Studies in Moro History, Law, and Religion Part 15

Article LXXIV

If a person wills his estate to one of his heirs, the will shall be sustained if the other heirs consent to it; but if they do not consent, the will shall not be sustained.

Article LXXV

If a person recognizes his property in the possession of another, which property he has neither sold nor given away as charity or otherwise, it shall be lawful for him to take or recover his property, unless he is afraid of being killed. In case he is afraid, he shall present the matter to the datu and then to the judge.

Article LXXVI

The action of a guardian or agent shall be binding on the ward or the princ.i.p.al, respectively. The insane, imbeciles, or children shall never be guardians or agents.

Article LXXVII

If two persons collide unintentionally and one person is injured, the liability of the guilty person for the fine or compensation thereby incurred shall extend to his heirs. The fine shall be small.

Article LXXVIII

If in the preceding case the collision is intentional, the liability shall be the same, but the fine shall be equal to half the limit.

Article LXXIX

If children or imbeciles or insane persons collide, the same law shall govern as in the case of sui juris persons.

Article Lx.x.x

Section 1. A son, the only child, shall inherit all of the estate of his father and mother.

Sec. 2. A daughter, the only child, shall inherit half the estate of her father and mother.

Sec. 3. Two or more sons, the only children, shall share the estate of their father and mother equally.

Sec. 4. In case one son and one daughter are the only children, the estate of the father and mother shall be divided into three equal parts, of which the son shall receive two parts and the daughter one part.

Sec. 5. In case of multiplicity of sons and daughters, the estate shall be so divided as to give each daughter half the share of one son.

Article Lx.x.xI

A husband shall inherit half the estate of his wife in event of her death and when she has neither a child nor a grandchild.

Article Lx.x.xII

In the event of the death of a wife who has children or grandchildren, her husband shall inherit one-quarter of her estate only, and the other heirs shall inherit the remaining three-quarters.

Article Lx.x.xIII

In the event of the death of a man who has no children or grandchildren, his wife shall inherit one-quarter of his estate only.

Article Lx.x.xIV

In the event of the death of a man who has children or grandchildren, his wife shall inherit one-eighth of his estate only.

Article Lx.x.xV

Section 1. A father or son or wife or husband can not be disinherited by other heirs.

Sec. 2. A son disinherits full brothers and sisters, and all other heirs.

Sec. 3. Full brothers and sisters disinherit more remote heirs.

Sec. 4. A grandfather, a father, and a grandson disinherit a brother or sister from the mother alone, or other heirs.

Sec. 5. A grandfather, brother, son, and uncle or aunt on the father's side disinherit a full nephew or niece, or more remote heirs.

Sec. 6. A full nephew disinherits another nephew who is not from a full brother or sister.

Sec. 7. A nephew on the father's side disinherits a full cousin and more remote heirs.

Sec. 8. A full uncle [13] or aunt disinherits an uncle or aunt on the father's side.

Sec. 9. A full cousin disinherits a cousin on the father's side.

G.o.d's knowledge surpa.s.ses our knowledge.

[The End]

This copy [the original] was made at noon of the 20th day of Jamadu-l-awal, in the year of the war between Bwayan and the infidels [non-Mohammedans].

WOUNDS

Wounds are cla.s.sified with respect to depth, locality, and tissue cut. To each cla.s.s of wound a definite fine is fixed.

Cla.s.s I

SIMPLE WOUNDS

The fine for wounds of the skin unaccompanied by bleeding shall be three pesos. [14]