Ad edictum praetoris urbani libri
Ex De publicanis titulo
Gaius, On the Edict of the Prætor, Title “Publicans.” The ancients, in speaking of purchase and sale, made use of these terms without distinction.
Gaius, On the Edict of the Urban Prætor, Title: Farmers of the Revenue. It is provided by this Edict that if the property should be restored before issue has been joined, the right of action will be extinguished; still, after this, suit for the penalty can be brought. If, however, Ihe farmer of the revenue is ready to make restitution even after issue has been joined, he should be released from liability. 1We may ask whether the payment of double damages provided by the Edict is entirely a penalty, and suit can afterwards be brought for the recovery of the property; or whether the recovery of the property is included in the double damages, so that the penalty is only simple. The weight of opinion is that the property is included in the double damages.