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A.D. 1803.]
REGULATION XXXI.
673
may at ail times have in their possession a correct register of the lands
in the several zillahs held exempt from the payment of revenue, under
grants not being badshahee or royal, the following rules have been
enacted.
XIV. 182X^
II. AH grants for holding land exempt Rom the payment of
revenue, made previously to the 10th day of November, 1789, corre-
sponding with the 15th day of Kautick, 1196 Fussily, or the 21st day of
Suffer, 1204 Higeree, by whatever authority, and whether by a writing or
without a writing, shall be deemed valid, provided that the grantee actually
and bona fide obtained possession of the land so granted, and held it
exempt Rom the payment of revenue, previously to the date above men-
tioned, and that the land shall not have been subsequently rendered subject
to the payment of revenue by the officers, or the orders of the Government.
If it shall be proved q/ that the grantee did
not obtain possession of the land so granted, or did not hold it exempt
from the payment of revenue, previously to the date above specihed, or
that he did obtain possession of it prior to that date, but that it has been
since subjected to the payment of revenue by the officers or the orders of
Government, the grant shall not be deemed valid. .
All grants for holding land exempt from the payment of revenue,
which may have been made subsequently to the 10th day of November,
1789, and prior to the 1st day of January, 1801, by whatever authority,
and which may have been confirmed or expressly admitted antecedently to
the 1st day of January, 1801, by the authority of the existing Government,
shall be deemed valid, provided the grantee actually and bona fide obtained
possession of the land so granted, and held the same exempt R'om the
payment of revenue, previously to the 1st of January, 1801, and the land
shall not have been afterwards rendered subject to the payment of revenue
by the ofhcers or the orders of Government. If it shall be proved,
q/* ^6 that the grantee did not obtain possession of the
land so granted, or did not hold it exempt from the payment of revenue,
previously to the 1st of January, 1801, or that he did obtain possession of it
prior to that date, but that it has been since subjected to the payment of
revenue by the ofhcers or the orders of Government, the grant shall not
be deemed valid.
TARiR In the event of a claim being preferred by any person to hold
land exempt from the payment of revenue, under a grant made previously
to the 10th day of November, 1789, or under a grant made subsequent to
that date, but prior to the 1st day of January, 1801, and confirmed or
admitted by the authority of the existing Government, and of its being
proved zfo q/ m wAzcA
or %'AAA 7^ rzqy & that the grantee held the
land exempt from the payment of revenue previously to the date specihed,
but that it was afterwards subjected to the payment of revenue by an
officer of Government, and the coM?^ shall entertain doubts as to the com-
petency of such officer, under the powers vested in him, to subject the land
to the payment of revenue, the co%7^ shall suspend its judgment, and report
the circumstances to the Governor-General in Council, to whom a power
is reserved of determining whether such officer was or was not competent
to subject the land to the payment of revenue; and upon receiving the
, 4 R
Grants of alienated
land made previous to
the 10th of November,
1789, declared valid,
[W7W. 1793, !!. 1.]'
Grants made before
the date above specihed
of no validity, if pos-
session wasnot obtained
prior thereto, or the
lands have been since
subjected to the pay-
ment of revenue.
Grants made subse-
quently to the lOthNo-
vember, 1789,andprior
to the 1st January, 1801,
by whatever authority,
to be deemed valid, if
confirmed or admitted
by the existing Go-
possession was obtained
prior to the date last
mentioned,and theland
shall not have been ren-
dered subject to the
payment of revenue.
CbMr/s to refer to the
Governor-General in
Council, in the event
of their entertaining
doubts as to the autho-
rity of any officer of
Government who may
have subjected exempt-
ed land to the payment
of revenue.
[X7W. 1793, M. 2.]
The Governor-Ge-
REGULATION XXXI.
673
may at ail times have in their possession a correct register of the lands
in the several zillahs held exempt from the payment of revenue, under
grants not being badshahee or royal, the following rules have been
enacted.
XIV. 182X^
II. AH grants for holding land exempt Rom the payment of
revenue, made previously to the 10th day of November, 1789, corre-
sponding with the 15th day of Kautick, 1196 Fussily, or the 21st day of
Suffer, 1204 Higeree, by whatever authority, and whether by a writing or
without a writing, shall be deemed valid, provided that the grantee actually
and bona fide obtained possession of the land so granted, and held it
exempt Rom the payment of revenue, previously to the date above men-
tioned, and that the land shall not have been subsequently rendered subject
to the payment of revenue by the officers, or the orders of the Government.
If it shall be proved q/ that the grantee did
not obtain possession of the land so granted, or did not hold it exempt
from the payment of revenue, previously to the date above specihed, or
that he did obtain possession of it prior to that date, but that it has been
since subjected to the payment of revenue by the officers or the orders of
Government, the grant shall not be deemed valid. .
All grants for holding land exempt from the payment of revenue,
which may have been made subsequently to the 10th day of November,
1789, and prior to the 1st day of January, 1801, by whatever authority,
and which may have been confirmed or expressly admitted antecedently to
the 1st day of January, 1801, by the authority of the existing Government,
shall be deemed valid, provided the grantee actually and bona fide obtained
possession of the land so granted, and held the same exempt R'om the
payment of revenue, previously to the 1st of January, 1801, and the land
shall not have been afterwards rendered subject to the payment of revenue
by the ofhcers or the orders of Government. If it shall be proved,
q/* ^6 that the grantee did not obtain possession of the
land so granted, or did not hold it exempt from the payment of revenue,
previously to the 1st of January, 1801, or that he did obtain possession of it
prior to that date, but that it has been since subjected to the payment of
revenue by the ofhcers or the orders of Government, the grant shall not
be deemed valid.
TARiR In the event of a claim being preferred by any person to hold
land exempt from the payment of revenue, under a grant made previously
to the 10th day of November, 1789, or under a grant made subsequent to
that date, but prior to the 1st day of January, 1801, and confirmed or
admitted by the authority of the existing Government, and of its being
proved zfo q/ m wAzcA
or %'AAA 7^ rzqy & that the grantee held the
land exempt from the payment of revenue previously to the date specihed,
but that it was afterwards subjected to the payment of revenue by an
officer of Government, and the coM?^ shall entertain doubts as to the com-
petency of such officer, under the powers vested in him, to subject the land
to the payment of revenue, the co%7^ shall suspend its judgment, and report
the circumstances to the Governor-General in Council, to whom a power
is reserved of determining whether such officer was or was not competent
to subject the land to the payment of revenue; and upon receiving the
, 4 R
Grants of alienated
land made previous to
the 10th of November,
1789, declared valid,
[W7W. 1793, !!. 1.]'
Grants made before
the date above specihed
of no validity, if pos-
session wasnot obtained
prior thereto, or the
lands have been since
subjected to the pay-
ment of revenue.
Grants made subse-
quently to the lOthNo-
vember, 1789,andprior
to the 1st January, 1801,
by whatever authority,
to be deemed valid, if
confirmed or admitted
by the existing Go-
possession was obtained
prior to the date last
mentioned,and theland
shall not have been ren-
dered subject to the
payment of revenue.
CbMr/s to refer to the
Governor-General in
Council, in the event
of their entertaining
doubts as to the autho-
rity of any officer of
Government who may
have subjected exempt-
ed land to the payment
of revenue.
[X7W. 1793, M. 2.]
The Governor-Ge-