Judges, shall have civil and criminal jurisdiction, 24; penalty for refusing to hear a litigant, 27; time they shall hold court, 28; penalty for unjust decision, 28; where needless costs are imposed, 29; what they should be familiar with, 29; where integrity is suspected, 30; how judgment should be rendered by, 31; emoluments of, 32; all invested with judicial authority shall bear title, 33; must give reason for decision if required, 35; punishment of, when guilty of misconduct, 36; improper conduct of, how punished, 214; must display moderation, 359. Justifiable homicide, when robber killed, 270. K. Kidnapping, of slaves, 247; of children, 248; of freeborn persons, 249. King, his business first considered in the courts, 13; how documents in name of, should be drawn up, 14; can only dispose of his private property, 16; should practise mercy, 201. L. Land, division of, between Goths and Romans, 337. Landlord, dispute with, concerning lease, 339. Landmarks, how preserved, 348; penalty for destruction of, 348. Law, what it is, 5; its action, 5; why made, 6; when amended, at what time in force, 11; all persons subject to, 12; no one can allege ignorance of, 13; penalty for criticizing, 16; of foreign nations forbidden, 20. Lawmaker, his method, 1; duties, 2–3–4. Leases, lands held under, must be restored, 338; where a greater area of land cultivated than granted under, 338. Lèse majesté, 19. Lex Talionis, its provisions, 215. Limitation, Statute of, 91–344; claim for property cannot be asserted after fifty years, 343; fugitive slave free after fifty years, 343; suit cannot be brought after thirty years, 343; runs in all cases except where slaves of the Crown are concerned, 344; does not run while party is absent, 346. Litigant, may be chosen to act for others, 39; must declare for whom he acts, 48. M. Marriage, must be accompanied by a dowry, 75; father has right to dispose of children in, and mother, if he is dead, 81; when unlawful, 83; penalty for, 83; with holy virgins or widows, incestuous, 107. Master, where one marries a slave to a freewoman, 86; may claim property of slave who is sold, 165; responsible for illegal acts, 264. Mayhem, what constitutes, penalty for, 225. Merchant, foreign, where a, sells stolen property, 357; shall be judged by his own magistrates, 357; where a, carries away a hired person, 358; where a, takes away a slave for trade, 358. Mills and ponds, damage to, 296. Minors, at what age can testify, 62; cannot make contracts, 66; definition of, 131; suit against, 131.