. Proceedings of the Governor and Council at Fort William, respecting the administration of justice amongst the natives in Bengal: also, Translation of a pootee or compilation of the ordinations of the pundits. erty to another, and that Perfon fays, I am not able to take charge of fuch Property, and, after a longConver-fation and Debate, the Firft Perfon doth intruft his Property to the other, andthe Truftee employs that Property to find himfelf in Food and Cloaths, hefhall, in that Cafe, return whatever Property was intrufted to him, but he fhallnot pay any Intereft upon it. If { I3« ) If a P
. Proceedings of the Governor and Council at Fort William, respecting the administration of justice amongst the natives in Bengal: also, Translation of a pootee or compilation of the ordinations of the pundits. erty to another, and that Perfon fays, I am not able to take charge of fuch Property, and, after a longConver-fation and Debate, the Firft Perfon doth intruft his Property to the other, andthe Truftee employs that Property to find himfelf in Food and Cloaths, hefhall, in that Cafe, return whatever Property was intrufted to him, but he fhallnot pay any Intereft upon it. If { I3« ) If a PerforJ, who hath not intruded his Property to another, fhould fay tohim, I have depofued certain Things to your Charge, return them to me,in that Cafe, if the Demandant be poor, and hath always preferved theTenetsof his Caft, he (hall pay to the Magistrate a Fine equal to the Sum falfelychimed-, if lie is lich, and an Apoftate from the Piinciples of his Tribe, adouble Fine mall be taken from him. If any Perfon hath out of Ignorance fuoiled any intruded Property, then hewho fpoiled that Property fliall not be obliged to make it good •, alio, if heftiould die, his Wife and Son fhall not be held to CHAP. ( *39 )CHAP. V. Of Selling a Stranger s * Property. Whoever fells to any Man anothers Property, or Goods in Truft, or Pro-perty mortgaged, or Things borrowed, or loft Goods that he hath found, orThings ftolen, or any Things of this Kind, being the Property of a Stranger,without Confent or Command of the Owner, is called AJJjwamee Pcikeree (i. e.)a Seller of Property. If a Perfon, not being Owner of certain Property, fells that Property toanother, or gives it away, or mortgages it, without Content of the Owner, it isnot approved. If a Perfon, defcended from the fame Grandfather with the Owner of cer-tain Property, fhould fell or give awaj fuch Property, without Confent of theOwner, the Magiftrate fhall fine him Six Hundred Puns ofCowries, and caufethe Property
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