Digestorum libri
Ex libro XXXVII
The Same, Digest, Book XXXVII. A certain person inserted the following provision in a will: “I bequeath to the Republic of the Graviscani, for the purpose of repairing a road which extends from their colony to the Aurelian Way.” The question arose whether this legacy was valid. Juventius Celsus answered: “This document is to a certain extent defective, so far as it relates to the maintenance of the Aurelian Way, for the reason that the amount is not stated. Still, it can sometimes be held that a sum sufficient for the purpose was bequeathed, provided that it does not appear that the intention of the deceased was otherwise; either because of the large amount required, or on account of the moderate circumstances of the testatrix. It will, then, be the duty of the judge to fix the amount of the legacy, in accordance with the appraised value of the estate.”
Celsus, Digest, Book XXXVII. There is no doubt that when a man from any province is brought from prison, he who governs the province where proceedings have been instituted should take cognizance of the offence. 1It is customary for certain judges, when a case has been heard and a decision rendered, to send the defendant back with the papers to the officer commanding in the province from which the defendant came. This should only be done when there is good reason, for it.
Celsus, Digest, Book XXXVII. We understand the extreme penalty to mean only death.