XXI. Concerning Injuries to Clothing.
Whoever, at any time, cuts the clothing of another, or tears it, or so soils it that the spots cannot be removed without injury to the garment, shall be responsible for said act, and shall give the owner a new garment of equal value. Should he, however, not own such a garment, he shall be compelled to give to the owner the value of a new one, similar to that which he spoiled; and he shall be entitled to the one that was damaged. If the guilty person should be a slave, and his master should refuse to grant satisfaction for his act, he must at once surrender said slave to be punished according to the degree of the crime.
ANCIENT LAW.
XXII. Where a Trespasser Falls into a Trap set for Wild Animals.
Where a person sets traps for wild animals in his vineyard or field, and anyone, while attempting to commit a theft, should be caught in any of said traps, the party injured shall alone be to blame, for the reason that he was trespassing on the premises of another.
ANCIENT LAW.
XXIII. He who sets Snares or Traps for Wild Beasts, must Inform his Neighbors of the Places where said Snares are Set.
Where anyone, in order to catch wild beasts, digs pits in his fields or vineyards, or sets snares, or fixes bows and ballistas in retired or deserted places, remote from any highway, which are not often visited by man, and where cattle have not easy access, and an animal belonging to any person should be injured or killed by the contrivances placed for wild beasts, as aforesaid, the negligent hunter, through whose act the animal was killed, shall pay the value of the same to the owner, because he did not use a proper degree of care. Said hunter should previously give notice to all the neighbors; and if, after such notification, anyone is injured by the traps aforesaid, he who set them shall not be liable, because the party injured subjected himself to danger, in disregard of the warning he had received. If, however, anyone coming from a distance, and who had not been previously notified, should ignorantly fall into any of said snares, and should be injured or killed thereby, he who set said snares or traps for wild beasts shall pay the third part of the compensation prescribed by law, for persons injured or killed; for the reason that men, while on a journey, should not, without their knowledge, be exposed to such dangers.
ANCIENT LAW.
XXIV. Concerning Injuries Resulting from the Obstruction of Highways.