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.
Human translation — Attalus.org
Latin / Greek Original
TRAIANUS PLINIO
Quo iure uti debeant Bithynae vel Ponticae civitates in iis pecuniis, quae ex quaque causa rei publicae debebuntur, ex lege cuiusque animadvertendum est. Nam, sive habent privilegium, quo ceteris creditoribus anteponantur, custodiendum est, sive non habent, in iniuriam privatorum id dari a me non oportebit.
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