[ULPIANUS libro quarto opinionum. ] §3.3.74.prNec ciuitatis actor negotium publicum per procuratorem agere potest.
[ULPIANUS in the fourth book of Opinions.] Nor can the agent of a city conduct public business through a procurator.
Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §3.3.74.pr
Prohibition of Procurators Appointed by Municipal Actors
Summary
Ulpian states that the representative (actor) of a municipality cannot conduct public business through another representative (procurator).
Notes
- §3.3.74.prciuitatis actor — The genitive ciuitatis is a limiting genitive modifying actor, meaning "the agent of a city." In Roman law, an actor is a representative appointed to manage the legal affairs of a corporate body such as a civitas; this rule prohibits such a representative from delegating their authority to another representative (procurator).
- §3.3.74.prnegotium publicum agere — The object of agere is negotium publicum. In the context of Digest 3.3 (On procurators and defenders), negotium (business/affair) refers specifically to the conduct of public litigation or related legal transactions.
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