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I, then, administered matters in this way,
in order that the families springing from Buselus should as completely as
possible be preserved. As for our opponents, let us examine them once
more.And first of all read this law.“LawLet the archon
take charge of orphans and of heiresses and of families that are becoming
extinct, and of all women who remain in the houses of their deceased
husbands, declaring that they are pregnant. Let him take charge of these,
and not suffer anyone to do any outrage to them. And if anyone shall commit
any outrage or any lawless act against them, he shall have power to impose a
fine upon such person up to the limit fixed by law. And if the offender
shall seem to him to be deserving of a more severe punishment, let him
summon such a person, giving him five days' notice, and bring him before the
court of Heliaea, writing upon the indictment the penalty which he thinks is
deserved. And if there be a conviction, let the court of Heliaea appoint for
the one convicted what penalty he ought to suffer or pay.”
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