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 868 72d CONG RESS. SESS. II. CH. 109 . FEBRU ARY 21, 1933 . punishment shall be by imprisonment in jail or in the penitentiary ; provided that when the defendant pleads guilty of an offense under subdiv ision one of se ction 201 of the Pen al Co de the pun ishme nt sh all be in the discretion of the trial court, either by imprisonment in ja il for not more than one ye ar or in the penitentiary for not more th an fifty years ." SEC . 56a. That section 205 of the Penal Code of the Canal Zone is h ereby amen ded to rea d as follo ws Abdu ctio nofw omen . " SEC. 205. Every pers on who tak es any wom an un lawfu lly, again st her will, and by force, me na ce, or duress, com pe ls her to mar ry hi m, or to marry any other person, or to be defiled, is punishable by imprisonment in the penitentiary not more than fourteen years. " SEC . 56b . That section 211 of the Penal Code of the Canal Zon e is hereby amended to read as follows Administert ngdrugs, "SEC. 211 . Every person who provides, supplies, or administers etc., with intent to pro. ours miscarriage. to any pregnant woman, or procures any such woman to ta ke any medic ine, drug or su bstan ce, or use s or emplo ys any ins trume nt or oth er me ans whatever, w ith intent th er eby to procure the miscarriage of suc h woman, unless the sa me is necessary to preserve her life, is punis hable by i mpris onmen t in the p enite ntiar y not more than five years. SE C. 56c. That section 212 of the Penal Code of the Canal Zone is hereb y ame nded to re ad as foll ows Attempti ng to pro. " SEC. 212. Eve ry wo man who so licit s of any p erson any medic ine, auee mis carri age . drug, or substance whatever, and takes the same, or who submits to any operation, or to the use of any means whatever, with intent there by to proc ure a misc arria ge, u nless the same is ne cessa ry to pre ser ve her lif e, is punishable by imprisonment in the penitentiary not mo re th an fi ve years ." S EC. 56d . That section 218 of the Penal Code of the Canal Zon e is hereby amended to read as follows Bigamy . "SEC. 218 . Bigamy is punishable as a felony ." SEC. 57. That section 220 of the Penal Code of the Canal Zone is hereby amended to re ad as fo ll ows Incest. "SEC . 220 . Persons being within the degrees of consanguinity Punishmen t for . withi n whi ch ma rriag es are dec lared by t his s ectio n to be in cestu ous, who intermarry witIi each other, or who commit fornication or adultery with each other, are punishable by imprisonment in the "Inc est" defi ned, penit entia ry not exc eedin g ten years . Marriages between parents and children, ancestors and descendants of ev ery degree, and be tw een bro th ers and si ste rs of the ha lf as we ll as the wh ole blood, and between uncles and nieces, or aunts and nephews, are incestuous, whether the relationship is legitimate or illegitimate ." sections repealed. SEC. 58. That section 221 and sec ti on 222 of the Penal Cod e of the rig Sniz eso forbidden m by Canal Zone are hereby repealed. law SEC. 59. That chapter V of title XII of the Penal Code of the Canal Zone is hereby amended by inserting therein after section 223 a new section numbered 223a to read as follows Crimes against ehil- "SEC. 223a . Any person who shall willfully and lewdly commit any dren . lew d orr lascivious act other tha n the a cts constLuting other crimes pro vi ded for in th is co de up on or w ith the bo dy, or any pa rt or m em- ber thereof, of a ch ild under the age of thirteen years, with the intent of arousing, appealing to, or gratifying the lu st or passions or sexual Punishment for, de sir es of s uch person or of such child, shall be guilty of a felony and shall be im pri so ned in the penitentiary for a ter m not exceeding ten years" SEC. 60. That section 227 of the Penal Code of the Canal Zone is hereby amended to read as foll ows•~
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