Codex of Major and Corrective Penalties [Kingdom of Poland] [1847].

Warsaw 1847, in the Printing House of the Government Commission for Justice. 14x21.5 cm, pp. (4), 943, (3), half leather binding, period, with gilt on spine. Good condition (restored spine, ownership entry, brief notes on last page, rust spots and dampstains on some pages, insect holes on last dozen pages).

Code of principal and corrective punishments for the Kingdom of Poland. In contents: On crimes, offenses and punishments in general. On crimes against religion and violations of the laws protecting it. On crimes of the state. On crimes and offenses against the order of the administration of the country. On crimes and offenses in governmental and other public service. On crimes and misdemeanors against regulations on military duty. On crimes and offenses against property and treasury revenue. On crimes and offenses against public order and police equipment. On crimes and offenses against laws concerning the rights of the state of persons. On crimes against life, health, liberty and honor of private persons. On crimes against familial laws. On crimes and offenses against the property of private persons. On persons exempt from corporal punishment.

Contents parallel in Russian and Polish.