Theses iuridicae et inaugurales de appellationibus

Canon. or have an express prerogative by the rescripts official written orders of Princes.

XXIII.
Not only civil causes, of which we have spoken until now, but also criminal causes admit of an appeal. Truly, this right has been entirely derogated in Germany by custom and the ordinance of the Imperial Chamber, with the sole exception of the case of fines.

XXIV.
An appeal must be interposed before the Judge who rendered the sentence from which the appeal is made; if he cannot be found, the superior Judge to whom the appeal devolves must be approached. However, by the constitution of the supreme Imperial Court, in that case, it can be done before an admitted Notary; nor is it considered whether the judge has been informed of it or not, although it is necessary for the revocation of things attempted acts taken in defiance of the appeal. For these, in such a case, are not revoked except by way (as they say) of justice.

XXV.
The time for interposing an appeal by the law of the Digest and Code was once two days in one's own cause, and three days in another's; today, by the law of the Novels new constitutions, it must be interposed in all cases either immediately after the sentence at the records, or outside of court within ten days, which run from the moment the appellant knew the sentence was rendered, running from moment to moment.