Certaines remarques sur la loi sur les mines du Despote Stefan Lazarevic de l'annee 1412
Part of : Balkan studies : biannual publication of the Institute for Balkan Studies ; Vol.22, No.2, 1981, pages 269-274
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Certain remarks on the law of mines of the Despot Stefan Lazarevic in the year 1412
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The cyrillic manuscript of the Law of mines of Stefen Lazarevic is a uniquespeciment, written late in the 16th century in Turkish occupied Serbia.Originally it was issued by the Serbian despot in 1412. There is an extendedTurkish translation of the law dated in the later part of the 16th century, anda latin version of it written in Cipioveó of Western Bulgaria in 1638.The law was issued for the mines of Novo Brdo, the largest mining centerin Medieval Serbia. The exploitation of the mines was done according to thesame system as in Central Europe. All miners had special priviledges. Theirrelationships with the government as well as their own were regulated basedon the above mentioned Law. The government through its agents of jus regabe,gave permission for the exploitation of the mines. Each individual mine wasdivided in 64 equal parts. The owners of each part were parthners. Each ownerhad the right to use its earnings the way it pleased him. All possible disagreementsbetween miners were to be solved by special court-houses. Because ofthe complicated work patterns, the miners were frequently in disagreement.The role of the legislator was to solve the problems quickly for the benefitof the mines.
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Δεσπότης Stefan Lazarevic 1412
