ART. 27] RAPE—RECEIVING STOLEN GOODS. 899

1888, art. 27, sec. 233. 1860, art. 30, sec. 162. 1809, ch. 138, sec. 4.
1890, ch 410. 1892, ch. 204.

369. If any person shall carnally know and abuse any
woman child under the age of fourteen years, or knowingly
carnally know and abuse any woman who is on imbecile, non
compos mentis or insane, of any age whatever, every such carnal
knowledge shall be deemed felony, and the offender being con-
victed thereof shall at the discretion of the court suffer death
or imprisonment for life in the penitentiary, or for a definite
period, not less than eighteen months nor more than twenty-
one years.

1898, ch. 218, sec 233 A.

370. If any person shall carnally know any female not his
wife, between the ages of fourteen and sixteen years, such carnal
knowledge shall be deemed a misdemeanor, and the offender
being convicted thereof shall be punished by imprisonment in
the house of correction for a term not exceeding two years, or
be fined in a sum not exceeding five hundred dollars, or be both
fined and imprisoned in the discretion of the court; provided,
that nothing in this section contained shall be construed to
affect or interfere with the law relating to the crime of rape as
now in force in this State; and provided further, that this
section shall not apply to male persons under the age of
eighteen years.

Receiving Stolen Goods, Money or Securities.

Ibid. sec. 234. 1860, art. 30, sec. 163. 1809, ch. 138, sec. 6. 1892, ch 546

1902, ch 18.

371. Every person who shall be convicted of the crime of
receiving any stolen money, goods or chattels, knowing the
same to be stolen, or of the crime of receiving any bond, bill
obligatory, bill of exchange, promissory note for the payment
of money, bank note, paper bill of credit, or certificate granted
by or under the authority of this State, or the United States,
or any of them, knowing the same to be stolen, shall restore
such money, goods or chattels or things taken and received to
the owner thereof, or make restitution to the value of the whole
or such port thereof as shall not be restored, and shall be sen-
tenced to undergo confinement in the penitentiary, or in the
house of correction, or in jail, in the discretion of the court
imposing sentence, for not more than ten years. And such
receiver may be prosecuted and punished, although the prin-
cipal offender or offenders shall not have been convicted.
Nothing herein contained shall be construed to in any way