§ 5. Any proceedings under this Act shall be begun within one year after the flight referred to in this Act.

§ 6. This Act shall be so interpreted and construed as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law of those states which enact it.

§ 7. All Acts or parts of Acts inconsistent with this Act are hereby repealed.

APPROVED June 25, 1917.

FALSE PRETENSES.

§ 1. Amends section 97, Act of 1874.

§ 97. Obtaining credit by, for self, firm or corporation -penalty.

(HOUSE BILL No. 727. APPROVED JUNE 27, 1917.)

AN ACT to amend an Act entitled, "An Act to revise the law in relation to criminal jurisprudence," approved March 27, 1874, in force July 1, 1874, as amended by an Act approved June 8, 1909.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly: That section 97 of the Act entitled, "An Act to revise the law in relation to criminal jurisprudence," approved March 27, 1874, in force July 1, 1874, as amended by an Act approved June 8, 1909, be and the same is hereby amended so as to read. as follows:

97. That any person who shall knowingly make "and sign, or whoever shall," either direct [directly] or indirectly, or through any agency whatsoever "cause to be made" any false statement in writing "the contents and falsity of which shall be known to him" with intent that it shall be relied upon, respecting the financial condition, or means or ability to pay, of himself, or any other person, firm or corporation, in whom he is interested, or for whom he is acting, for the purpose of procuring in any form whatsoever, either the delivery of personal property, the payment of cash, the making of loan or credit, the extension of a credit, the discount of an account receivable, or the making acceptance, discount, sale or indorsement of a bill of exchange or promissory note, for the benefit of either himself or of such person, firm or corporation; or

Who, knowing that a statement in writing has been made, respecting the financial conditions, or means, or ability to pay, of himself, or a person, firm or corporation in which he is interested, or for whom he is acting, procures upon the faith thereof, for the benefit either of himself, or of such person, firm or corporation, either or any of the things of benefit mentioned in this section at a time when he knows the contents of said statement and knows that it is false, or

Who, knowing that a statement in writing has been made, respecting the financial condition, or means or ability to pay of himself or such person, firm or corporation, in which he is interested, or for whom he is. acting represents on a later day, in writing, that such statement theretofore made, if then again made on said day, would then be true, when in fact he knows that said statement, if then made, would be false, and procures upon the faith thereof, for the benefit either of himself, or of

such person, firm or corporation, either or any of the things of benefit mentioned in this section, shall be guilty of misdemeanor and punishable by imprisonment for not more than one year or by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars, or both fine and imprisonment.

APPROVED June 27, 1917.

FALSE PRETENSE.

§ 1. Amends section 98, Act of 1874.

§ 98. Confidence game-penalty.

(SENATE BILL No. 574. APPROVED JUNE 21, 1917.)

AN ACT to amend "An Act to revise the law in relation to criminal jurisprudence," approved March 27, 1874, in force July 1, 1874, as subsequently amended, by amending section 98 thereof.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois represented in the General Assembly: That "An Act to revise the law in relation to criminal jurisprudence" approved March 27, 1874, in force July 1, 1874, as subsequently amended, be amended by amending section 98 thereof to read as follows:

§ 98. Every person who shall obtain or attempt to obtain from any other person or persons any money, property or credit by means or by use of any false or bogus check or by any other means, instrument or device commonly called the confidence game shall be imprisoned in the penitentiary not less than one year nor more than ten years.

APPROVED June 21, 1917.

LARCENY AND EMBEZZLEMENT OF FUNDS AND PROPERTY.

§ 1. Funds and property by agent, etc.-penalty.

(HOUSE BILL No. 703. APPROVED JUNE 27, 1917.)

AN ACT concerning larceny and embezzlement of funds and property. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly: If any officer, clerk, agent, servant, solicitor or broker of any incorporated company, or if any clerk, agent. servant, solicitor, broker, apprentice or officer of any person, co-partnership, society or association, receiving any money, substitute for money or thing of value whatsoever in his fiduciary capacity, shall embezzle or fraudulently convert or appropriate the same or any part thereof to his own use, or with intent to embezzle, shall take, secrete or otherwise dispose of, or fraudulently withhold, appropriate, lend, invest or otherwise use or apply any money, substitute for money or thing of value received by him in such fiduciary capacity, or the portion thereof belonging to his principal, employer or fiduciary, without the consent of the company, person, co-partnership, society or association for or on account of which the same was received by him, he shall be deemed guilty of larceny and shall be punished as provided by the criminal statutes of this State for the punishment of larceny, irrespective of whether any such officer, agent, clerk, servant, solicitor, broker or apprentice has or claims to have any commission or interest in such money, substitute for money or thing of value so received by him.

APPROVED June 27, 1917.

MOTOR VEHICLES-MEDDLING OR TAMPERING WITH PROHIBITED. § 1. Motor vehicles defined-penalty.

(HOUSE BILL No. 218. APPROVED JUNE 27, 1917.)

AN ACT to make unlawful the damaging or unauthorized tampering or meddling with a motor vehicle or with the motor or other parts thereof, and providing a penalty therefor.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly: That it shall be unlawful for any person, intentionally and without authority from the owner, to start or cause to be started the motor of any motor vehicle, or to maliciously shift or change the starting device or gears of a standing motor vehicle, to a position other than that in which it was left by the owner or driver of said motor vehicle; and it shall be unlawful to intentionally cut, mark, scratch or damage the chassis, running gear, body, sides, top, covering or upholstering of any motor vehicle, the property of another, or to intentionally cut, mash, mark, destroy or damage such motor vehicle, or any of the accessories, equipment, appurtenances or attachments thereof, or any spare or extra parts thereon being or thereto attached, without the permission of the owner thereof, or to intentionally release the brake upon any standing motor vehicle, with intent to injure said machine or cause the same to be removed without the consent of the owner. Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of this Act shall, upon conviction thereof, be confined in the county jail, or sentenced to labor in the workhouse of the county, city or town where the conviction is had, or on the streets or alleys of the city or on the public roads in the county, or to such labor under the direction of the sheriff, as the county board may provide for, not exceeding one (1) year, or fined not exceeding two hundred ($200.00) dollars, or both.

The words "motor vehicle" shall include automobiles, locomobiles and all other vehicles propelled otherwise than by muscular power, except motor bicycles, traction engines and road rollers, the cars of electric and steam railways and other motor vehicles running only upon rails or tracks.

AN ACT to amend section two and the title of an Act entitled: “An Act in relation to pandering, to define and prohibit the same, to provide for the punishment thereof, for the competency of certain evidence at the trial therefor, and providing what shall be a defense," approved June 1, 1908, in force July 1, 1908.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly: That section two and the title of an Act entitled: "An Act in relation to pandering, to define and prohibit

the same, to provide for the punishment thereof, for the competency of certain evidence at the trial therefor, and providing what shall be a defense," approved June 1, 1908, in force July 1, 1908, be amended so as to read as follows:

§ 2. Any person who shall procure a female inmate for a house of prostitution or who, by promises, threats, violence or by any device or scheme, shall cause, induce, persuade or encourage a female person to become an inmate of a house of prostitution, or shall procure a place as inmate in a house of prostitution for a female person, or any person who shall, by promises, threats, violence, or by any device or scheme, cause, induce, persuade or encourage an inmate of a house of prostitution to remain therein as such inmate, or any person who shall, by fraud or artifice, or by duress of person or goods, or by abuse of any position of confidence or authority, procure any female person to become an inmate of a house of ill fame, or to enter any place in which prostitution is encouraged or allowed within this State, or to come into this State or leave this State for the purpose of prostitution, or who shall procure any female person to become an inmate of a house of ill fame within this State, or to come into this State or leave this State for the purpose of prostitution, or who shall receive or give, or or agree to receive or give, any money or thing of value for procuring or attempting to procure, any female person to become an inmate of a house of ill fame within this State, or to come into this State or leave this State for the purpose of prostitution, "or any person who shall knowingly, without lawful consideration, take, accept or receive any money or other thing of value from any female person from the earnings of her prostitution, or any person who shall, directly or indirectly, take, receive or accept money or other thing of value for providing, procuring or furnishing for another any person for the purpose of illicit sexual intercourse," shall be guilty of pandering, and upon a first conviction for an offense under this Act shall be punished by imprisonment in the county jail or house of correction for a period of not less than six months nor more than one year and by a fine of not less than three hundred dollars and not to exceed one thousand dollars, and upon conviction for any subsequent offense under this Act shall be punished by imprisonment in the penitentiary for a period of not less than one year nor more than ten years. § 2. The title of said Act shall be amended to read as follows: "An Act to amend section 2 and the title of an Act entitled, ‘An Act in relation to pandering, to define and prohibit the same, to provide for the punishment thereof, for the competency of certain evidence at the trial therefor, and providing what shall not be a defense, ["]" approved June 1, 1908, in force July 1, 1908.

APPROVED June 25, 1917.

PENALTY FOR DESTRUCTION OF MUNITION PLANTS—ARMORIES-ETC.

AN ACT to amend an Act entitled, "An Act to revise the law in relation to criminal jurisprudence," approved March 27, 1874, in force July 1, 1874, as subsequently amended, by adding thereto three new sections, to be known as sections 540, 185e and 188a.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly: That an Act entitled, "An Act to revise the law in relation to criminal jurisprudence," approved March 27, 1874, in force July 1, 1874, as subsequently amended, be, and the same is hereby amended, by adding thereto, three new sections, to be known as sections 540, 185e and 188a, to read as follows:

§ 540. Any person who shall by means of dynamite, giant powder or other explosives, or by the ignition of explosives contained in any powder magazine, mill or manufactory, or any munitions plant, fort, armory or arsenal, explode, burn or otherwise injure or damage any powder magazine, mill or manufactory, or any munitions plant, fort, armory or arsenal, shall be guilty of a felony, and on conviction thereof, if any death shall result from such explosion, damage or injury, shail suffer the punishment of death or imprisonment in the penitentiary for his natural life or for a term not less than fourteen years; and if no death shall result, such person shall be punished by imprisonment in the penitentiary for a term not exceeding twenty-five years nor less than ten years. If the accused is found guilty by a jury, they shall fix the punishment by their verdict. Upon a plea of guilty, the punishment shall be fixed by the court.

§ 185e. Any person who shall destroy, damage or injure, or render unusable, any gas, electric, telegraph or telephone plants, or interfere with the conveyance of transmission of the product thereof, may, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100), nor more than five thousand dollars ($5,000) or by imprisonment in the penitentiary for not less than one (1) year, nor more than five (5) years.

§ 188a. Any person who shall interfere with, damage or injure any source of supply for water, food or provisions for troops in the employment of the State or of the United States, shall be punished by a fine. of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than five thousand dollars ($5,000) and imprisonment in the penitentiary not less than one year nor more than twenty years.

§ 2. WHEREAS an emergency exists, therefore this Act shall take effect from and after its passage and approval.

APPROVED June 26, 1917.