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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §26.5.19.pr-26.5.19.1

Appointment of Tutors by Decurions and Magistrates

Passage 3821 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

This section discusses the appointment of tutors by municipal decurions when normal appointing authorities are absent, and confirms that a municipal magistrate can appoint his own colleague as a tutor.

[PAULUS libro sexto decimo ad Plautium. ] §26.5.19.prUbi absunt hi, qui tutores dare possunt, decuriones iubentur dare tutores, dummodo maior pars conueniat: ubi non est dubium, quin unum ex se dare possint.
[PAULUS, from the sixteenth book on Plautius.] Where those who can appoint tutors are absent, decurions are ordered to appoint tutors, provided that a majority agree; in which case there is no doubt that they can appoint one of themselves.
§26.5.19.1Magistratus municipalis collegam suum quin dare tutorem possit, non est dubium.
There is no doubt that a municipal magistrate can appoint his colleague as a tutor.

Notes

  1. §26.5.19.prdummodo maior pars conueniat — The clause is introduced by the conjunction `dummodo` (provided that) and takes the present subjunctive `conueniat`. The subject is `maior pars` (a majority). The verb `conuenire` here means either "to assemble" (for a vote) or "to come to an agreement."
  2. §26.5.19.prquin unum ex se dare possint — This is a `quin` clause following the negative expression `non est dubium` (there is no doubt), which takes the subjunctive `possint`. `unum ex se` (one of themselves) is the direct object of the infinitive `dare` (to appoint), indicating that the decurions can select a member of their own body as a tutor.
  3. §26.5.19.1collegam suum — This functions as the direct object of the infinitive `dare` (to appoint), with `tutorem` serving as its object complement ("as tutor"). It indicates that the subject, `magistratus municipalis`, can appoint his own colleague to the office of tutor.

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §26.5.19.pr-26.5.19.1. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:26.5.19.pr-26.5.19.1

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