| Those denominated Criminal Offences, viz. | 1. Offences against the Sovereign and the State; including High Treason. 2. Offences against human life and bodily safety. 3. Offences against honour and liberty. 4. Offences against possessions and rights. |
| Those denominated Civil Offences, viz. | 5. Offences that endanger the life or health of the Citizens. 6. Offences that affect the fortunes or rights of the Citizens. 7. Offences that tend to the corruption of morals. |
The offences are divided into seven different classes.
It is impossible, within the narrow compass of this Work, to enter into a particular detail of the various subdivisions of the Crimes and Punishments explained in this Code; which must be perused, in order to form a clear and comprehensive view of the subject. The following Specification therefore contains merely the heads or outlines of the System; which it is hoped may be found, from the mode of its arrangement, to convey to the reader both amusement and instruction.
ABSTRACT
OF
THE CRIMINAL CODE
OF THE
EMPEROR JOSEPH II.
| Crimes. | Punishments. |
| High Treason. | |
| 1. Laying violent hands onthe Sovereign, whether injuryresults from it or not. | Confiscation of property; imprisonmentfor not less than 30years; and branding on eachcheek with the mark of a gallows[15]if the prisoner is remarkably depraved. |
| 2. Attacking the Sovereignby speeches or writings. | Imprisonment 8 years, and notless than 5. |
| 3. Persons conspiring andtaking up arms, or enteringinto alliance with an enemy,&c. are guilty of sedition and tumult. | Confiscation of Property and30 years' imprisonment, withbranding as above. |