dragged out immediately, or at least notice shall who has changed from a servile status to the legal be given at once to his master or to the person condition of a public enemy and homicide. from whom such frantic fear has driven the slave, and the opportunity to drag him out at once shall If these regulations, so usefully constituted, not be denied. But if, relying upon arms and should be perverted either by negligence or driven by madness, he should conceive the connivance, or in any other manner by those intention of resisting, his master shall be granted persons who are placed in charge of such matters the right to drag him out and take him away by in accordance with the duties of their office, just whatever means he can effect it. If it should punishment will not be lacking, and, under the happen that the slave should be killed in the decision of an Episcopal trial, they shall be struggle and battle, the master shall incur no removed from that place which they could not blame, nor shall there be an occasion for anyone protect, they shall be cast back into the rank of to originate a criminal action, if a person is killed plebeians, and they shall receive the force of judicial severity.
dragged out immediately, or at least notice shall be given at once to his master or to the person from whom such frantic fear has driven the slave, and the opportunity to drag him out at once shall not be denied. But if, relying upon arms and driven by madness, he should conceive the intention of resisting, his master shall be granted the right to drag him out and take him away by whatever means he can effect it. If it should happen that the slave should be killed in the struggle and battle, the master shall incur no blame, nor shall there be an occasion for anyone to originate a criminal action, if a person is killed who has changed from a servile status to the legal condition of a public enemy and homicide. If these regulations, so usefully constituted, should be perverted either by negligence or connivance, or in any other manner by those persons who are placed in charge of such matters in accordance with the duties of their office, just punishment will not be lacking, and, under the decision of an Episcopal trial, they shall be removed from that place which they could not protect, they shall be cast back into the rank of plebeians, and they shall receive the force of judicial severity.
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