Cruelty To Children And Others

Any person willfully and unnecessarily exposing to the inclemency of the weather, or injuring the health of any child under his or her legal control, is punishable by fine not exceeding $500, or imprisonment in the penitentiary not exceeding five years. (See also Sec. 42d, p. 26, and Sec. 1448, p. 33, supra).

R. S., ch. 38, sec. 53.