meeting.
b. During his month of work, if community members or people from outside the village who
intentionally or unintentionally break the regulations stated in the statute and by laws, during
the closing or opening period of sasi, the particular Kewang member who is in charge at the time
must report directly to the Kepala Kewang and to have action taken against the rule breaker,
without any discriminatory feelings.
c. If the Kewang member or LMD member himself breaks the regulations stated in the statute and
bylaws, then he must pay a fine twice as much as what a normal community member or other
villager pays.
d. All Kewang members must attend the Kewang meetings unless they are sick, or for family reasons
or any other hindrances such as being out of the village.
e. Every member who attends the Kewang meeting must sign the attendance list.
f. The Kewang members are those who are Itawaka villagers living in the village.
g. The members of the Itawaka’s Kewang are those who are not involved in any political organizations
forbidden by the government.
9. Juridical sanctions
Those who intentionally or unintentionally break the Kewang’s regulations mentioned above,
have to undergo the following sanctions:
a. The community members who climb old or young coconut trees, cut off young coconut leaves,
chop down wood and bamboo within the territory of tanah Iha, catch trochus and sea cucumber,
and cook coconut oil within the plantation area, must pay a fine of Rp25,000 (twenty-five thousand
rupiahs).
b. The community members who does the following without carrying a permit:
cut off other people’s roofing, peeling off manggis skin, taking fruits, allowing cows enter other
people’s plantations, must pay thefollowing:
1. A fine of Rp5,000 (five thousand rupiahs) to the Kewang.
2. Compensation to the owner according to the disadvantages he has caused.
c. If those who break the regulations do not comply with the sanctions applied to them, they are
taken to the LMD for further action.
10. The obligations of the Kewang (special notes)
1. Each Kewang member must have a red uniform and a red handkerchief (lenso berang).
2. At the opening and closing ceremony of the sasi, the Kewang members must wear their uniform
and the lenso berang.
3. Every Kewang member, when carrying out his monthly work within the plantation area, must
carry along with him the lenso berang and the work instruction letter signed by the Pakter/Kepala
Kewang, as a trademark, to prevent other community members from intentionally acting as Kewang
members.
4. The Itawaka’s Kewang has a special Kewang stamp for organizational use.
C. Closing
This statute and bylaws of the Itawaka’s Kewang are established to provide working guidelines for the
Kewang to carry out its job, assist the Itawaka village government in maintaining and monitoring the
area and borders of the Itawaka village as well as its land and marine resources which are sources of
income for the village in supporting the development of this loveable Itawaka village.
Therefore, we would ask for the goodwill of the Itawaka village head (kepala desa) as the head of the LMD to
examine it, and if approved, to please endorse it.
Itawaka, May 22,
1995
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