ABOLITION of the SELLETTE, Oct. 9, 1789.... - Lot 181 - Vermot et Associés

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ABOLITION of the SELLETTE, Oct. 9, 1789.... - Lot 181 - Vermot et Associés
ABOLITION of the SELLETTE, Oct. 9, 1789. "Speech by M. le Garde des Sceaux to announce the King's Declaration relative to the Criminal Ordinance." "... the need to reform the Criminal Ordinance and the Penal Code, is universally recognized... the King has just abolished the custom of interrogating the accused on the Sellette. This formality was accepted by the courts as a humane measure for prisoners, who appeared before their judges in irons. But nowadays, the SELLETTE has become a veritable scourge...". - Impr. Ph. D. PIERRES à VERSAILLES, 7pp in-4°, no date.
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