to death of himself, but he shall give him over to
justice.”—“ If a gang of thieves attack a house,
and one person only ascends, this person alone
shall suffer mutilation: the rest shall be punish^
ed by personal infliction in the following manner :
The criminal shall be mounted on a white buffalo
; he shall have the Raya flower as an ear ornament,
(Sunting,) a dish cover, ( Tudung saji,J
as an umbrella; his face shall be streaked with
charcoal and turmeric, and, in this plight, he shall
be led through the town. If the delinquent be
a slave, the master shall be compelled to restore
the property stolen, or its equivalent, and if he be
a freeman, he shall become the slave of the owner
of the property.”—“ If a person steal garden produce,
such as sugar-cane, arrowroot, or fruits of
any sort, he shall suffer mutilation. If the theft
be at night, the owner of the garden may, without'
incurring any penalty, put him to death.”—“ If a
person steal an ox or buffalo from a pen, he shall be
made to restore the property taken, and to pay a
fine of one tahil and one paha.”—“ If a person
steal a goat from a house, he shall pay a fine of ten
mas, and restore the property.”—“ If a man steal
ducks or fowls, he shall be made to restore them,
and pay a fine of five mas.”—“ By the law of God,”
(the Mahomedan law,) says the same collection, “ if
a man steal a buffalo, a cow, or a goat, from an inclosure,
he shall either suffer death or mutilation, but
if he do not steal them from an inclosure, he shall
only be made to restore them.” This last rule,
which follows the others, is stated in deference to
the Mahomedan law, but evidently as if it were
not of practical application to the state of society,
and a violence offered to the known usages of the
country.
The following two laws of the ancient code of
Java, and present one of Bali, are in the same
spirit: “ Those who steal hogs, dogs, fowls, or
other animals, be they what they may, that are
kept by the husbandman, shall pay a fine of five
talis to go to the judge, and they shall be made to
restore the property taken twice-told.”—“If) however,
the theft be committed at night, the criminal
shall be put to death by the prince who desires the
prosperity of his kingdom.”—“ If a man cut down
trees belonging to another, 'without his consent, he
shall'be fined four talis, and be made to restore the
property taken two-fold. If the offence be committed
at night, the criminal shall be sentenced to
death.”
There is great uniformity in the fine imposed for
theft among the different tribes, which is almost always
double the value of the property taken, with a
consideration for the judge. The laws of the Re-
jangs are as follow : “ A person convicted of theft
pays double the value of the goods stolen, with a fine
of twenty dollars and a buffalo, if they exceed the