dollars, and be imprisoned in the state prison not less than two years nor more than fourteen years.

2003. Kidnapping for ransom.—360. Whoever kidnaps, takes or carries away any person, or decoys or entices such person away from any place in this state, with the intent of obtaining from any one any money, means, property or thing of value as a ransom, reward or price for the return of the person so kidnapped, taken, carried, decoyed or enticed away, as aforesaid, or whoever shall imprison, detain or hold any person at any place in this state with the intent of obtaining from any one any money, means, property or thing of value as a ransom, reward or price for the return, liberation or surrender of the person so imprisoned, detained or held, shall be deemed guilty of the crime of kidnapping for the purpose of ransom, and, on conviction, shall be imprisoned in the state prison not less than ten years nor more than twenty-one years.

2004. Rape.-361. Whoever unlawfully has carnal knowledge of a woman forcibly against her will, or of a female child under fourteen years of age; or whoever, being over seventeen years of age, has carnal knowledge of a woman, other than his wife, which woman is insane, epileptic, idiotic, feeble minded or a pauper inmate of a poor asylum, he knowing of such condition of such woman; or whoever, being over seventeen years of age, has carnal knowledge of a woman who is an inmate of the woman's prison or the Indiana industrial school for girls, is guilty of rape, and, on conviction, shall be imprisoned in the state prison not less than two years nor more than twenty-one years: Provided, In cases where the female upon whom the crime is committed is a child under the age of ten years, the punishment shall be imprisonment in the state prison for life.

See notes to section 1990, Burns' R. S. 1901.

2005. Intercourse with imbecile male.-362. Whoever, being a woman over the age of eighten years and under the age of fifty years, shall consent to be carnally known by any male person over the age of fourteen years, other than her husband, which male person is an epileptic, imbecile, feeble minded or insane, and known to be such by such woman, shall be guilty of a felony, and, on conviction, shall be imprisoned in the women's prison not less than two years nor more than twenty-one years.

2006. Poison, with intent to kill.-363. Whoever administers, or procures to be administered, any poison to any other human being, or mingles poison with any food, drink or medicine, with intent to kill or injure the person to whom the same shall be administered, if death do not ensue, on conviction, shall be imprisoned in the state prison not less than three years nor more than fourteen years.

See notes to section 1992, Burns' R. S. 1901.

2007. Poisoning springs and waters.-364. Whoever poisons any spring, fountain, well, cistern or reservoir of water, with intent to kill

or injure any human being, on conviction, shall be imprisoned in the state prison not less than three years nor more than fourteen years.

2008. Prescribing medicine when drunk.-365. Whoever, while in a state of intoxication, prescribes or administers any poison, drug or medicine to another, which endangers the life of such other person shall, on conviction, be fined not less than ten dollars nor more than one hundred dollars, and be imprisoned in the county jail not less than ten days nor more than three months.

2009. Prescribing secret medicines. 366. Whoever prescribes any drug or medicine to another, the true nature and composition of which he does not, if inquired of, truly make known, but avows the same to be a secret medicine or composition, and thereby endangers the life of such other person, shall, on conviction, be fined not less than thirty dollars, nor more than one hundred dollars, and be imprisoned in the county jail not less than sixty days, nor more than six months.

2010. Attempt to procure miscarriage.-367. Whoever prescribes or administers to any pregnant woman, or to any woman whom he supposes to be pregnant, any drug, medicine or substance whatever, with intent thereby to procure the miscarriage of such woman, or, with like intent, uses or suggests, directs or advises the use of any instrument or means whatever, unless such miscarriage is necessary to preserve her life, shall, on conviction, if the woman miscarries, or dies in consequence thereof, be fined not less than one hundred dollars nor more than one thousand dollars, and be imprisoned in the state prison not less than three years nor more than fourteen years.

See notes to section 1996, Burns' R. S. 1901.

A person may be convicted of furnishing a pregnant woman with medicine to produce an abortion although such person is not present when such woman took the medicine. McCaughey v. State, 156 Ind. 41.

If a person furnishes a pregnant woman with an instrument to be used by her to produce an abortion, and he advises and directs her how to use such instrument for such purpose, he may be convicted as a principal if such instrument is used and an abortion results. Seifert v. State, 160 Ind. 464.

The absence of a necessity to produce an abortion in order to save the life of the woman may be proven by circumstantial evidence. Diehl v. State, 157 Ind. 549.

2011. Woman soliciting medicine for miscarriage.-368. Every woman who shall solicit of any person any medicine, drug, or substance or thing whatever, and shall take the same, or shall submit to any operation or other means whatever, with intent thereby to procure a miscarriage, except when done by a physician for the purpose of saving the life of mother or child, shall, on conviction, be fined not less than ten dollars nor more than five hundred dollars, and be imprisoned in the county jail not less than thirty days nor more than one year; and any person who, in any manner whatever, unlawfully aids or assists any such woman in a violation of this section shall be liable to the same penalty.

2012. Criminal libel.-369. Whoever makes, Whoever makes, composes, dictates,

prints or writes a libel to be published, or procures the same to be done, and whoever publishes or knowingly aids in publishing or communicating a libel, or whoever maliciously publishes any false charge of and concerning another, accusing such other person of any crime, or of any degrading or infamous act, or whoever by such means maliciously and falsely charges any woman with want of chastity, shall be deemed guilty of criminal libel, and, on conviction, shall be fined not less than five dollars nor more than one thousand dollars, to which may be added imprisonment in the county jail for not more than six months.

See notes to section 1998, Burns' R. S. 1901.

2013. Blackmail.-370. Whoever, either verbally, or by any letter or writing, or any written or printed communication, demands of any person, with menaces of personal injury, any chattel, money or valuable securities; or whoever accuses or threatens to accuse, or knowingly sends or delivers any letter or writing or any written or printed communication, with or without a name subscribed thereto, or signed with a fictitious name, or with any letter, mark or designation, accusing or threatening to accuse any person of any crime punishable by law, or of any immoral conduct, which, if true, would tend to degrade and disgrace such person, or in any way subject him to the ridicule or contempt of society; or whoever threatens to do any injury to the person or property of any one, with intent to extort or gain from such person any chattel, money or valuable security, or any pecuniary advantage whatsoever, or with any intent to compel the person threatened to do any act against his will, with the intent aforesaid, is guilty of blackmailing, and shall, on conviction, be imprisoned in the state prison not less than one year nor more than five years, to which may be added a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars.

See notes to section 1999, Burns' R. S. 1901.

An indictment for conspiracy to levy blackmail must allege the ownership of the money or property which it was intended to extort by such conspiracy, or a sufficient excuse given for omitting such allegation. Green v. State, 157 Ind. 101.

[Acts 1905, p. 584. In force April 15, 1905.]

2014. Arson.-371. Whoever wilfully and maliciously burns or attempts to burn any dwelling house or other buildings, finished or unfinished, occupied or unoccupied, whether the building be used or intended for a dwelling house or for any other purpose; or any boat, wharf boat, watercraft or vessel, railroad car, interurban or street car, finished or unfinished, or any reaping machine, mowing machine, threshing machine, separator, clover-huller, vehicle, plow, cultivator, or any other agricultural or farming implement; or any bridge whether wholly within this state or not, or any cord-wood in a pile, or any rick, stack or shock of grain, hay or straw, or any grain not severed from the ground, or any fence of whatever material constructed; or the material intended

for the construction of any such house, building, boat, bridge, fence, reaping machine, mowing machine, threshing machine, separator, clover huller, vehicle, plow, cultivator, or any other agricultural or farming implement or any railroad car, interurban or street car; or any tan bark, tree, timber or lumber, or water-tank connected with a railroad; the property so burned or attempted to be burned, being of the value of twenty dollars or upwards, and being the property of another, or being insured against loss or damage by fire, and the burning or attempt to burn being with intent to prejudice or defraud the insurer, is guilty of arson, and, on conviction, shall be imprisoned in the state prison not less than two years nor more than twenty-one years, and fined not exceeding double the value of the property burned or attempted to be burned; and should the life of any person be lost thereby, such offender shall be deemed guilty of murder in the first degree, and shall suffer death or be imprisoned in the state prison during life.

See sections 2000-2056b, Burns' R. S. 1901, and notes.

2015. Burning woods and prairies. 372. Whoever maliciously or wantonly sets fire to any woods, or to anything growing or being upon any marsh, prairie or grounds, not his own property, or maliciously or wantonly permits any fire to pass from his own marsh, prairie or grounds, to the injury or destruction of the property of any other person, shall, on conviction, be fined not less than five dollars nor more than one hundred dollars, to which may be added imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding thirty days.

[Acts 1905, p. 64. In force April 15, 1905.]

2016. Woods, setting on fire.-1. That any person who shall set fire to any woods belonging to another or shall place a fire on his property and permit it to spread to the woods of another shall be liable to a fine of not less than $5.00 or more than $50.00, and furthermore, shall be liable to the owner or owners for the full damages sustained by reason thereof, and it shall be the duty of the prosecuting attorney of the county to faithfully investigate and prosecute each and every case, and any failure to do so by him shall be sufficient evidence for his removal from office, and his bondsmen shall become liable for the full damage hereof sustained.

2017. Road supervisor-Duty as to fire.-2. It shall be the duty of the township road supervisor when any woods, as in section 1, shall become on fire in his road district to employ such help as he may need to extinguish such fire, and himself and such help as he employs shall be paid by the township trustee from the general expense funds of the township at the rate of $1.50 per day for the time actually occupied in extinguishing such fire.

Section 3 of this act repeals the act of 1899, sections 6628a-6628p, Burns' R. S. 1901, concerning the encouragement of forestry.