313. For murder or manslaughter. 358%. Change of venue.

AN ACT to revise the law in relation to criminal jurisprudence. [Approved

March 27, 1874. In force July 1, 1874.]

DIVISION I.

ABANDONMENT OF CHILD.

AN ACT to prevent the abandonment of children and to provide a penalty therefor. [Approved June 16, 1887. In force July 1, 1887. L. 1887, p. 102.] 1a. Abandoning child-penalty. SEC 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That when any child under the age of one year shall be abandoned by its parents, guardian, or any other person having legal control or custody thereof, such person or persons shall be deemed guilty of a felony, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not less than three hundred dollars, or more than one thousand dollars, or by imprisonment in the penitentiary not exceeding three years, or by both fine and imprisonment, in the discretion of the court.

ABDUCTION.

1. Of female. SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the Prople of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, Whoever entices or takes away any unmarried female of a chaste life and conversation from the parent's house, or wherever she may be found, for the purpose of prostitution or concubinage, and whoever aids

and assists in such abduction for such purpose, shall be imprisoned in the penitentiary not less than one nor more than ten years.

2. Of child. § 2. Whoever unlawfully takes or decoys away any child under the age of twelve years, with intent to detain or conceal such child from its parents, guardian or other person having the lawful charge of such child, shall be confined in the county jail not exceeding one year, or fined not exceeding $2,000, or both, in the discretion of the court: Provided, this section shall not apply to any one who, in good faith, interferes to protect the child from abuse or cruel treatment.

ABORTION.

3. Producing. 3. Whoever, by means of any instrument, medicine, drug or other means whatever, causes any woman, pregnant with child, to abort or miscarry, or attempts to procure or produce an abortion or miscarriage, unless the same were done as necessary for the preservation of the mother's life, shall be imprisoned in the penitentiary not less than one year nor more than ten years; or if the death of the mother results therefrom, the person procuring or causing the abortion or miscarriage shall be guilty of murder.

[R. S. 1845, P. 158, § 46; L. 1867, p. 89, §§ 1, 2, 3; Honnard v. People, 77 Ill. 481; Slattery v. People, 76 Ill. 217; Yundt v. People, 65 Ill. Earll v. People, 73 Ill. 329; Beasley v. People, 39 Ill. 572; Holliday v. People, 4 Gilm. 114.

4. Ecbolic, or abortifacient drugs. 4. If any druggist, dealer in medicine, or other person, sells to any person any drug or medicine, known or presumed to be ecbolic or abortifacient, except upon the written prescription of some well-known and respectable practicing physician, or keeps on hand, or advertises or exposes for sale, or sells any pills, powders, drugs or combination of drugs designed especially for the use of females, without keeping the certificate as required in the next succeeding section, he shall for each offense be fined not less than $50 nor more than $500, or be confined in the county jail not less than thirty days nor more than six months, or both; Provided, this section shall not be construed to apply to compounds known as “Officinal.” [L. 1871-2, p. 369.

5. Certifieate required. 5. Before any pills, powders, drugs or combination of drugs designed expressly for the use of females, shall be kept or exposed for sale or sold, the proprietor thereof shall [*353] submit under oath a true statement of the formula by which the same is compounded, to five well-known and respectable practicing physicians, in the county where the same is proposed to be sold, and shall procure their certificate, signed and verified by the affidavit of each of them, that such combination is not abortifacient; and every person keeping on hand, or in any manner advertising or exposing for sale or selling such combination, shall keep such certificate, or a sworn copy thereof, with the formula attached, for the inspection of any person desiring to see the same. [L. 1871-2, p. 369.

6. Advertising abortifacient drugs. § 6. Whoever advertises, prints, publishes, distributes or circulates, or causes to be advertised, printed, published, distributed or circulated any pamphlet, printed paper, book, newspaper, notice, advertisement or reference, containing words or language giving or conveying any notice, hint or reference to any person, or to the name of any person, real or fictitious, from whom, or to any place, house, shop or office where any poison, drug, mixture,