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78 Sec. 8. Any woman who shall be indicted for the murder of her infant bastard child, may also be charged in the sale indictment with the offense described in the last preceding section; and if on the trial, the jury shall acquit her of the charge of murder, and find her guilty of the other offense judgment and sentence may be awarded a against her for the same.

Sec. 3. Every person who shall keep a house of ill fame, resorted to for the purpose of prostitution or lewdness, shall be punished by imprisonment in the territorial prison, not more than one year, nor less than six months, or by five not exceeding three hundred dollars, or less than one hundred dollars.

Sec. 10. Whenever the lease of any dwelling house, shall be convicted of the offense mentioned in the next preceding section, the lease or contract for letting such house, shall, at the option of the lessor, become void and such lessor shall thereupon have the like remedy to recover the possession, as against a tenant for holding over after the expiration of his term.

Sec. 11. If any person shall import, print, publish, sell, or distribute any book, or any pamphlet, ballad, printed paper, or other thing containing obscene language or obscene prints, pictures, figures, or other descriptions manifestly tending to the corruption of this morals of youth, or shall introduce into any family, school or place of education, or shall buy, procure, receive, or have in his possession any such book, pamphlet, ballad, printed paper, or other things, either for the purpose of loan, exhibition, or circulation, or with intent to introduce the same into any family, school, or place of education, he shall be punished by imprisonment in the county jail, not more than six months, or by a fine not exceeding two hundred dollars.

Sec. 12. All persons being within the degrees of consanguinity, within marriage are prohibited, or declared by law to be incestuous and void, who shall intermarry with each other, or who shall commit adultery or fornication with each other, shall be punished by imprisonment in the territorial prison not more than tow years, nor less than six months.

Sec. 13. Every person who shall commit sodomy, or the crime against nature, either with mankind or any beast, shall