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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §11.4.4.pr

Lawful Detention and Transfer of Runaways by Officials

Passage 1791 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

This section states that harbor-masters and station-guards lawfully detain runaway slaves, and that municipal magistrates lawfully transfer them to the governor's office.

[PAULUS libro primo sententiarum. ] §11.4.4.prLimenarchae et stationarii fugitiuos depraehensos recte in custodiam retinent.
[PAULUS, from the first book of Opinions.] Harbor-masters and station-guards lawfully retain apprehended runaway slaves in custody.
magistratus municipales ad officium praesidis prouinciae uel proconsulis conpraehensos fugitiuos recte transmittunt.
Municipal magistrates lawfully transfer apprehended runaway slaves to the office of the provincial governor or proconsul.

Notes

  1. §11.4.4.prrecte — The adverb recte (rightly, lawfully) modifies the verbs retinent and transmittunt, indicating that the actions of these officials are legally authorized and valid.
  2. §11.4.4.profficium — Here, officium functions not as the abstract concept of "duty" or "office," but as a concrete noun referring to the "headquarters" or "official staff" of the governor or proconsul.

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §11.4.4.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:11.4.4.pr

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