SUMATRA. 
Of a perfon married by ml^cl ma^ the family he married into, is an- 
fwcrable for debts contracted during the marriage ; fuch as were pre- 
vious to it, his relations muft pay, 
" A father or head of a family has hitherto been in all cafes liable to 
the debts of his foris, or younger relations under his care; but to 
' ' prevent as much as pofEble his fufFcriog by their extravagance, *k is 
now refolved. 
That if a young, unmarried man (hmjmg) borrow ruoney, or pur- 
chafe goods, without the coacurrence of his father, or of the head of 
his family, the parent fliail not be anfwerable for the debt. Should 
the fon ufe his father's name in borrowing, it £ha!l be at the lender's 
riikjif the father difavow it* 
" If any perfon gives credit to the debtor of another (publicly known 
as fuch ; mcngeerwg or ha-hla) the latter creditor can neither diilurb 
the debtor for the fum, nor oblige the former to pay it. He muft 
either pay the firft debt, (memhohittet, confolKlate), or let his claim He 
over tin the debtor finds means to difcharge it. 
** Intcreft of money has hitherto been three fanams per dollar per month, 
or one hundred and fifty per cent* per annum. It is now reduced to 
one fanm^ or fifty per cent, per annum, and no perfon is to receive 
more, under penalty of fine according to the circumftances of the cafe. 
No more than double the principal can in any cale be recovered at 
law. A perfon lending money at intereft, and letting it lie over 
beyond two years, Jooies the furplus. 
No pepper planter to be taken mcfigaring^ under penaky of forty 
dollars. 
A planter in debt may engage in any work for hire that dees not inter- 
fere with the care of his garden,, but: muft on no account menguring^ 
even though his creditor oflfer to become anfwerable for the care of 
his garden. 
** If a debtor mengem'ng ahfcond from his mafter without leave of ab- 
fence, he is liable to an increafe of debt^ at the rate of three fanams 
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