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1826. July Aug. 1
Penal Code.Form
Ch. Phraseology
§. Length of Sentence

Ch. or §. Structure of Sentences – Length of Sentences

Proposition – The shorter the sentence, the better. Rule – Minimize the length of sentence.

Reasons. Advantages. Uses. 1. The shorter the sentence, the
clearer is it in the eyes to the reader: the clearer that is to say the
more free from obscurity: more easily apprehended by the
conception: more easily retained in the memory.

2. The shorter the sentence the clearer it is in the eyes of
the Legislator and the Judge. For the purpose of continued
supervision and amendment much clearer will it be to the eyes
of the Judge: for he purpose of interpretation, in those of the Judge.

What To be perfectly clear to the conception the judgment and the
memory every distinguishable proposition must be presented by
itself unconnected with Exception excepted every other: no more this an object objects more than one
can not be closely examined at one and the same time moment. Exception
is where two objects are to be confronted and compared
with one another, then in that case the mind vibrates from the one
to the other with the rapidity of thought: and before the sensat
as in musical sound before the sensation impression produced in the sensation
by the first is extinguished, that produced by the second is commenced.

By the clearness and simplicity thus contended for no law is opposed to
comprehensiveness. True it is On the contrary the more comprehensive
the sentence or proposition is the shorter it may be. Whatsoever
be the extent, to narrow it, additional words are addition to the number of words
in it is necessary.

True it is that the shorter the several sentences, the
longer will and must be the aggregate composed of them. Take any sentence
or proposition whatsoever, by the insertion of a single word
in it the effect of another sentence may be produced. Why? Because
to compose a sentence requires the conjunction of in each one choice of the forms
of speech: when an
expresion has been given
to a compleat sentence
add a single word every
word added receives as it
were the benefit of all the several words which it finds entering into the composition of sentence in which it is added. ☞ Exemplify this on some of the Articles in this Code.

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Date_1	1826-08-01	Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	549	Main Headings
Folio number	104	Info in main headings field	Penal Code
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