Page:History of India Vol 9.djvu/67

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MAGISTRATES AND ARTISANS 41 the deaths and births of persons both of good and bad character may not be concealed. The fourth division consists of those who have to do with sales and exchanges. They have charge of SAWING TIMBER. measures and of the sale of products in season, duly regulated by stamp. The same person is not allowed to deal in various kinds of articles, unless he pays a double tax. The fifth division presides over works of artisans, and disposes of articles, as regulated by stamp. New articles are sold separately from the old, and there is a fine imposed for mixing them together. The sixth and last division comprises those who col-