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THE SYSTEM OF CASTE GOVERNMENT
chaudhri, whose jurisdiction extends o\rer tracts known
as ilaqa, baisi, or juwar.
(xi) Ghogar. In Moradabad, every village pos-
sesses a hereditary assessor (panch), who decides cases in
the first instance. There is an appeal to a committee of
such panches.
(xii) Gidhiya. Each subcaste in Moradabad has a
permanent committee of two or three hereditary members
under a headman (padhan), who is to pay Rs. 5 on his
accession to office for the purchase of sweetmeats.
(xiii) Gujar. There is a permanent committee of
four or five members in every village with a headman
(.sarpanch) : all are hereditary. For the trial of grave
offences the panchayats of several villages meet together,
under a headman, who is also permanent and hereditary.
(xiv) Jat. One brotherhood, which resides in a
group of thirty-two villages in the Muzaffarnagar district,
has a permanent panchayat. The post of headman ('raja)
belongs to the head of a family in Bhainswal, the post
of vice-president (diwan) to the head of a family in Oun,
while the heads of three families that live respectively
in Pindaura, Salawar, and Malahandi must always be
present for the panchayat to be complete. This is an
exceptional case, for all other Jat panchayats are imper-
manent.
(xv) Kahar. There is a permanent committee
consisting of headman (sarpanch), vice-president (naib-
sarpanch), summoner (chobdar), and four members.
(xvi) Kayastha-Mochi. In Cawnpore city, there
is the usual type of permanent panchayat, though it is
actually called a sabha. In southern Cawnpore, there is
a permanent headman, called sarmaur (crowned head),
who resides in Charkhari state, but the panchayat meets
only once a year.
(xvii) Kewat. The council is permanent, and con-
sists of the heads of families under a hereditary sarpanch.
(xviii) Khagi-Chauhan. The committee consists of
four members and a headman (sarpanch), all hereditary.
(xix) Khatik. In Aligarh, the headman (chaudhri)
is hereditary : his assessors (of whom there are four or
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chaudhri, whose jurisdiction extends o\rer tracts known
as ilaqa, baisi, or juwar.
(xi) Ghogar. In Moradabad, every village pos-
sesses a hereditary assessor (panch), who decides cases in
the first instance. There is an appeal to a committee of
such panches.
(xii) Gidhiya. Each subcaste in Moradabad has a
permanent committee of two or three hereditary members
under a headman (padhan), who is to pay Rs. 5 on his
accession to office for the purchase of sweetmeats.
(xiii) Gujar. There is a permanent committee of
four or five members in every village with a headman
(.sarpanch) : all are hereditary. For the trial of grave
offences the panchayats of several villages meet together,
under a headman, who is also permanent and hereditary.
(xiv) Jat. One brotherhood, which resides in a
group of thirty-two villages in the Muzaffarnagar district,
has a permanent panchayat. The post of headman ('raja)
belongs to the head of a family in Bhainswal, the post
of vice-president (diwan) to the head of a family in Oun,
while the heads of three families that live respectively
in Pindaura, Salawar, and Malahandi must always be
present for the panchayat to be complete. This is an
exceptional case, for all other Jat panchayats are imper-
manent.
(xv) Kahar. There is a permanent committee
consisting of headman (sarpanch), vice-president (naib-
sarpanch), summoner (chobdar), and four members.
(xvi) Kayastha-Mochi. In Cawnpore city, there
is the usual type of permanent panchayat, though it is
actually called a sabha. In southern Cawnpore, there is
a permanent headman, called sarmaur (crowned head),
who resides in Charkhari state, but the panchayat meets
only once a year.
(xvii) Kewat. The council is permanent, and con-
sists of the heads of families under a hereditary sarpanch.
(xviii) Khagi-Chauhan. The committee consists of
four members and a headman (sarpanch), all hereditary.
(xix) Khatik. In Aligarh, the headman (chaudhri)
is hereditary : his assessors (of whom there are four or
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