Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 76A.djvu/515

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-419(1) provides, supplies or administers to the woman, or procures her to take, any medicine, drug, or substance; or (2) uses or employs an instrument or other means— shall be imprisoned in the penitentiary not more than five years. § 172. Soliciting or submitting to use of abortifacient A woman who, with intent thereby to procure a miscarriage, unless the miscarriage is necessary to preserve her life: (1) solicits of a person any medicine, drug, or substance, and takes it; or (2) submits to an operation, or to the use of any means whatever— shall be imprisoned in the penitentiary not more than five years. § 173. Advertisements relating to abortion or contraception Whoever: (1) willfully writes, composes or publishes a notice or advertisement of a medicine or means for producing or facilitating a miscarriage or abortion, or for the prevention of conception; or (2) offers his services by a notice, advertisement or otherwise to assist in the accomplishment of any such purpose— shall be fined not more than $5,000 or imprisoned in the penitentiary not more than five years, or both. § 174. Corroboration of testimony of woman Upon a trial for procuring or attempting to procure an abortion, or aiding or assisting therein, the defendant may not be convicted upon the testimony of the woman upon or with whom the offense was committed, unless her testimony is corroborated by other evidence. CHAPTER 5~ADULTERY Sec.

201. Punishment for adultery. 202. Corroboration of testimony of other person.

§ 201. Punishment for adultery Whoever: (1) being married, voluntarily has sexual intercourse with a person other than his or her spouse; or (2) being unmarried, voluntarily has sexual intercourse with a married person— shall be fined not more than $200 or imprisoned in jail not more than one year, or both. § 202. Corroboration of testimony of other person A conviction pursuant to section 201 of this title can not be had on the uncorroborated testimony of the person with whom the offense is charged to have been committed. CHAPTER 7—ANIMALS Sec.

231. 232. 233. 234. 235. 236. 237. 238. 239. 240. 241.

Definitions. Cruelty to animals generally; destruction of abandoned animals. Poisoning animals. Instigating fights between animals. Enforcement by humane society agent. Killing of person by vicious animal. Injury to person by vicious animal. Offenses regarding diseased animals generally. Sale, use, exposure, or refusal to destroy diseased animal. Bringing in animals and yiolating quarantine. Receiving or transporting animal in violation of quarantine.