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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §50.8.7.pr-50.8.7.1

Decurions and Grain Supply plus Legacy Use for Repairs

Passage 8761 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

This section rules that decurions must not be forced to supply grain at a lower price for the city's temporary supply, and that bequeathed money must be used to repair existing old works unless it was specifically designated for a new project.

[PAULUS libro primo sententiarum. ] §50.8.7.prDecuriones pretio uiliori frumentum, quod annona temporalis est patriae suae, praestare non sunt cogendi.
[Paulus, from the first book of Opinions.] Decurions are not to be compelled to supply grain, which is the temporary food supply of their native city, at a lower price.
§50.8.7.1Nisi ad opus nouum pecunia specialiter legata sit, uetera ex hac reficienda sunt.
Unless money has been specifically bequeathed for a new work, old works must be repaired from it.

Notes

  1. 50.8.7.prpretio uiliori — Ablative of price (ablativus pretii). It uses the comparative form of uilis in the ablative, meaning "at a cheaper price (than usual)".
  2. 50.8.7.prnon sunt cogendi — A passive periphrastic conjugation consisting of the gerundive (cogendi) and the verb sum (sunt), expressing necessity or obligation ("must not be compelled").
  3. 50.8.7.1ex hac — The feminine singular ablative demonstrative pronoun 'hac' refers back to 'pecunia' (a feminine noun) in the preceding nisi-clause. The preposition 'ex' denotes the source or means from which the funds are drawn.

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §50.8.7.pr-50.8.7.1. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:50.8.7.pr-50.8.7.1

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