Should anyone build an apiary in a town or village, and any damage should result to others thereby, he must straightway be notified to move it elsewhere, that the bees may not inflict further injury upon men or animals in that locality; and if, after such notice, the owner should neglect to move said apiary, and any quadruped should be injured by the bees, the owner of the latter shall give two animals for every one that is killed, and one for each that is crippled, to the owner thereof; and shall be entitled to keep said injured animals; and shall be compelled to pay five solidi for neglecting to heed the warning of the judge.
FLAVIUS RECESVINTUS, KING.
III. Concerning the Theft of Bees.
Any freeman who enters an apiary for the purpose of theft, and is caught there, even though he should take nothing, for the mere fact that he has been arrested in such a place, shall pay three solidi, and receive fifty lashes. If, however, he should have taken anything, he shall be compelled to pay ninefold its value, and shall receive the number of lashes aforesaid. If a slave should enter an apiary, without stealing anything, he shall receive a hundred lashes; and if he should steal anything, he shall be compelled to restore sixfold the value of the same; and if his master is unwilling to render satisfaction for his act, he must deliver said slave to him who suffered the loss.
BOOK IX.
CONCERNING FUGITIVES AND REFUGEES.
TITLE I. CONCERNING FUGITIVES, AND THOSE WHO CONCEAL, AND ASSIST THEM IN THEIR FLIGHT.
| I. | Where a Freeman or a Slave is Found to have Concealed a Fugitive. |
| II. | Where a Fugitive is Released from his Chains by any Person. |
| III. | Within what Time a Fugitive Slave that has been Found, shall be Produced Before the Judge. |
| IV. | Where Anyone, Ignorantly, Receives a Fugitive Slave, and Cares for Him. |
| V. | Where Anyone Persuades the Slave of Another to Flee, or Shows him Hospitality. |
| VI. | Where a Man, Unknown to be a Slave, is Received by Another, and Remains with him Several Days. |
| VII. | Where a Slave, Knowingly, Directs a Fugitive Slave in his Flight. |
| VIII. | Concerning the Reception of Fugitive Slaves; and Whether a Master or a Slave may Receive a Fugitive Slave Belonging to Another. |
| IX. | Where a Fugitive Slave Comes to the House of any Person, Notice of the Fact must be Given to the Neighbors and Authorities of the District. |
| X. | Where a Slave that has been Sold into a Foreign Country, Returns as a Fugitive, and is Sold a Second Time, he shall be Entitled to his Freedom. |
| XI. | Where a Fugitive Slave Takes Refuge with Another Person, an Investigation must be Made, to Ascertain whether he was not Sent by his Master, in Order that the Latter might Receive Compensation from the Person who Received said Slave. |
| XII. | Where a Slave, Falsely Declaring that he is Free, Serves Another for Hire. |
| XIII. | Where a Fugitive Slave is Found in the House of any Person. |
| XIV. | Concerning the Reward for Arresting a Fugitive Slave. |
| XV. | Where a Fugitive Slave Falsely Declares that he is Freeborn. |
| XVI. | Where a Fugitive Slave, Declaring that he is Freeborn, Marries a Freeborn Woman. |
| XVII. | Concerning Property Acquired by Fugitive Slaves. |
| XVIII. | Concerning Those who Refuse to Restore Fugitive Slaves to their Masters. |
| XIX. | Where a Freeman, or a Slave, Undertakes the Concealment of Robbers. |
| XX. | A Judge must Surrender a Fugitive Slave, with all the Property Found in his Possession, to his Master. |
| XXI. | Concerning Fugitive Slaves, and those who Shelter Them. |
I. Where a Freeman or a Slave is Found to have Concealed a Fugitive.
Where a freeman conceals a fugitive slave, he shall be compelled to give up said slave to his master, along with another slave of equal value. If a slave, without his master’s knowledge, should conceal another slave who is a fugitive, both shall receive a hundred lashes; and the master shall be in no respect responsible for damages.
II. Where a Fugitive is Released from his Chains, by any Person.