14 CONSTITUTION OF THE NEGRI SEMBILAN. 



either Lawgiver appeals to Us by presenting himself before 

 Us, then We are bound to interfere and to settle the matter 

 with justice, but if the officers of the Four Lawgivers or their 

 subjects come to present themselves before Us to make com- 

 plaint or petition Us in writing, We shall not in future enter- 

 tain their complaints. 



5. When the festivals of Hari Raya and Hari Raya Haji 

 are celebrated according to ancient custom, the Four Lawgivers 

 will not come to present themselves before Us at Our Astana, 

 at Sri Menanti, but will each celebrate his own festivals, 

 according to ancient custom, in his own State. Always 

 provided that, on great occasions such as ceremonies of 

 Marriage or Circumcision, if We invite the Four Lawgivers 

 they shall carry out Our wishes in their entirety. 



6. In the event of the death of the Yang di per Tuan, 

 the Four Lawgivers shall bring, as an offering, gold in such 

 amount as is befitting, such offering being provided by the 

 Government of the Negri Sembilan. 



7. Moreover the Four Lawgivers, in conjunction with 

 each other and with their hereditary officers, shall elect one of 

 the royal princes and instal him as Yang di per Tuan in the 

 same manner and in accordance with the customs and 

 constitution under which the former Yang di per Tuan was 

 installed. 



BE IT SO. 



Written on the 29th day of April, 1898, that is on the 

 8th day of Zil-haijah, 1315. 



The date fixed for the ceremony was Saturday, the 7th 

 of May, 1898. The procedure to be followed in summoning 

 the four Lawgivers to Sri Menanti was adopted as closely 

 as time permitted. 



We had to take it for granted that the Tungku Besar had 

 sent for the Dato' Ulu Muar, Dato' Terachi, Dato' Jempol and 

 Dato' Gunong Pasir, and had announced to them that a Yam 

 Tuan was about to be placed upon the throne. 



Jour. Straits Branch 



