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parental　right　to　command；　as　well　as　all　claim　to　repayment　for　their

previous　care　and　trouble；　for　which　care　and　trouble；　after　the

process　of　education　is　complete；　they　can　only　appeal　to　the

children；　by　way　of　any　claim；　on　the　ground　of　the　obligation　of

gratitude　as　a　duty　of　virtue。

　　From　the　fact　of　personality　in　the　children；　it　further　follows

that　they　can　never　be　regarded　as　the　property　of　the　parents；　but

only　as　belonging　to　them　by　way　of　being　in　their　possession；　like

other　things　that　are　held　apart　from　the　possession　of　all　others　and

that　can　be　brought　back　even　against　the　will　of　the　subjects。

Hence　the　right　of　the　parents　is　not　a　purely　real　right；　and　it　is

not　alienable　（jus　personalissimum）。　But　neither　is　it　a　merely

personal　right；　it　is　a　personal　right　of　a　real　kind；　that　is；　a

personal　right　that　is　constituted　and　exercised　after　the　manner　of　a

real　right。

　　It　is　therefore　evident　that　the　title　of　a　personal　right　of　a　real

kind　must　necessarily　be　added；　in　the　science　of　right；　to　the　titles

of　real　right　and　personal　right；　the　division　of　rights　into　these

two　being　not　complete。　For；　if　the　right　of　the　parents　to　the

children　were　treated　as　if　it　were　merely　a　real　right　to　a　part　of

what　belongs　to　their　house；　they　could　not　found　only　upon　the　duty

of　the　children　to　return　to　them　in　claiming　them　when　they　run　away；

but　they　would　be　then　entitled　to　seize　them　and　impound　them　like

things　or　runaway　cattle。



　　　　　　　　　TITLE　III。　Household　Right。　（Master　and　Servant）

　　　　　　　30。　Relation　and　Right　of　the　Master　of　a　Household。



　　The　children　of　the　house；　who；　along　with　the　parents；　constitute　a

family；　attain　majority；　and　become　masters　of　themselves　（majorennes；

sui　juris）；　even　without　a　contract　of　release　from　their　previous

state　of　dependence；　by　their　actually　attaining　to　the　capability

of　self…maintenance。　This　attainment　arises；　on　the　one　hand；　as　a

state　of　natural　majority；　with　the　advance　of　years　in　the　general

course　of　nature；　and；　on　the　other　hand；　it　takes　form；　as　a　state　in

accordance　with　their　own　natural　condition。　They　thus　acquire　the

right　of　being　their　own　masters；　without　the　interposition　of　any

special　juridical　act；　and　therefore　merely　by　law　（lege）；　and　they

owe　their　parents　nothing　by　way　of　legal　debt　for　their　education；

just　as　the　parents；　on　their　side；　are　now　released　from　their

obligations　to　the　children　in　the　same　way。　Parents　and　children　thus

gain　or　regain　their　natural　freedom；　and　the　domestic　society；

which　was　necessary　according　to　the　law　of　right；　is　thus　naturally

dissolved。

　　Both　parties；　however；　may　resolve　to　continue　the　household；　but

under　another　mode　of　obligation。　It　may　assume　the　form　of　a　relation

between　the　bead　of　the　house；　as　its　master；　and　the　other　members　as

domestic　servants；　male　or　female；　and　the　connection　between　them

in　this　new　regulated　domestic　economy　（societas　herilis）　may　be

determined　by　contract。　The　master　of　the　house；　actually　or

virtually；　enters　into　contract　with　the　children；　now　become　major

and　masters　of　themselves；　or；　if　there　be　no　children　in　the

family；　with　other　free　persons　constituting　the　membership　of　the

household；　and　thus　there　is　established　domestic　relationship　not

founded　on　social　equality；　but　such　that　one　commands　as　master；

and　another　obeys　as　servant　（imperantis　et　subjecti　domestici）。

　　The　domestics　or　servants　may　then　be　regarded　by　the　master　of

the　household　as　thus　far　his。　As　regards　the　form　or　mode　of　his

possession　of　them；　they　belong　to　him　as　if　by　a　real　right；　for　if

any　of　them　run　away；　he　is　entitled　to　bring　them　again　under　his

power　by　a　unilateral　act　of　his　will。　But　as　regards　the　matter　of

his　right；　or　the　use　he　is　entitled　to　make　of　such　persons　as　his

domestics；　he　is　not　entitled　to　conduct　himself　towards　them　as　if　he

was　their　proprietor　or　owner　（dominus　servi）；　because　they　are　only

subjected　to　his　power　by　contract；　and　by　a　contract　under　certain

definite　restrictions。　For　a　contract　by　which　the　one　party　renounced

his　whole　freedom　for　the　advantage　of　the　other；　ceasing　thereby　to

be　a　person　and　consequently　having　no　duty　even　to　observe　a

contract；　is　self　contradictory；　and　is　therefore　of　itself　null　and

void。　The　question　as　to　the　right　of　property　in　relation　to　one

who　has　lost　his　legal　personality　by　a　crime　does　not　concern　us

here。

　　This　contract；　then；　of　the　master　of　a　household　with　his

domestics；　cannot　be　of　such　a　nature　that　the　use　of　them　could

ever　rightly　become　an　abuse　of　them；　and　the　judgement　as　to　what

constitutes　use　or　abuse　in　such　circumstances　the　is　not　left

merely　to　the　master；　but　is　also　competent　to　the　servants；　who　ought

never　to　be　held　in　bondage　or　bodily　servitude　as　slaves　or　serfs。

Such　a　contract　cannot；　therefore；　be　concluded　for　life；　but　in　all

cases　only　for　a　definite　period；　within　which　one　party　may

intimate　to　the　other　a　termination　of　their　connection。　Children；

however；　including　even　the　children　of　one　who　has　become　enslaved

owing　to　a　crime；　are　always　free。　For　every　man　is　born　free；　because

he　has　at　birth　as　yet　broken　no　law；　and　even　the　cost　of　his

education　till　his　maturity　cannot　be　reckoned　as　a　debt　which　he　is

bound　to　pay。　Even　a　slave；　if　it　were　in　his　power；　would　be　bound　to

educate　his　children　without　being　entitled　to　count　and　reckon　with

them　for　the　cost；　and　in　view　of　his　own　incapacity　for　discharging

this　function；　the　possessor　of　a　slave；　therefore；　enters　upon　the

obligation　which　he　has　rendered　the　slave　himself　unable　to　fulfil。



　　Here；　again；　as　under　the　first　two　titles；　it　is　clear　that　there

is　a　personal　right　of　a　real　kind；　in　the　relation　of　the　master　of　a

house　to　his　domestics。　For　he　can　legally　demand　them　as　belonging　to

what　is　externally　his；　from　any　other　possessor　of　them；　and　he　is

entitled　to　fetch　them　back　to　his　house；　even　before　the　reasons　that

may　have　led　them　to　run　away；　and　their　particular　right　in　the

circumstances；　have　been　juridically　investigated。



　　　　　　　　　SYSTEMATIC　DIVISION　OF　ALL　THE　RIGHTS　CAPABLE　OF

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　BEING　ACQUIRED　BY　CONTRACT。



　　　　　　　　　31。　Division　of　Contracts　Juridical　Conceptions

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　of　Money　and　a　Book。



　　It　is　reasonable　to　demand　that　a　metaphysical　science　of　right

shall　completely　and　definitely　determine　the　members　of　a　logical

division　of　its　conceptions　a　priori；　and　thus　establish　them　in　a

genuine　system。　All　empirical　division；　on　the　other　hand；　is　merely

fragmentary　partition；　and　it　leaves　us　in　uncertainty　as　to　whether

there　may　not　be　more　members　still　required　to　complete　the　whole

sphere　of　the　divided　conception。　A　division　that　is　made　according　to

a　principle　a　priori　may　be　called；　in　contrast　to　all　empirical

partitions；　a　dogmatic　division。

　　Every　contract；　regarded　in　itself　objectively；　consists　of　two

juridical　acts：　the　promise　and　its　acceptance。　Acquisition　by　the

latter；　unless　it　be　a　pactum　re　initum　which　requires　delivery；　is

not　a　part；　but　the　juridically　necessary　consequence　of　the　contract。

Considered　again　subjectively；　or　as　to　whether　the　acquisition；　which

ought　to　happen　as　a　necessary　consequence　according　to　reason；　will

also　follow；　in　fact；　as　a　physical　consequence；　it　is　evident　that

I　have　no　security　or　guarantee　that　this　will　happen　by　the　mere

acceptance　of　a　promise。　There　is；　therefore；　something　externally

required　connected　with　the　mode　of　the　contract；　in　reference　to

the　certainty　of　acquisition　by　it；　and　this　can　only　be　some

element　completing　and　determining　the　means　necessary　to　the

attainment　of　acquisition　as　realizing　the　purpose　of　the　contract。

And　in　his　connection　and　behoof；　three　persons　are　required　to

intervene…　the　promiser；　the　acceptor；　and　the　cauti