practice: or who shall know.
| ingly procure or obtain, or cause to
be procured or obtained, or aid or
assist In procuring or obtaining, any
ticket or tickets. or any form of trans
portation, or evidence of the right
thereto. to be used by any woman
| or girl in Interstate or foreign COM
! merce,' or in any Territory or the Dis
trict Of Columbia, In going to any
place Tor the purpose of prostitution
or debauchery, or Tor any other i'm
| moral purpose, or with the intent or
purpose on the part OF such person to
induce, cntice, or compel her to give
herself up to the practice of prosti-
tuition, or to give herself up to de-
bauchery. or any other immoral prac-
tice. whereby any such woman or girl
shall be transported in interstate
or foreign commerce, or In any Ter
ritOry or the District of Columbia,
shall be deemed guilty of a felony,
and upon conviction thereof shall be
punished by a fine not exceeding five
| thousand dollars, or by Imprisonment
of not more than five years. or by
both such fine and Imprisonment, In
the discretion Of the court.
Sec. 3, That any person who shall
knowingly persuade, induce, entice,
or coerce, or cause to be persuaded,
Induced, or cOerccd, or aid or assist
In persuading, inducing, enticing, or
coercing any woman or girl 10 go
! from one place to another In inter-
! state or foreign commerce, or in any
! Territory or the District of Columbia,
I for the purpose Of prostitution or de-
bauchery, or for any other immoral
! purpose, or with the intent and pur-
pose on the part of such person that
such woman or girl shall engage
In the practice OF prostitution or de-
bauchery, or any other immoral prac-
I tice, whether with or without her con-
: sent, and who shall thereby knowing
ly cause or aid or assist in causing
such woman or girl to go and TO be
carried or transported as Il passenger
upon the line or route OF any common
carrier or carriers in interstate or
foreign commerce. or any Territory
or the District OF Columbia, shall be
deemed guilty Of felony and ON con-
n fine OF not more than five thousand
dollars. or by Imprisonment for n
term not exceeding five years. or by