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righu may beeome herÍtable, by the Cupemning of an

heritable Cecurily: Thus, a lum due by a perronal bond

beeomes berilable, by the ereditor'saeeepting aa herilable

right for Cteuriag it, or by adjudg,ng upoo

11,

7, Heritable righls do not beeoOlc moreable by aeceC·

Cory

moveable Ceeurities, the herilable right being inCueh

caCe the

JUI

n.hi/

;ul,

which drau's the other after il.

Cerlain Cubjel!s pamke, in different reCpeE!!, of

the nature bOlh of heril¡ble and Oloveable. PerConal

boods

are

moveable in reCpel! of Cueeeffion, but heritable

as to the

6fk,

aad hulbaod and ",ife. Al! bonds, whe·

ther mmly perfonal, or even heritable, on whieh 00 CciGn

has fol!owed, may be affcéled at the Cuit of ereditor!,

eilher by adjudieatioo, which is a diligence proper tO he·

ritage; or byarrenmeot, which is peculiarto moveables.

Bood, Ceeluding exeCUlors, though

~hey

d&end to the

cremlor's heir, are payable by the deblor's executors,

wilhout rdief againlllhe heir; fince the debtor's CucceC–

lion canoot be afl'el!ed by the denination of the creditor.

Al! quemons, whether a right be heritable or more–

able, mun be dmrmined according to the condilion of

tbe Cubjeél at thetime of the ancenor's dmb. If it was

hrritable at that period, it mun belong tO the heir; if

Dloveable, it mun fall tO the exeeutor, without regard

tOany altemions that may hare affeéled the Cubjeél in

the iotermediate period betweeo the ancenor's dmh aod

tbe compttitioo.

Tit.

JO.

O/ tbe Conjlitution o/ beritable RigblJ

Charler al/d Seifin.

HEtITABLS rights are gomoed by the feudal law,

...hich owed in origin, or at lean

il!

6rn improvemeols,

io the Longobards; whofe k;ogs, upon haviog peneumd

intO ltaly, the bener to preferve tbeir conquens, made

grann to their priocipal commaoders of great pan of

Ihe conqumd provinm, 10 be again Cubdi.ided by them

among the lower oflims, uoder the cooditioos of tidelity

,aod military Ce"ice.

2 .

The feudal coonilutioos and uCages were 6rll reo,

duced ioto writiog, about the year 1I SO, by twO lawyers

<lf Milao, ander Ihe title of

CM/ut/ud;nu Ftud.rum.

Nooe of the German Emperors appnr to hne expreCsly

co06rmed this eolleélioo by thdr authority; bUI it· is

¡ enmJly agreed, tbat

had their tacit approbation, aod

",a.s cooGdered as Ihe eu/lomary feu jal law of all the

conolries Cubjel! tO Ihe empire. oOlhercouotryhas

e.er

ackoowledged IbeCe boou (or their law; but each /late

'has

formed tO il(elf Cuch a fyllem of feudal rules, as bell

'Ogreed whh tbe geoius o( il! owo coallilUlioo. lo feudal

quemoos, therefore, we are governed, io tbe 6rll place,

by our owo natutes and cunoros; ",here there failus, we

hare regard to tbe prolliee of oeighbooriog couotries, iC

egeoiws of!heir law appearl 10 be tbe Carne witb oura;

aod /hoold !he quellion /líll rcmaio doublfol, we may

have re(oQrCe

lhofe \I'OlleO books of tbe feul, as to

• the origioal pt.o

wbich all feudal

{yOems

bm pro·

, ceded.

10is military gUDt got tbe name, 6rn of

6tntjti." ,

¡nd aCmvmds

{tudum;

aod

"'as

de6ced a gra\oitous

ht tO !he properly of l¡ods, Ilude

uDd~r

tbe coDdiúOIlS

of feallY and military Cmice, to be performed tO the

gnoter by Ihe

re~eiver;

the

r~dical

righl of Ihe

I~ndl

!Iill remaining

inth~

gr.nter. Vnder IJnds, in Ihis de6·

nition, are cOlOprehended all righu 01 fu ' jeéls

con–

neaed witb land,

th~l

they are deemed a pan thmor

houCes, milis, 6lhings, junCdl.!llons, palronages,

&(.

Though feus in their original nlture w re gratuilous. ther.

Coon became the Cubjel! of commerce; (erviees uf aciVIl

or rcligious Iúnd were freqeuntly

{ub~iluted

in place of

O1ilitary; and nolV, or a long time, Cmic.s ofemy kind

have been enlirely diCpenCed IVith, in ceruin

feuJ~1

te–

nur~s.

He who makes the granl is cal!ed the Cuperior,

and he IVho

recei.es

it Ihe

v¡If~1.

Tbe Cubjeél of the

grant is commonly e.llcd Ihe feu; Ihough that

rd is

al other times, in our law; ured 10 figniCy one particular

tenure. See Tit. 11 . The interen retained by thefu–

perior in Ihe feu is nyled

dQm;niuf/I

d;rtflUIII,

or the Cu–

periorilY; and Ihe interen acquired by the valfJI,

d' mi–

niunl u/;/t,

or Ihe propeny.

he word

fte

is promif–

cuouOyapplled 10 bOlh.

Allodial goods are oproCed to ftus; by which are

underllood, gouds enjoyed by Ihe owner, indepeodeOl of

a {uperior.

AII

mOfe. ble eoods are allodial; lands on–

Iy are

Co,

when tbey are

gi.en

withOUl the condilion of

feallY or homage. By the feujal Cynem, the Cuvereign,

who is the founuin of feudal rights, rcferves to himCelf

the {uperiorilY of all Ihe laoda or which he makes the

graol; {o thal, Wilh us, no Iaods are allodi..l, excepl

thoCe

the King's own property, the fuperioritieswhlch

lhe King re{eTVes in the properly.landa of his jubje

and maoCes ind gleb.s, the right of which is complca!–

ed by lhe prelbytery's defignalion, ,"ithoul any feu ..

granl.

S. Every perCon who is in Ihe righl of ao immoveable

{ubjeél, provided hehas Ihe Cree adminillmion of his e;

lIate, aod is OOt debarred by natute, pr by Ihe nature

his right, may diCpoCe

il to another. Ndy, a valf ..l,

tbough he bas only Ihe

d.m;n;um u/i/t,

can {ubCeu hlj

propertytO a Cubulfal by a {ub..hern righl, and thereby

r'ai{e a oew

d.m;n;ul/I dirdlum

in him{elf, Cubordinate

to tbar which is in his fuperior; and

;~fl,;I.III.

The talfal who thus rubfeus, il lIed lhe fubvalf.I·, Im–

mediate Coperior, and tbe valf.l's {uperior is tbe fuUv..C–

{al's mediale Cuperior.

AlI perCons who are oot diCabled by la·..., O1'y ae·

quire and enjoy Ceudal righs. Papins cannal por ¡fe a

Iaod enm by any voluDury deed. Alíenl, who owe al–

legiance to a foreign princc, cannol hold a feudal r

ghl

witboOl oaloralizatioo; aodtherefore, where Cuch po,i–

lege was iOleoded

be gi,en tO f¡yourcd oaucns or per–

foos, lIatales

naturallzali"n were oectlf.,y, ellher g-.–

neral, or fpeciaJ; or at Icall, leltm of ouunloution by

tbe fovereigo.

Every bcritableCubjeél, capable of cornmercc,

may

be granled io {eu. Prom this gen r..

rul~

e,·

(epled,

l .

Tbe anoued propeny of the Clown, whieh

is 001 alienable withnat • prCfioul d Ifolulíon

p.,Ir.–

men!.

Tailzled land" .,hích

are

dtvífed un.fcr

coodilion tbat lhey /hall 001 be alicned.

3...

\ n

eflm

~(r:J;w,

j#(tn/t

canno be clfcltu.dly alicoed

hdr·a

par DI

(i.

r. DOI cDter

d) ; b'

ala.n.tion

bt~