So where a statute relating to marriage provides that "if any person shall join in marriage any minor without the written consent of the parent, guardian or person having charge of such minor," he shall be held penally responsible; and the accused cannot set up as a defense that he acted in good faith, under the honest belief that the minor was of full age and had the appearance of being over the age of twenty-one.30

And in many instances the law makes the doing of an act in a reckless, wanton or wilful manner a criminal offense although there is no intention to commit an offense.31

As an illustration of this rule or principle, if a person drive a team of horses and vehicle in a reckless and wanton manner knowing the danger of collision and the probable consequences flowing therefrom, he shall be held penally responsible for the result of such reckless conduct.32