SUMATRA. 195 
If a f$f&w^ or pcrfon without property and character, carries off a 
woman (though with her own confent) and can neither pay the joojmr^ 
nor addat fmmdo^ the marriage Aall not take place, but the man be 
fined five dollars and a goat for mifdemeanor. If Ihe be under age, 
his fine ten dollars and a goat. 
" If a man has but one daughter, whom to keep her near him, he wilhes 
to give in marriage by Jmundo ; Ihould a man carry her off, he lhall 
not bf* flllmv^d to keep h&r bjr j^j^^r^ though he offer the money upon 
the fpot. If he refufcs to marry her by [emwido^ no marriage takes 
place, and he incurs a fine to the father of ten dollars and a goat* 
" If a man carries off a woman under pretence of marriage, he muft 
lodge her- immediately with foroe reputable family. If he carries 
her eifewhcre, for a fingle night,|he incurs a fine of fifty dollars, payable 
to her parents or relations. 
" If a man carries off a virgin againft her inclination (me^QoUe) he in- 
curs a fine of twenty dollars and a buffaloe ; if a widow, ten dollarB 
and a goat, and the marriage does not take place* If he commits a 
rape, and the parents do not chufe to give her lu him m marriage, he 
incurs a fine of twenty dollars. 
The addat fcebaye^ or cuftom of giving one woman in exchange for 
another taken in marriage ; a motUficarion of the pajo&r i is ft ill ad- 
mitted off f but if the one be not deemed an equivalent for the other, 
the necellaiy compenfarion (as the p:tf^aiapiang^ for nonage) muft be 
paid upon the fpot, or it is not recoverable by courfe of Jaw. If a 
virgin b carried off (.'e-brrev gidd&ss) and another is given in exchange 
for her,. by Mdat Juhayey twelve dollars mull be paid with the latter, 
as addat ka^fala* 
" A man married by mhi a;/c, may redeem himfelf and family,, on 
payment of the jsaper and addat of a virgin beforementioncd. 
The cbarra of z jocjocr marriage is twenty five dollars. If the jGopor 
be not yet paid in full, and the man infills on a divorce,, he receives 
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