ANCIENT LAW.
III. Concerning those who Debase Gold by a Mixture of Other Metals.
Whoever receives gold to be made into ornaments and debases the same, by the mixture of brass, silver, or any other metal of inferior value, shall be deemed guilty of theft.
IV. Where Artificers of Metals are found to have Abstracted a Portion of what was Entrusted to Them.
Goldsmiths, silversmiths, and all other workers in metals, who abstract anything from what has been entrusted or delivered to them, shall be deemed guilty of theft.
V. No One shall Refuse to Accept a Golden Solidus of Legal Weight.
No one shall dare to refuse to accept a golden solidus of legal weight, provided it is genuine; nor demand other money in exchange for the same, unless it should be of short weight. Whoever shall act contrary to this law, and refuse to accept a golden solidus of legal weight, or shall demand a premium, in exchange for the same, as aforesaid; shall be compelled by the judge to pay three solidi to him from whom he refused to accept the coin. This law shall also apply to tremisæ.
BOOK VIII.
CONCERNING ACTS OF VIOLENCE AND INJURIES.
TITLE I. CONCERNING ATTACKS, AND PLUNDER OF PROPERTY.
| I. | The Patron, or the Master, shall Alone be Held Guilty, if, by his Orders, a Freeman or a Slave should Commit any Unlawful Act. |
| II. | Where a Party in Possession is Expelled by Force. |
| III. | Where Many Persons Unite in Causing Bloodshed. |
| IV. | Where a Person is Shut up by Violence, Inside his Own House, or Within his Gate. |
| V. | Property, while in the Possession of Another, shall not be Seized, Except Under Legal Process. |
| VI. | Where a Person is Guilty of Asking Others to Commit Depredations. |
| VII. | A House shall not be Entered in the Absence of the Master, or while he is on a Public Expedition. |
| VIII. | Where the Slaves of a Person who is Absent on a Public Expedition Commit Unlawful Acts. |
| IX. | Concerning Those who, while on a Public Expedition, Commit Robbery or Other Depredations. |
| X. | He in whose Possession Stolen Property has been Found, shall be Compelled to Name his Associates in the Crime. |
| XI. | Concerning Those who are Guilty of Giving Directions to Others for Purposes of Robbery. |
| XII. | Concerning Those who Rob, or Inflict Annoyance upon Anyone, while he is on a Journey, or at Work in the Country. |
| XIII. | Whether a Person Caught in the Act of Robbery may be Killed. |