Pagan races of the Malay Peninsula - Sabrizain.org

5i6 THE SOCIAL ORDER iart ii
tax was paid to the Batins, but presents were fre-
quently made to them.'
Loans were freely given, but no pledge was ever
taken,
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Property and Sticcession^^
Benua-Jakun.—On the separation of husband and
wife by mutual consent, their hitherto common property
was divided into three parts, of which the husband
took two and the wife one. On the husband's death,
one-third of the estate went to daughters and two-
thirds to sons. On the wife's death, the goods in
common fell to the husband's share.
Again, if the wife happened to own a clearing
("blukar") it descended to her children, the father,
however, being an usufructuary trustee during his life.
Chiefs!^
Johor Jakun. — Each tribe was under an elder,
termed the Batin, who directed its movements and
settled disputes.
Under each Batin were two subordinates, termed
Jinang and Juru-krah, who assisted him in his duties.
A fourth title was that of Pawang, but it was rather
a title of honour than of jurisdiction, and indicated
the persons who were generally charged with fulfilling
the offices of physician and teacher.
^ /. I. A. vol. i. p. 274. (ibid.) that adultery is punished with
Of the Benua Newbold says (ii. death if the parties are taken in the act.
394) 395) • " Capital crimes such as Cp. also Vaughan - Stevens ir.
murder are punished by drowning, by V. B. G. A. xxiii. 834. [The only imimpaling,
or by exposure to the sun, portant point is that for theft double
leaving the criminal bound to a Nipah restitution had to be made, etc. But no
(i.e. thatch-leaf palm) to perish from localities being given, it is quite unheal
and hunger." [The penalties certain of what tribe Vaughan-Stevens
mentioned are all practised by the is speaking.]
Malays, from whom their institution is - /. /. A. vol. i. p. 285.
probably borrowed.] Newbold adds 3 /(, p_ 274. ^ //'. vol. ii. 267, 268.