Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-01-24
CiviL LAW or MOSES.

. have onu o9sct IN view, viz. 10 pre-
vent the accumulation N wealth In a
few hands. All property, hut partic.
ularly real estate, was ~ remain In the
family who hal originally obtained It..
rher. are laws on the inheritance OF
property, on the possession and tenure
Of land, and on the price ~ property.
The law u inheritance wu, brief
-t,icd, that tue frstborn son was en-.
titled 70 double share VI tho property.
but II tho deceased had no son, the
daughters Inherited him, and II he had
no children his property went to his
nearest relative thus;
"If n man die, ani have no son. thon
ye shall cause his inheritance 10 pas To
his daughter. And II he have no dangh-
tor, thon ~ shall give hi. inner itancc TO
his brethren. And n he have no broth
ron. then, ye shall give hls inheritance TO
his fathers brethren. Aud II his nsihor
have no brethren, then ye shall give his
inheritance unto his klndsman that Is
next IN him OF his family, and he shall
possess It," Numb. xviii ell.
Concerning the sale Of property the
following regulations were given:
II house In walled city hal been
sold, tho seller or hrs friends had
right TO redeem II within one year from
the date on which It was sold. II not
redeemed within ono year, the pur-
chaser had right 10 retain II forever an
his own property.
A house situated outside walled
city could b. redeemed ut any time,
and was to bc restored 10 tho original
owner at the year Of jubilee.
Thc sime rule applies to fields. They
were TO DO returned every year Of
jubilee. 1- 1.
Lanisand houses belonging to the
l.evltes could also DO redeemed at any
tluie. Al such property was, there
fore, practically not sslcablc, and the
fclisarroundng the forty.clyht cities
Or tho Leyites could not 10 sold under
any circumstances. Lev. XIV.
% Concerning the price Of property the
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Ing to the number Of years after the Jubl-
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according unto tho nun Der OF wears OF
the fruits he shalt sell unto thee, Accord.
Ing TO tho multitude Of years thou shalt
Increase The price thereof and according
10 tho iewnr-s OF years 'hou shait diniin'
l-h tue price 'hercoh Tor according TO the
number OF 'he years oil tho irui' zoos ne
sell unto tho'"--l'oV' XIV; li-lo'
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