Clarke, Richard [Editor]: 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 VIII.

[A.D. 1805.

tension of the provision
contained in Cls. 3, 4,
and 5, Sec. iii. Reg.
XXXV. 1803.

Regs. 7X". JV. XI.
XII. 1803, and.Reg. V.
1804,
<S*ec.s'. .zw.
77ey. 77. 1805, ex-
tended to the ziliahs
speciAed in Sec. iii.
The provisions in the

Regs. XIII. to XIX.
and XXI. to XXIV.
1803, extended to the
ziliahs speciAed in
Sec. iii.

From Secs. i. to
xxviii. Reg. XXV.
1803, extended to the
ziliahs speciAed in
Sec. iii.

Reg, XXVI. 1803,
XXVII. 1803, except-
ing Sec. liii. also ex-
tended to the said zil-
iahs.
The rules for the set-
tlement of the land
revenue, and for de-
claring the proprietary
Penalty for refusing
to obey, or resisting
or avoiding compliance
with processes issued
under Sec. li. Reg.
XXVI. 1803, to be in
force in the ceded and
conquered provinces.

tion III. Regulation XXXV. 1803, for the punishment of landholders
and farmers of land, in certain cases, by the forfeiture of their estates or
farms. It is hereby declared, in explanation of the provision contained
in the clauses above mentioned, that the said provision shall be considered
to extend to landholders or farmers of land, who shall be convicted of
having themselves been concerned, directly or indirectly, in any theft or
robbery committed within their respective estates or farms, or of having
been aiding or abetting therein, or privy to the same. Such land-
holders and farmers shall be liable to be proceeded against in the manner
prescribed by the aforesaid clauses, subject to the penalties prescribed
therein.
XV. Regulations [/JV* X.f] XI. XII. 1803, and Regulation V. 1804,
[^oty^Ad?* //y SW.s- XATA.j' %7z7 AWi 7A_yMAz-
TV. 1805,] are hereby extended to the ziliahs specified in Section III.
The further provisions contained in the following sections are enacted, to
be in force in the ceded and conquered provinces.
following section to be in force in the ceded and conquered provinces.
XVI. [Rules for reference of suits to registers.]—7?MCZ72&7 SV
^073 771 72^27aYm% AT Ac TV. 1814.
XVII. 7V^. Regulations XIII. [AfTV. XV. AV7.*] XVII. XVIII.
XIX. XXI. XXII. XXIII. and XXIV. 1803, are hereby extended to
the ziliahs specified in Section III. AAd yVoMV72(7 ?72%& m
fzAAfzma m 777 yVcc 777 prcwmcay.
cecM and* ccwyMercd yroMucas*.
N'acmaA, W'f/, %7?7 [Duties and powers of registers enlarged.]
-X^C777&7 ^ ^FC^077 7A. T?q^7<;/<7Ao77 XX7V. 1814.
XVIII. X77V The several sections of Regulation XXV. 1803, from
Section 1. to Section XXVIII. inclusive, prescribing rules for the con-
duct of the Board of Revenue and the collectors in the provinces
ceded by the Nawaub Vizier to the Honourable the English East-India
Company, are hereby extended to the ziliahs specified in Section III.
Regulation XXVI. 1803, and the whole of Regulation XXVII. 1803,
excepting Section LIII. are also extended to those ziliahs. The local
rules for the settlement of the land revenue in the ziliahs specified in
Section III. as well as for declaring the proprietary rights of the land-
holders under the settlement to be made therein, are specified in Regula-
tion IX. 1805.
rights of the landholders, will be speciAed in Reg. IX. 1805.
NVwof. By Section LI. Regulation XXVII. 1803, the collectors are
empowered, in certain cases, to require the personal attendance of any
landholder, or other native inhabitant, within their respective jurisdic-
tions. But no penalty lias been prescribed by the Regulations for refus-
ing to obey, or resisting, or avoiding compliance with, the requisition of
any process issued under the section above mentioned: It is therefore
hereby declared, that any person, being a landholder or farmer of land, so
offending, will be liable to the penalties prescribed bv Sections XXII.
XXIII. XXIV. XXV. XXVI. and XXVII. Regulation XXVII. 1803,
under the provisions therein specified. If the offender shall not be a

* Extinct,
t Rescinded.
+ Superseded.

* Rescinded.