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April 4 1826
Private Offences Penal Code

I. Offences affecting
the man? person

Corporal vexation.
Simple or curable.

1. One strikes another,
with hand or instrument:
or wounds him,
or takes the hand of another to
strike with.

2. Or thrusts or pushes another
– in anger.

3. Or holds him by his
arm.

4. Insulting corporal vexation Or spits in his face

5. Or strikes a horse, upon
which another is riding,
or standing, or passing
near – so that he, the
other, is hurt.

6. Or struggling for the
way, touches him.

7. Or wounds another.

8. Or sets a dog upon
him –

9. Or lays a trap –

10. Or set another upon
him – whereby he
is injured, or hurt.

11. Breaking a bone

12. A. comes in aid of an
officer, who has a warrant
on B.

13. A. riding along the highway:
his horse takes fright & runs
off with him: he calls upon
B. to get out of the way, who
does not – is run over

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14. Battery for disturbance in
building a booth:

15. Battery with wounding in defence
of his possession.

16. Battery, by throwing
against a trespasser

Corporal vexation
Excuseable or justifiable?

1. By inevitable necessity
– or say accident?

2. As where a soldier
doing his duty, properly
in a proper place,
at a proper time, hurts
a bystander.

3. In defence of one's
self – or goods: or
possession, or beasts.

4. Or of ones wife –

5. Or child –

6. or parent –?

7. or master?

8. Or servant – or
cattle?

9. Where one cannot
otherwise escape

10. Correction of a
child?

11. Of a pupil.

12. Of a servant.

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Corporal vexation
Excuseable or justifiable,
where ? –
continued.

13. Of a wife?

14. Of a parent – for
if it be good for a
child, why may it
not be for a parent, like a child?

15. Of a soldier – or
sailor.

16. Of apprentice.

17. For the apprehension
of a criminal,
or a night walker?

18. To prevent mischief
– what degree
of mischief? – or
head of publick decorum⊞
⊞ as by turning one out of church
for disturbing the congregation or
a funeral ceremony.

19. While arresting
on suspicion of a
crime – such crime
having been perpetrated.

20. A. attempts to divert
a stream of water,
to the use of which B.
is robbed – or to seize
the goods of B. who prevents
him.

21. Battery for a disturbance
in milling

22. – Assault to prevent
a fight

Identifier: | JB/064/182/001"JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 64.
Date_1	1826-04-04	Marginal Summary Numbering	1-16, 1-22
Box	064	Main Headings	Penal Code
Folio number	182	Info in main headings field	Private offences Penal Code
Image	001	Titles	Offences affecting the person / Corporal vexation
Category	Marginal summary sheet	Number of Pages	1
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering	F21
Penner		Watermarks
Marginals		Paper Producer
Corrections	George Bentham	Paper Produced in Year
Notes public		ID Number	20536
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