Studies in Moro History, Law, and ReligionSaleeby, Najeeb M. (Najeeb Mitry)
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Studies in Moro History, Law, and Religion
Saleeby, Najeeb M. (Najeeb Mitry)
Law -- Philippines; Mindanao Island (Philippines) -- History; Muslims -- Philippines
Article XLVIII
If a slave runs away and enters the house of a certain person, or if
a person finds a runaway slave, the owner of which is known to him
but to whom he fails to give notice of the fact, and the slave again
runs away, he, the finder, shall be responsible for the slave to the
owner thereof.
Article XLIX
If a married man leaves his home on a long journey and nothing is
heard of him, his wife shall not have the right to marry another;
but if she learns that he has died or that he has divorced her,
she shall then wait four years, after which she shall observe the
customary mourning for his death; then she may marry again. The judges
shall be careful not to change this decree in order that their power
and influence may not suffer.
Article L
If a boat is in danger of sinking, it shall be right and proper to
throw its cargo overboard. But if a man throws away property without
the knowledge of the owner thereof, and the boat does not sink, he
shall replace the property. If a person tells another to throw his
property overboard, promising to replace it, and the property is thrown
overboard but the boat does not sink, he shall replace the property;
but where there has been no promise to replace the property he shall
not be held liable.
Article LI
Section 1. If a debtor dies, his debts shall be payable from his
estate, his estate being regarded in the nature of a security.
Sec. 2. If a debtor dies and leaves no estate, his heirs shall not
be liable for his debt. By heirs is here meant parents, children,
brothers, sisters, grandchildren, or grandparents.
Sec. 3. If a debtor dies and leaves an estate to his heirs, the estate
shall be expended in payment of his debts whether it is sufficient
in amount or not.
Sec. 4. If the heirs divide their inheritance before they know of the
existence of a claim for debt against the estate, they shall return
their shares to pay the debt, whether the inheritance is sufficient
or not; and if they have used their inheritance prior to the knowledge
of the debt, they shall pay out of their own property an amount equal
thereto in payment of the debt.
Article LII
If a man orders another to shoot at a deer, believing that he is
ordering him to shoot at a deer, and the person shoots believing also
that he is shooting at a deer, but hits a man, neither the shooter nor
the man who has ordered him to shoot shall be liable to punishment,
but shall pay only a light fine as blood money. Likewise, if a man
orders another to shoot at a tree, believing that he is ordering
him to shoot at a tree, and the person shoots, believing also that
he is shooting at a tree, but hits a man, neither the shooter nor
the man who has ordered him to shoot shall be liable to punishment,
but shall pay only a light fine as blood money.
Article LIII
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