Note 717 — Chapter XVIII · PROBLEMS OF MARRIAGE AND THE FAMILY
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Laws of Del. (1889), 951; ibid. (1895), 192; Rev. Stat. (1893), 924: when below seven, rape, with death penalty: when between seven and eighteen, misdemeanor, punished by not more than seven years in prison or a fine of not exceeding $1,000 or both, at the discretion of the court. Cf. Gardener, in Arena, XIV, 411, 412.