118. In jure continetur, ne quis in administratione
constitutus aliquid compararet. Cod. Theod. 1. viii. tit.
xv. leg. 1. This maxim of common law was enforced by a
series of edicts (see the remainder of the title) from
Constantine to Justin. From this prohibition, which is
extended to the meanest officers of the governor, they
except only clothes and provisions. The purchase within five
years may be recovered; after which, on information, it
devolves to the treasury.