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confinement. The stripes to be inflicted at such times and<lb/> | confinement. The stripes to be inflicted at such times and<lb/> | ||
such a number at a time as he shall appoint.</p> | such a number at a time as he shall appoint.</p> | ||
<p><note>Punishment for cheating in the quantity or quality of goods</note> For he who cheating in the quantity <sic>of</sic> quality of goods<lb/> | |||
sold <hi rend='superscript'>+</hi> <note>+ under<hi rend='underline'>selling</hi> include <sic>exchcharging</sic> of letting</note> (or let) (the punishment shall be as follows) may<lb/> | |||
be punished in the manner following. 1. The goods which<lb/> | |||
he has fraudulently sold may, if the nature of them will<lb/> | |||
admit of it, be hung about his neck. If not other like<lb/> | |||
goods or representations of them Shall be hung about his<lb/> | |||
neck or in some other <del><gap/></del> <add>ignominious</add> manner be connected with<lb/> | |||
his person according to the direction of the Judge: as if it<lb/> | |||
be a horse in the sale of which the fraud was committed, he<lb/> | |||
may be set astride the horse with his hands tied behind him<lb/> | |||
and his face towards the <sic>horses</sic> tail. In this plight he<lb/> | |||
shall be exhibited at one or more times for the space of not <add>less —</add></p> | |||
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C 25
Theft Embezzlement and Fraudulent obtainment
Frauds Mercantile may convert as much as he thinks proper of the confinement
exceeding that term in whipping at the rate of not
fewer than one stripe nore more than five for every days
confinement. The stripes to be inflicted at such times and
such a number at a time as he shall appoint.
Punishment for cheating in the quantity or quality of goods For he who cheating in the quantity of quality of goods
sold + + underselling include exchcharging of letting (or let) (the punishment shall be as follows) may
be punished in the manner following. 1. The goods which
he has fraudulently sold may, if the nature of them will
admit of it, be hung about his neck. If not other like
goods or representations of them Shall be hung about his
neck or in some other ignominious manner be connected with
his person according to the direction of the Judge: as if it
be a horse in the sale of which the fraud was committed, he
may be set astride the horse with his hands tied behind him
and his face towards the horses tail. In this plight he
shall be exhibited at one or more times for the space of not less —
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