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[ Act No. 3195, November 29, 1924 ]
AN ACT TO AMEND THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE FOUR HUNDRED AND TWENTY-THREE OF THE PENAL CODE
Be it enacted by the Senate and. House of Representatives of the Philippines in Legislature assembled and by the authority of the same:
SECTION 1. Article four hundred and twenty-three of the Penal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
SEC. 2. This Act shall take effect on its approval.
Approved, November 29, 1924.
SECTION 1. Article four hundred and twenty-three of the Penal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
"Art. 423. Any husband who, having surprised his wife in the act of adultery, shall kill her or her paramour in the act, or shall inflict serious physical injuries upon either, shall suffer the penalty of destierro.
"If he shall inflict physical injuries of any other kind, he shall be exempt from punishment.
"The penalty provided for in the first paragraph of this article shall likewise be imposed upon the wife who, having surprised her husband with another woman under the circumstances above mentioned, shall kill either or both in the act or shall inflict serious physical injuries upon them, and she shall likewise be exempt from punishment if she shall inflict physical injuries of any other kind.
"These rules shall be applicable under similar circumstances to the parents with respect to any daughter under eighteen years of age and her seducer while the daughter is living with the parents.
"Any person who shall promote or facilitate the prostitution of his wife or daughter shall not be entitled to the benefits of this article."
SEC. 2. This Act shall take effect on its approval.
Approved, November 29, 1924.