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And for other crimes, (not decided by the tangena, theft, taking 
persons or property by force, beating,) if informed against by 
people, and the tangena is not given, the money shall be divided 
into three shares, and two-thirds shall go to the sovereign, and 
one-third to the informer. 
Such are the laws of the kingdom for robbery here-above.* And 
these are the laws of the kingdom for youf also. 
Look well to this paper—those crimes that cause the loss of wife 
and children liere-above, make the loss of person and property 
there with you. 
And all the fines shall be reduced one-half, according to the 
nature of the fines, if the persons guilty accuse themselves. 
And if the convicted parties put in a plea of former services, and 
establish their plea of having done great good to the country, then 
a third again is to be remitted from the fines. 
Look well to this paper, for the fines are different above from 
the fines there with you. 
And for the capital crimes, as specified in article 1st, (rebellion, 
violation of the royal bed, robbery in the Lapa, regicide, exciting 
revolt, murder, witchcraft,)—let the persons guilty of such be 
brought up to Tananarive, 
Saitli Ranavalomanjaka. 
* In the province of Ankova. 
+ The inhabitants of the remote provinces, and on the sea coast. 
