S U M A T R 'A. 1^7 
*^ The fine for bearing falfe witnefs, is twenty dollars and a buifaloc* 
? The puniiliment of perjury is left to the fiiperior powers (crang almf* 
Evidence here is not delivered on previous oath. ^ 
Inheritance, 
" If the father leaves a will, or declares before witneffes his intentions Lam of iahe* 
relative to his efFe6:s or eftate> his pleafure is co be followed in the 
dlflribucion of rJiera. 
If he dies inteftate, and without deelaring his intentions, the male 
children inherit, ihare and ibare alike, except that the houfc and 
pefakks (effeds on which, from various caufes, fuperftitious value is 
placed) devolve invariably to the eldeft. 
" The mother (if by jo&joor) and the daughters, are dependant on the 
fons. 
If a man, married by femmdoy dies, leaving children, the effects. re* 
main to the wife and children. If the woman dies, the effects remain 
to the huiband and children. If either dies^. leaving no children, the 
family of the deceafed is entitled to half the effects* 
O U T L A W R Y. 
Any perfon unwilling to be anfwerable for the debts or adtions of his of outlawry* 
fon, or other relation under his charge, may outlaw him, by which 
he, from that period, relinquifhes all family connexion with him, and 
is no longer refponlible for his conduct. 
The outlaw to be delivered up to the Refident or pangeran, accom- 
panied with his writ of outlawry, in duplicate, one copy to be lodged 
with the Refidentj and one with the outlaw's pambarab. 
The perfon who outlaws muft pay all debts to that day. 
" On amendment the outlaw may be recalled to his family, they pay- 
ing fuch debts as he may have concrajaed whilft outlawed, and redeem- 
ing his writ by payment of ten dollars and a goat, to be diyided among 
the pangeran and pambarabs. 
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