Laws about Limits, and Land-marks.
IF there be a publick Well within the space of an Hippicum, any one may make use of that; but otherwise, every Person shall dig one of his own.
If any one digs a Well near another Man's ground, he must leave the space of an 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 betwixt it, and his neighbour's enclosure.
He, that digs a Well ten 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 deep, and finds no spring, may draw twice a day out of his neighbour's six Vessels of Water, call'd 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉.
Let him, who digs a Ditch, or makes a Trench nigh another's Land, leave so much distance from his neighbour, as the Ditch, or Trench is deep.
If any one makes an Hedge near his neighbour's ground, let him not pass his neighbour's Land-mark; if he builds a Wall, he is to leave one foot betwixt him and his neighbour; if an House, two.
He, that builds an House in a Field, shall place it a Bow-shoot from his neighbour.
He, who keeps an Hive of Bees, must place them three-hundred Feet from his neighbour's.
Olive, and Fig-trees must be planted nine Feet from another's ground, but other Trees, five.
If any one plucks up the sacred Olive-trees at Athens, besides the two yearly allow'd to be us'd at the publick Festivals, or Funerals, he shall pay an hundred Drachms for every one unlawfully pull'd up, the tenth part of which Fine shall be due to Minerva. The same Offender shall also pay an hundred to any private Person who shall prosecute him; the Action shall be brought before the Archons, where the prosecutor shall deposite 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉. The Fine laid on the convicted Criminal the Archons, before whom the Action is brought, shall give an Account of to the 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, and of that part, which is to be reposited in Minerva's Treasury, to her Quaestors, which if they don't, themselves shall be liable to pay it.