Polynesian Researches
XVI. Unnatural Crime
XVI. Unnatural Crime
This law refers to a crime, for the prohibition of which, perpetual banishment, or incessant hard labour for seven years, is annexed as the punishment of those who shall be guilty of its perpetration.
page 183The XVIIth regards Seduction—the XVIIIth Rape—and the XIXth Fornication: the punishment annexed to the commission of these crimes is, hard labour for a specified period.