Thief,
how punished, 242;
where killed, not homicide, 243;
where killed at night, 243;
heirs of, 244;
when to be brought before the judge, 245.
Tombs, penalty for injury of, 356.
Tonsure, punishment of those who illegally assume, 108.
Torture, shall not be inflicted upon persons of noble birth, 49;
for what, and how inflicted, 194;
penalty for, if accused innocent, 194;
how slaves tortured, 196.
Traps for wild beasts, neighbors must be informed of, 292.
Traveler, where deprived of liberty, penalty for, 214.
Treason, penalty for, 17.
Trees, compensation for cutting down, 274;
where injury results from cutting, 275.
Trespass, _vi et armis_, penalty for, 264.
Trespasser, where one falls into a trap set for wild animals, 292.
V.
Vendor, if not of good character, must give security, 160.
Vineyards, where injured, penalty for, 276;
where planted on land of co-heirs, 336;
on land where no title, 336.
W.
Wards, when of legal age, 134.
Water, theft of, 296.
Widows, guilty of fraud, 109.
Wife, no right to earnings of slave under husband, 126.
Wills, how drawn up and executed, 67;
must be published within six months, 68;
how proved when made on a journey, 68;
must be published in the presence of a priest or a witness, 69;
how genuineness established, 71;
invalid if executed under duress, 72;
who are entitled to custody of, 176;
alteration of, 256;
forging of, 256;
nuncupative, 67;
holographic, 70.
Witchcraft, how punished, 204;
where employed against property, 205.
Witness, who may not be, 54;
must be sworn, 54;
where contradicted by documentary evidence, 54;
impeachment of, 59;
must sign or seal will, 67;
penalty for neglect, 68;
cannot testify to what is not in a will, 72.
Women, may conduct their own cases in court, 50;
cannot appoint an attorney, 50;
advanced in years cannot marry young men, 77–78;
where they marry slaves, 83–84–85;
must not marry within year of husband’s death, 83;
where, marry again in absence of husband, 86;
of bad character, 102;
entitled to share of entire estate, 123.
THE END.
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