Clarke, Richard [Hrsg.]: The regulations of the government of Fort William in Bengal in force at the end of 1853 - to which are added, the acts of the government of India in force in that presidency: with lists of titles and an index (1): Regulations from 1793 to 1805 (London, 1854)

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REGULATION XXVI.

[A.D. 1803.

dent error, collusion, or
fraud.

Reg. XXYI. 1803.

Persons to whom such lands may be so transferred will stand in the same
predicament as the zemindars, independent talookdars, or other actual
proprietors of land mentioned in Section XXXIII. whose lands are held
khas or have been let in farm, in consequence of their refusing to pay the
assessment required of them under the before-mentioned Regulations for
the decennial settlement, and the declarations contained in that section
are to be held applicable to them.
Z%27*& In the event of a division being made of lands that are or shall
become the joint property of two or more persons, and which are or shall
be held khas, or let in farm by Government, the proprietors of the several
shares will stand in the same predicament, with regard to their respective
shares, as the zemindars, independent talookdars, and other actual proprie-
tors of land specified in Section XXXIII. whose lands have been let in
farm or are held khas by Government, in consequence of their having
refused to pay the assessment required of them, and the declarations con-
tained in that section are to be considered applicable to them.
XXXIX. Nothing in the two preceding sections shall be understood to
preclude the revision and correction of allotments of the public assess-
ment upon portions of estates disposed of by public sale or private transfer,
or upon the partition of joint estates, in cases of evident error, collusion,
or fraud, for which provision has been made by jRqqzz/azfzozz AkVUZ. 1803, SeeReg.xix.
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; nor shall anything in the foregoing section be construed to 1846.
authorize the collectors, or any other officers of Government, to determine
finally the amount of the public assessment to be allotted upon the por-
tion of an estate, whether publicly or privately disposed of or divided
between sharers, without the sanction of the Board of Revenue, as more
fully provided for by the Regulation above mentioned.

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1. WHEREAS it is provided in Regulation XXVII. 1803, that the lands
of defaulting proprietors and farmers of land, who may have entered into
engagements with Government for the payment of revenue, as well as the
lands of their sureties, shall be liable to be sold for the liquidation of arrears
of revenue due from the defaulters to Government; and whereas the Board
of Revenue are empowered by the said Regulation, in instances of embez-
zlement, or misappropriation of the funds from which the public revenue
may be payable to Government by any landholder, or in any other cases in
which it may be deemed advisable to recommend to the Governor-General
in Council the sale of the lands of the defaulter and his surety, under the