At the same time, disputes among the families themselves had to be resolved through the intervention of a local leader rather than by resorting to the government authorities. Anyone who disregarded this rule would be penalized by the community and forced to pay for the staging of an opera by way of public apology.
而莊內相互間若有爭執，也不得報到官府，必須交由莊長或地方領袖公斷，否則由眾人誅罰並請戲一台，向大家謝罪。