Legal Status of Women in IowaWilson, Jennie L. (Jennie Lansley)
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Legal Status of Women in Iowa
Wilson, Jennie L. (Jennie Lansley)
Women -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Iowa
If any person assault a female with intent to commit a rape he shall be
punished by imprisonment in the penitentiary not exceeding twenty years.
[§5172.]
[Sidenote: Compelling to marry.]
If any person take any woman unlawfully and against her will, and by
force, menace or duress, compel her to marry him, or to be defiled, he
shall be fined not exceeding one thousand dollars and imprisoned in the
penitentiary not exceeding ten years. [§5161.]
[Sidenote: Carnal knowledge.]
If any person have carnal knowledge of any female by administering to
her any substance, or by any other means producing such stupor or such
imbecility of mind or weakness of body as to prevent effectual
resistance, or have such carnal knowledge of an idiot or female
naturally of such imbecility of mind or weakness of body, as to prevent
effectual resistance, he shall upon conviction, be punished as provided
in the section relating to ravishment. [§5162.]
[Sidenote: Producing miscarriage of pregnant woman.]
If any person with intent to produce the miscarriage of any pregnant
woman, wilfully administer to her any drug or substance whatever, or,
with such intent, use any instrument or any means whatever, unless such
miscarriage shall be necessary to save her life, he shall be imprisoned
in the state prison for a term not exceeding five years, and be fined in
a sum not exceeding one thousand dollars. [§5163.]
[Sidenote: Enticing female child for prostitution.]
If any person take or entice away any unmarried female, under eighteen
years of age, from her father, mother, guardian, or other person having
the legal charge of her person, for the purpose of prostitution, he
shall upon conviction be punished by imprisonment in the penitentiary
for not more than three years, or by fine of not more than one thousand
dollars and imprisonment in the county jail not more than one year.
[§5164.]
[Sidenote: Enticing away child.]
If any person maliciously, forcibly or fraudulently lead, take, decoy,
or entice away any child under the age of fourteen years, with the
intent to detain or conceal such child from its parent, guardian, or any
other person having the lawful charge of such child, he shall be
punished by imprisonment in the penitentiary not more than ten years, or
by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars or by both such fine and
imprisonment. [§5165.]
[Sidenote: Seduction.]
If any person seduce and debauch any unmarried woman of previously
chaste character, he shall be punished by imprisonment in the
penitentiary not more than five years, or by fine not exceeding one
thousand dollars and imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding one
year. [§5166.]
[Sidenote: Marriage a bar.]
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