Letter 10109: The legal position of the cities of Bithynia and Pontus, in getting in moneys which may be due to them for any...
Trajan to Pliny.
The legal position of the cities of Bithynia and Pontus, in getting in moneys which may be due to them for any reason, must be determined by consulting the special laws of each city. If they possess the privilege of ranking as preferential creditors, it must be respected ; if they do not, then I will not think of granting it to the detriment of private creditors.
Modern English rendering for readability. See the 19th-century translation or original Latin/Greek for scholarly use.
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