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)

A.D. 1819.]

REGULATION X.

599

or exceed two hundred maunds, and an appeal should be lodged, or pro-
posed to be lodged, by any party interested, the attachment of such salt
shall not be taken off] until it shall be seen whether any appeal be so
lodged, and what may be the award thereon : but if no appeal be lodged
by any party within one month, attachment shall not continue longer.
CXVII. In all cases in which any salt may be forfeited to
Government under the rules contained in this Regulation, or in which any
person may have been subjected to any of the penalties prescribed in
Sections XXXI. XXXIII. XXXIV. XXXVI. XXXVIII. XL. XLI.
XLII. XLIII. XLV. XLVI. XLVII. XLVIII. XLIX. L. LI. LIII.
LIV. LV. LXVI. LXVII. LXVIII. LXIX. LXX. LXXV. LXXVII.
and LXXXVI. of this Regulation, whether the final order shall have
been passed by a Court of Judicature, or by a salt agent or superintendent
of salt chokies, it shall be competent to the Board of 6026?
O/7222772, on application from the party, to call for a report of the circum-
stances of the case from the salt agent or superintendent by whom it may
have been in the first instance investigated, in the manner heretofore
practised in respect to seizure made by those officers, and to remit any
portion of the fine or penalty which may have been imposed.
/SYcozziL Provided also, that if in any case the salt agent or superintendent
of salt chokies shall not deem it necessary to levy the full amount of the
fine to which the party offending may be liable under this Regulation, and
the said party shall submit himself by a written ikrarnamah to the decision
of the salt agent or superintendent, and shall pray to have judgment passed
by those officers without reference to the Courts of Judicature, then and
in that case it shall be competent to the salt agent or superintendent,
with the sanction of the Board of (722^0772.$, 22722% O/7222772 previously
obtained, to pass a final judgment in the case, whatever may be the quan-
tity of salt or amount of fine.
Provided also, that the amount of rewards to be received by
informers and the subordinate officers of Government, under the rules
contained in this Regulation, shall in all cases be regulated by the value of
the salt or other property actually confiscated to Government, or the
amount of fine realized.
CXVIII. All fines which may be levied by any judge of a Zillah or
City Court shall on realization be immediately remitted to the salt agent
or superintendent of salt chokies, by whom the case may, in the first
instance, have been investigated. The superintendents and salt agents
shall be guided in the distribution and payment of the rewards to which
informers and subordinate officers of Government may be entitled under
the rules contained in this Regulation, by such general or special orders
as they may receive from the Board of (TzzVoizz.q 22722% G/1222772.
CXIX. All applications preferred to the Board of %722^%0772^, Nt2%%,
%726? 0/72M 772 for a remission or mitigation of any fine or penalty imposed by
a salt agent or superintendent, or by a Court of Judicature, shall be
written on stamped paper, the value of which shall be regulated as follows :
&?cc72G?. In cases in which the quantity of salt adjudged contraband
shall not exceed twenty maunds, or the amount of the fine imposed fifty

any portion of tines or
penalties imposed under
certain sections of this
Regulation.

Under certain cir-
cumstances salt agents
and superintendents,
with the sanction of
the board, may pass
final judgment in cases
of larger amount.


Fines levied by judge
to be remitted to salt
agents or superintend-
ents.

Applications for re-
mission of tines to be

Value of stamped
paper to be used.