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The penal code of the state of Texas : adopted by the sixth Legislature.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Texas.
- Series:
- Making of modern law : primary sources ; pt. 1, 1620-1926.
- Standardized Title:
- Laws, etc
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Criminal law--Texas.
- Criminal law.
- Texas.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xi, 167, xxxix pages)
- Other Title:
- MOML Primary Sources.
- Texas Penal Code, 1856
- Place of Publication:
- Galveston : Printed at the News Office, 1857.
- System Details:
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- text file
- Notes:
- John W. Harris, O.C. Hartley, and James Willie were appointed commissioners, in 1854, to prepare a code. Their draft of the Penal code was adopted with very material amendments. The Penal code was approved Aug. 28, 1856, and became effective Feb. 1, 1857
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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