If a man sell a slave, and after receiving the money refuse to give him or her up to the purchaser, he shall pay double the sum,—three fourths to the buyer and one fourth into the government or state treasury.
If a buyer disapprove of a slave before three months have elapsed, he may recover his money.
If a master strike his slave so that he die, no claim can be made upon the security, and the master shall be punished according to the law.
Anything that a slave may break can be added, at the will of the owner, to the purchase-money.
If in herding cattle he be negligent, and they be lost, he shall pay for them; if more be given into his charge than he can attend to, he shall pay only half; but if robbers bind him and steal the cattle, he cannot be held responsible.
Any claim against a slave must be made by the owner before he is sold to another party.
If a master or mistress force a female slave to marry one man when she has openly professed a preference for another, half her redemption-money must be remitted.
If a slave go to war instead of his master, and fight bravely, he must be set free at the termination of the battle. If he fight only ordinarily well, half his purchase-money shall be remitted.
If a master repurchase a slave, and he die in his service, he can demand only half the original amount from his security.