relating to pandering, to define and prohibit the same, to provide for the punishment thereof, and for the competency of certain evidence at the trial thereof, and to provide immunity from prosecution for certain witnesses," being sections fifteen thousand four hundred ninety-four, fifteen thousand four hundred ninety-six and fifteen thousand five hundred of the compiled laws of nineteen hundred fifteen, are hereby amended to read as follows: etc., unlaw SEC. 1. Any person who shall procure a female inmate Pandering, for a house of prostitution; or who shall induce, persuade, ful.' encourage, inveigle or entice a female person to become a prostitute; or who shall by any means cause, induce, persuade or encourage a female person to become an inmate of or remain in a house of prostitution or place of assignation, or any place where prostitution is practiced, encouraged or allowed; or any person who shall take, place, harbor or knowingly receive a female person into a house of prostitution or place of assignation, or any place where prostitution is practiced, encouraged or allowed; or any person who shall entice, persuade, encourage or procure any female person to come into this state or to leave this state for the purpose of prostitution; or who takes or detains a female with the intent to compel her by force, threats, menace or duress to marry him or to marry any other person or to be defiled; or upon the pretense of marriage takes or detains a female person for the purpose of sexual intercourse; or who shall receive or give or agree to receive or give any money or thing of value for procuring or attempting to procure any female person to become a prostitute or to come into this state or leave this state for the purpose of prostitution, shall be punished by Penalty. imprisonment for a term of not more than ten years. of money, SEC. 3. Any person who shall knowingly accept, receive, Acceptance levy or appropriate any money or other valuable thing without etc. consideration from the proceeds of the earnings of any woman engaged in prostitution, or any person, knowing a female to be a prostitute, who shall live or derive support or maintenance, in whole or in part, from the earnings or proceeds of the prostitution of said prostitute, or from moneys loaned or advanced to or charged against her by any keeper or manager or inmate of a house or other place where prostitution is practiced or allowed, shall be deemed guilty of a felony, and on conviction thereof, shall be punished by imprisonment for Penalty. a term of not more than ten years. Any such acceptance, receipt, levy or appropriation of such money or valuable thing, shall, upon any proceeding or trial for violation of this section, be presumptive evidence of lack of consideration. SEC. 7. Any such female person referred to in the fore- May be going sections shall be a competent witness in any prosecution witness. under this act to testify for or against the accused as to any transaction or as to any conversation with the accused or by him with another person or persons in her presence, notwithstanding her having married the accused before or after the Proviso. Act and section repealed. Proviso. violation of any of the provisions of this act, whether called as a witness during the existence of the marriage or after its dissolution. No complaint shall be entertained or warrant issued against any female giving testimony in any proceeding under this act by reason of or arising from any testimony so given by such female witness, nor shall any such testimony or any part thereof be used in any way in connection with or as a basis for a criminal prosecution against said witness. No such female witness shall be permitted to refuse to answer any question involving a violation of the provisions of this act on the ground that such answer might tend to incriminate or degrade said witness: Provided, That no person so testifying shall be exempt from prosecution and punishment for perjury committed in so testifying. Act number three hundred eighty-nine of the public acts of nineteen hundred nineteen, and section ten of chapter one hundred fifty-eight of the revised statutes of eighteen hundred forty-six, being section fifteen thousand four hundred seventy-one of the compiled laws of nineteen hundred fifteen, are hereby repealed: Provided, That any proceedings pending under any of the acts herein repealed shall not be affected hereby but shall be concluded in accordance with the laws of such repealed sections. This act is ordered to take immediate effect. "Burn" defined. Arson defined. [No. 38.] AN ACT to define and punish the crime of arson, and to repeal sections one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight and nine of chapter one hundred fifty-four of the revised statutes of eighteen hundred forty-six, being sections fifteen thousand two hundred eighty-one, fifteen thousand two hundred eighty-two, fifteen thousand two hundred eighty-three, fifteen thousand two hundred eighty-four, fifteen thousand two hundred eighty-five and fifteen thou sand two hundred eighty-six of the compiled laws of nineteen hundred fifteen. The People of the State of Michigan enact: SECTION 1. The term "burn" as used in this act shall mean setting fire to, or doing any act which results in the starting of a fire, or aiding, counselling, inducing, persuading or procuring another to do such act or acts. SEC. 2. Any person who wilfully or maliciously burns any dwelling house, either occupied or unoccupied, whether owned by himself or another, or any building within the curtilage of such dwelling house, shall be guilty of arson and upon conviction thereof shall be imprisoned in the state prison for not Penalty. more than twenty years. SEC. 3. Any person who wilfully or maliciously burns any Idem. building or other real property other than those specified in section two of this act, the property of himself or another, shall be guilty of arson and upon conviction thereof be imprisoned in the state prison for not more than ten years. SEC. 4. Any person who wilfully or maliciously burns any Idem. personal property owned by himself or another shall be guilty of arson and upon conviction thereof, if the value of the personal property so burned shall be twenty-five dollars or under, be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars or imprisonment in the county jail not more than ninety days, or by both such fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the court; if the value of the personal property so burnt be over twenty-five dollars, such person shall be punished by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars or imprisonment in the state prison not to exceed two years or by both such fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the court. SEC. 5. Any person who shall wilfully burn any building Idem. or personal property which shall be at the time insured against loss or damage by fire with intent to injure and defraud the insurer, whether such person be the owner of the property or not, shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison not more than ten years. SEC. 6. This act shall apply to a married woman who may Applicabilcommit any of the offenses herein described although the ity of act. property burnt may belong partly or wholly to her husband; and this act shall also apply to a married man although the property burnt may belong partly or wholly to his wife. SEC. 7. Sections one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, Sections eight and nine of chapter one hundred fifty-four of the revised repealed. statutes of eighteen hundred forty-six, being sections fifteen thousand two hundred eighty-one, fifteen thousand two hundred eighty-two, fifteen thousand two hundred eighty-three, fifteen thousand two hundred eighty-four, fifteen thousand two hundred eighty-five, and fifteen thousand two hundred eightysix of the compiled laws of nineteen hundred fifteen, are hereby repealed: Provided, That any proceedings pending Proviso, under any act herein repealed shall not be affected hereby but shall be concluded in accordance with the law of such repealed ings. section or sections. pending proceed This act is ordered to take immediate effect. Section amended. Embezzlement and evidence. [No. 39.] AN ACT to amend section nine of chapter one hundred sixtyone of the revised statutes of eighteen hundred forty-six, being section fifteen thousand six hundred nine of the compiled laws of nineteen hundred fifteen, entitled "General provisions concerning crimes and punishments." The People of the State of Michigan enact: SECTION 1. Section nine of chapter one hundred sixty-one of the revised statutes of eighteen hundred forty-six, being section fifteen thousand six hundred nine of the compiled laws of nineteen hundred fifteen, entitled "General provisions concerning crimes and punishments," is hereby amended to read as follows: SEC. 9. In any prosecution for the offenses of embezzlement, larceny, larceny by conversion or obtaining money or property by false pretenses under the statutes of this state, it shall be sufficient to allege generally in the information or indictment the embezzlement, larceny or obtaining by false pretenses of personal property to a certain amount without specifying the particulars of such embezzlement, larceny, larceny by conversion or obtaining by false pretenses, and on the trial evidence may be given of any such embezzlement, larceny, larceny by conversion, or obtaining money or property by false pretenses within six months next after the time stated in the information or indictment and it shall be sufficient to maintain the charge in the information or indictment and shall not be deemed a variance if it shall be proved that any personal property was fraudulently embezzled, stolen, converted or obtained by false pretenses within the said period of six months. This act is ordered to take immediate effect. Felony, what 1eemed. [No. 40.] AN ACT to prohibit keeping or maintaining a house of illfame, bawdy house or house of prostitution, and to provide a penalty therefor. The People of the State of Michigan enact: SECTION 1. Every person who shall keep, maintain or operate, or aid and abet in keeping, maintaining or operating a house of ill-fame, bawdy house, or any house or place re sorted to for the purpose of prostitution or lewdness shall be guilty of a felony, and upon conviction thereof shall be Penalty. punished by imprisonment in the state prison for not more than five years, or by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars, or by both such fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the court. not used as prosecution. SEC. 2. No complaint shall be entertained or warrant Testimony issued against any witness giving testimony in any proceeding basis for under this act by reason of or arising from any testimony so given by such witness, nor shall any such testimony or any part thereof be used in any way in connection with or as a basis for a criminal prosecution against said witness. No such witness shall be permitted to refuse to answer any question involving a violation of the provisions of this act on the ground that such answer might tend to incriminate or degrade said witness: Provided, That no person so testifying shall be Proviso. exempt from prosecution and punishment for perjury committed in so testifying. This act is ordered to take immediate effect. [No. 41.] AN ACT to amend the title and section one of act number one hundred fifty-three of the public acts of eighteen hundred eighty-seven, entitled "An act to punish a male person above fourteen years of age for indecent and improper liberties with a female child under fourteen years of age," being section fifteen thousand five hundred three of the compiled laws of nineteen hundred fifteen. The People of the State of Michigan enact: section SECTION 1. The title and section one of act number one Title and hundred fifty-three of the public acts of eighteen hundred amended. eighty-seven, entitled "An act to punish a male person above fourteen years of age for indecent and improper liberties with a female child under fourteen years of age," being section fifteen thousand five hundred three of the compiled laws of nineteen hundred fifteen, are hereby amended to read as follows: TITLE An Act to punish a male person above sixteen years of age for indecent and improper liberties with a female child under sixteen years of age. SEC. 1. That if any male person or persons over the age Felonious of sixteen years shall assault a female child under the age of who deemed. assaulter, |