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 (2): Regulations from 1806 to 1834 (London, 1854)

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REGULATION XI.

[A.D. 1813.

for the sale of [drugs, taury, or putchwye], in the city [town or village]
of-in-for the year B. S. or F. S. It is required of
him, as a condition of this license remaining in force, that he duly and
faithfully perform and abide by the following articles :—
" 1st. That he pay to Government a daily tax of -——— 3zcs% rupees.
" 2ndly. That he confine his sale of [taury, drugs, or putchwye] to the
shop for which his license is granted, and on no account sell any [drugs,
taury, or putchwye] without the limits of the above city [town or village],
or establish a second shop within such limits without taking out another
license for the same.
" 3rdly. That he prevent gaming and disorder within his shop.
" 4thly. That he do not harbour thieves or riotous persons, but, on the
contrary, give information to the nearest magistrate or police officer of any
suspected persons who may resort to his shop.
" 5thly. That he do not receive any goods or wearing apparel, or other
property, in barter, for [drugs, taury, or putchwye].
" Gthly. That he do not open his shop before sunrise, nor keep it open
after sunset, and that he do not harbour any persons in it during the
night.
" 7tlily. That he will have constantly fixed up on the outer door of his
shop a sign or board, bearing an inscription to the following effect, in the
current language of the country: 'Licensed Vender of [Drugs, Taury, or
Putchwye.]'
" Upon any breach of the above condition this license shall be consi-
dered forfeited. All officers of Government are hereby prohibited from
imposing or exacting any tax or cess, under any pretence whatever, on the
said C. D. on account of the said shop during the aforesaid period, beyond
the tax required to be levied by the Regulations, and they are also prohi-
bited from molesting or interrupting him in the prosecution of his profes-
< sion while he conforms to the above special provisions, and to all other
regulations that relate to him.
" Given under my hand and seal, this-' day of — .. 181-—.
" Register-
" No.-of- "A. B, Collector. '

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1. WHEREAS there are grounds to believe that considerable abuses have
been and still are committed in the receipt of pensions, by which means
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