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Art. 70. 



■ If a brother of the Hung-league has introduced a ,/little friend" ( x ) into the league, and 

 they do not amend afterwards, hut go about as before, and bring in this way disgrace upon 

 the reputation of the Hung-league, both of them shall be put to death. 



Art. 71. 



If a brother of the Hung-league has been intrusted with the wife and children of anothcr 

 brother, and he takes, covetously, money from an acquaintance or friend, and, averting his 

 eyes, allows him to commit adultery with them, he shall be put to death. 



Art. 72. 



If a brother of the Hung-league has been intrusted with the wife, children and property 

 of a deceased brother, and he cherishes affcerwards wicked thoughts, and forces her to remarry, 

 that he may get her property, he shall be punished with the loss of one ear. ( 2 ) 



SECTION II. 



THE TWENTY ONE AETICLES 01 THE REGULATIONS. ( 3 ) 



Art. 1. 



He who blasphemes the Gods, disobeys his parents, beats or insults his superiors, or insults, 

 with vile language or bad words, the parents of others, shall be punished, according to law, 

 with 72 blows. 



Art. 2. 



He who, relying upon his power, oppresses the weak; who assists the police in their bad 

 proceedings; who conspires with other people to steal the property of a brother, or assists them 

 to cheat a brother out of his goods and riches, shall be punished, according to law, with the 

 loss of one ear and 72 blows. 



Art. 3. 



If a brother of the Hung-league quarrels with one's own brother or lights with a mem- 

 ber of one's own family or with a stranger, it is allo wed to give a signal (to call the brethern 

 together), in order to separate them. He who, pretending ignorance, has separated them for- 

 cibly, and helped the stranger, shall be punished, according to law, with 108 heavy blows. 



(*) Catamite. 



( £ ) According to Chinese law, a widow who remarries is obliged to give up to her children the property 

 of her first husband, which she has adininistrated during her widowhood. 



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