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Page 17
... slave , father and child , guardian and ward . The second treats of property and the modes of acquir- ing it , ending with the subject of inheritance . The third treats of obligations , i . e . , relations in which one man is bound to ...
... slave , father and child , guardian and ward . The second treats of property and the modes of acquir- ing it , ending with the subject of inheritance . The third treats of obligations , i . e . , relations in which one man is bound to ...
Page 77
... slaves , horses , cattle ) , where a process called mancipatio or mancipium must take place , with five Roman citizens of full age as witnesses , and a sixth as libripens ( balance - holder ) . 4. In making a valid testament , where the ...
... slaves , horses , cattle ) , where a process called mancipatio or mancipium must take place , with five Roman citizens of full age as witnesses , and a sixth as libripens ( balance - holder ) . 4. In making a valid testament , where the ...
Page 85
... . These were lands , buildings , slaves , horses , cattle ; that is , real estate , and the persons or animals used in cultivating it : these were the species of property most used PROGRESS OF THE ROMAN LAW , ETC. 85.
... . These were lands , buildings , slaves , horses , cattle ; that is , real estate , and the persons or animals used in cultivating it : these were the species of property most used PROGRESS OF THE ROMAN LAW , ETC. 85.
Page 86
... the object which he declared to be his purchased property . The kinds of property ( lands , buildings , slaves , horses , cattle ) for which this transaction was required , were called res mancipi ( things 86 THE ROMAN LAW .
... the object which he declared to be his purchased property . The kinds of property ( lands , buildings , slaves , horses , cattle ) for which this transaction was required , were called res mancipi ( things 86 THE ROMAN LAW .
Page 87
... slave , a farm : though he had paid the price , and received possession , he did not become owner , un- less he went through the formal mancipatio . He had the thing in bonis ( among his effects ) , but he had no dominium ( or ownership ) ...
... slave , a farm : though he had paid the price , and received possession , he did not become owner , un- less he went through the formal mancipatio . He had the thing in bonis ( among his effects ) , but he had no dominium ( or ownership ) ...
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