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THE

PENAL LAWS

OF

CHINA.

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FIRST DIVISΙON,

General Laws.

BOOK I.

PRELIMINARY REGULATIONS.

 

Section I. — Description of the Ordinary Punishments.

THE lowest degree of punishment is a moderate correction inflicted with the lesser bamboo, in order that the transgressor of the law may entertain a sense of shame for his past, and receive a salutary admonition with respect to his future, conduct. Of this species of punishment there are five degrees:

The first	$\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}$	nomimally a punishment of	$\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right.}$	10 blows	$\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}$	of which only	$\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right.}$	4 blows	$\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}$	are to be inflicted.
The second				10 blows				5 blows
The third				30 blows				10 blows
The fourth				40 blows				15 blows
The fifth				50 blows				20 blows

The second degree, or division of punishment, is inflicted with the larger bamboo, and is subdivided in the following manner: