Enclosure No.1.
TRANSLATION.
Amended Regulations for the Emancipation
of Slaves and Muitsai.
83.
(1) The Mayors and Magistrates of all cities and
districts shall make careful enquiries as to the condition.
of slaves and Muitsai in their respective localities, and
report to the Provincial Government and the Commissioner of
Civil Administration. The Magistrates shall send in their
reports within 3 months and the Mayors within two months.
(2) Freedom shall be restored to all (male) peasant slaves in the country no matter whether they are called
adopted sons or "Ka shang". The terms masters and slaves
shall be abolished.
(3) If any master who formerly kept slaves dares to
threaten or oppress them in contravention of these regulations, the aggrieved party may make a complaint to
the Authorities.
(4) From the date of the publication of these regulation no girls shall be bought, sold or pledged as Muitsai, and all agreements for such purposes shall be null and void.
(5) All existing Muitsai at the time of the enforcement of these regulations shall no longer be called uitsai, but shall be called adopted daughters. All agreements or presentation deeds in respect of their purchase and sale,
shall be sent to the nearest Police Station for cancellation and registration in a register specially provided for the
purpose.
(6) No adopted daughters shall be ill-treated. They shall be sent to school during the age of 12 to 16, and shall not be married later than 23, but may be allowed to
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