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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §27.1.46.pr-27.1.46.2

Guardianship Excuses for Bakers and Non-Residents

Passage 3987 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

It describes the requirements for the excuse from guardianship for members of the bakers' guild (those within the quota, and those of the city of Rome) and the excuse based on not having a domicile in the place of appointment.

[PAULUS libro singulari de cognitionibus. ] §27.1.46.prQui in collegio pistorum sunt, a tutelis excusantur, si modo per semet pistrinum exerceant: sed non alios puto excusandos quam qui intra numerum sunt.
[PAULUS, from the single book on Cognitions.] Those who are in the guild of bakers are excused from guardianships, provided that they manage the bakery by themselves; but I do not think any others should be excused than those who are within the number.
Urbi §27.1.46.1ci autem pistores a collegarum quoque filiorum tutelis excusantur.
Of the city of Rome, moreover, the bakers are also excused from the guardianships of the children of their colleagues.
§27.1.46.2Sed et hoc genus excusationis est, si quis se dicit ibi domicilium non habere, ubi ad tutelam datus est: idque imperator Antoninus cum diuo patre significauit.
But this is also a kind of excuse, if anyone says that he does not have his domicile there where he was appointed to the guardianship; and the Emperor Antoninus, together with his deified father, indicated this.

Notes

  1. §27.1.46.prUrbi — The word split between `Urbi` at the end of §27.1.46.pr and `ci` at the beginning of §27.1.46.1 forms a single adjective `Urbici` (nominative plural masculine, meaning "of the city of Rome"). This artificial division is due to the section numbering in modern editions; grammatically, it should be read continuously as `Urbici pistores` ("the bakers of the city of Rome").
  2. §27.1.46.prsi modo ... exerceant — The conjunction `si modo` with the subjunctive (`exerceant`) expresses a restrictive condition or proviso, translated as "provided that" or "as long as."
  3. §27.1.46.printra numerum — Meaning "within the number." It refers to the statutory limit (quota) of members in privileged guilds (collegia), such as that of bakers, who were eligible to enjoy official immunities.

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §27.1.46.pr-27.1.46.2. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:27.1.46.pr-27.1.46.2

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