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Lines 1.43-1.64
Roman Law and Society, Law of the Twelve Tables 1.43-64
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2. Conveyable possessions of a woman under the guardianship of agnates shall not rightfully be acquired by usucapio or long usage save such possession as have been delivered up by her with a guardians sanction.
4. If a person dies intestate, and has no self-successor (suus heres ),the nearest agnate male kinsman shall have possession of the deceaseds household.
5. If there be no agnate male kinsman, the deceaseds clansmen (gentiles )shall have possession of his household.
6. To persons for whom a guardian has not been appointed by will, to them agnates are guardians.
7. If a man is raving mad, rightful authority over his person and chattels shall belong to his agnates or to his clansmen. A spendthrift is forbidden to exercise administration over his own goods and shall be under the guardianship of his agnates.
8. The inheritance of a Roman citizen-freedman shall be made over to his patron if the freedman has died intestate and having no self-successor.
Table VI: Acquisition; Possession .
1a. When a party shall made bond (nexum )or conveyance (mancipium ),according as he has affirmed by word of mouth (lingua nuncupassit ),so shall the right hold good.
1b. . . . mancipationem et in iure cessionem . . .
1c. Articles sold and handed over (venditae et traditae )are not acquired by a buyer otherwise than when he has paid the price to the seller of has satisfied him in some other way, that is, be providing a guarantor or a security.
2. . . . sufficient to make good such faults as had been affirmed by word of mouth, and for any flaws which the vendor had expressly denied, he should undergo a penalty of double damages . . .