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Des délits et peines correctionnelles

Criminal Law
Titre I: Des délits et peines de simple police et de police correctionnelle (On Simple Police and Correctional Offenses and Penalties)
Chapitre II: Des délits et peines correctionnelles (On Correctional Offenses and Penalties)

Toute personne qui tient maison publique, tel que café, auberge, bains publics, répond de tous les vols commis chez elle; et indépendamment de la restitution ou du payement des objets volés, elle sera punie d'une année de détention au ban du roi; s'il y a complicité, elle sera condamnée à la peine encourue par le voleur.

Life lesson: Run a café, inn, or bathhouse? You're responsible for every theft on your premises — one year in prison plus restitution. If you're in on it, you get the thief's full penalty.
Notes: Innkeeper/operator strict liability: responsible for all vols on premises. 1 year ban du roi + restitution/payment. Complicité: thief's penalty. Vicarious liability principle.
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