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1826. March 19
Penal CodeCh.
§. Rules of construction &c

Rules of Construction & Interpretation

Rule 1. Whensoever a definition is given
of a genus of offence, as designated by its
appropriate name, a number of species
included in it are brought to view in the
character of examples, to the treating of an
act on the footing of an offence, comprehended
under that genus, it is not necessary
that the act be included under any one of
the species so exemplified. The length bulk voluminousness of
a code would be such as to render it diminish to any amount its
usefulness, if every species that could be
found to belong to each genus were brought
to view and inserted under it.

Rule 2. For No act, not included
under some one or more of the denominations
of acts herein expressly treated on
the footing of offences, shall any person

Identifier: | JB/065/048/001"JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 65.
Date_1	1826-03-19	Marginal Summary Numbering	1-2
Box	065	Main Headings	Penal Code
Folio number	048	Info in main headings field	Penal Code
Image	001	Titles
Category	Copy/fair copy sheet	Number of Pages	1
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering	D1 / E1
Penner		Watermarks
Marginals	George Bentham	Paper Producer
Corrections		Paper Produced in Year
Notes public		ID Number	20701
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