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 XIII.

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A.D. 1805. REGULATION XIII.*
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1. WHEREAS it is essential to the security of the persons and property
of the inhabitants of the districts and lands included in the province of
Cuttack and its dependencies, that a regular and efficient system of police
should be maintained in the said province: And whereas it was the prac-
tice in the said province, when under the Mahratta Government, to vest
the immediate maintenance of the peace in certain sirdar pykes, also
called kandytes, aided by inferior pykes under the orders and control of
the said sirdars, for whose support lands were assigned under the orders
and authority of the said Government: And whereas the general control
of the said sirdars and other pykes was vested at the time of the conquest
of the province of Cuttack by the British arms in the zemindars, talook-
dars, farmers, and other holders of land, within the limits of their respec-
tive estates and farms, excepting in cases in which they had been specifi-
cally deprived of the charge of the police by the said Government, either
for misconduct or for inability to perform the duty intrusted to them, or
for other substantial reasons: And whereas, in such cases, it was usual to
vest the general charge of the police, within certain established limits, in
the said sirdar pykes or kandytes above mentioned: And whereas expe-
rience has demonstrated that the system of police at present established
in the province of Cuttack is well calculated for the prevention of crimes
and for the maintenance of the general tranquillity of the country; the
following rules have been enacted, to be immediately in force in the pro-
vince of Cuttack, including the pergunnahs of Puttespore, Kummardi-
chour, and Bograe.
II- The districts and lands comprised in the province of Cuttack, with
the exception of the. pergunnahs of Puttespore, Kummardichour, and
Bograe, shall be formed into one zillah, instead of two zillahs, as pre-
scribed in Regulation IV. 1804, and shall be denominated the zillah of
Cuttack.

III. The above-mentioned pergunnahs of Puttespore, Kummardichour,
and Bograe, shall be included, as at present, in the zillah of Midnapore;
subject, however, to all the laws and regulations which have been or may
be enacted tor the internal government of the zillah of Cuttack ; provided,
nevertheless, that it shall at any time be lawful for the Governor-General
in Council, by an order in council, to make any alteration with respect to

* The rules of this enactment are modified in operation by those of Reg. XX. 1817, though
no part is specifically rescinded.

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Reg. XIII. 1895.

The districts and
lands comprised in the
province of Cuttack,
with certain exceptions,
shall be formed into
one zillah, to be deno-
minated the zillah of
Cuttack.
Certain pergunnahs
shall be included in the
zillah of Midnapore,
but subject to the Re-
gulations enacted for
Cuttack.
Governor-General in
Council may alter the
boundaries as may ap-
pear expedient.