History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v4.c63.729.3

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in default of these the other partners may take it and in default of them the king may take it after waiting for ten years to see whether any heir or claimant turns up. Kātyāyana⁸⁰⁹ states that in the case of artisans who together carry out some work, those among them who are directors of new methods get four shares, those who are adepts in the craft three shares, those who have studied the craft two shares and the apprentices only one share. Whatever is given to strangers by all together (i. e. by the partnership firm) should be claimed back by the firm as such; any single partner should not claim it; if he does so he will lose his share of the profit⁸¹⁰. Some rules are prescribed by Bṛ. that among dancers, singers and musicians, the singers get equal shares; while those who beat the tune only get half share each; similarly in the joint construction of a mansion or a temple the head of the artisans gets two shares. An artisan⁸¹¹ (*śilpin*) is one who manufactures or works upon gold, silver, yarn, wood, stone and hides or one who has mastered one of the (64) arts. If a king has ordered a band of adventurers from among his subjects to make a plundering expedition in enemy country, Bṛ. (in V. R. p. 125) and Kāt. (633-635)⁸¹² prescribe that the king gets one tenth (⅙ acc.