112. Theft of unharvested rice.—In a case of this sort, the amount of rice stolen can be determined by estimating it from the number of headless stalks. The punishment is:
- The return of the stolen rice or its equivalent value.
- A full-grown pig for the owner’s harvest feast.
- The fee for the monkalun.
113. Illegal confiscation.—What the Ifugao recognizes as legal confiscation is treated below under Procedure, sections 134 to 138. The following is a case of illegal confiscation in the district of Banaue.
A owes B a debt, which he persistently refuses to pay. Both men are of the Kadangyang class. B is somewhat afraid of A, or for some reason cannot or does not dare collect the debt according to the ordinary mode of procedure. He accordingly runs away with a valuable rice-wine jar belonging to A, leaving nothing behind to show who took it.
B finds out who ran away with his jar. He pays the debt he owes B, if it be truly owed, and demands the following from him for his improper procedure:
The return of the stolen jar.
Another one like it, or an equivalent of some sort.
A gong as a dalag (fine for illegal confiscation).
A large pig for a honga (general welfare feast).
A kettle worth five pesos called habale (pegs on which house charms are hung).