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may not judge, or when a judge removes to another land, 
the king and supreme chiefs shall nominate another, to 
perform the duties thus discontinued. 
2. The duties of the chief judges. This is their duty.— 
When a man is tried, and his guilt fully established, the 
judge shall pronounce the sentence on his crime. The 
punishment written in the law, and annexed to his crime 
(shall be adjudged) and no other sentence. 
3. Concerning recording the transactions or proceedings. 
—-The judge shall write the name of the prisoner, with 
his crime, the names of the parties by whom he was 
accused, the punishment adjudged for his crime, in a book, 
for the inspection of the king and the people. 
4. Concerning the emolument.—The property or salary 
of the chief judges shall be given yearly by the king. All 
fines or confiscations shall belong to the king, or the parties 
specified in the laws. 
Concerning the (subordinate) Judges or Magistrates . 
1. The king or supreme chiefs shall selector appoint the 
magistrates for all the districts. 
2. Their duties.—A person accused of any crime, if the 
principal judge is not at the place, shall be brought before 
the magistrates of the district, who shall try such indivi¬ 
dual (in their respective districts;) at other seasons of public 
trial they shall also assist. 
3. When a crime is committed, such as theft, or other 
similar offence, the person whose property has been stolen 
shall go to a magistrate, and give information of the same. 
The magistrate shall write the names of the accused and 
the accuser. If the person whose property has been stolen, 
or who has been injured, desires that the offender should 
be prosecuted, he shall be tried; but if not, he shall not 
at once be brought to trial. 
4. The magistrates shall endeavour to extinguish every 
kind of evil that may appear, especially quarrelling, 
family broils, obstinate contentions, and fighting, that 
peace may be preserved. Let not the people treat them 
with disrespect. 
5. When sentence has been pronounced, let the magis¬ 
trate inspect its execution, and direct the messengers or 
officers that it be fully attended to. 
6. It is with (or it is the duty of) the king to furnish the 
remuneration for all the magistrates; such remuneration 
shall be yearly given, for their vigilance in making straight 
that which was crooked. 
