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Mode of-sending
him.
85V Under no pretence whatsoever, shall "any persons be- detained at the police
station Jonger than twerity-four.hours after theirrarrest. ' 1 < a , 1
V.-S8.' Should the division in whicHth®arrest has taken place be dot that id which the
chief -town "of the' district’is situated,, the officers, of itishallmake oVerhhe charge of
Ipêfeons'and papers to the Police" Officers of the division next in .the way ;■ and, in
similar manner, they shall be forwarded on from station to .station, to the chief town of 1
the district, or from thence to the principal seat of-therResidency.' i ■ ! . '
39. -In this transmission/the Officers o f Dmsionsnwill take particular .care that as
little delay as possible occur; any unnecessary infringement on the.personal- liberty .of
the subject, being that o f which this Government! w ill ever be móst jealous.
; 4Q.. Whenever a human body is found'dêad, o f which it is.not'certainly known that
the ^Mfl1 was natural, or even though such illness.precede it as'mightlhg considered as
possibly the cause, should any suspicious circumstances or appearsl-nces.'attend.the death,
it will become the duty’of the Head of the .Village inbwhich - this may occur,,-to take
cognizance of the feet; and ordering it so that everything remain in the 'state-first
found, be-shall report the circumstances, withoutdelay, to thé Officer of'the. Div|sib^,
wié will immediately appoint a commission of three. Heads of Villages/iassistedthy
No unnecessary
delay to oéGür.
When a dead
body is- found,
or a death is
attended with
any suspicions
•circumstance,.
how to act. .•
Report on the
inquest.
To be forwarded.
Höw to act if
any guilt be
imputed.
Reasons for" establishing
a
subordinate ju-
tiiàâiction.
Heads of . Vil-j
lages their att
tiiority.
or officers, to proceed to the actual spot where thédjödy lies; tand- there; make I
due. inquiry into every particular that may serve totelbcidate the affair. For* this pur- I
pose, such evidence will be taken as may, in any. way,-bfe thoughfato bear onithe su lle t.
41. When ihe investigation is completed, the persons appointed Jbr7 the-.'iriquest I
shalLdeïiver to the Officer of Division a statement of what they f e ^ doro, seenjitpr 1
heard, and annex to jt the opinion they have finally ferried’ of the- manner .of- d^th,
of degree of guilt any where attaching.
42. The Officer of Division shall forward this statement, without delay; r-to the
superior authorities; from whom, in return, he will-receiv»i^sCrüctipns. >. -to I
43. But should any degree «of guilt h e imputed; in? the1-opinion expressed- b y the
commissioners acting on. this inquest, the Officer ofi»Divisipnrsball, without'loss of
€me, proceed to apprehend th é suspected person o f persons/-and take such other I
measures upon that opinion, as he would, had a complaint to-the same effect been
regularly lodged. • ; ■ . | . 1
44. As it is most necessary that the cultivators of the sod,- and other industöpus
inhabitants of-a village, should not, on every frivolous nr inconsiderable .occasion,' he
taken away from their labours to attend a distant seat ofrjustice, where,’ even though,
it be more equitably and impartially administered, the benefit of this is,-inf many
cases, quite counterbalanced by the loss of time and expenses of the'journey.’and I
suit,—it is ordered, that there be a subordinate jurisdiction constituted, by means óf
which the distribution of justice will be rendered far more easy to the governing
power, and the acquisition of redress will be presented to every one aggrieved, with
the greatest fecility, and the least possible expense of rióney or time.
145.- The Heads of Villages are required to look on themselves, and to act with
' regard to the. persons under their controul, as father» of families; to maintain, to the
extent of their power, a spirit of harmony and tranquillity in the villages entrusted to
them;
them / tö'/öprb'^eve^L^appfoqch i to/feudi and litigation and, with the aid o fth e ir APPENDIX
officers, to interpose their authority in settling, with justice and impartiality, all such .: _ •
petty quarrels as may arise among the inhabitants, v.
46.. J Should; how.ever, the dispute he of sufficient magnitude to entitle it to higher -Courts to refer
consideration, c§prts- are regularlytestàblMhed to which.it{may. he referred, of
47.. The Officers ofrDivisiop shall, at least once a week; or oftener, attend in some 'Officerof Diri-
open place at the station of poliçejcW'jtjr- their Mantrfsynk other subordinate servants, .
for the purpose of inquiring into and deciding on all such complaints as may he given
in to them, for1 petty offences committed within their divisions, as abusive language
and inconsiderable assaults or affrays..
»' 48.-/r,h'esej' if satisfactorily' proved, they shall be authorized to punish, by tine not Fines,
exceeding; ten1 ru p e e s,w h ich ! finet-tfie*aBe-halfJshall-'bp(giyehrtoj,.the;rindividual‘or f--’
individuals 'aggrieved/tb^rotheiribe carried-.to the.accohritrif Goyerhment.j fui
T;iie^fshall telso be empowered? Ariheai. -and 'determine on tail! sueh'Hpetty: civil Cm leases,
eases , as may he referred to them,, provided1 the amount at ,issjae, exceed not the sum-of'
twenty rupees»
TaSOPAnd further,- they shall investigate the trifling:-djsputes<!thatJ;may'be^brought?Laad disputes’.
Mferd-them about trespass, nuisance, tfipirregular distribution of water, encroachment!
Sn bó'tffidari'esf and' other-such .pijijor grievancesjofAjisual-occurrence in 'villages.'
s.fttgl. W h e th e r civil'or crim in al,. theyjfsfihlldnot/ irifepyteàse,s h.® arithorizedito arresteNot/to ai-rest
©isimigyispn.;-; . ... r n
I USâ/SBut the.'complaint1 having - been1 gLvjewaifi^;thëSF p'elâdaqcoràplamjêà*/lof,i if not- Howh» BsiffB
present, shall be. summoned'-to appear-bÿtbeteéktfdây' o f sitting,' when-th'e-rcause shall :cee<*’
be heard arid'decided on without delay.- In failure o f attendante on the part of the
plaiptiff, the case shall be dismissed ; on the pai-t of the defendant, the,’cause1.shall he
proceeded with e x 'parle j The seritejùcè," whatever- it Jmay -be, -'shall" be' carried info
e^eentjop,»by means of. thpauthority vested*inithébHeàcIstof Villages.- •'
'■■’dST- Should-any-persons refuse to obey their award, they shall he* committed'for trial Punishment for
before 'the- Resident/-, who will not only cause the original sentence'-to' he ’carried > into. contuma<!y-
execution; but at his discretion/ order a-punishmerit suited to'their contumacy. 1
tuS4.- An appeal may be‘ma!dè.inthe- üsual- maunér, ini civiltcases,-ifrcim the’Officer of-Appeals ftom
the Division’s Court to that of ,tlfe, JBopétë ati thebchief -town of the district; and anyi n.'jrjffijri l
complaint:for unjust or.arbitrary .proceeding, on the part of the.subórdinate‘Pólice ••
Officers/ will likewise be received there. , >'i
. ,44.1« Qf .eyery proceeding of this Court a regular, record -shall be kept ; one copyj.Ee'fcrd of proto
remain at the police' station,- andianother to he forwarded to: the !6hief of the District.
56. A fee of half a rupee from each .party shall be levied prior to hearing the cause, -Fees and costs,
to he dividedhamong 'the Officers tof Police ; and ten per cent, on the. amount of the ,
sentence in civil cases is,: .according to the custom, of .the* country, to he taken from the •
loser of the suft, to be carried to the account of Government. 1
5 7 . The Officers o f. Divisions will be-hold fully'responsible! for a zealous arid General duties,
conscientious discharge óf .these important duties entrusted to them, and shall meet
h with