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" If a re/ow, or perfon without property and character, carries off a
woman (though with her own confent) and can neither pay the joojoor,
nor addat femundoi the marriage fliall not take place, but the man be
fined five dollars and a goat for mifdemeanor. If Ihe be under age,
his fine ten dollars and a goat,
" If a man has but one daughter, whom to keep her near him, he wifhes
to give in marriage by Jemundo; mould a man carry her off, he ihall
not be allowed to keep her by joojoor, though he offer the money upon
the fpot. If he refufes to marry her by femuido, no marriage takes
place, and he incurs a fine to the father of ten dollars and a goat.
" If a man carries off a woman under pretence of marriage, he mud
lodge her immediately with fome reputable family. If he carries
her elfewhere, for a fingle night, he incurs a fine of fifty dollars, payable
to her parents or relations-
" If a man carries off a virgin againft her inclination (me-ooke) he incurs
a fine of twenty dollars and a buffaloe : if a widow, ten dollars^
and a goat, and the marriage does not take place. If he commits a
rape, and the parents do not chufe to give her to him in marriage, he
incurs a fine of twenty dollars.
u The addat ftebayey or cuftom of giving one woman in exchange for
another taken in marriage; a modification of thejoojocr; is ftill admitted
off; but if the one be not deemed an equivalent for the other,,
the neceffary compenfation (as the pangalappang, for nonage) muft be
paid upon the fpot, or it is not recoverable by courfe of law.. If a
virgin is carried off (te-larrec geddces) and another is given in exchange
for her, by addat feebaye, twelve dollars muft be paid with the latter,.
as add.it kafala.
u A man married by ambel ana, may redeem himfelf and family,, on
payment of the joojoor and addat of a virgin beforementioned.
< 4 The charro of a joojocr marriage is twenty five dollars. If the joojoor
be UOt yet paid in full, and the man infifts on a divorce, he receives.
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