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cause a ceremonial ", and whatever is on the same subject.
44. About the wealth of a priest who is not keeping his property in edifices (a uzdesikih) or domains (mata), but goes on with his occupation; and when he passes away, to whom and how it has to come. 45. About litigation as to property from the residuary wealth of fathers, about keeping it together (vâham-dâr), and whatever is on the same subject.
46. About the amount of retribution, in confinement, fettering, and punishment, for a lamb, a sheep, or a beast of burden, which is stolen ; and whatever is on the same subject. 47. About a defendant regarding whom three plaintiffs complain, all. three as comrades, one as to a lamb, one as to a sheep, and one as to a beast of burden; and whose answer is first given. 48. About the litigation of three persons as to a costly article which remains apart from theni, he who deposited it being a strong person, and the ownership of not even one of them being certain. 49. About the coming of retribution to three persons who, all three as comrades, have stolen a lamb from one, a sheep from another one, and a beast of burden from a third one.
50. About the reason of the justifiableness, and that also of the unjustifiableness, of confining a fellow-countryman for his own theft, and whatever is on the same subject. 51. About the extent of continuance in hearing a defendant, and this, too, as to a plaintiff ; also about the time appointed for speaking, and its extent. 52. And about this,
· Or it may be to provide supplies.' • See Chap. XIX, 47.
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