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IV

The Removal of Thorns

11 chapters

I
PROTECTION OF ARTISANS.
32 paragraphs
II
PROTECTION OF MERCHANTS.
THE Superintendent of Commerce shall allow the sale or
29 paragraphs
III
REMEDIES AGAINST NATIONAL
27 paragraphs
IV
SUPPRESSION OF THE WICKED LIVING
BY FOUL MEANS.
16 paragraphs
V
DETECTION OF YOUTHS OF CRIMINAL
10 paragraphs
VI
SEIZURE OF CRIMINALS ON SUSPICION
OR IN THE VERY ACT.
21 paragraphs
VII
EXAMINATION OF SUDDEN DEATH.
IN cases of sudden death, the corpse shall be smeared over
29 paragraphs
VIII
TRIAL AND TORTURE TO ELICIT
23 paragraphs
IX
PROTECTION OF ALL KINDS OF
27 paragraphs
X
FINES IN LIEU OF MUTILATION OF
21 paragraphs
XI
DEATH WITH OR WITHOUT TORTURE.
WHEN a man murders another in a quarrel, he shall be
11 paragraphs