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VI. Concerning Buying and Selling, or Barter. 
When a man buys or exchanges goods, let the agree¬ 
ment be deliberately and fairly made. When the bargain 
is finally and satisfactorily made, if one retains his (the 
article received,) and the other takes away his (the article 
given,) but after a short season returns it, the other 
(person) shall not take it again, unless he desires to do 
so ; if agreeable to him to take it, it is with himself. If it 
be an article, the damage or defects of which were not 
perceived at the time of exchanging, but after he had 
taken it to his house were discovered, it is right that it be 
returned; but if the defects were known at the time of 
bartering, and when taken to the house were reconsidered, 
and then returned, it shall not be received. 
VII. Concerning the Disregard of the Sabbath. 
For a man to work on the Sabbath is a great crime be¬ 
fore God. Work that cannot be deferred, such as dress¬ 
ing food when a sick person desires warm or fresh food, 
this it is right to do; but not such work as erecting 
houses, building canoes, cultivating land, catching fish, 
and every other employment that can be deferred. Let 
none travel about to a long distance on the Sabbath. For 
those who desire to hear a preacher, on the day of food 
(the preceding day) it is proper to travel. If inconvenient 
to journey on the preceding day, it is proper to travel on 
the Sabbath (to attend public worship;) but not to wander 
about to a great distance (to different villages) on the 
Sabbath. The individual who shall persist in following 
these prohibited occupations, shall be warned by the 
magistrates not to do so; but if he w r ill not regard, he 
shall be set to work, such as making a piece of road 
fifty fathoms long, and two fathoms wide. If, after this, 
he work again on the Sabbath, let it be one furlong. 
VIII. Concerning Rebellion, or Stirring up War. 
The man who shall. cause war to grow, shall secretly 
circulate false reports, shall secretly alienate the affections 
of the people from their lawful sovereign, or employ any 
other means for actually promoting rebellion, the man 
who acts thus shall be brought to trial ; and if convicted 
of stirring up rebellion, he shall be sent to his own district 
or island, and if he there again stir up rebellion, his sen¬ 
tence shall be a furlong of road. If he repeat the offence, 
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