. Asiatic Researches. 158 ON THE MALA'YU NATION. Of Theft. " If a man who is not a slave, commits a theft on board a Prdhu, whe- ther the thing stolen be gold, silver, or other valuables,, he shall be punished according to the law established on the land. " If a slave is guilty of a theft, he shall, in the first instance, be con- fronted with his master, and if it appears that the master knew of the theft, and did not inform the JVakhodah or Tukang thereof, but it reaches the JVakhodak through other information, the law is that the slave's hand shall be cut off, and the master fined
. Asiatic Researches. 158 ON THE MALA'YU NATION. Of Theft. " If a man who is not a slave, commits a theft on board a Prdhu, whe- ther the thing stolen be gold, silver, or other valuables,, he shall be punished according to the law established on the land. " If a slave is guilty of a theft, he shall, in the first instance, be con- fronted with his master, and if it appears that the master knew of the theft, and did not inform the JVakhodah or Tukang thereof, but it reaches the JVakhodak through other information, the law is that the slave's hand shall be cut off, and the master fined as if he himself had been the thief, because the law is the same with respect to the thief and the per» son who receiver the articles that have been ; In concluding the above translation it may be necessary to observe that by " the laws of ports and harbours," which may be considered as part of the maritime law, it is established that if there is reason to believe the JVakhodah does not conform to the institutions herein laid down, his con= duet may be investigated^ on his return to port. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Calcutta
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