Archæologiæ Græcæ, or, The antiquities of Greece by John Potter ...

Laws referring to Receivers of publick Revenues, the Exchequer, and Money for Shows.

THE Senate of Five-hundred shall put such, as farm the publick Revenues, and are negligent to pay their Rent, in the Stocks.

If the above mention'd Officers don't bring in their Rents before the ninth Prytanie, they shall pay double.

They, who are entrusted with Money for the carrying on of Religious Affairs, shall render it up in the Senate; which if they neglect, they shall be proceeded against according to the Laws enacted for Publick Revenues.

They, who imploy the publick Stock a whole Year for their own

use, shall be oblig'd to restore double, and they, who continue thus sqandring another Year, shall be clapt into Gaol until payment be made.

A thousand Talents are yearly to be laid by for the defending of At∣tica against forreign Invasions, which Money if any Person propose to lay out on any other design, he shall suffer Death.

At the eruption of a suddain War, Souldiers shall be paid out of the remainder of the Money design'd for Civil uses.

If any one proposes that the Souldiers pay should be taken out of the Money design'd for the exhibition of Shows, he shall be put to Death.