Book III: Different ways of acquiring property

The taker who is discharged by the fortuitous event is still liable to account for the hides of the animals.

If the livestock perishes in its entirety through no fault of the lessee, the loss shall be for the lessor. If only part of it perishes, the loss shall be borne jointly, according to the price of the original valuation and that of the valuation at the expiry of the livestock.

It may not be stipulated: That the lessee shall bear the total loss of the livestock, though it happen by fortuitous event and through no fault of his. Or that he shall bear, in the loss, a greater share than in the profit. Or that the lessor will take, at the end of the lease, something more than the livestock he has provided. Any similar agreement is void. The lessee…

The lessee may not dispose of any beast of the herd, either of the land or of the growth, without the consent of the lessor, who may not himself dispose of them without the consent of the lessee.

When livestock is given to someone else’s farmer, it must be notified to the owner from whom that farmer derives; otherwise he may seize it and have it sold for what his farmer owes him.

The lessee may not mow without notifying the lessor.

If there is no time fixed by the agreement for the duration of the herd, it is deemed done for three years.

The lessor may request termination earlier if the lessee does not fulfil his obligations.

At the end of the lease, or when it is terminated, the lessor shall take animals of each species, so as to obtain the same stock of livestock as that which he has surrendered, in particular as regards the number, breed, age, weight and quality of the animals: the surplus shall be shared. If there are not enough animals to reconstitute the stock of livestock as defined above, the parties…