CHAPTER 24. -- Decree on Atamans and Cossacks. In It Are 3 Articles.

1. Concerning atamans and cossacks who proceed to sue someone, or enter a defense against someone: compile the decree for them in judicial and in all legal cases after trial, and according to the documents, and after investigation, that is necessary.

Do not collect the sovereign's fees from the losing litigant [in suits] for 12 rubles and less. But if a suit exceeds 12 rubles: collect the sovereign's fees from that suit from atamans and cossacks according to statute.

And for dishonors to atamans and cossacks, [when] someone injures their honor in some way: exact [the dishonor compensation] equal to their cash compensation entitlements. Concerning those paid in kind: those shall exact 5 rubles for the dishonors.

2. The elders of the gunsmiths shall exact 5 rubles each for dishonors. Rank and file gunsmiths shall exact 4 rubles each for dishonors.

[Decree on Statutory Prices]

3. If the price of something is not written down in the pleas, insert the price for that according to this decree:

Horse, 8 rubles

Nogai mare, 6 rubles

Nogai foal, 3 rubles

Gelding, 4 rubles

Russian mare, 3 rubles

Russian three-year-old foal, 1.50 rubles

Similarly, Russian three-year-old mare, 1.50 rubles

Cow, 2 rubles

Bull, 2 rubles

Yearling calf, .60 ruble

Pig, or fattened hog, .60 ruble

Yearling suckling-pig, .15 ruble

Sheep, .20 ruble

Ram, .15 ruble

Young ram, .09 ruble

Four- or five-year-old billy goat, .50 ruble

Three-year-old billy goat, .40 ruble

Yearling billy goat,.25 ruble

Nanny goat, .25 ruble

Young goat, .09 ruble

Establish the price for any grain as they proceed to purchase grain in the market in that year.

Live goose, .10 ruble

Slaughtered goose, .06 ruble

Live duck, .06 ruble

Slaughtered duck, .04 ruble

Indian hen, .20 ruble

Russian chicken, .04 ruble