We deem it advisable that, in every province and castle, some one shall be appointed as a collector of provisions, for the use of the army; and said collector, whether he be the governor of a city, or not, shall at once deliver all provisions collected by him in his district, to those who are entitled to receive the same. If it should happen, however, that the governor of the city, or the collector, should delay to deliver them, either because through his negligence, he has not taken possession of them, or because of his unwillingness to do so, the officers of the army may lodge a complaint against him on account of his refusal to deliver said provisions to those charged with their distribution. The general of the army shall then give notice to the king, and the days which have elapsed since said provisions should have been delivered shall be computed. Said governor of the city, or collector of provisions, shall then be compelled to pay from his own property, four times the value of said provisions, for each day lost by his neglect. We hereby decree that a similar rule shall apply to all officers of the army who are charged with such duties. =ANCIENT LAW.= =VII. What Reward he who Rescues Slaves, or Property, from the Possession of the Enemy, shall be Entitled to.= Where any person makes a desperate attack upon the enemy, in order to rescue slaves, or money, or any other kind of property, and the owner of said property subsequently appears, and establishes his ownership of the same, two thirds of said property shall be restored to the owner, and he who recovered it shall be entitled to the other third for his services. In like manner, if any person should induce a slave to desert from the enemy, and should assist said slave, or offer him protection, and should afterwards restore him to his master, said person shall be entitled to receive a tenth part of the value of the slave, as a reward. =THE GLORIOUS FLAVIUS WAMBA, KING.= =VIII. What Conduct shall be Pursued, when Public Scandal Arises within the Bounds of Spain.=