Whoever produces an abortion upon a mare, shall give to the owner of
the same a foal, one year old, by way of compensation.
=ANCIENT LAW.=
=VI. Where Anyone Produces an Abortion upon any kind of Animal Belonging
to Another.=
If anyone should produce an abortion upon a cow, he shall be compelled
to give another, along with her calf, to the owner; and he himself
shall be entitled to the animal injured. This law shall also apply to
the cases of all other quadrupeds.
=ANCIENT LAW.=
=VII. Where Animals of any kind Injure One Another.=
Where beasts of burden, or any kind of cattle, injure others belonging
to another person, the owner of those that caused the damage shall give
to the owner of the former, others of equal value, and the injured ones
shall become his own property.
=ANCIENT LAW.=
=VIII. Where a Person Kills an Animal Belonging to Another, whether he
has been Injured by said Animal, or Not.=
Where any person, without provocation, is convicted of having killed or
wounded an animal belonging to another; he shall be compelled to give
one of the same value to the owner thereof, by way of reparation; if
he is a slave, he shall receive fifty lashes in public; but if he is a
freeman, he shall pay a fine of five _solidi_. Where, however,
said animal was killed or mutilated, on account of some damage it had
committed, said person shall be liable for the value of said animal,
and for nothing more.
=ANCIENT LAW.=
=IX. Where an Ox, Belonging to Another, is Used for Labor, without the
Consent of its Owner.=
Where anyone, without the knowledge of its owner, attaches his ox to a
vehicle, for the purpose of hauling anything, or uses said ox for any
other purpose, he shall give another, of the same value, to the owner
thereof.
=ANCIENT LAW.=
=X. Where Animals, of any kind, Belonging to Another, are Overworked in
the Threshing of Grain.=
Whoever works a horse, or any other animal, belonging to another,
upon a threshing floor, shall pay a _solidus_ for each animal so
used. If said animal should die in consequence, he shall both pay the
_solidus_ aforesaid, and give another animal, of the same value,
to the owner.
=ANCIENT LAW.=
=XI. Where Cattle, which have done no Injury, are Shut Up.=
Whoever confines any cattle in an enclosure, when no damage has been
previously caused by them, if he is a slave, and has done this without
his master’s knowledge, he shall receive forty lashes; and if he is a
freeman, he shall be compelled to pay one _tremisa_, for every
two cattle, to the owner thereof. In case any of said cattle should
be mutilated or killed, compensation for the same shall be made, as
provided by a former law.
=ANCIENT LAW.=
=XII. Where an Animal Causes Injury to Anyone.=
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