De manumissionibus quae servis ad universitatem pertinentibus imponuntur
(Concerning the Manumission of Slaves Belonging to a Community.)
1Ulpianus libro quinto ad Sabinum. Divus Marcus omnibus collegiis, quibus coeundi ius est, manumittendi potestatem dedit:
1Ulpianus, On Sabinus, Book V. The Divine Marcus granted the power of manumission to all corporate bodies that have the right to assemble.
2Idem libro quarto decimo ad Sabinum. quare hi quoque legitimam hereditatem liberti vindicabunt.
2The Same, On Sabinus, Book XIV. For this reason, such bodies can claim the estates of their freedmen to which they are legally entitled.
3Papinianus libro quarto decimo responsorum. Servus civitatis iure manumissus non ademptum peculium retinet ideoque debitor ei solvendo liberatur.
3Papinianus, Opinions, Book XIV. A slave belonging to a municipality, who has been lawfully emancipated, will retain his peculium, if he has not been previously deprived of it; and therefore his debtor is released from liability by paying him.