JB/143/019/003

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Of the Several modes of Punishment

Sword of Justice

In the Court of Criminal Justice,
over and or upon the Judgment-seat, shall
be a statue of Justice or of the avenging Angel
larger than life. In the right of the hand of this figure or
otherwise connected with it shall be a sword,
which shall be called the sword of Justice.
It shall be of a determinate size, figure and
weight to be approved of by the supreme
court of Justice.

Punishment by
the sword of Justice

Punishment by the sword of Justice
shall be thus performed.

1. The criminal statue of Justice shall be brought from the
Court to the place of execution: from its
hand shall hang the sword of Justice suspended
by a thread.

2. The criminal shall be bound and stretched
upon the floor, with a a determ particular
part of his body directly under the
point of the sword and [ten] feet below it
at the least.

3. The scabbard shall then be taken from the
sword, and the thread cut, in such manner
that the point of the sword may fall upon
the offender, and wound him in the part exposed.

This is the characteristic punishment for
Homicide committed in defence against Justice.

Identifier: | JB/143/019/003 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 143.
Date_1		Marginal Summary Numbering	not numbered
Box	143	Main Headings	punishment
Folio number	019	Info in main headings field	punishments
Image	003	Titles
Category	text sheet	Number of Pages	4
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering	f17 / f18 / f19 / f20
Penner	jeremy bentham	Watermarks	[[watermarks::myears [lion with crown motif]]]
Marginals	jeremy bentham	Paper Producer	caroline fox
Corrections	jeremy bentham	Paper Produced in Year
Notes public		ID Number	48652
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