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50near the place at the time of eating the meat.He wouldalso be required to furnish a big jar of rice beer known aszu.The size of the jar depended on the seriousness of theoffense committed.The fine of a mithun is for the wrongedfather, and the Salam and the zu are for the chief and hiselders and the elderly people of the aggrieved family.Theaccused is also required to sweep the whole village, apractice which is known as Toltheh,meaning the cleansing ofthe ground which has been polluted by him. This part of theceremony is most humiliating, not only to the man who commitsthis offense, but to his family and clan or tribe.Insome cases the manwill leave the village for good becauseof shame.Theft was almost unknown. Petty offenses, such asquarreling, beating, etc., would be decided by the chief andhis council; and fines would be fixed by them depending onthe seriousness of the offense.A strong and capable chiefwould have avery efficient village administration and nothingwould escape his notice.During the British rule the chiefs were allowed toexercise their own traditional and cultural laws in allcases except murder, which was to be reported to the subdivisionalofficer concerned.There were head hunting practiceswhich were part of their culture and were not consideredas murder. The village administration, with a chief 3Sits head, was more or less an autonomous government.As amatter of fact, rule by the chief was the indigenous form of