1 There was no law on the statute books which would execute an Afro-American for wounding a white man, but the "unwritten law" did.
2 Two years was the "statute of limitations," and after that the victim could not sue.
3 The Grand Master began reading the statutes.
4 He managed to follow only the last words of the statutes and these remained in his mind.
5 Moreover, the words of the masonic statutes, "be kindly and courteous," recurred to him.
6 Hoar Faith and Vesta, Quirinus and Remus brothers again, shall deliver statutes.
7 Trojan Acestes, rejoicing in his kingdom, appoints a court and gathers his senators to give them statutes.
8 He gathered together the unruly race scattered on the mountain heights, and gave them statutes, and chose Latium to be their name, since in these borders he had found a safe hiding-place.