pted present or favour from no man from whom I can suspect that this
has been given or done in order to persuade me in favour of the giver or
favourer in my sentence, and forthwith to consider only the maintenance
of law, right and order, to the furtherance of the prosperity and
welfare of this Republic."

ARTICLE 126.--The Field-Cornets as much as possible settle the
differences between the inhabitants of their districts, and prevent the
bringing of processes. For this end every one is entitled to summon for
this purpose the person with whom he is at variance at a time to be
fixed by the Field-Cornet. The Field-Cornet's costs shall be paid by the
parties according to a tariff.

ARTICLE 127.--All sentences in civil as well as in criminal
cases are delivered in public, and executed in the name of the people of
the South African Republic. Punishments which can be inflicted on white
criminals in this Republic are:--

1. Imprisonment;

2. Hard Labour, with or without irons, according to the nature of the
case;

3. Transportation or Exile; and

4. Death.

No white man can be condemned to lashes on the body, if not expressly so
fixed by law.

ARTICLE 128.--The plaintiffs in appeal shall pay, in case their
appeal be found groundless or be refused, for an appeal from the
sentence of the Landrost's Court 5 Rds. If it appear afterwards that
this appeal is good, then that money is returned.

ARTICLE 129.--The copies of the documents filed by parties
shall be made up by the clerks, and each page thereof shall have 25
lines, and each line, taking one with another, contain twelve syllables;
the clerks shall charge two shillings and four pence for every page.

ARTICLE 130.--In case any one is not able to carry on a case,
and nevertheless thinks he has good grounds for so doing, he shall serve
a written petition to that end upon the Landrost of the Court, before
which he must bring his case. That Court shall grant him the right of
carrying on his case, and exempt him from the payment of law costs,
provided:

(_a_) He has produced a written proof from his Field-Cornet and two of
his neighbors that he is not able to carry it on;

(_b_) That the Court, after a preliminary examination of his demand, and
after having heard the opposite party thereupon, has found that his
demand may be well founded.

ARTICLE 131.--The sittings of the Courts of law shall be held:
Those of the Landrosts every day from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

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