 SICULUS FLACCUS, De condicionibus agrorum(ed. LACHMANN p. 148,18 - 150, 6) |
SICULUS FLACCUS, De condicionibus agrorum(ed. LACHMANN p. 148,18 - 150, 6) |
| Propter quod, sicut in aliis generibus finitionum, sic et in hoc quoque consuetudines regionum intuendae erunt. etenim dum terminis aut arboribus fines obseruari consuetudo sit, non oportere fossas quae prope fines erunt finales obseruari; si uero substructionibus et maceriis finientur agri, uidere quales substructiones et maceriae, quoniam quidam congestionibus lapidum, ripis, substructionibus, terras, ne dilabantur, excipiunt. .... | For which reason, just as in other types of cadastral survey, in this case also the customs of the region should be observed. For truly, while it is normal to see termini or trees defining cadastral boundaries, one is not obliged to see ditches as such; and if in fact the fields are bounded by retaining and freestanding walls, then they (together with heaps of stones, banks and retaining walls constructed to prevent erosion) may be excepted from this category. .... |
| Nam et de fossis idem sentimus. si enim non sit necessitas agri siccandi nec in uicinis fossae inueniantur, possunt uideri finales, .... | For we think the same about ditches. If they are not necessary to drain the land, nor are ditches to be found nearby, then one can see them as cadastral boundaries, .... |
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