THE
PENAL LAWS
OF
CHINA.
FIRST DIVISION,
General Laws.
BOOK I.
PRELIMINARY REGULATIONS.
Section I. — Deſcription of the Ordinary Puniſments.
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 puniſment there are five degrees:
The firſt | nominally a puniſhment of |
10 blows, | of which only | 4 blows | are to be inflicted. | |||||
The ſecond | 20 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:
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