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Art. 23. 



If a brother of the Hung-league, falsely and maliciously, incites other brethern with lies and 

 deceitful language to go to court, and causes them to become implacable foes, he shall be pu- 

 nished with 108 heavy blows. 



Art. 24. 



If a brother of the Hnng-league gathers money under a falsename, or, by falsely telling good 

 or bad, true or false things, collects contributions from the brethern, and purloins this money 

 for his own use, he shall be punished with 108 heavy blows. 



Art. 25. 



If a brother of the Hung-league, passing along the road, sees the corpse of another brother, 

 and if he has collected money from the brethern, but does not bury this corpse, it is a case 

 of swindling/ and he who has spent the money of the brethern shall lose both his ears. 



Art. 26. 



If the brethern of the Hung-league see that a brother is seized for a crime by the govern- 

 mental soldiers and is transported, and if they do not advance and free him forcibly and pre- 

 vent the soldiers, they shall be punished with 108 heavy blows. 



Art. 27. 



If brethern of the Hung-league travel or sleep together, and it happens during their pas- 

 sage that wicked people wish to injure them, they ought to assist each other. 



If the one does not care for the other, and, knowing it fortuitously beforehand, escapes 



the danger, but suffers his brother to be injured by them, he shall be punished with 108 



heavy blows. 



Art. 28. 



If a brother of the Hung-league, coveting extraordinary profits, wheedles another brother 

 out of his money, clothes or goods, and he flies with it abroad, he shall, if detected and sei- 

 zed, be punished with the loss of one ear. 



Art. 29. 



If a brother of the Hung-league ravishes the male and female slaves, or the children and 

 daughters of another brother, or carries off his oxen and horses, and sells them in another 

 district or place, he shall be put to death. 



Art. 30. 



If a brother of the Hung-league has borrowed money, clothes or goods from another bro- 

 ther, he ought to return them. If he, relying upon his power, does not give them back, 

 and insults or beats the brother, he shall be punished with 72 heavy blows. 



Art. 31. 

 If a brother, at the time that a lodge is held, wishes to introducé a new member to he 

 amliated, he ought to inform himself well. If this man (the new member) has been formerly 



