Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-02

shall be fined 100 pesos. which go to the
state: if he cannot pay this fine. his person
shall be seized.
woman. or kiss her. or lay hand upon her
with Iewd intention. and the woman. at
once notifies her husband or his relatives.
then the man only shall be fined 1UD peso !:
the fine to be divided between the husband
and the state.
If a man abduct a woman not married. or
forciby detain her person. or lay hand upon
her. with the intention of marrying her. he
shall be fined 30 pesos, twenty of which
shall go to the state. The dowry shall be
the same as that of the woman's mother
when she married. but there shall be no
additional expenses.
If man have Illicit intercourse with an
unmarried woman. and the latter inform
the chief or her relatives of 1t. or such IN
tercourse becomes known through other
persons. both the man and the woman snail
be fined. the man 30 pesos twenty of which
shall go to the state. the woman 10 pesos,
which shall go to the state.
If husband find himself deceived in mar
riage. his wife not being virgin. the dowry
he paid for her shall be returned to him,
but not the costs of the marriage feast.
This pertain S only to cases where formal
engagement of marriage existed. In case or
abductisn or any marriage with previous
formal engagement. no deception can be
pleaded.
If slave commit adultery with free
married woman. or lay hand upon her with
erty of the womans husband.
If free man commit adultery with
married slave. or lay hand upon her with
lewd intention. he shall be fined 100 pesos:
IL the woman inform about it. the fine shall
be divided between her husband and the
state: II not, then the whole tine shall go
to the state.
If male slave commit adultery with
married female slave, or lay hand upon her
with lewd intention. he shall become the
property of the owner of the female slave
If slave have Illicit intercourse with an
unmarried female slave. their fine shall be
half of that of a free person in such case
ARTICLE ".
If a person abuse or insult another person
without cause or provacation. upon COM
plant of the injured party the guilty party
shall be fined 10 pesos. This refers 10
adults only Children shall not be fined.
If grown person take part in such incl
dent between children and bodily hurt a
child he shall be- fined. but II chiio huT.
the adult the child shall not be fined. If
women only are concerned. the case is the
same as with children.
ARTICLE V.-RELATING TO SALE OK
EXCHANGE OF PROPERTY. Such
AS SLAVES. CATTLE. HORSES
ARMS. ETC.
whatsoever buys. sells or exchanges prop
erty without having such transaction VIII
messed by a chief or a representative OF d
chief shall be fined 20 pesos. because WHO
ever buys or sells stolen property Is as
much guilty as the thief: the property thus
sold shall be confiscated by the state Even
A person of rank cannot buy or sell with
out having such transaction Witnessed VI
he shall he fined like others.
ARTICLE VI.
ANY person preferring a false claim to
property or suing another person wrongly
for debt, or knowingly bringing false
charge against another person. shall be
fined the same for stealing.
ARTICLE VII
xx-,uo,,or yroperty from another
person without authority from chief shall
forfeit every and any claim he may nave
to said property or against its owner.
If any person disobey an order OF MS
chief the latter may order the seizure or
any or all property of said person. VINO
shall lose and forfeit all claims to said
property.
person shall be fined 10 pesos, the fine to be
divided equally between the chief ana the
state: the property thus seized shall be re-
stored to its owner.
If people have quarrel and use weapons.
and a person not party to the quarrei pc
killed all participants in the quarrel shall
be fined for murder: if such person be
wounded only the fine shall be half of that
imposed for murder and additional ~ pesos.
which go to the state.
Whoever attacks a house without an
order from a chief. and kills or wounds.
shall be fined for murder and pay an add
tional fine of 20 pesos, which go to the
killed or wounded they have no complaint.
If only property is damaged the fine shall
be ~ pesos and the damage shall also be
paid for, every person taking part in such
an attack shall be fined 20 pesos. but the
leader shall pay for all the damage.
VIII.-RELATING TO DEBTS.
The creditor shall be careful and make
inquiries of the friends or any person know
ing the would-be debtor. and shall inform
the relatives of the debtor; if he does not
inform the relatives of the debtor and the
debtor dies the debt is Cancelled, because
the family of the debtor cannot be left in
payment of the debt: but if there be prop
erty other than the family left by the
debtor then the debt. if just, shall be paid.
Debt shall become annulled after three
years between persons living in the same
but if they live in countries parted
by sea then not in that case the debt must
be paid
ARTICLE TX
If any person find any property. such as
runaway slaves. or Strayed animals or any
other lost property. the owner shall pay for
its recovery reward of 10 per cent of its
value: but if such property be found in the
country where it was lost or ran away or
strayed no reward shall be paid for it's re-
turn. Any person finding property will
make the fact known. and deliver said
to the chief or its owner: any per-
son failing to do either has committed
shall go TO the state. This applies to land
and seq.
The fines mentioned in this law book
going to the state shall be divided equally
between the chief who tried the case and
the state. The chiefs will take good care
of the share belonging to the state; who
ever hides or steals the share belonging
to the state shall be cursed on earth and in
heaven
ARTICLE X-PERTAINING TO THE
ADMINISTRATION OF THIS LAW
BY YOU. THE SCBCHIEFS OF
THE PANGLIMAS.
If any person come to you with a suit
do your utmost to do justice-that means
obey the seven laws of the Mohammedan
faith, so the parties have no cause to APP
peal If any party come to another chief
and complain of an unjust sentence. that
chief must not at once take up the case
but first make inquiries of the chief who
tried the case: If he has made such proper
inquiries and finds the first sentence I'M
just. then he must not at once set aside
that sentence. but both the chiefs, he who
tried the case and he to whom 1t was ap-
pealed, shall confer together so as to
rive at just sentence; il they cannot
agree. then both shall go to the panglima.
and IL the latter be unable to find SEN
tence. he and the other two chiefs will re-
fer the case to the sultan
But If the chief to whom the appeal Is
made change sentence without confer
ring first with the chief who first tried the
case. the change of sentence shall be in
valid.
Any person who tries a case without be-