Part 12 (1/2)
Article XIX
Testimony of a slave which is detrimental to himself shall be accepted
Article XX
Testimony of children and of the insane or imbecile shall be held invalid
Article XXI
If a person enters a house without permission and in the absence of the owner, he shall be held responsible for and shall restore or pay for any article thatfrom said house A person who enters the field of another shall likewise be held responsible for and shall restore or pay for any article thatfrom said field
Article XXII
If a person loans or sells to a slave without the knowledge or consent of the uilty of a misdemeanor; and the master of the slave shall not be held responsible for the transaction of his slave
Article XXIII
If in the course of an agree the price or the amount of the sold property, and no witness can be obtained, the seller shall be sustained if he confirms his statement by oath; but the statement of the buyer shall be sustained if the seller fails to take oath
Article XXIV
If the seller and the buyer differ as to whether a certain defect in the purchased property developed prior to or later than the date of the purchase, the seller's statement shall be sustained if he confirms it by oath; otherwise the buyer's statement shall be sustained
Article XXV
If after the purchase of property the buyer discovers a defect in the property which existed prior to the sale or purchase, he may return the property to the seller and pay him a reasonable compensation proportional to the decrease occasioned in the value of the property through the detection of the defect; and the buyer shall then recover the purchase price of the property
Article XXVI
No purchased property shall be returnable to the seller on account of a defect therein which has developed after the sale
Article XXVII
If a person buys a slave and later discovers a defect in him and returns him to the seller, but the seller denies the slave's identity, the statement of the seller shall be sustained if he confirms it by oath; otherwise the state to other kinds of property shall be judged similarly
Article XXVIII
It shall be lawful to return promptly purchased property which is defective The return shall not be delayed longer than prayer ti been