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restxi that in turo all concubines be

ture all concubines be tride through only being, given, and the concubine's family asking, of GOT MATI, 47 48 concubine, deeds of sale as for sale and chise of commodities being no longer permitted to be ideant,' such cases. The concubine's family shall also have the right to: visit hor, that natural sentiments oe not thwarted. Concubines snall still observa ri,ily and without infruction the duties

that relation.

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(9) Desirability of rescinding the law respecting arriage of

Hitherto the distinction between persons of upper and lower rank.

and master has been very strict, the punishment for offence

At being, 1 in this relation being; consequently exceptionally severe., moreoverzx, also impossible to exculpate the head of the household in the case of a mrringe rith a persun of meer rank, he was like- wise liable to punishint i'an had snowledge of the offence, and a

The pecial provision was inserted in the law to prevent laxity. severest menalties vere for delasing a person of higher rank snu

person of lower rank. for the fraudulent assumption of higher by The voluntary alliance of a person of higher with one of lower rank was regarded HB of secondary gravity. In the maintenance of the

ich are wore to be absolute distinction between the two conditions, confounded then the waters of the Ching and the lei and can no more change their relation than can the st and the est, it is necessary to apply the distinction at the root of things. Although the fixed law is strict, jet in the elevation of inferiora in mrriage custoré is)

apply the law to interfere with

Now that the murchase and

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tives of poverty, sa well þs sellers of human beings without or their consent to be children or granlchildren, or- lisbl - b,

oney uced to a punishment of the 8th degree; that the curchas? confiscated and the persons the object of tns -tte pted wild be:

Purchasers, acting in inor-ince.. He onck to their relatives.

ses of the sale without or with their consent of human beige. al it is proposed, also be dealt with as above and the on any the law providing that a purchaser actin, in 4, norance is not le to ounishment shall immediately be rescinded.

Mesirability or revision of cenulties connected with slavery,

clave penalties fixed by law for offences on the wart of nst the head of the household are extremely severe.

Since the

is now being prohibited, laves become hired servants, nd wesforward the tem elava will never quin be used. The continued

of the old law is not therefore suitable. Precedent is not lock- lo serve as a maide in tuin matter, namely the law of Punch si which bennerfolk cho hid already been sold under Hit dende røre o regarded as hired servants. It is therefore proposed tint luren of poor parents hired on deeds, as well as alaves "ho have

previously been in that condition, be regarded as hired servants. Pia proposed to retain the terme mister and servant and in the case offences to adjudicate in accordance with the laws appertaining

ater and servent, as also in cases arising between the servants the relatives eto, of the head of the household.

-esirability of pemitting the children of poverty-

In years of famine it icken persons to become hired servants. lently harrons that from shortage of food the people are wible

r still followed, nor is it possible to the established mabits of the people. of human o ing is being murpressed, the use of the mme of slave is

It would anneur consequently right that to be discontinued for ever. no distinction of rank be any longer recognised among the class of

It is therefore sure the peole generally to which all alike belong. that the law be rescind and no restriction placed on marriage between any hired servants and persons of higher rank, nor that any rearonsibilt

This will promote due respect rest with the waster in such cases. for man a man. imilarly, for niiority, all passages in the law

keep their children in nourishment and they are threatened with [Frvation, while in ordinary times also it happens that the poor riit imongible to live. For the urchase and enle of humaŢI

suitable remedy for the trouble ings to be nrohibited without

found would be no unqualified boon. it is therefore prested in future, besides the ordinary hiring of servants by all at being permitted as before without there being any occasion to time limits, it be further peruuttel in future for the children

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