State Act
Section 370
Art. 370 – The violation of the provisions of the preceding articles shall be punished with simple punishment of 6 months to two years and corresponding fine, and the functionary in charge of parish (Regedor) of the village soon after comes to his knowledge of the same immediately shall have the inundated field drained, making record and conducting a summary enquiry, and he shall send the file to the competent tribunal, informing also the fact to the administration office of the comunidades and of the taluka. Sole §. The expenses incurred with the drainage shall be considered for the purposes of damages to be fixed in the criminal case in case of conviction and the expenditure incurred, which initially shall be borne by the comunidade.