The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-03-06
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III tn1S STATE IN the business OIL aCunB as
the agent or attorney of nonresident
borrowers OF money in sums of three
hundred dollars or less. with intent to
eyade the usury laws in force IN the for
borrower has his residence when such
loan, or any contract in connection there
with. Is made.
All such loans made, or contracted for,
by such agent or attorney for a foreign
principal In violation Of this act. shall be
to q se By In any fol
eign Jurisdiction where any contract or
promise made by him in connection with
the making or procuring such loan is at
tempted to be enforced.
Approved March Is, 1913
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AN ACT Prohibiting Certain Forms Of
Prostitution and Providing for the Com
potency of Certain Evidence at the Trial
Thereof.
Be it enacted. etc:
Section L Any person who shall procure
a female inmate for q house Of prostitu-
ton; who shall induce. persuade, en-
peson to Seeems prostsat ss Or wSo By
promises, threats, violence or by any do
vice. or scheme. shall cause. induce per-
suade. enveigle, take, place harbor. en-
courage or entice a female person to be-
come an inmate Of house Of prostitution,
or ASST gnatlon place or any place where
allowed; or any person who by promises,
threats. violence. or by any device or
scheme, shall cause. induce persuade, en-
courage enveigle or entice an inmate of
house Of prostitution or place of as
signation to remain therein such in
mate, or any person who, by promises,
by fraud or artifice, or by duress of per
son. of goods, or by abuse of any position
of confidence or. authority. or having legal
charge, shall take place. harbor. enveigle,
entice, persuade. encourage or procure any
female person to enter any place within
this state In which prostitution Is prac-
pose of prostitution or for any other i'm
moral purpose; or any person who shall
enveigle, entice, persuade. encourage or
this state or leave this state for the pur-
pose of prostitution or for any other i'm
moral purpose; or who takes or detains
female with the intent to compel her by
force threats menace, or duress to marry
him or to marry any other person or to be
deiled; or upon the pretense of marriage
takes or detains a female person for the
purpose of sexual intercourse; or who
shall receive give or agree to receive
or give any money or thing Of value for
female person to become q prostitute or to
como into this state or leave this state for
the purpose Of prostitution, or for any
other immoral purpose shall be guilty OF
felony. and on conviction thereof. shall
be punished by imprisonment in the peni-
Tertiary for a term of not less than two
Section 2. Any person who by force.
fraud, intimidation or threats places or
leaves. or procures any other person or
persons to place or leave his wife In q
house Of prostitution or to lead life Of
prostitution shall be guilty of felony,
and on conviction thereof, shall be punish
ed by imprisonment In the penitentiary
for a term of not less than two years nor
more than twenty years
Section 8. Any person who shall know
ingly accept. receive, levy or appropriate
any money or other valuable thing, with
out consideration. from the proceeds OF
the earnings of any woman engaged In
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and on conviction thereof. shall be
punished by imprisonment In the peniten-
tiary for a term of not less than two years
acceptance. receipt. levy or appropriation
of such money or valuable thing shall,
upon any proceeding or trial for violation
Of this section, be presumptive evidence
Section l. Any person who attempts TO
detain any female person In a house OF
prostitution. designation place. any
place where prostitution is practised en-
couraged or allowed because OF any debt
or debts she has contracted: or Is said to
and on conviction thereof shall be punish
ed by Imprisonment In the penitentiary
for not less than two years nor more than
twenty years.
Section s. Any person who shall know
ingly transport cause to be transported.
or aid or assist in obtaining transporta-
ton for, by any means of conveyance into.
through or across this state, any female
person for the purpose of prostitution or
for any other immoral purpose, or with
the intent and purpose to induce entice
or compel such female person to become
a prostitute, shall be guilty Of felony
and on conviction thereof shall be punish
ed by imprisonment In the penitentary for
a term of not less than two years nor more
than twenty years Any person who com
mits the crime mentioned In this section
may be prosecuted. indicted, tried and
convicted In any county or city In or
through which he shall have transported
person a aforesaid.
Section g. 1t shall not be n defense to
prosecution for any OF the acts prohibited
in the foregoing sections that any part
of such act acts shall have been COM
mitted outside this state. and the offense
in such case shall be deemed and alleged
10 have been committed and the offender
tried and punished in any county In which
the prostitution was intended to be prac-
tised or In which the offense was con
summated or any overt act in furtheranee
of the offense shall have been committed.
Section Z. Any such female person re
ferrod to In the foregoing sections Shau