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appendix generally speaking, no-division shall be less-than ten, or more than twenty square
H g M miles in extent. It must also be oftseryed, that the limits of the division follow those
o f the villages; it being quite contrary to a system of good police, that inhabitants
op the same place should be subject to different authorities,
stations Of 6. In each division,, there shall be fixed a station o f police, to which" shall be
police. appointed a competent officer, with such number o f inferior MarUris, Peons, &c. as
shall b e " deemed necessary for the execution of1 the Various duties allotted to his
office,/and the due maintenance of the tranquillity'of‘his division.
Heads of Villa- 7. In each village there shall be a Head-man (whether recognized, under the name
of Peting'gi, Bahai, Lurah, Kmou, Mandor, or otherwise, according to the custom of
the country), to be freely elected by the. inhabitants of the village itsélf from among
themselves.; the only.-requisites on the part q f Government beings, jSjjd he,actua}ly
reside and hold land in it. , Should any of" these. be found unfit^jfo. car?y, oh their
- respective duties, or other good objection ,arise to their being continued ift the posts
they hold, a representation to such effect w-ill-be made by the Resident to the
Villagers, who will accordingly proceed to the nomination .of sonqe other person, who,
if approved of by the Resident,, shall then receive, his confirmation, c
Thdr respons!- 8. These Ilead-men shall, in every respect, be considered.as the representatives of
kïittj. jj ^jjjaggg^ and shall be held responsible for all such acts committed within them, as
feU justly, nader that controuling and .preventive power vested in them by Jheir
fellow inhabitants.
öf t ó t dee- 9. .This mode of election and consequent power, it must be observed, are no, new-
introductions, but subsist in immemorial usage, and their nature and^linuts^ e .well
understood by the Javans throughout the Inland.
Duties of Heads ÏO.'The Heads of villages will receive and carry execution a ll,,su^j^^eS'&s
of Villages. government, either directly by the Resident,'or through the medium of thB-Bdjpdtis and
officers of divisions, may be pleased to issue to them; and they
times, J8uph oral or written information as mhy be required from then;. "
Police aatlès. 11. The care of the police, in their respective villages, shall be entrusted to th«u|
charge; and for the due preservation of peace, the prevention of, offermes, and thfj
discovery and arrest of offenders, they are required to be particularly .careful that a
sufficient night watch be regularly maintained. For . this purpose they are authorized
to require each of the male inhabitants to take his turn in the performance ofoimg
duty; and, at any time, to call on all to aid in the pursuit and ^pprelicnsion. of
offenders, or to execute generally any of the other duties that may occur.
Property sto- 12. The Heads of Villages will also be held responsible for the amount gf 'all
W h s rge H a n g i n g to travellers, which may be lost within their villages, provided
however that the «amp, shall have been placed under their charge; and they are required
to faltp charge of all travellers’ property which may he brought to, them for that puipose.
Renters of in - ' 13. They are directed to keep a register of all persons under their .adthorifcfe
ofWrthl; aDd describing the name, age, country, occupation, size, and appearance of each ipffiyidualj
deaths,. &c. - with any other remarks that may be deemed necessary. They will also, with the
assistance
assistance o f .the Village,Priest, form a register of the births, marriages, and deaths, appendix
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14., These vvdlljjbe. drawn, up ev,ery six months, according to .forms, to be furnished tg When tobepre-
them .by the Resident. A.^o.py^f each will be .retained in the ,.village,, and,another
will1 be forwarded to thp prjlic&o^c.er |t»f the station;, to be kept by him as records, and
to furnish the-gjounds of^such reports as he may,be qalled.on^o.giye jp. :
is! Whenever a stranger .arrives for the purpose of, settling in a village, or any one New settleraor
of its; former. inhabitants ^scopds,,, the head of it is required to furnish immediately to grating,
the. Officer im£^heJH,i^s*(Wit% detailed- account (of, the particulars relative to either
circumstance; who wilbgWEdingly take such- measuresfor the apprehension or pursuit
of either, or forward- s.uch intelligence toahis-superiors, as,the, case may require.
^-'r.dfiitAny person' producing the express permission of,the Resident, shall be allowed When to be al-
<.t0 settle *in a -village; -but without this, or unless he can procure two. respectable'
inhabitants- to become securities for his good behaviour, he shall not be permitted to
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V Ti' -As well Heads of- Villages-as Officers of Divisions are required to keep ,a vigten^and
'-■watchful eye-upon all new settlers, to ascertain, ,if possible,hitheir several characters, night travel- j
from their fonmer places of abode; and,to observe, most (particularly, the conduct of a“ g- ‘
ks.tich individuals as!have no ostensible means o f,earning a jiveRhood. „ They will, „too,
follow vigilantly.the motions of arpied persons, preventing them,.as much as they can,
i from travelling together iQ large bodies;, dnd as far as may bq.-practicable,' they ought
uto hinder individuals of every description,.jbpt most especially .such-as are armed with
-spears;, swords, ,&c. from travelling.at.all after eight o-Jclbckj-at.night.
IS. After this hour, .they are authorized to ^topj .and detain. i%Hthejm custody til) the To stop suspi-
- next morning, all such persons as may, by having with them, more than usual property, and how to act
or ftrany other way, justly give grounds for suspicion. But, on ;a summary examina- re«ardit>gth™.
.,t|V>n;.,should nothing further. appear againt them, theymuston.no account keep .them
■ detained, beyond eight o’clpck .the next, morning,; ndr ought , detention at all to
- take piace, if the acoojjnt'they first give of themselves he'deemed satisfactory. , -
j . 19. Should any thing further appear against them by complaint or otherwise, they Rather direc-
will then p,e proceeded witfcas with other accused persons, relative' to whom directions
will’ be given in a subsequent sectionwH^n^d; . - , • , o
20. In the above case,,.only, it is competent.to-;the Officers.of-Police to .apprehend Not^to appre-
any person of their own authority,sunless detected.in theaitual perpetration of crime-; ca^of^heir
or.to'release any person once. apprehended; cicitg.li , ■ ". ■, ; .'
g l _ It having been represented, that though when the inhabitants are settled, in Of^MettKpg
-•-one place, in habitations contiguous to (each other,■« the.duty of the Headof a Village
' becomes easy.,of execution, yet" that it is extremely difficult for htm. to perform it
^-adequately, when, from caprice, or other cause,! any of .its members areiallgw-e^.td leave
the main part,' or ~,d6sa, to 'go and reside.mjloriely apd xemotelspotsy forming .thereby
small settlementstoftwo or three cottages;onlyjtogether, termed dukus, which being necessarily
from their distance without the guard of night watches, &c. must frequently become.
liable