This edition was translated by Leonard William King in 1903. Some portions of the text have been lost in the intervening centuries; these are designated with […].
Taylor died at 10:35 p.m. on July 9, 1850. He was 65 years old. After his death, Vice President Fillmore assumed the presidency and completed Taylor’s term, which ended on March 4, 1853.
If any one ensnare another, putting a ban upon him, but he can not prove it, then he that ensnared him shall be put to death.