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300 district, if they are without relatives, and should he fail to do this he renders himself liable to punishment.

The Code contains many other curious provisions, but sufficient has been quoted to show that while, for the most part, the criminal law of China favors the classes and is barbarously severe where the common people are concerned, there are some sections not unworthy the attention and imitation of the enlightened and progressive nations of the West.