<TEI xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" xmlns:py="http://codespeak.net/lxml/objectify/pytype" py:pytype="TREE"><text><body><div type="translation" n="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0027.tlg001.perseus-eng2" xml:lang="eng"><div type="textpart" subtype="part" n="Proof"><div type="textpart" subtype="section" xml:base="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0027.tlg001.perseus-eng2" n="83"><p><quote type="decree" rend="center"><label><add>Decree.</add></label>—On the motion of Teisamenus<note resp="Loeb" anchored="true">One of the 500 Nomothetae.</note> the People decreed that <placeName key="perseus,Athens">Athens</placeName> be governed as of old, in accordance with the laws of Solon, his weights and his measures, and in accordance with the statutes of Draco, which we used aforetime. Such further laws as may be necessary shall be inscribed upon tables by the Nomothetae elected by the Council and named hereafter, exposed before the Tribal Statutes for all to see, and handed over to the magistrates during the present month.</quote></p></div></div></div></body></text></TEI>