VII. Where one Person Plants a Vineyard on the Land of Another, to which he has no Title.
Whoever plants a vineyard upon the land of another, who is not his co-heir, without the permission of said owner, either by force, or when said owner was ignorant of the fact, or absent (even if he should not have been forbidden to do so), shall lose the vineyard that he planted; for the reason that he ought to know that whoever appropriates the property of another should not profit twofold by his illegal act.
VIII. Concerning the Division of Lands Made Between Goths and Romans.
A division of arable lands or forests made between Goths and Romans, shall under no circumstances be interfered with, provided said division shall be proved to have been publicly made, and no Roman shall take, or claim for himself, any part of the two thirds of said land allotted to a Goth in said division; nor shall any Goth dare to seize, or claim for himself, any of the third part of said land allotted to a Roman, unless it should have been bestowed upon him by our generosity; and any division made between parents or neighbors shall not be disturbed by their posterity.
IX. Concerning Forests Still Undivided Among Goths and Romans.
In the case of forests which are still undivided, where any Goth or Roman has appropriated a portion of the same, and placed it under cultivation, we hereby decree that if any woodland of equal value belongs to the party bound under the law to make compensation, the person entitled to receive said compensation shall not refuse to accept the woodland aforesaid. If, however, the former should have no woodland of equal value, the tract which is under cultivation shall be divided between the two parties.
X. Whatever Acts a Slave may Perform, without the Order of his Master, shall be Void, except when Otherwise Provided by Law.
Wherever a slave makes a division of any property, or does any other act without the order of his master, except where authorized by law, we declare said act to be invalid, unless the master of said slave should be willing to sanction the same.
XI. Whoever Enters upon Land, under a Lease, must Comply with his Contract.
Whoever rents land under the terms of a legal contract, for a fixed annual rental, shall have possession of said premises, and must pay the rent at the end of each year, according to the terms of the lease; because no contract should be violated. Where the tenant neglects to pay the rent at the end of each year, the owner shall be entitled to the possession of his land; and he who did not comply with his contract shall, through his own fault, lose all the profit which might accrue to him under said contract.