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than of jurisdiction, and indicates the persons who are generally 
charged to fulfil the office of physician, and that of teacher. 
The functions of the Batin resemble those appertaining to the Ma¬ 
lay Rhjahs. The title of Jenndngis equivalent to that of the Malay 
Panghulu, or our police magistrates; and that of Jurokra to that of 
the men who, in our European governments, are charged to execute 
the orders proceeding from the police office. There is also a war 
* 
chief called Panglima. 
Of the elevation of persons to the Government. 
After the death of a Batin (or chief of the tribe) the eldest of his 
sons will be presented by his nearest relation, to the whole collected 
tribe, and will be declared and recognized publicly heir of his father 
in the Batinship. If the people refuse to declare him Batin, the 
second son of the late Batin will be presented; if the people refuse 
this second son and his other brothers, a stranger to the family will 
be elected.* 
After the death of a Jennang or of a Jurokra, the Batin will ap¬ 
point the eldest son of the deceased to succeed to the office; if the 
Batin finds the eldest son of the late dignitary unfit for the appoint¬ 
ment, he will name another of the same family, or if there is in the 
family no proper person to fill the office, he will then appoint a 
stranger to the family. 
Of a person violating the rights to their neighbour in his 
person.’ j* 
If a person kill another without a just cause, he shall be put to 
death. 
* This form of election proves the truth of the principle, that from the 
very commencement of the social state, the source of all temporal power 
and jurisdiction, is in the will of the people voluntarily giving up their li¬ 
berty, and placing it in hands ofpersons, to whom they are naturally led to 
look up, and from whom they can receive protection and assistance. lit 
such course of things as remarks wisely some author, laws must have pre- 
ceeded the knowledge of letters, and the other arts of civilized life $ and 
this we accordingly find to be the case, in the oral traditional code which is 
in force amongst the Jakuns. 
•f We may remark in this chapter a perfect identity with the punishment 
of Talion. given to the Jews by the ministry ofltloses. 
