The Great Events by Famous Historians, Vol. 1 by Various
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him by the king then the ... or ... shall be put to death.
35. If any one buy the cattle or sheep which the king has given to chieftains from him he loses his money. 35. The field, garden and house of a chieftain, of a man, or of one subject to quit-rent, cannot be sold. 37. If any one buy the field, garden and house of a chieftain, man or one subject to quit-rent, his contract tablet of sale shall be broken [declared invalid] and he loses his money. The field, garden and house return to their owners. 38. A chieftain, man or one subject to quit-rent cannot assign his tenure of field, house and garden to his wife or daughter, nor can he assign it for a debt. 39. He may, however, assign a field, garden or house which he has bought, and holds as property, to his wife or daughter or give it for debt. 40. He may sell field, garden and house to a merchant [royal agents] or to any other public official, the buyer holding field, house and garden for its usufruct. 41. If any one fence in the field, garden and house of a chieftain, man or one subject to quit-rent, furnishing the palings therefor; if the chieftain, man or one subject to quit-rent return to field, garden and house, the palings which were given to him become his property. |
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