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s. 39), was the Plancianum, or Plautianum, for would refer it to the time of Antoninus Plus.
the reading is doubtful; and in this passage it is This Senatusconsultum empowered a mother, whe.
stated that the Fourth, which the Fiduciarius was ther Ingenua or Libertina, to take the Legitima
not allowed to retain, was claimed for the Fiscus hereditas of an intestate son; the Ingenuna, if she
by a Rescript of Antoninus Pius. The penalty for'was or had been the mother of three children; the
the fraud only applied to that part of the property Libertina, if she was or had been the mother of
to which the fraud extended, and if the heres was four children. They could also take, though they
bleres in a larger share of the hereditas than the neither were nor had been mothers, if they had
share to which the fraus extended, he had the obtained the Jus Liberorum by Imperial favour.
benefit of the Falcidia for that part to which the Several persons however took precedence of the
fraus did not extend, which is thus expressed by mother; the sni heredes of the son, those who
Papinian (Dig. 34. tit. 9. s. 11), "sed si major were ealled to the Bonorum Possessio as sui
modus institutionis quam fraudis fuerit quod ad heredes, the father, and the frater consanguineus.
Falcidiam attinet, de superfluo quarta retinebitur." If there was a soror consanguinea, she shared with
The history of legislation on the subject of Tacita her mother. The Senatusconsultum Orphitianum
fideicommissa is not altogether free from some gave the children a claim to the hereditas of the
doubt. mother. I
PIAUTIANUM. [PLANCIANosUe.] (Ulp. Frctg. tit. xxvi.; Paulus, S. R. iv. tit. 9;
RUBRI.ANua, enacted in the time of Traian, in Dig. 38. tit. 17.)
the consulship of Rnbrits Gallus and Q. Coelius TREBELLIANUM, enacted in the time of Nero
Hispo (probably consules suffecti) A. D. 101, related in the consulship of L. Annaens Seneca and Treto fideicommissa libertas. Its terms are given in bellius Maximus A. D. 62, related to Fideicommisthe Digest (40. tit. 5. s. 26): " Si hi a quibus Ii- sae hereditates.
bertatem praestari oportet evocati a Praetore adesse (FIDEICOaMMISSUM; Gaius, ii. 251, 253; Dig.
noluissent, Si causa cognita Praetor pronuntiasset 36. tit. 1; Paulus, S. R. iv. tit. 2.)
libertatem his deberi, eodem jure statum servari TURPILIANUM, enacted in the time of Nero in
ac si directo manumissi essent." Compare Plin. the consulship of Caesonius Paetus and Petronius
Ep. iv. 9, ad Ursuis with the passage in the Turpillus A. D. 61, was against praevaricatio or the
Digest. collusive desisting from prosecuting a criminal
SABINeANUAv, of uncertain date, but apparently charge. The occasion of this Senatusconsultum
after the time of Antoninus Pius. It related to and the terms of it are stated by Tacitus (Ann.
the rights of one of three brothers who had been xiv. 14): "qui talem operam emptitasset, vendiadopted, to a portion of the hereditas contra tabulas dissetve, perinde poena teneretur ac publico judicio
testamnenti. (Cod. 8. tit. 48. s. 10; Inst. 3. tit. 1.) calumniae condemnaretur." The definition of a
SILANIANNUM, probably passed in the time of praevaricator is given in the Digest (48. tit. 16. s.
Augustus in the consulship of P. Cornelius Dola- 1. Ad Seaetusconsultum Telpilianumz).
bella and C. Junius Silanus A. D. 10, contained VELLEIANTJM rendered void all intercessiones by
various enactments. It gave freedom to a slave women, whether they were on behalf of males or
who discovered the murderer of his master. If females. This Senatusconsultum was enacted in
a master was murdered, all the slaves who were the consulship of Marcus Silanus and Velleius
under the roof at the time, if the murder was comn- Tutor, as appears from the preamble of the Senaneitted under a roof, or who were with him in any tusconsultum (Dig. 16. tit. 1), and it appears most
place at the timne of the murder, were put to the probably to have been passed in the reign of Claudius
torture, and, if they had not done their best to from the words of Ulpian in his comment upon
defend him, were put to death. Tacitos (Ann. it. The name of VeFleius Tutor does not occur in
xiv. 42) refers to this provision of the Senatuscon- the Fasti Consulartes, and he may be a consul sufsultum, and he uses the phrase' vetere ex more." fectus. The name of M/. Silanus occurs as consul
Lipsius (note on this passage) refers to Cicero in the reign of CIaudins, and the colleague of
(cad oam. iv. 12). Servi Impuberes were ex- Valerius Asiaticus, A. D. 46. (Dion Cass. Ix. 27.)
cepted from this provision of the Senatusconsultum. [INTERCESSIO.] In the year A. D. 19, according
(Dig. 29. tit. 5. s. 14.) The heres who took pos- to the Fasti a M. Sihanus was also consul; his
session of the hereditas of a murdered person be- colleague according to the Fasti was L. Norbanus
fore the proper inquiry was made, forfeited the Balbus, and this agrees with Tacitus (Annt. ii. 59).
hereditas, which fell to the Fiscus: the rule was VITRASIANUXIr is assigned to the reign of Vesthe same whether being heres ex testamento he pasian, but the time is very uncertain. It reopened the will (tclbuhte estaozenti) before the in- lated to Fideicomnmissa Libertas. (Dig. 40. tit. 5.
quiry was made, or whether being heres ab intes- s. 30.)
tato, he took possession of the hereditas (adiit he- VOLUvsANtJt;, enacted in the reign of Nero in
9reditatem) or obtained the Bonorum Possessio; he the consulship of Q. Volusius Saturninus and P.
weas also subjected to a heavy pecuniary penalty. Cornelius Scipio, A. D. 56. It contained a proviA Senatusconsultitur passed in the consulship of sion against pulling down a domus or villa for the
Taurus and Lepidus A. D. 1i, enacted that the sake of profit; but the object of this law seems
penalty for opening the will of a murdered person rather obscure: it is referred to, without the name
could not be inflicted after five years, except it was being given, in the Digest (I8. tit. 1. s. 52. Senates
a case of parricide to which this temporis praescrip- censuit, &c.). Tacitus (AnZns. xiii. 28) mentions a
tio did not apply. (Pauslus, S. R. iii. tit. 5; Dig. Senatusconsultum in this consulship which limited
29. tit. 5; Cod. 6. tit. 35.) the power of the Aediles: "quantum curules,
TERTuLLTANuM is stated in the Institutes of quantum plebeii pignoris caperent, vrel poenae irroJustinian (3. tit. 3) to have been enacted in the garent." A Senatusconsultum Volusianum (if the
tine of Hadrian, in the consulship of Tertullus and name is right) enacted that persons should be Iialble
Sacerdos; but some critics, notwithstanding this, to the penalties of the Lex Julia de vi pri-vata,
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