Now concerning the informers of these goods. And note that to inform deferre happens in many ways. First, in that someone brings something forth, whence the inheritance is deferred deferred in the sense of being handed over to the treasury, as in the code original: "Codex" concerning the caducary vacant goods, law 2. Item, to accuse concerning any crime, as in the Julian law on public crimes, law "we order". Item, in that the informer reports, as in the Digest concerning diverse titles, law "literas". And thus it is had. Item, to inform, namely an honor, as in the canons concerning bishops and clergy, law "priests". This, however, is posed for the informer of goods, whether just or unjust. And it is unjust by reason of persons even if they prove it, as in the Digest of the same, law "final". Item, they are prohibited from informing because of honor, such as the most clarissimi most distinguished; item veterans; item soldiers because of the honor of stipends; item because of sex, such as women; item because of condemnation, such as those who have been beaten with rods or condemned to public work; item those condemned to the mines. These may perform informing after condemnation, as in the Digest on the rights of the treasury. To inform, but those who are admitted and do not prove it are unjust, i.e., infamous, as in the Digest on the rights of the treasury, law 2, in the beginning, and law of the same, law "the only one", i.e., none, and law "from various", and law "all", in the end, as in the Code concerning bishops and clergy, law "to none", in the end, and in others which is said in the law of the same, law "from various", paragraph "if truly they prove" they have a prize, as in the Digest on the rights of the treasury, law "the edict", paragraph "it stands". Item, it differs from one title to another, in the Digest on goods which are...

When one comes from another informing, instructing diligence, not that you have taken upon yourself the office of a voluntary informer, the reading of the petition which is in the text clearly declares. Therefore, lest anything be attempted regarding your person which is foreign to the habit of my times, the most distinguished Prefect will recall you to your own concern.

No stain or crime of informing is cast upon him who, when he was showing that he possessed a farm or house of the treasury by order of officials, was showing that not himself but another was the possessor of that thing.

From the various diversity of statutes it was resorted to this.

Regarding the fact that he here informs on others.

Who takes with effect. In the testament, as in the Digest of the same, law "figura" or "final" or another. And it must be seen regarding his heir or an outsider at what times one is capable or not. Speak as in the Institutes concerning heirs, which differ, paragraph "his own", and paragraph "concerning outsiders". By this law, however, the legatee or beneficiary of a trust fideicommissarius, whether general or special, to whom something is left, must be capable at two times: of the testament and of death. And thus it was had, as in the Digest on the rights of the treasury, "is not understood", paragraph "when however". This, however, was first able, second not; he could not take, even then the informing would cease, perhaps in the future he might have placed faith. Instituted as above, if he could not first, second he could, he is left it out of kindness as said in the law "is not understood", paragraph "when", and notes in the Digest concerning goods which are as if unworthy, law "in fraud", in the beginning, and paragraph 1. What things make one not capable, note in the Institutes concerning legacies, paragraph "in certain".

Tacit. This is when by domestic caution or promise, not openly in a testament or codicil, and it is requested concerning an inheritance, not concerning one's own, as in the Digest on the rights of the treasury, "is not understood" in the beginning, and paragraph "which inquiry", and what is open, and paragraph "tacit", and law "in such trust", in the beginning and in the end, and concerning legacies, law "in tacit", if in neither time he was capable, the three-quarters dodrans...

Informing. Otherwise what is left is taken away from the non-capable person, and to the one requested, whoever informs, as in the Digest on the rights of the treasury, law 1, and above in the Julian law on the Falcidian portion, law 3, and concerning goods which are as if unworthy, law "heir". The one requested, however, is excused if he is requested openly, as in the Digest on the rights of the treasury, "is not understood". Item, if a slave of the one requesting is excused, as in the Digest on the Julian law, Falcidian, law "tacit". Item, if a son, as in the Digest concerning goods which are as if unworthy, law "in fraud", paragraph "final". Item, if he informs on himself, as in the paragraph above, law "if he is present", it can be left to them tacitly.

They can. With the following instruction, to which the Digest concerning public things...

in the matter as if I myself, paragraph "offspring".

i.e., law final, or put as in the Digest on the rights of the treasury, law "fiscus", paragraph "the informer".

Putting the office which you hold because you were a palatine imperial official, as in paragraph "above".

Digest concerning procurators, the treasury or the Emperor's, which also excuses, as by argument in the Digest concerning goods which are as if unworthy, law "in fraud", paragraph "final", and in the book of the Code, law 6, "who with greater", paragraph "final", "of the father", and above concerning rights of the treasury, law 2, item law "prohibited". Nor does it obstruct, Digest on rights of the treasury, law 2, paragraph "divine", because there the mandate is an order, between which there is a difference, as in the Institutes concerning "stipulatory", around the middle. Item, here he has the right of mandate, there not.

Paragraph "Attempt". Lest he suffer the penalty of the informer. Three things excuse the office: the order of the procurator, and because he initiated something or proved it; otherwise you will suffer penalties which speak, as noted in paragraph "same" and "various".

We command all the Emperor's judges to watch over informers or the treasury's advocates, and to visit them with punishments. For it is most fitting to the law that what has fallen from the patrimony of anyone into the category of vacant goods should be sold by the agents of the treasury's advocates, because not a few, seizing all the rights, do not cease to inform on possessed patrimonies. We give license to all who consider themselves harmed to implore the severity of the judges against the informers.

No stain of infamy.

l "Crime", i.e., penalty of the crime which the informer omits, not proving, as in the Digest, law 1, in the beginning.

k "Officials", palatines, as above, title 1, law final.

l "Showed", or did not show, as in the Digest on the rights of the treasury, law "to inform", paragraph final, if common. More indeed it seems to repel an informing made against oneself than to inform on another, as in the Digest on the rights of the treasury, law 2, in the beginning, and law "fiscus", in the middle, paragraph "fiscus", law, law "informer". i.e., of the laws establishing, thus above, concerning various statutes of the senate, law "statutes".

Never the penalties of them orderly.

m "They defend" in judgment, another provoking to which, Digest concerning whose one, law 1, paragraph final, and above concerning infamy, law "no one", or outside the law, as in the Digest concerning not opinion, law, paragraph final, nor punish.

n "They hold", besides that the crime of informing is not allowed into infamy, as above, law "beginning", and Digest on rights of the treasury, law 2, in the beginning, and law "to inform", paragraph "but also common". Item, because he only gives to the treasury as much as he informed, as in the Digest on the rights of the treasury, "the senate", paragraph "the senate", and paragraph "divine", and law "Adzianus". Item, many others, as in the following law "beginning". From other penalties, however, he is excused in many ways which speak, as noted in the Digest on the rights of the treasury, law "from which", above, same title, law "warning".

p "Exercisable", i.e., odious, by hope of prize and they do not prove unless...

q "They inform", by initiating and they are excused in any of the aforesaid ways to which, Digest on the rights of the treasury, law "to inform", paragraph "a common". Item, to the city it is not informed, as above, title 1, law 1, when it is not said because, as in many, penalties of them orderly, Digest concerning penalties, law "sancto", Digest on the rights of the treasury, law "final", treasury of another, above, paragraph "advocates", law "final", and above, title 1.

r "In the case", outside the edict, Digest because the successor died, i.e., in law 2.

t "Laws", as above, title 1, law 1, final, and law "none", as in Digest on rights of the treasury, law "prohibited".

u "Back", of defense / correct, and otherwise "back", i.e., in that order which hitherto obtained, which is in the laws aforesaid.

x "Estimate", from such informing, knowing they are to be punished severely.

p "Implore", by accusing, and do so with steel, for as it is said, it is contained in the Theodosian Code original: "Codice Theodosiano", that his head and tongue should be cut off, to which, above concerning calumny, law "none", and have strictly, otherwise distracted, i.e., executed, and this penalty has place if criminally.