Page:Ta Tsing Leu Lee; Being, The Fundamental Laws, and a Selections from the Supplementary Statutes, of the Penal Code of China.djvu/81

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 * The firt||rowspan="5"|||rowspan="5" |nominally a punihment of||rowspan="5"|||60 blows,||rowspan="5"|||rowspan="5"|of which only||rowspan="5"|||20 blows||rowspan="5"|||rowspan="5"|are to be inflicted.
 * The econd||70 blows,||25 blows
 * The third||80 blows,||30 blows
 * The fourth||90 blows,||35 blows
 * The fifth||100 blows,||40 blows
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 * The fourth||90 blows,||35 blows
 * The fifth||100 blows,||40 blows
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The third diviion in the cale of punihments is, that of temporary banihment, to any ditance not exceeding 500 lee, with the view of affording an opportunity of repentance and and amendment. Of this pecies of punihment there are alo five gradations: namely,

Perpetual banihment, the fourth degree of punihment in the order of everity, is ubdivided as follows; and is reerved for uch of the more coniderable offences whereupon the life of the criminal is pared by the mercifulnes of the laws:

The fifth and ultimate punihment which the laws ordain, is death, either by trangulation, or by decollation.

All criminals capitally convicted, except uch atrocious offenders as are expresly directed to be executed without delay, are retained in prion for execution at a particular period in the autumn; the entence paed upon each individual being firt duly reported to, and ratified by, the Emperor.

To this ection of the fundamental laws a upplement is annexed, coniting of eighteen claues.