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 VII.

[A.D. 1817.

of Sec. ii. Reg. XXIV.
1803.

Reg. VII. 1817.

Preamble.

Sec, iv. Reg. XXII.
1816, modified.

Duty of the superin-
tendents of police.

Courts of Civil Justice to take cognizance of claims to any pensions of the
nature alluded to in that section, the original title to which had not been
previously recognized and confirmed by the revenue authorities or by
Government, to whom the power of investigating and finally deciding on
such original titles is exclusively reserved.
/Sbcwzb. It was only intended by Section II. Regulation XXIV. 1803,
that pensions of the nature described in that section, which had been or
might be regularly sanctioned and confirmed by the proper revenue autho-
rities, or by Government, should not be liable to resumption on the death
of the persons authorized to receive them; but should be regarded as
property descending to the heirs of the present and future receivers,
and be liable to be sued for and inherited in the same manner as other
property.

A.D. 1817. REGULATION VII.
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I. WHEREAS the rate of wages to be granted to chokeedars of police
entertained under the provisions of Regulation XXII. 1816, has been
limited by Section IV. of that Regulation to rupees three per mensem;
and whereas it may in some districts be expedient that a higher allowance
than that above specified should be granted to such chokeedars, the fol-
lowing rules have been enacted, to be in force from the date of this Regu-
lation throughout the territories immediately dependent on the presidency
of Fort William.
II. Zzy^. The Governor-General in Council is hereby declared compe-
tent to authorize the payment to chokeedars of police of a higher
allowance than that specified in Section IV. Regulation XXII. 1816,
provided that such allowance shall in no instance exceed four rupees per
mensem.
/SbcoTzZ It shall be the duty of the superintendents of police to bring
under the notice of Government all instances in which it may appear
expedient, on a consideration of the usual wages of labour, or of other
special or local circumstances, that the chokeedars entertained under the
provisions of Regulation XXII. 1816, should receive a higher allowance
than three rupees per mensem.