OF  AGAINST  THE  STATE.

14. “The State” shall in this Code mean the married state only.

15. Whoever wages war against his wife on attempts to wage such war of abets the waging of such be punished capitally, that is by separation, or by transportation to another bed-room and shall forfeit all his pocket-money.

16. Whoever induces friends or gains over children to side with him or otherwise prepares to wage war with the intention of waging war against the wife shall be punished by transportation to another bed-room and shall also be liable to be punished with scolding and with tears and lamentations.

17. Whoever shall render allegiance to any woman other than his wife shall be guilty of incontinence.

EXPLANATIONS.

(1) To show the slightest kindness to a young woman who is not the wife, is to render such young woman allegiance.

ILLUSTRATIONS.

A is the husband of B, and C is a young woman. A likes C’s baby because he is a nice child and gives him bunts to eat. A has rendered allegiance to C.

EXPLANATIONS.

(2) Wives shall be entitled to imagine offences under this section, and no husband shall be entitled to be acquitted on the ground that he has not committed the offence.

The simple accusation shall always be held to be conclusive proof of the offence.

EXPLANATIONS.

(3) The right of imaging offences under this section shall be held to belong in general to old wives, and to women with old and ugly husbands; and a young wife shall not be entitled to assume the right unless she can prove that she has a particularly cross temper, or was brought up a spoilt child or is herself supremely ugly.

18. Whoever is guilty of incontinence shall be liable to all the punishments mentioned in this Code and to other punishments not mentioned in the Code.