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·GIST USIC GE RULES, ORDINANCES, AND REGULATIONS, FOR THE GOOD ORDER AND CIVIL GOVERNMENT OF THE SETTLEMENT FORT WILLIAM IN BENGAL; OF_** MADE AND PASSED BY TRE GOVERNORS GENERAL AND VICE PRESIDENTS IN COUNCIL FOR THE TIME BEING. TO WHICH ARE PREFIXED EXTRACTS FROM CHARTERS AND ACTS OF PARLIAMENT AS TO THE APPOINTMENT OF JUSTICES OF THE PEACE-THE ESTABLISH- MENT OF A COURT OF QUARTER SESSIONS, ITS JURISDICTION; &c. AND THE POWERS GRANTED TO THE GOVERNOR GENERAL AND COUNCIL TO MAKE RULES, ORDERS AND REGULATIONS-THE COM- MISSION OF THE PEACE—AND ABSTRACTS OF FORMER RULES, OR- DINANCES AND REGULATIONS SINCE REPEALED. COMPILED BY ORDER OF HIS EXCELLENCY THE MOST NOBLE THE MARQUIS OR HASTINGS, GOVERNOR GENERAL IN COUNCIL: BY WM. HUNTER SMOULT, Clerk of the Peace. ! A. D. 1819. RE-PRINTED, BY PERMISSION OF GOVERNMENT WITH A SUPPLEMENT CONTAINING THE RULES SINCE ENACTED AND AN ABSTRACT OF THE CHARTER OF THE SUTREME COURT OF JUDICATURE AT FORT WILLIAM IN BENGAL. At the Asiatic Press, No. 3. Council House Street. . CALCUTTA 18.26.

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·EXTRACTS 1859 FROM CHARTERS SLAND ACTS OF PARLIAMENT. As to the Appointment of Justices of the Peace, the Establishment of a court of Quarter Sessions, its Jurisdiction, &c and trie Powers granted to the Governor General in Council to frame Regulations for the good Order and Civil Government of the Settlement of Fort William, in Bengal. . CHARTER DATED 8TH JANUARY, 1753, 26 Gbo. 2o. STABLISHES a Corporation at each of the Presidencies of Maand ninc Aldermen, and a Court of Record by the name of the Mayor's Court. Also a Court of Requests, for the Recovery of small Debtg. Appoints Justices of the Peace, and establishes a Court of Quarter Sessions, at Madraspatnam, and Town or Factory of Calcutta at Fort William, as follows: or And We do further for Us, our Heirs and Successors, give "and grant unto the said Company and their Succesors, and do by these Presents ordain, establish, and appoint, that the Governor or President and Govornor Council of Fort Saint George aforesaid, for the time being, shall be Jus- President and tices of the Peace, and have power to act as Justices of the Peace, in Council of Fort and for the said Town of Madraspatnam, and in and for Fort Saint Saint George to George, Fort Saint David, Vizagapatnam, the Factories on the Coast of the Peace. Sumatra, and all other the Factories subordinate to Fort St. George, aforesaid, in the same and the like ınanner, and with the same or the like powers as Justices of the peace constituted by any Commission or Letters patent under our Great Seal of Great Britain, for any Country, City or Town corporate in that part of our said Kingdom called England, do or may exercise such Office.

·EXTRACTS FROM CHARTERS AND And Our further Will and Pleasure is, and we do hy these Presents for U's, our Heirs and Successors, give and grant unto the said Company and Governor or their Successors, that the Governor or President of Fort Saint George, Prasidant Council, or any and the Council for the time being, or any three or more of them, (wherethree of them of the Governor or President, or in his absence the Senior of the Counhver or President cil then residing at Fort Saint George to be one,) shall and may hold or in his bence Quarter Sessions of the Peace four times in the year within the District tho Senior Cona, aforesaid, and shall at all times hercafler be a Court of Record in the naanden bold Quar, ture of a Court of Oyer and Terminer and Gaol Delivery, and shall from ter Sewions four time to time, and at all times bereafter bc Commissioners of Oyer and tiene in the year. Terminer and Gaol Delivery, for the trying and punishing all offen- And be com- ders and Offences (High Treasons only excepted'y had, committed or done missioners of within the said Town of Mad raspatnam, Fort Saint George. or within minner and God any of the said Factories or Places subordinate thered, and that it shall Delivery and may be lawful.to and for the said Justices of the Peace and Commissioners of Oyer and Terminerand Gaol Delivery respectively, to proceed by Indictment, or by such other ways, and in the same or like manner as is used in that part of Great Britain called England, as near as the Condition and Circumstances of the place and Inhabitants will admit of, and To issue Pre- for that purpose to jesue their Wariant or Precept to the Sheriff of the cept to Shariff to Summon Jurica said district for the time being, commanding hai to summon a convenient number of the principal Inhabitants within the said district, to serve and attend as Grand and Petit Juries at the said Courts respectively ; and that the said Justices of the Peace and Commissioners of Oyer and Terminer and Gaol Delivery respectively, shall and may delivei to them the vsual Oath taken in England by the Grand Petit and Jury, and also administer to the Witnesses who shall be produced for or against the Party to be tried, a proper Oath of Affirmation, that is to say) an Oath upon the Holy Evangelists to any Witness or Witnesses, who shall profess the Christian Religion, and io administer an Oath or Solemn Affirmation to any other Witness or Witnesses, Natives of India, in such manner as they', according to their several Casts, shall esteem to be most binding on their Proceeding the Consciences to oblige them to speak the Truth; and that the said Justices as before and Commissioners shall and may respectively proceed to the Arraign- Justices of the Peace and Com. ment, Trial, Conviction and Punishment of Persons accused of any Cri Inissiouers of mes or Offenees (High ?'reason excepted) in the same or like manner and Oger and Ter- form as near as the Condition and Circumstances of the Place and Inhabi, miner in Eagland. tants will admit of, as any of our Justices of the Peace or Commissioners of Ayer and Terminer and Gao! Delivery in England do or may proceed by virtue of any Commission by Us granted for that purpose : and sball and may respectively do all other Acts that Justices of the Peace and Commissionary of Oyer and Terminer and Gual Delivery usually and legally do, and ibat the said Courts may assemble and adjourn at and unto such times and and places as they shall judge coyenient. And We do berelay direct that the Governor or President of Fort St. take the usual George aforesaid sball, before the Council there or the major part of them, Oathu, take on Oath faithfully to, execute, the said Offices of Justice of the Peace and Coramissioner of Qyer and Termines and Goal Delivery, together the came to the with the Qath of Alogiance, which Oaths they are hereby #uthorized and Council. . empowered to administer, and after the taking of such Oaths We do hereby authorize samo Gonorror Or President to ·ACTS OF PARLIAMENT. ji wuthorize the said Governor or President to administer the same. Onth to the rest of the Council as Justices of the Peace and Commissioners ot.- Oyer and Terminer and Gaol Delivery, Governor And We do further for Us, our Geirs and Succesgars, give and grant comme porte unto the said Company, and their Successórs, and do by these Presents within time ordain, direct, establish and appoint, that the Governor or President and ne Toplicou Council of Fort William in Bengal aforesaid for the time being, shall be missioner of Justices of the Peace, and have power to act as Justices of the Peace and Oyer and to as Commissioners of Oyerand Terminer and Geol Delivery, and that they meliorarend Gaul or any threc or more of them (whereof the Governor or President, or in Any three or his absence the Senior of the Council then residing at Fort William afo amor of them resaid to be one) shall and may hold "Sessions of the Peace and of Oger Geweraer and Terminer and Gaol Delivery respectively, in and for the said Town President, or or Factory of Calcutta at Fort William in Bengal, and other the Faetories Sicherheit subordinate thereto, and do all such other aots as Justices of the Peace and present the other one Commissioners of Oyer and Terminer and Gaol Delivery, with such Powered ball hold ers, Jurisdiction and Authorities, wawler such Regulations and Restrictions Pencil and Oybe as are herein before given, grantedly limited and appointed, concerning and Toruker Justices of the Peace and Commissioners of Oyer and Terminer and Gaol Puerto Delivery of the said Town of Madraspalnam. herein before potainot. ACT 13TA GEO. 3D CAP. 69. Section. 13.--Authorises his Majesty to establish by Charter a Sui preme Court of Judicature at Fort William. 19. And be it further @nacted by the Authority a forepaid, that so much of the said Charter granted by lris said late Majesty us respects or relates to the establishment of the Mayor's Court at Calcutta aforesaid in Bengal, So mach of the or to the Civil, Criminal or Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction thereof in the said ter o meu ten to United Company's Settlement there, or the Subordinates thereunto belong-tiro Establiphs ing. in case a new Charter shall be granted by his Majesty. in pursuance a month of the Mar this Act, and shall be openly published at Fort Waliam aforesaid, from cloutka repos and immediately after such publication, shall cease, determine, and be ed. but in de absolutely void to all intents and purposes;- but nevertheless the said other relpech Charter so granted by his said late Majesty, shall in all other respects and as for and concerning all or any other of the said Company's principal Presidencies or Settlements to which the same relates, or to any Bacteries or places now or hereafter to he subordinate to such principal Settlements, continue, be and remain in full force and virtue, according to the true in tent and meaning thereof, and that as fullyand effectually to all intents and purposes whatsoever, as if this Act had never been made, or speh new Charter as aforesaid should never have been grænted, 20. And be it further enacted by the Authority, aforesaid, chut all the Records, Muniments and Proceedings whatsoever of and belonging to the said Mayor'& Court at Calcula aforesaid, or to the Couw of Orer and Terminer ·iv EXTRACTS FROM CHARTERS AND ture. Governor Gone. Laws of the All the records Terminer and Gaol Delivery at Fort William aforesaid, established by the of the Mayor's said Charter of his said late Majesty, shall from and immediately after Court of Oyer such Court of Judicature which his Majesty is hereinbefore empowered und Terrniner to to erect, shall be established at Fort William as aforesaid, be delivered over to the new over, preserved and deposited for safe Custody in the said new Court of Court of Judice- Judicature, to which all parties concerned shall and may resort and have recourse upon application to the suid Court. 36. And be it further enacted by the Authority aforesaid, that it shall and may be lawful for the Governor General and Council of the said United Company's Settlement at Fort William in Bengal, from time to time ral and Council to make and issue such Rules, Orders and Regulations, for the good Order authorized to maike Regula. and Civil Government of the said United Company's Settlement at Fort tions for the William aforesaid. and other places and Factories subordinate or to be. gond Order and subordinate thercto as shall be deemed just and reasonable; such Rules ment of the set Order and Regulatious not being repugnant to the laws of the Realm, lement of Fort- and to set, impose, inflict and levy reasonable Fines and Forfeitures for the William, not re- breach or nonobservance of suchRun Ordinances, and Regulations ;- puguunt to the but nevertheless, the same or any of trem shall not be valid or of any force Roulm. or effect until the same shall be duly registered and published in the said Supreme Court of Judicature, which shall be by the said new Charter established, with the consent and approbation of the said Court, which Kistered and to Registry shall not be made until the expiration of Twenty Days after published in the the same shall be openly published, and a Copy thereof affixed on some Supreme Court conspicuous part of the Court House, or place where the said Supreme Court shall be held, and from and immediately after such Registry as Persons in India aforesaid, the same shall be good and valid in Law;-but nevertheless it may appeal shall be lawful for any person or persons in India, lo appeal therefrom to against the same. His Majesty, his Heirs and Successors in Council, who are hereby empowered, if they think fit, to set aside and repeal any such Rules, Ordinances Within Sixty and Regulations respectively, so as such Appeal or Notice thereof be Days after pub- lodged in the said new Court of Judicature within the space of Sixty Days after the time of the registering and publishing the samc; and it shall be lawful for any person or persons in England to appeal therefrom in like Persons in Po. manner within Sixty Days after the publishing the same in England. And gland may also it is hereby directed and required that a copy of all such Rules, Ordi- Slity Days nflor nances and Regulations, from time to time as the same shall be so receipublication in ved, shall be affixed in some conspicuous and public place in the India England. House, there to remain and be resorted to us occasion shall require-yet nevertheless such appeal shall not obstruct, impede or hinder the immediate execution of any Rule, Ordinance or Regulation so made and registered as aforesaid, until the same shall appear to have been set aside or repealed upon the hearing and determination of such Appeal. 37. Provided always and be it enacted by the Authority aforesaid, that the raid Governor General and Council shall, and they are Copies of all buch Regala hereby required, from time to time to transmit Copies of all such tions to be trans Kules, Ordinances and Regulations as they shall make and issue to one mitted to one of of His Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State for the time being; and cretaries of state that it shall and may be lawful to and for his said Majesty, his Heirs and Successors, from time to time as they shall think necessary, to sign ify to the ·ACTS OF PARLIAMENT. thereur. the said United Company, under his or their sign Manus, his or their His Majesty inng disapprobation and disallowance of all such Rules, Ordinances, and Re- nual signifu his gulations, and that from and immediately after the time that such disap. disapprobation aud disallowance probation shall be duly registered and published in the said Supreme Court of Judicature at Fort William in Bengal, all such Rules, Ordinances. And after due reand Regulations, shall be null and void ; but in case Ilis Majesty, bis gistry and publi. Heirs, and successors, shall not within the space of two years from the the Supreme making such Rules, Ordinances, and Regulations, signify his or their Courts iho said dispprobation or disallowance thereof as aforesaid, that then and in that culer, &c. to be case all asuch Rules, Ordinances, and Regulations, shall be valid and ef. If not within two fectual and have full force. Scars to be valid, 38. And be it further enacted by the Authority aforesaid, that the Go- Governor Genevernor General and Council for the time being of the said United Com- raland Council, pany's Settlement at Fort William, and the Chief Justice and other Judges and other Judeco of the said Supreme Court of Judicature, shall and may, and they are of the Suprenie hereby respectively declared to be and to have full Power and Authority Justices or the to act as Justices of the Peace for the said Settlement, and for the seve- Peace, ral Settlement and Factories subordinate thereto, and to do and transact all inatters andthings which to the office of a Justice or Justices of the Governor Gene- Peace do belong or appertain; and for that purpose the said Governor authorized to General and Council are hereby authorized and empowered to hold Quar- hold Quarter ter Sessions within the said Settleinent of Fort William aforesaid, four Sessions foue times in every year, and the same shall be at all times a Court of Record. tiincs in the year. CHIARTER, DATED 26TH MARCH 1774.-14TH GEO. 3d. And to the end that the said Court of Requests and the said Court of Quarter Sessions, crected and established at Fort William in Bengal, by the said Charter of our said Royal Grandfather, made in the 26th year of his Reign, and the Justices, Sheriffs and other Magistrates thereby appointed for the said districts, may better answer the ends of their res. pective Institutions, and act more conformably to Law and Justice. It is our further Will and Pleasure, and we do hereby further grant, ordain and establish that all and every of the said Courts and Magistrates shall be subject to the Order and Controul of the said Supreme Court of Ju- Klicature at Fort William in Bengal, in such sort, manner and form as the interior Courts and Magistrates of and in that part of Great Britain called England, are by Law subject to the Order and Controul of our Court of King's Bench, to which end the said Supreme Court of Judirature at Fort William in Bengal is hereby empowered and authorized to award and issue a Writ or Writs of Mandamus Certiorari, Procedendo or Error, to be prepared in manner hereinbefore mentioned and directed to such Courts or Magistrates as the case may require, and to punish any Contempt or wilful Disobedience thereunlo by Five and Imprisonment. And it is our further Will and Pleasure, that from and after each publishing and proclaiming of the said Supreme Court of Judicature at Fort William ·vi EXTRACTS FROM CHARTERS AND or's Court and and Terminer William in Bengal, the said Mayor's Court of Calcutta at Fort William in Bengal aforcsaid, granted, erected and crealed by and in the above mentioned Charter, made in the 26th year of our said Royal Grandfather, and also the Court of Record in the nature of a Court of Oyer and Terminer and Gaol Delivery, erected and created by the said Charter, and all the Authority therein given to the President or Governor or Council After publicati- of Fort William in Bengal, to be or act as Commissioners of Oyer and Court, the May. Terminer and Gaol Delivery, and every Clausc and Article in the said Charter, which extends or relates to the Establishment of the said Mav- Court of Oyer or's Court of Calcutta at Fort William in Bengal, or the said Court of und Delivery, Oyer and Terminer and Gaol Delivery, or to the Civil, Criminal or Ecestablished by clesiastical Jurisdiction of the said Courts, or any of them, shall cease, Gearted abulish- determine and be utterly void to all intents and purposes, &c. &c. For which purpose it is our further Will and Pleasure that all the Records. Muniments and Proceedings whatsoever of and belonging to the said Mayor's Court of Calcutta at Fort William in Bengal, or to the said Courts of Oyer and Terminer and Gaol Delivery, shall be delivered over, deposited and preserved among the Reconds of the said Supreme Court of Judicature at Fort William in Bengal. 26TH GEO. 30 CAP. 57. Section 29. And be it further enacted, that as well the Servants of the said United Coinpany as all other of His Majesty's Subjects resident or to All Servants of be resident in India, shall be and are hereby declared to be amenable to British Subjects the Courts of Oyer and Terminer and Gaol Delivery and Courts of Ge- Ameuable to the neral or Quarter Sessions of the Peace in any of the British Settlements Court of Oger & in India, for all Murders, Felonies, Homicides, Manslaughters, Rapes of Terminor and Court of General Women, Perjuries, Confederacies, Riots, Routes, Retainings, Oppressions, or Quarter Seasi. Trespasses, and other Misdemeanors, Offences, and Injuries ons, for all Mur. dcro, Polonies, whatsoever by them done, committed, perpetrated, or to be by them here- &c. after done, committed or perpetrated in any of the Countries or parts of Asia, Africa or America, beyond the Cape of Good Hope, to the Streights of Magellan, within the limits of the exclusive Trade of the said United Company, whether the same shall have been done, comınitted or perpeteated, or shall hereater be done, committed or perpetrated against any of Mis Majesty's Subjects or against any other person or persons whatever. Wrongs 330 GEO. 3p CAP. 52. Recitee that Ge- Section. 151. And whereas the Governor General and the other Memvernor Genera? and Members of bers of the Supreme Council of Fort William in Bengal, and the Chief Council and Justice and other Justices of the Supreme Court of Judicature at Fort Judge of Supreme Court are William aforesaid, are at present the only persons authorized by Law to al prevent the act as Justices of the Peace witbin and throughout the Provinces, Disonly Justices of tricts and Countries of Bengal, Behar and Orissa, and the Governor or the Peaco. Prcsident ·ACTS OF PARLIAMENT. vii President and the other Members of the Council of Fort Saint George on the Coast of Coromandel, and the Governor or President and the other Members of the Council of Bombay, are the only persons authorized by Law to act as Justices of the Peace in and for the Presidency of Fort Governor Gene- Saint George, and the Presidency, Island, Town and Factory of Bombay, by Comissions and the places belonging and subordinate to the said two last mentioned issued under the Presidencies respectively-And whereas for preserving and maintaining Seal of the Suthe Peace in the Provinces and Presidencies aforesaid, and the places sub-miy nominate so ordinate thereto, it is expedient that a further number of persons should many of the Coo be appointed to act as Justices of the Peace in and for the same respec. vunts of the Com tively-Be it therefore futher enacted, that it shall and inay be lawful to and piny or other for the Governor General and Council of Fort William in Bengal for the time British Inhabibeing, by Commissions to be from time to time issued under the Seal of think qualified the Supreme Court of Judicature there, in the Name of the King's Ma. lo act as Justices jestv, his Heirs and Successors, tested in the Name of the Chief Justice of the Peace. of the said Court, which said Commissions the said Supreme Court of Ju. dicature is hereby authorised and required from time to tinc by any Order or Warrant from the said Govergor General in Council to issue accordingly, to nominalc and appoint sucti letel so many of the Covenanted Servants of the said Company or other British lahabitants as the said Gover- According to the nor General in Council sliall think properly qualified to act as Justices of Tenor of Curse the Peace within and for the said Provinces and Presidencies and places minions. thereto subordinate respectively; and such persons shall according to the tenor of the respective Commissions wherein they shall be so nominated and appointed, and by virtue thereof and of this Act, have full power and Authority to act as Justices of the Peace according to the tenor of the same Commissions wherein they shall be respectively named in and for the Pro. vinces and Presidencies aforesaid, and places subordinate thereto respec- sons so nominato Proviso that pero tively; and the said Supreme Court upon any Requisition in writing froin ed shall not he the said Governor General in Council, shalland may supersede such Commis- mapanle Wrold sions and upon like Requisition issue new Commissians for the purposes Oyer and Termiaforesaid unto the same, or such other of the Covenanted Servants of the and Grol Delisaid Company or other British Inhabitants as shall from time to time be so therein, unicu noininated by the said Governor General and Council in, that behalf, all the Justices of which Commissions shall be filed of Record in the respective Courts of the said Court Oyer and Terminer of the Province, Presidency or place wherein and ticular occasion for which the same shall be issued as aforesaid-Provided always that the call upon them so persons who shall be so nominated and appointed as aforesaid shall not be to do, being first capable of holding any Court of Oyer and Terminer and Gaol Delivery, rised by order in nor to sit in any such Court, unless the Justices of the said Court shall on Couach. any particular occasion call upon them so to do, in which case and 80 of ten as the saine shall happen, the persons so called upon shall and may for that tiine associate with them and sit as Justices of the said Court of Oyer and Terminer and Gaol Delivery, by virtue of this Act, and have a deliberative Voice, being first specially authorized for that purpose by Order in Council. 152. Provided always and be it further enacted, that no person to be nominated and appointed in and by any such Commission as aforesaid, shall be capable of acting as a Justice of the Peace in any of the said Provinces ·viji EXTRACTS FROM CHARTERS AND No such person Provinces or Presidencies, until he shall have taken and subscribed in the to act as . Jus Court of Uyer and Terminer of the Province or Presidency, for which he tice of the Pence, until he shall shall have been appointed, to act as a Justice of the Peace, the like Oaths the Councoroner as are appointed to be taken by the Justices of the Peace in Great Briand crauner ihe tain, or as nearly to the tenor thereof as the case will admit, and as shall be approved by the said Court, the Oath of Qualification prescribed by an Act of the 18th year of His late Majesty King Geo. 2d. entituled “san Exception of « Act to amend and render more effectual an Act passed in the 5th year Dalle prescribed of His present Majesty's Reign," entituled "an Act for the Qualifica- « tion of Justices of the Peace," only and always excepted. usual Oaths. J. Justice of the Peace, removen. ner within six Months- 153. Provided always and be it further enacted, and declared, that all Convictions, Judgements, Orders, and other Proceedings which shall be had, made or pronounced by or before any Justice or Justices of the Peace within any of the British Settlements or Territories in India, out of the Court of yer and Terminer within and for the same, shall and may be removable by Writ of Certiorari into the Court of Oyer and Tci. All Convictions, miner and Gaul Delivery of and for the same Presidency, at the instance Judgments, or of any of the parties thereby affectantur aggrieved, at any time within hy or before any the space of Six Calender Months next after the making or pronouncing thereof respectively. And for that purpose it shall and may be lawful to hle by Certiurari and for any one or more of the Justices of the said Court of Over and into the Court of Terminer and Gaol Delivery, and such Justice or Justices is and are Oyer and Termin hereby at the instance of such party or parties to grant his fiat or warrant to the Keeper of the Rolls of the Peace, or other proper Officer, to award a Writ of Cert'orari under the Seal of the Supreme Court of Judicature, when the matter shall arise in Bengal, Behar, or Orissa, or if it shall arise in the Presidency of Fort St. George, or in the Presidency of Bombay, or in any Settlement or place subordinate thereto respectively, then under the To be proceed. Seal of the Mayor's. Court of the Presidency wherein the Matter shall so like manner as arise, or to which the cognizance thereof shall belong, for the removal in the Court of and bringing of such Conviction, Judgment, Order, or other Proceeding Kines Bench at into the said Court of Oyer and Teripiner and Gaol Delivery, and that the said Court of Oyer and Terminer and Gaol Delivery shall have full Power and Authority to hear and determine the Matter of such Conviction, Judgment, Order, and other. Proceeding so removed, and to quash or affirm the same, so that the same be not quashed for want of form, but on the merits only, and to pronounce Judgment thereon in the like manner as the Court of King's Bench at Westminster can or may do, upon Convictions, Judgments, Orders, or other Proceedings had or made, by or before any Justices of the Peaçe, or Court of Quarter Sessions in England, removed or brought into the said Court of King's Bench by Writ of Cere tiorari. 154. Provided also and be it enacted and declared, that before the Before grauting granting of any such Writ the like Recognizances shall be entered into, cochizanito per and, the party or parties applying for such Writ shall be put under the samc terms and conditions in all respects as are by Law directed and provided in the cases of Writs of Certiorari awarded or granted for.. the removal of any conviction, Judgment, Order or other Proceeding had eutered juto. ינס ·ACTS OF PARLIAMENT. ix or maile by or before any Justice or Justices of the Peace in England into the said Court of King's Bench, or as by the usage and practice of the same Court hath been accustomed. Governor Cien- 155. And be it further enacted, that it shall and may be lawful for the Governor General in Council of Fort Williain, or the Governor of Fort Saint George and Bombay, by any Order to be made in their Councils respectively, to call any of the Justices of the Peace authorized by any cal in Councii such Commission or Commissions as a foresaid, to sit and associate with may call any of the said Governor General in Council, or Governor in Council, for the the said Justices more speedy hearing and deterinining Causes appealed, and that the ciate with theni said Justices shall and they are hereby authorized and required when in cases of apso called upon, to act as Justices in the Court of Appeals accordingly, and to have and use .deliberative Voices in all Proceedings upon such Appeals. 159. And whereas by an Act of the first year of the Reign of his late Majesty King George the First, antiquled an act for inaking the Laws for repairing the Highways more effectual, Provision was made for au- Recital of Act thorizing Justices of the Peace in Cities and Market Towns, at their 1, Geo. 1. General or Quarter Sessions, to appoint Scavengers for cleaning and re- And Act 7 Geo. pairing the Streets of the same, and to raise Money by Assessments upon 3. the inhabitants, for defraying the expences thereof- And whereas by an Act passed in the seventh year of the Reign of his present Justiccs of the Majesty, to amend_and reduce into one Act, the Statutes for the Peace assembled Amendment and Preservation of the Public Highways,-It was en at their General acted, that the said recited Act of the first year of King George the First, and Quarter Set should be repealed--And whereas it is essentially necessary for the Scavengers for Ilcalth, as well as for the Security, Comfort and Convenience of the Inha-sleading role bitants of the Towns and Factories of Calcutta, Madras and Bombay in and order the the East Indies, that the Streets therein should be regularly and effecti- Watching and ally cleansed, watched and repaired-Be it therefore enacted, that it shall Repairing of the and may be lawful to and for the Justices of the Peace within or for the Presidencies of Fort William, Fort St George and Bombay respectively, for the time being, or the major part of them, from time to time assembled And for such purat'their General and Quarter Sessions, to appoint Scavengers, for cleans- cymal assessment ing the Streets of the said Towns or Factories of Calcutta, Madras and of the Ownersor Bombay respectively, and lo nominate and appoint such Persons, as they Houses, Buildings shall think fit in that behalf, and also to order the Watching and Repair- and Grounds, ing of the Streets therein as they respectively shall judge necessary ; irue and real an. and for the purpose of defraying the Expences thereof, froin time to time nual values there to make an equal Assessment or Assessments on the Owners or Occupi- uf. ers of Houscs, Buildings and Grounds, in the said Town or Factories respectively, according to the true and real annual Values the cof, so that Not exceeding the whole of such Assessment or Assessments shall not exceed in any one pace wentieth year, the proportion of one twentieth part of the gross annual Values annual values thereof respectively, unless any higher rate of Assessinent shall in the Judgment of the Governor General in Council, or Governor in Council, er rate shall in of the said respective Presidencies, hecoine essentially necessary for the the Judgement Cleansing, Watching or Repairing thereof, in which case the said Go- Generalia Couavernor Gencral in Council or Governor in Council shall and inay on any sil become essensuch tielly necessary. Unless any high ·EXTRACTS FROM CHIARTERS AND such urgent occasion, by Oreler in Council, authorize a further As9294- ment, not exceeding in any one year, the half part of the Amount of the ordinary Annual Assessment hereinbefore limitted, and that it shall be thereupon lawful for the said Justices to make a further Assessinent, Assessments to according to the tenor of such Order, and not otherwise, or in any other lie collected by sich personas manner, and that all and every such Assessincat or 154-ssments shall and rior Justices his may from time to time be levied and collected by snel person or persone, urder on Session and in s'ich manner, as the said Justices, by their Orier in Session. shall shall appoint. direct and appoint in that behalf, and the Monev hereby raised, shall be employed and disposed of, according to the Orders and Directions of And all Monics the said Justices in Session respectively, for and towards the Repairing, thereby raised Watching and Cleansing the said Streets, and for no other purpose, and Applied for the purposrs afure that the said Assessments being allowed under the Hands and Seals of muid only. soch Justices, or any two or more of them. shall and may be levied by To be levied by Warrant, under their Hands and Seals or the Ilands and Seals of any two) Warrant under of them, by Distress, and Sale of the Goods and Cirattels of any person the hands wºor Persons, not paying the same within eight days afer demand, rendering the Overplus, (if any bc) to the same person or persons, the necessilry Charges of making, keeping ambining such Distress or Distresse's being first deducted. tress and sale. der the ITunds and Souls of two 159. And be it further enacted, that it shall not be lawful for any person or persons to sell any Arrack, or other Spirtuous Liquors, within the Towns or Factories of Calcutta, Jadras or Bombay respectively, with- No prrson to sell Asrack or other out a License for that purpose inder the Hands and Seals of two or Spirituone Li more of the Justices of the Peace, having Jurisdiction, and that the quore within the Powers and Authorities vested by any Law's or Statutes now in force. out License un- in that part of Great Britain, called England. in any Justices of the Peace, for restraining the inordinate Sale of Spiriravus Liquors, shail Juslices. extend to and be put in force against all Unlicensed Traders in Spirits or Spirituous Liquors, withir the said Towns and Factories respectively, us to limits of by the Justices having Jurisdiction therein, and that if any question shall the Settlement arise, touching or concerning the true limits and extent of the said to be decided by Towins and Factories, or any of them, the same shall be inquired into by ral in Council. the Governor General in Council at Fort William, in respect to the li- Tiits and extent of Calcutta, and by the Governor in Council of Fort St. George, in respect to the limits and extent of Madras, and the Governor in Council at Bombay, in respect of the Town of Bombay, and that such limits as the said respective Governments, by order in Council, shall declare and prescribe to be ti e linits of the said Towns and Factories respectively, shall be held deemed and taken in Law as the true limits of the samem-Any custom or usage to the contrary notwithslanding: 99TH AND HOTU GEO 30 CHP. 79. Seclion 13. Anp bc it further enacted, where any person or persons l'prions convicte ed at any Session shall have been convicted it any Session of Over and Terminer or Gaol of Over and Ter. Delivery, or any Session of the Peace, which shall have been holden for divu of the peace any of the said Presidencies or Seltleinents of Fort William and Fort St. George, ·ACTS OF PIRLIAMENT. xi George, and the said Presidency or Isle of Bombay, of the crime of Perof Perjury jury or Grand or Perit Larceny, or of any other Offence, for which such Gencrat or Petit persons would before the possing of this Act. have been liable by the Larceny, liable Laws ofthis Realın, to be transported, it shall and may be lawful for the, to Transportati- Court, before which any suci: person or persons shall be so convicted as a foresaid, orany subsequent Court, holden at any of the Presidencies above mentioned respectively, with likeauthority, to order and adjudge that such person or persons so convicted as aforesaid, shall be transported to the Eastern Coast of New South Wales, or sone one or other of the Islands adjacent or elsewhere and for such term of ycars as the Court shall direct. And wliere any person or persons shall hercafter be convicted for any Crimes ivhatsoever, for which hc, she or they is, are, or shall be by the Laws of this Realın, as extending to the British Dominions in India, excluded froin the benefit of Clergy, it shall and may be lawful to and for such Court respectively, as they shall see fit, instead of awarding Sentence of Execution against such Offender or Offenders, to order such Offender or Offenders to be in like manner transporteil either for Li'e, or for such number of Years, as such Court shall award and order, and the Governor and Council of such Presidency respectively shall and law, are hereby required to make Order for the due Performance of all sich Sentences of Transportation accordingly-Provided alırays, that it shall not be lawful for any such Court to order the Transportation of any person or persons being Natives of India, and not born of European Parents to the Eastern Coast of New South Wale's, or any of the Islands adjacent thereto. 18. And whereas the powers given by the Act of the 13th year of his recital present Majesty of the Governor General and Council of the said United Powers given by Company's Selllement at Fort William aforesaid, to enforce the Obser- :|, to the Gover: vance of such Rules, Ordinances or Regulations for the good order and nor General and Civil Government of the said Settlement and other factories and places force the Obsersubordinate or to be subordinate thereto, as they are thereby authorized vance of their, to inake, hy selling, imposing and levying reasonable Forfeitures for the Rules and Rcbreach or non-observance of such Rules Orders and Regulations, harc finem, &c. hind not been found sufficient for the Preservation of good Order in the said proved insuflici- Settlement--- Be it therefore enacted that it shall and may be lawful to and for the said Governor General and Council for the tine being, in addition, or insicad of such Fines and Fo:fciturcs as abovemcutioned to order or Tovornor Gencappoint such moderate and reasonable Corporal punishment by public or raland Council private Whipping, or otherwise as to them shall seem fit and cxpedient, authorized to for the breach or non-observance of any such Rules heretofore made, or Corporal pun hereafter to be by them made, by virtue of the Suthority herein bcfore hivament for recited, subject nevertheless to such Registry, Publication, Approbation, breach of sainc. Power of Appeal and other Regulations as in and by the said recited Act passed in the thirteenth year of his present Majesty, are prescribed and provided, touching the Rules, Ordinances, Regulations, Fines and Forfeitures therein and hereinbefore mentioned. that Act 13th Geo. ent. 19. Provided always and be it further enacted that no such Corporal Punishnient shall in any Case be ordered to be inflicted, except only in Corporal pups Case of due Conviction of the Olender before two Justices of the Peace to be iuflicted in acting ·xii EXTRACTS FROM CHARTERS & ACTS OF PARLIAMENT. Carr of Conviction before Two acting in and for the said Selllement, Presidencies and places thereto Proviso that no subordinate, which Offence two Justices of the Peace are hereby authowuch Conviction rized and empowered to hear and determine, and to order such Punislıment upon Conviction as aforesaid-Provided also that no such Conbrought into sue perior Court by viction, Judgment or Order shall be received or brought into any Writ of Certiu. Superior Court by Writ of Certiorari or Appeal, or any other process whatsoever any thing in any former Act to the contrary thereof in any wise notwithstanding. &c. shall be rari, 53D GEO, 30 CAP. 155. and others 112. And whereas great inconvenience has arisen from requiring the Recital of In- Civil Servants of the said United Company, and other persons stationed at Convcnieuce from requiring a distance froin the Presidencies, to attend and take the Oaths in the Civil Servants, Courts of Oyer and Terminer of the Presidencies, as prescribed by the said Act of Parliament of Great Britain of the thirty-third year of bis attood and take the Outlow in the Majesty's Reign~ Be it therefore parted that all persons who shall be Courts of Oyer nominated and appointed in any such Commissions of the Peace as are in the said Act mentioned, shall be capable of acting as Justices of the Sucb persons Peace in every respect, according to the Tenor of such Commissions, Oaths in any ci- upon taking and subscribing in any Civil or Criminal Court of Justice vil or Criminal within the Provinces in and for which any such Commission shall have Court of Justice, issued, before any other Justice of the Peace, the like Oaths as are apvinces for which pointed by the said Act to be taken in the Court of Oyer and Terminer Commissions of the Province or Presidency for which such persons shall be appointed to act as Justices of the Peace, and the Subscription of such persons to the said Oaths shall be deposited and kept with the Records of the Cour's of Justice in which the said Oaths shall have bcen administered. issued.

·COMMISSION OF THE PEACE. EORGE the Third by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of G Great Britain and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith and so forth, to our Trusty and well beloved [Here follow the names contained in the warrant of the Governor Gencral in Council] respectively, Covenanted Servants of the United Company of Merchants of England trading to the Last Indies, or British Inhabitants of the Presidency of Fort William in Bengal, or of the Provinces, Districts, and Countries of Bengal, Bahar, and Orissa, or of the places subordinate to the said Presidency of Fort William in Bengal, Greeting :- Whereas in and by an Act of Parliament made and passed in our Parliament at a Session thereof holden at Westminster in the Thirty-third year of our Reign, cntituled “An Act · for continuing in the East India Company for a further Term the pos- “session of the British Territories in India, together with their exclusive «Trade, under certain limitations, for establishing further Regulations "for the Government of the said Territories and ihe better Administra- “tion of Justice within the same, for appropriating to certain Uses the “Revenues and Profits of the said Company, and for making Provision “ for the good Order and Government of the Town of Calcutta, Madras “and Bombay,” After reciting that the Governor General and the other Members of the Supreme Council of Fort William in Bengal and thic Chief Justice and other Justices of the Supreme Court of Judicature at Fort William aforesaid, were at the time of passing the said Act the only persons authorised by Law to act as Justices of the Peace within and throughout the Provinces, Districts and Countries of Bengal, Bahar and Orissa, and the Governor or President and the other Members of the Council of Fort Saint George on the Coast of Coromandel, and the Governor or President and the other Members of the Council of Bombay, were the only persons authorised by Law to act as Justices of the Peace in and for the Presidency of Fort Saint George, and the Presidency, Island, Town and Factory of Bombay, and the places belonging and subordinate to the said two lasiinentioned Presidencies respectively, and that for preserving and maintaining the Peace in the said Provinces and Presidencies aforesaid, and the places subordinate thereto, it was expedient that a further number of persons should be appointed to act as Justices of the Peace in and for the same respectively ; It was and is amongst other things enacted that it shall and may be lawful to and for the Governor General in Council of Fort William in Bengal for the time being, by Commission to be from time to time issued under the Seal of our Supreme Court of Judicature there, in the name of Us, our Heirs and Successors, tested in the name of the Chief Justice of our said Court (which said Commission our said Supreme Court of Judicature is by the said Act authorised and required from time to time by any Order or Warrant from the said Governor General in Council to issue accordingly,) to nominate and appoint such and so many of the Covenanted Servants of the said Company, and other British Inhabitants as the said Governor General in Council shall think properly qualified to act as Justices of the Peace within and for the said Provinces, Districts, and Countries of Bengal, Bahar, and Orissa, and within and for the said Presidency of Fort William in Bengal, and places thereto subordinate, and that such pershall according to the Tenor of the respective Commissions, wherein they shall be so nominated and appointed, and by Virtue thereof and of the said Act have full Power and Authority to 8018 ·xvi COMMISSION OF THE PEACE. to act as Justices of the Peace according to the Tenor of the name Com. mission wherein they shall be respectivcly namned in and for the Provinces of Bengal, Bahar, and Orissa aforesaid, and within and for the Presidency of Fort William in Bengal aforesaid, and places subordinate thereto.And Whereas our Trusty and well-heloved Francis, Earl of Moira, Governor General now being, did by virtue of and in pursuance of the said Act of Parliament duly make in Council his certain Order or Warrant, bearing date the welfth day of February in the year of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Seventeen. and to our Chief Justice and other our Justices of the said Supreme Court, directed for issuing a Commission of the Peace, nominating and appointing you to act as Justices of the Peace withiny and for the said Provinces, Districts, and Countries of Bengal, Bahar and Orissa, and withia and for the said Presidency of Fort William in Bengal and places thereto subordinate, according to all the Powers and Provisions of the said Act, and the true meaning and construction thereof-Now know ye that We have accordingly assigned you jointly and severally, and every one of you our Jugtices to keep our Peace within and for the said Provinces, Districts and Countries of Bengal, Bahar and Orissa, and within and for the said Presidency of Fort William in Bengal, and places thereto subordinate, or any or either of them, and to keep and cause to be kept all Ordinances and Statutes made for the good of our Peace and for the Conservation of the same, and for the quiet Rule and Government of our Subjects and People in all and every the Articles thereof, within the said Provinces, Districts and Countries of Bengal, Bahar and Orissa, and within and for the said Presidency of Fort William in Bengal and places thereto subordinate, as well within liberties as without, according to the Force. Form and Effect of the same, and to chastise and punish all persons offending against the form of those Ordinances and Statutes, or any or either of them within the said Provinces, Districts and Countries of Bengal, Bahar and Orissa, and within and for the said Presidency of Fort Williain in Bengal and places thereto subordinate, or any of them, as according to the form of those Ordinances and Statutes, or any of them shall be fit to be done, and to cause to come before you or any of you all those Persons who shall threaten any of our People touching their Bodies or Pere sons, or the burning or firing their Houses, to find sufficient Security for the Peace for their good Behaviour towards Us and our People, and if they shall refuse to find such Security then to cause them to be kept safe in some of the Prisons of the said Provinces, Districts or Countries of Bengal, Bahar and Orissa, or of the said Presidency of Fort William in Bengal or places thereto subordinate, until tliey shall find such Security, and further to do and cause to be done all other Acts to the office of Justice of the Peace appertaining, which under and by virtue of the said Statute, or by virtue of any other law or Statute now in force, may lawfully be done hy pny Justice or Justices of the Peace within the said Provinces, Districts and Countries of Bengal, Bahar and Orissa, the said Presidency of Fort William in Bengal and places thereto subordinate, and therefore We command you diligently to apply yourselves to the keeping of our Peace, Ordinances and Statutes and all and singular other the Premises, and to perform and fulfil the same in form aforesaid, doing therein that which to Justice appertaineth, according to our Laws and Statutes, saving to Us the things to Us in respect thereof belonging. Witness Sir Edward Hyde East, Knight Chief Justice of our gaid Court, the Thirteenth day of February in the year of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Seventeen, and in the Fifty-seventh Year of Our Reign.

·ABSTRACTS OF FORMER RULES, ORDINANCES & REGULATIONS SINCE REPEALED. First.-A RULE, &c. for the better Management of the Police of the Town of Calcutta. PASSED IN COUNCIL 29th June.-REGISTERED IN SUPREME COURT, 25th July, 1778. UPERINTENDENT of Police appointed, CHARLES STAFFORD PLAYDELL, Esq. first Superintendent. On Conviction of Oppression, &c. before two Justices, of wliom one to be the Governor General, or one of the Counsil, and the other the Chief Justice, or one of the Justices of the Supreme Court, to be suspended until the first Sessions of Oyer and Terminer thereafter. May Appeal to the said Sessions. If he does not appeal in fourteen days, or give notice of Appeal, the Office to be vacated. In case of Vacancy by Death, &c. Governor General in Council to appoint Successor. II. Deputy or Assistant to be appointed. May be finally removed on conviction before two Justices as aforesaid. In case of Death, &c. Governor General in Council to appoint Successor. III. Fixes Salary of the Superintendent at Sicca Rupees 12 Hundred per Month Deputy, Sicca Rupees Four Hundred per Month. IV. Superintendent may appoint Native Officers, one Naib, thirty-one Thannadars, thirty-four Naib Thannadars, two Jemadars, and not fewer than Seven hundred Pykes. Shall station and arm them, &c. V. All standing Orders, &c. of Superintendent to be made for the better direction of his Thannadars &c. to be entered in Books, and such Entries signed by Superintendent, to be delivered to the Naib, &c. And within one Week to be reported to the Governor General and Chief Justice. VI. Superintendent may punish his Native Officers. And required to take Obligations in writing, and Security from them, for the faithful discharge of their duty, and to be answerablc for Robberies, &c. and restoration of stolen Goods &c. And to enforce such Obligations. VII. Native Officers to keep Watch & Ward, to apprehend all Night Walkers, &c. Superintendent to examine all such persons and all Servants and Workmen charged with Misbehaviour, &c. And into all Treasons, Murders, &c. and send the accused with the depositions, &c. to one of the Justices of the Peace, to be dealt with according to Law. To have personal Jurisdiction over petty Larcenies, &c.

·xviii A. D. 1778. VIII. Decoyts may be deta incd, to be sent to Court of competent Jurisdiction. IX. Superintendent to report his Proceedings when called upon. And for that purpose to keep separate Books Which are to be laid before the Governor General and the Chief Justice, twice a Year. X, Superintendent to form a List or Register of all Europeans resident in Calcutta, or the Limits thereof, containing their Names, Country, Places of Abode, Occupation, &c. To require from them all Information necessary. And in case of refusal, to summon ikic Party refusing. Proceedings thereupon. Such List or Register to be laid before Governor General when required. • XI. Superintendent to make List or Register of all Shops, Shopkeepers, their Trade, Occupation, nature of Commodies vended, and Situation, Number. &c.- Changes occurring, &c. to be reported by Thannadars to the Superintendent. XII. Thannadars to notify this Rule within one Month to all Shopkeepers, and to report such Notice to Superintendent. XIII. Shopkeepers to keep Day Books of all Sales and Purchases of all Aritcles pledged, &c. with the Names of Persons pledging, &c. Victuals, Fruits, or Liquors excepted. XIV. Shopkeepers, Artificers or Tradesmen to enter Description of Jewels, &c. bought or received XV. No Goldsmith or Silversmith, or other person, sliall buy or receive any Jewel, &c. except at Public Auction, or in some Shop, where publickly exposed for sale, or from persons of known Credii, without Notice to the Tirannadar of the Division, and shewing him the Jewel, &c. Who shall enter in a Book for that purpose, the Navne of the Vender, Puichaser and Receiver, and description of Article sold, &c. The Buyer or Receiver not to melt down or deface the same for the space of one Month. No person to buy or receive any Gold or Silver Cuin, Utensil, &c. bruised or defaced, or melled down, unless froin persons of known Credit, to be produced demand, and Notice of such Articles, &c. to be given to the Thannadar of the Division. XVI. Justices of the Peace and Superintendent may inspect all such Shopkeepers' Books and suinmon parties. XVII. Declares the Penalties to be inflicted for Neglect or Refusal to keep, and Omissions in the said Eutrics, and for all Offences in Buying, Selling and keceiving Jewels, &c. XVIII. Offenders may be proceeded against in the ordinary way as Receivers of stolen Gouds. XIX. Directs the mode of levying Penalties, &c. the appropriation thereof, and of enforcing the sa inc. N, B. This Rule. Ordinance and Regulation was disapproved and disallowed by a Warrant under the Royal Sign Manual, dated at St. James' the 3d of July 1780. which was published and registered in the Supreme Court on the 20th June, 1783.

·A RULL, 8c. for the better Management of the Police of Fort William. READ IN THE SUPREME Court 25th October.-REGISTERED, 23th November, 1780. REAMBLE recites the Rule, Ordinance, and Regulation of the 20th of 1778. 1. The Honorable Sir ROBERT CHAMBERS, Knight, UERBERT H Arers, David IlILLICAN, WII LIAM PAXTON, CHARLES SEALY, John Simpson, CUDBERT THORN- HILL, ROBERT MACFARLANE, JERRY GRANT, JOHN FERGUSSON, THOMAS ADAMS, THOMAS MORRIS, and CHARLES WESTON, are hereby appointed Commissioners for the purposes of this Rulc, and in case of death or refusal to act, &c. thc Governor General in Council may appoint others in their place and stead. II. The Powers and Authorities hereby vested in the said Commissioners, shall be exercised by the major part of them attending any of their Public Meetinges, and their Acts, Orders, and Proceedings. shall be entered in a Book and signed by them, and shall be taken to be original Orders and Proceedings. III. That after the first Monday after Registry of this Rule, a Meeting of Commissioners to be held, and the Senior Commissioner then present shall be the President at such Meeting, and in like manner at every subsequent Meeting Power given to them to adjourn Meetings to any future day, giving two dayo notice thereof to each Commissioner. In default of such adjournment three of the Commissioners may hy writing under their hands call a Meeting. In case of difference of opinion and there being an equality of voices, the President to have the casting voice. No Proceedings of the Commissioners to be valid, except at such Meeting and unless there be thrce Commissioners present. No Commissioner to be capable of acting as such whilst he enjoys any office of Profit, by virtue of the Powers given by this Rule, or have any Sharc or Interest in any Contract relating hereto. IV. Commissioners may appoint and remove Clerks and Treasurers, and such other Officers as they shall find necessary for the purposes of this Rule. And may out of the Wonies arising by virtue of this Rule, appoint and pay Sa- Jaries, &c. to such Officers; such Appointments and Salaries, &c. to be approved of by Governor General and Council. Commissioners to obey all Orders received from Governor General and Council -Provided that such Orders shall not extend to the requiring or authorising any application of the Munies levied by virtue of this Rule, except for the immediate benefit of of the Inhabitants of the Settlement, &e. Commissioners are required to report to Governor General and Council, a true and exact state of the Roads, Streets, Drains, &c. with such Estimates and Proposals as they shall decin necessary for the purposes of this Rute. V. Commissioners required to ascertain the annual value of all Shops, Lands, Houscs, &c. for the purpose of assessing the same, and to transmit a statement thereof to the Governor General and Council, and it it shall appear that the said Commissioners omit or neglect to ascertain or determine, or shall undervalue or overvalue ·XX A. D. 1780. overvalue the Rent, Income or Value of any Shops, Lands, Houses, &c. then they are to renew and make fresh enquiry as to the aunval Value, &c. and transmit such addition or alteration to the Governor General and Council. VI. Governor General and Council may levy and collect an annual Rate or Tax on all Shops, Lands, &c.On Shops, &c. in which Merchandize is exposed for sale, a rate of Two Annas in each Rupee on the Annual Rent, Income or value thereof, and on all other Lands, Houses, &c. Onc Anna in each Rupee on the annual Rent, &c. VII. The said Rate so assessed to be paid by the Occupiers of such Shops, Lands, &c. who inay deduct the same out of the Rent paid by thein for the saine respectively. VIII. And upon Neglect or Refusal to pay such Rate or Tax, they may he summoned before the Commissioners, and three days after demand, and no just Cause shewn to the Contrary, the Collector may imprison and detain such Occupiers so neglecting or refusing, until the Rate be satisfied, otherwise the merits to be investigated by Commissioners. Collectors are to pay the Monies collected to such persons as the Commissioners shall appoint, to be applied to the purposes of this Rule, and the Collectors are required once in every year to deliver to the persons impowered by the Commissioners to receive the same, a Duplicate of the Rate and Assessment for such year, with an Account thereof and of all Sums of Money rated and assessed which have been received, and of all Arrears, together with the Reasons of such Arrears. The first rate and yearly assessment to begin and be made from the 1st January licxt ensuing IX. A Surveyor of Roads, Streets, Lands, &c. of the said Settlement to be appointed by the Governor General in Council, with such powers as after mentioned. Edward Teretta is appointed first Surveyor, with a Salary of Sicca Rupees One Thousand per month, payable out of the Monics arrising by virtue of this Rule: X. Surveyor to survey the Settlement and the limits thereof, and such limits to be bounded as follows: On the West by the Great Road leading from Baug Bozar Bridge to the Sepoy Cantonments at Chewringhee, and passing thro' Baug Bazar, Soobah Bazar, Checondunga, Mutchu Bazar, Loll Bazar, and Durrumtullah and Chowringhec, On the North, by the Creek or Stream running from Shaumbazar or Cow Cross Bridge, and falling into the Hooghly River at Bang Bazar aforesaid, being part of the old Mahratta Bitch ;--On the East, by the said Mahratta Ditch and ihe Great Road which terminates the Boundaries of Calcutta to the East, and on the Southward by the Road, commonly called the Columba Road, running in an oblique line from Chowringhee, into the Great Eastern Road or Boundary, and to divide the said Settlement into several Districts or Wards, and to deliver to the Commissioners, an account of the same for approval or revisal, who shall name the Districts or Wards, and transmit the same respectively to the Governor General and Council, for their approbation. Commissioners to number the Houses, &c and affix the names of each Street, &c. on some conspicuous part thereof together with the name of the District or Ward. Persons ·A. D. 1780. xxi Persons defacing the same shall, on Conviction before Superintendant of Police, be punislied by him, in manner therein mentioned. Surveyor to survey and report to Commissioners the present state of Drains and Sewers, and necessity of additional Drains or Sewers, in what Directions, and over nhat Lauds, and report the state of Roads, Streete, &c. and necessary Repairs, with an Estimate thereof. Surveyor to obey the lawful orders of Commissioners, as to Repairs, &c. and shall cause the Dirt and Filth, which shall be taken out of the Drains, to be left at a sufficient distance therefrom, to be removed by the Scavenger, to who:n he is to give notice. Scavenger to remove the same within twenty-four hotirs, to such place as the Surveyor shall appoint. Şurveyor to mark out Waste Ground, belonging to the Company, for Lay Stalls. Surveyor to deliver to the Commissioners an Estimate of the Sun, at which he will annually execute the Work, who are to report the same to the Governor General and Council, who may order them to contract with the said Surveyor for the same, but if the said Estimate is not approved of by the Governor General and Council, then the Commissioners to give Notice by Advertisement for persons to contract for such Work, and the Proposals so given by such persons to be transmitted to the Governor General and Council, with their Report and Opinion on the same. XI. The Surveyor shall affix a public Notice in several conspicuous places, requiring persons willing to act as Scavengers, to send in their Proposals. Scavengers to cause all Roads, Lands, Streets, &c. to be cleansed as the Surveyor shall think proper, and the Dirt, Filth, &c. to be carried away immediately, on pain of forfeiting on conviction, the suin of Sicca Rupees Fifty. If Scavenger shall not perform his duties according to his Contract and Appointment, he shall for every such Omission of himself or Servants, forfeit the sum of Sicca Rupees Twenty, to be levied by Distress and Sale. Persons throwing or laying Carrion, Dirt, Soil, or any Filth and Rubbish, &c. on any of the Roads, Streets, &c. or leaving any Carriages, Bricks, &c. for the space of four Ilours, which may occasion any Annoyance, and being convicted thereof, before two Commissioners, shall forfeit a Sum not exceeding Fifty, nor less than Ten Sicca Rupees, to be levied by Distress and Salc. The Surveyor may by writing under his hand, give liberty to any Inhabitant or others, to make Inclosures on the high way, before or on the sides of their Houses, &c. for the purposes of Building, &c, so that the length and breadth of such Inclosures be described in such licenses, and there be sufficient rooni for the passing of Carts, Carriages, &c. and shall immediately after sun-set, place a liglated Candle or Lamp, and continue the same until Day shall breuk. XII. No person to burn or make any Bricks or Chunam, within two miles of the Settlement, and persons offending shall forfeit to Surveyor, all such Bricks and Chunam which may be seized by him, and to be applied to the purpose of this Rule, and Surveyor shall within twenty-four hlours, after such Seizure, give to Commissioners, a true account of the Nature and Quantity of the Things so seized by him, and the Names of the persons to whom the same belong, and such persons so making Bricks or Chunam, may be indicted for the said Nuisance. XIII.

·xxii A. D. 1780, XIII. Surveyor shall survey and register all Lands, Houses, &c. and enter in a Book, kept for that purpose, the Names of the Owners thereof and of all Purchasers or Mortgagees of such Lands, &c. and such persons are required to produce to such Surveyor, the Deeds of such Purchase, &c. within one month after the execution of the same, if 'executed in Calcutia, or within six months if cxecuted in any other part of the three Provinces of Bengal, Behar and Orissa, lo he moinorialized and subject to such Fees as therein inentioned, and every such Deeds as shall be executed, unless registered, shall be adjudged fraudulent and void against subsequent Purchasers and Mortgagees for valuable considerations, duly registered. XIV. That no Pageant or Procession, during the time of the Mussulman, Mohurrum shall passs on the west of the great Road, leading from the Bridge of the Bang-bazar, near Chitpore to Chowringhce, and the Constables of the Settlement shall be stationed by the Commissioners, near the said limits to patrolc thc Streets, during the said Festival, and a Guard of Sepoys be appointed to aid the Constables; and if any Procession or any person accompanying the same, shall wilfully pass the said limits, or be guilty of any acts of Violence to be Constables or Sepoys, such Offenders may be apprehended and carried before a Magistrate, and on conviction, sentenced to hard labour for a space of time, not exceeding Six or less than One Month, or may be fined a sum not less than Five Hundred Sicca Rupees, nor more than Sicca Rupecs, One Thousand, XV. Commissioners to make and complete all such Roads, Passages, &c. as they shall think necessary, to be forty feet in breadth, except only the capital Streets to lead from the Baug Bazar bridge to the Esplanade, to be sixty fect in breadth, such Roads nearly as cap be done to run in parallel lines at two hundred yards distant from each other, and to vary such distance, as they shall find expedient. The Surveyor shall survey the Parts and Places last mentioned, and shall deliver to the Commissioners an Estimate of the sum at which he will an cute the work, and Commissioners to report the same to the Governor General and Council, who may order them to contract with the Surveyor or other persons in manncr aforesaid. XVI Commissioners to have full power to treat and agree with the Owners of such Lands, &c. as it shall be necessary to purchase for the purpose last aforesaid. XVII. Commissioners authorised to pay for the same Lands, &c. and also is pay for the making the said Drains, Roads, &c. out of the Funds to be raised in manner herein mentioned XVIII. Persons refusing to treat or agree for the sale of such Lands, &c. Commissioners shall cause the value of the said Premises to be inquired into by a Jury of twelve indifferent British Subjects, and what damages will be sustained by, and what Satisfaction ought to be made to such Owners, &c. and to summon all persons necessary to be examined on Oath, concerning the Prices, and if necessary the Jury to view the Place, and after they shall have ascertained such Damages the sums of Money so assessed to be paid to the persons interested in the Premiscs, and such Verdict shall be final and conclusive against all persons whatever, XIX, ·A. D. 17S0. xxiii XIX. Persons entitled in Reversion or Remainder to any such Proņuiscs, tlic Money given as a satisfaction shall be settled to the samo ure's as the Premises were, unless persons interested consent to give up such Interest. XX. Should any Disputes arise as to different titles of Premises, then the sums of Money so assessed shall be paid into the hands of the Accountant General of the Supreme Court, for the use of such persons as shall appear entitled tliercio by any Decree or Judgment of the said Court. XXI. Directs the mode of Proceedings for summoning Juries, &c. XXII. No persons shall build or crect within the said Settlement, any Tenement, Dwelling House, &c. or cover or thatch the same with any combustible Materials. XXIII. That no Tenement, Dwelling Houscs, &c. constructed or covered witli any combustible material, be allowed to stand or be within the said Settlement. And if any Tenement, Dwelling House, &c. shall be erected with such Materials, the Surveyor shall pull down and deinolish the saine, and any person building and crecting such Houses; with such combustible Materials. may on complaint by the Survey or be summoned before a Justice, of the Peace, and on conviction shall forfeit for the first offonoe, a sum not exceeding liity, nor less than five Sicca Rupees; for the second offence not exceeding one hundred and not less than twenty Sicca Rupees ; for the third and every other offence a stm not exceeding five hundred, nor less than onc hundred Sicca Rupees, to be levied by Distress and Sale on the Offenders Goods and Chattels; where Offenders shall have no Goods and Chattels, for the first offence to be commiited to the Ilouse of Correction, and kept to baru labour not less than one month. nor more than three months; for the second Offence not less tban three months, nor more than six months; for the third and every other Offence, not less than six months, nor More than twelve months. Provided that nothing herein contained shall extend to a certain Brick Buifting thatched with Straw, erected on the West side of the Great Tank, within the Scitlement, used as a Riding School, so long as the sa!ne shall be continued to be used as such, XXIV. That Distrese and Sale for enforcing the Penalties aforesaid shall be made by the Sheriff,or his Deputy, by authority under the hands of any two of the said Commissioners, XXV. Costs and Charges incurred in carrying this Rule, Ordinance and Regulation into exccution, shall be paid by the Commissioners out of the funds to he raised in manner herein mentioned. N. B. Tbis Rule, was on the motion of Mr. Newman, Counsel for the Jlonorable Company, on the 8th of January in the year 1781, withdrawn, and stands repealed by the 38th Section of the following Bye Law of the 1st of February, 1781.

·P A RULE, &c. for the good Order and Civil Government of the United Company's Settlement at Fort William in Bengal. PASSED IN COUNCIL, 9th January.-REGISTERED IN SUPREME Count, Ist FEB, 1781. REAMBLE recites that the Rule of the 25th of November, 1780, had prosed insufficient. I -The same persons as were appointed Commissioners by the foregoing Rule of 1780, are appointed Commissioners for the purposes of this Rule. II. III. IV. V. VI. VII. VIII. IX. X. XI. XII. XIII. XIV. XV. XVI. XVII. and XVIII. contain the same powers, authorities and provisions, with some alierations as Sections II. III. IV. V. VI. VII. VIII. IX. X. XI. XII. XIII. XIV. XV. -XVI, and XVII. of the foregoing Rule or 1780. XIX Commissioners to give notice to persons to remove all projections and obstructions whatever on Public Roads, &c. and on neglect or refusal to remove the same, Commissioners are to remove such Nuisance, &c. such persons to forfeit to the Commissioners a sum equal to expences they shall incur in removing the same. XX. And any persons guilty of any such Nuisances or any other Encroachment, on any Street, &c. shall forfeit to the Clerk of the Commissioners the sum of Sicca Rupees 100. Persons erecting Stalls, &c. being Encroachments, shall forfeit in like manner Sicca Rupees 20. And continuing such Nuisances, subject to the Forfeitures therein respectively mentioned for every day the same shall continue. XXI. Any head Builder or Work van building any new House, &c. bringing the foundation thereof beyond the old one, so as to become an Encroachment on Public Strects, &c. shall forfeit Siera Rupees 1000 The Owner of any such louse, &c. the further sum of Sicca Rupees 1000, for every month such obstruction &c. shall remain, after notice given. Commissioners may order the same to be taken down and removed, and the Owner thereof shall förfeit a suin equal to the expences, in doing the same. XXII. XXIII. XXIV. XXV. XXVI. XXVII. XXVIII. XXIX. XXX. XXXI. XXXII. and XXXIII. the same as Sections XX. XXI. XXII. XXIII. XXIV. XXV. XXVI. XXVII. XXVIII. and XXIX of the foregoing Rule XXXIV. and XXXV. The same as Sections XVIII. and XIX. of the fore. going Rule. XXXVI. Forſeisures and Penalties, not amounting to more than Sicca Rupees 20, to be recovered by action of debt in the Court of Requests. If the same exceed Şicca Rupees 20, to be recovered by action of debt in Supreme Court. XXX VII. Actions brought against Commissioners for acts done in virtue of their Ofice, to be defended by the Commissioners, and their costs paid out of Monies, j'aised by this Rule. XXXVIII. Repeals foregoing Rule and Ordinance of 25!h November, 1780 XXXIX. That all expences attending the carrying this Ruís, or Ordinance into execution, be defrayed out of the Fund raised in virtue thereof. N. B. This Rule is repealed in part by the Bve Law of the 3d August 1781, and in toto by Section J. of the Bye Law of 18th November, 1814.

·A RULE, &c. to amend and enlarge A RULE, &c. for the good Order and ('iril Government of the United Company's Setilement at Fort William in Bengal, published in the Supreme Court, on the 1st of February, 1781. PASSED IN COUNCIL, 25th June -REGISTERED IN SUPREME COURT, 18th July, 1782. PR REAMBLE recites Rule, Ordinance and Regulation of the Ist of February, 1781. I. Repeals part of Section XVI. of the said Rule II. The same as parts of Sections X. and XV. of the Rule of the 25th November, 1780, as to the duty of Surveyor to Survey, and give in Estimates of Repairs &c. III. Recites the XVII. Section of the said Rule of the Ist of February, 1781. IV. Annuls the first Clause of the said Section XVIl. as to the appointment of Scavengers. V. Recites existing contract with Scavenger to expire on the 1st April, 1783, and gives a similar authority to the Commissioners to appoint Scavengers, as is given to the Surveyor by Section XVII. of the Rule of 25th November 1780. VI. No Hackeries, or Carriages of burthen, except as herein mentioned, to travel within the Settlement, unless the Wheels thereof be of the height of four feet six Inches, and the Fellies of such Wheels be of the breadth of Six Inches and unless there be a small Plate of Iron fixed on the upper part of the Axle Trees of such Wheels. Owners of such Hackeries, &c. not observing this Rule, shall forfeit to the Clerk of the Commissioners Five Current Rupecs. And if, after notice in writing, shall continue to drive such llackerics, &c. shall on conviction forfeit to Clerk of Commissioners, one Anna in the Rupee for every day he shall continue to drive the same, provided that nothing herein contained shall extend to any Coach, Chariot, Chaise, &c. YJI.. Directs tlic manner in which Penaltics, &c. are to be recovered VIII. IX. and X. the same as Sections XXXVII. and XXXIX. of the last Rule. N. B This Rule, except Section VI. rendered inoperative by Act 33d, Geo. 3, C. 52. The Vlth Section does not appear to have been repealed.

·XXVIIA A. D. 1783. XIV. No Owner or Commander after arrival of Ship in Port and Voyage completed, shall detain any Seafaring Man against his will. Scafaring men desirous of remaining on board, the Owner or Commander to retain such Nien, paying to the Register all such Impress Money, &c. as shall be due to such Men, and lie may retain his fees No Monies to be paid except through the Register. unless the Ship does not return within time for which Men shipped. XV. Merchants. Masters, &c. offending against this Rule, shall forfeit to the Register for every offence, a sum of Sicca Rupees Five Thousand, Scafaring Men so oflending shall in like manner forfeit onc Month's wages. Serang or any Native Agent shall in like manner forfeit Sa. Rs. One Thousand, Penalties vested in Register to be recovered in the Court of Requests, if under Twenty Current Rupees. Penalties exceeding that Sum, to be recovered in the Supreme Court. Penalties recovered after a deduction of twenty-firc per Cent. to the Register, and charges of Recovery to go to the Governor General and Council. XVI. This Rule not to extend to any Ships, &c. unless English Vessels belonging to and and navigated to and from thc Purt of Calcutta. XVII. Provided that no Captain, Master, &c. who shall have shipped Native Seamen, shall be liable to the Penalties ahovementioned, hy reason of his not delivering to the Register within one Week after luis return, lists of such Seafaring Men, unless lie shall have been required by the said Register within four days after the arrival of the said Ship. N. R. This Rulc is repealed by an Order of Ilis Majesty in Council w.der the Royal Sign Manual, hearing date at St. James's the fourth day of March 1785, and registered in the Supreme Court on the 7th of January, 1786, and also by the Rule, Ordinance and Regulation passed by the Governor General in Council in Julv. 1785, and registered in the Supreme Court on August 15th in the same year. This Repeal appears to have been overlooked at the time of passing the Rule of the 24th of July, 1816, as by that Rule it is again repealed.

·A RILE, &c. for the bebler Management of the Police of thc Town of Calcutta: PASSED IN COUNCIL 29th October.---READ IN SUPREME COURT, 30th October 1783. P REAMBLE recites that the Inhabitants were exposed to frequent Robberics, &c. and also the great increase of Shops wherein Spirituous Liquors were sold, being the source of Excess and Euormity, and als > the Facility with which Jewels, Gold, and Silver Plate, &c. were secreted and soll, &c. 1. Authorises a Commission of Police, to consist of three Commissioners. Such persons as Governor General and Council shall appoint, shall be first Commissioners. To continuc in Office, during their goou B. lav:our. II. Governor General and Council to appoint thcir Salaries, III. Gives Commissioners the saine Powers as Section IV. of the Rule 25th of July, 1778, gives to the Superintendent of Police. IV. Commissioners to sit in Rotation, on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, in rach week, from vine o'Clock in the Forenoon, to twelve o'Clock, to esamine all Persons apprehended, &c. and all the Commissioners or two of them at least shall sit for Re-examination, when requisite, on every Monday, throughout the Year. V. VI. VII. VIII. IX. X. and XT, the same as Sections V. VI. VII. VIII. IX. and X. of Rule 25th July, 1778. XII. Thirty Shops only to be allowed for the Sale of Spirituous Liquors. Persons keeping such Shops, to be licensed under the lands and Seals of the Commissioners, and to give Security for gnod Behaviour, &c. Shops to be shut at Fight o'Clock at Night, and nu Arrack, or other Liquors, had therefrom after that Hour. XIII. Such Licenses to be granted to such Persons only as can produce a Certificate of Sober Life and Demeanor and to be renewed, unless good Cause to the contrary. XIV. Persons Retailing Spirituous Liquors, without such License, shall forfeit not exceeding Sicca Rupees Six Hundred, nor less than Sicca Rupees Two Hundied. On neglect to pay this Penalty, to be committed by Justices to hard Labour for Four Monclis, and privately whipped. XV. Distillers selling Distilled Spirituous Liquors to Retailers, except to Persons licenscd, shall on conviction forfeit not excccding Sicca Rupees One Thousand, and not less than Sicca Rupees Five Hundred. XVI. XVII. XVIII. XIX XX. XXI. and XXII. the same as Sections XT. XII. XIII, XIV. XV. XVI. XVII. XVIII. and XIX. of the Rule of 25th July, 1778. N. B.-On the 24th of November, 1783, this Rule was disapproved of by the Supreme Court, and therefore not registered. The ·XXX A. D. 1783. The Grounds upon which the Court appear to have refused their consent to the Registry of this Rule, are, that upon comparing it with that of 25th of July, 1778, which was disallowed under his Majesty's Royal Sign Manual, it was found, that not only the most exceptionable parts of that Rule, such as the power to the Commissioners to whip and inflict other Corporal Punishment, had been retained in this, but that some parts still more exceptionable in the Opinion of the Judges, had been introduced, particularly the limitting the Privilege of selling Arrack, and other Spirituous Liquors, to a certain number of Shops, and so creating a Monopoly in favor of those who were to grant the Licenses, and the restricting also the Wholesale Dealers in Arrack, by severe Penaltics in their Power of Selling, neither of which was considered as sufficiently conformable to the Acts of Parliaînent in En. gland on the like subjects.

·A RULE, &c. to amend A RULE, &c. for the good Order, and Civil Gorernment of the United Company's Settlement at Fort William in Bengal, published in the Supreme Court of Judicaturc, on the 1st February, 1781. PASSED IN COUNCIL 131h July.-REGISTERED IN SUPREME COURT, 31 August, 178+. PR REIMBLE recites Sections Second, Tenth, and Fourteenth, and Proviso of the Seventeenth Section of the said Rule of February, 1781. I. Repcals so much of the said Rule of 1781 as recited. II. That the rough Draughts or Minutes of all Orders and Proceedings of Commissioners shall be signed by them, and decmed their Original Orders and Proceedings, and a fair Copy entered in Books to be signed by them. II. The same as Section Tenth of the said recited Rule, making the Provisions thereof more technically correct. IV. The same as Section Fourteenth of the said recited Rule. but vesting the Power of Removal of the Surveyor in the Commissioners, instead of the Governor General in Council. V. The same as the Proviso in Section Seventeenth of the said recited Rule, qualifying the Power thereby given to the Surveyor of granting Licences by subjecting the exercise of that Powers to the Approbation and Consent of the Commissioners." Vi. Declares that all the Public Ghauts shall be under the Direction and Controul of the Commissioners, who may amend and repair tlie same. VII. Commissioners may contract with Persons for Works and Repairs, Recites that Surveyor, although required by the Rule of February, 1781, to Survey the Settlement, had not yet surveyed the same, and from the want of such Survey and of Plans and Levels Commissioners had been prevented from draining the Settlement. Commissioners had therefore agrecd with Mark Wood of Calcutta, Esquire, to supply them with such Plans, Surveys and Levels, in consideration of 'i'wenty · Thousand Sicca Rupees, who had executed part of the said work. Comunissioners indemnified for the same, and authorised to agree with any per. sons for the making of Plans, Surveys and Levels. VIII. IX. Indemnity to Commissioners for acts done under this Rule "ole is rendered inoperative by Act 33d Geo. 3. Cap. 52.

·A RULE, &c. to amend A RULE, &c. for the good Order and Civit Government of the Company's Settlement at Fort William in Bengal, published in the Supreme Court of Judicature, at Fort William in Bengal, Ist Feb. 1781. PASSED IN COUNCIL, 224 January.--REGISTERED IN SUPREME Court, 13th Feb. 1784. P REAMBLE recites that the Great Tank near the Old Fort in the Town of Calcutta had become foul, and the Water unfit for use, and the Health and Safety of the Inhabitants endangered, wherefore it had become necessary that the Tank should be cleansed, and that a new Railing should be erected round the samne. 1. Commissioners for the time being shall appropriate, expend and lay out from the Monies raised by the Rule of the First of February, 1781, such sums as shall be necessary for the purpose of Deepening and Cleansing the said 'Tank, and for erecting a Railing round the same, and for improving and repairing the same respectively. II. Indemnity to Commissioners for Acts done under this Rule. N. B. The Provisions of this Rule rendered inoperative by Act. 331 George 3d. A RULE, &c. to repeal 4 RULE, &c. for ascertaining and fixing the Wages, to be paid to the Nalive Seamen belonging to the port of Calcutta, and for securing the same to the said Scamen, as also for the belter providing the Ships and Vessels Navigating to and from the said Port with Native Seafaring Men, published in the Supreme Court, the 7th July, 1783. PASSED IN COUNCIL 11th July.--REGISTERED IN SUPREME COURT, 15th Aug. 1785. , REAMBLE recites the said Rule of the 7th of July, 1783, that the said Rule had been found insufficient for the intended purpose and nnased..no: much iniury and inn. PR 1 ·A RULE, ORDINANCE and REGULATION for the good order and Civil Government of the Settlement or Factory of the l'nited Company of Merchants of England Trading to the East Indies at Fori William in Bengal. respecting the sale and manufacturing of GUN-POWDER within the said Settlement and the limils thereof; WIE lows. PASSED BY THE HONORABLE THE GOVERNOR GENERAL IN COUNCIL on the 8th April. -REGISTERED, IN THE Supreme CourT 230 Junc, 1802. Preamble. Recital that the manu- HEREAS the manufacture of Gun-powder and the sale thereof fucture and sale of Gonwithin the limits of the settlement of Fort William in Bengal, flement, exposes the as at present exercised and carried on, exposes the said Settlement or sume to great wischief & danger, from the cx- Factory to great mischief and danger from the explosion thereof, and plusion thereof. Whereas in order to prevent the greut mischiefs which may arise therefrom and from the keeping, carrying and selling thereof in too great came, the manufacture quantities within the said Settlement or Factory of Fort William,-lt is and sale,&c. to be limilthought advisable to regulate the same by Law. cd & regulated us fole 1. Be it therefore ordained by the authority of the Governor General Recital of powers given in Council of and for the Presiilency of Fort William in Bengal, at and by Act 19 Geo. 3d io the within the said Settlement or Factory of Fort William in Bengal afore - Governor General in said, by and in virtue of aud under the authority of a certain Act of Par- lations with the cousent Jiainent made and passed in the Parliament of our now Sovereign Lord of the Supreme Court, George the Third, at a Session thereof holden at Westminster in the registered & published. thirteenth year of his reign, entituled "An Act for establishing certain Regulations for the better management of the affairs of the East India That from and after the due registry & publica- Company, as well in India as in Europe," -That from and immediately tiun hereof, no person after the due registry and publication of this Rule, Ordinance and Regu- shall manufacture Gunlation in the Supreme Court of Judicature at Fort William in Bengal, of Calcutta and the Setwith the consent and approbation of the said Court, if the said Court tlement of Fort Willishall in its discretion approve of and consent to the registry and publica- signed by wwo or more Xion of the same-do person or persons shall manufacture Gunpowder Justices upou pain of within the limits of the town of Calcutta and Settlement or Factory of forfeiting all Gun-powder so manufactured. Fort William in Beng. I aforesaid, without having first obtained a License for that purpose from, and signed by two or more Justices of the Peace, Which Gup-powder acting in and for the said Town of Calcutta and Settlement or Factory of may be wrized by any Fort Wiilam in Bengal, upon pain of forfeiting all Gun-powder so ina- penalty of Sicca Rupees nufactured contrary to this Ordinance, which Gun-powder may be seized five Hundred. by any person or persons, and also the sum of five hundred Sicca Rupees of lawful money of Bengal. II. And be it further ordained by the authority aforesaid, that no No person shall sell person or persons shall, after the period hereinbefore mentioned, sell Gun-powder manufacwithin the limits of the Town of Calcutta or Factory of Fort William Licence obtiived in in ·A. D. 1802. Fuld. . me time more than in Bengal aforesaid, any Gun-powder manufactured in India, without .er aforesaid. un- having first, obtained a License for that purpose from, and signed by two forever acer of or more Justices of the Peace, acting in and for the Town of Calcutta 3ongal Bazar weight so or Factory of Fort William in Bengal aforesaid, upon pain of forfeiting four Sicca Rupees for every scer Bengal Bazar wcight of such Gun-powder as he shall sell without such Licensc. No person licensed to 111 And bc it further ordained by the authority aforesaid, that no manufacture and sell -iun-powder, or wher persons who shall obtain a License from the Justices of the Peace, acting icrson, shall keep at in and for the said Town of Calcutta and Settlement or factory of Fort hirly #cers of life William in Bengal, to manufacture and sell Gun-powder, or other perweight of Ganpowiler son or persons whatsoever, shall keep at any one time more than thirty 13in factured in Folga scers Bengal Bazar weight of Guin-powder, manufactured in India, at mufacture, or in any or in lijs shop or place of manufacture, or in any house, mill, magazine, puse, mil, magazine, storehouse, warehouse, yard, wharf, or other building, boat or place ocyard, whart or other cupied by the same person or persons, all buildings and places adjoining building, Iwat or place to cuch other and occupicd together or by the said person or persons beoccupied by such pereen ing to be deemed one house or place within this Ordinance, on pain of the Gun-power beyond forfeiting all the Gun-powder beyond the quantity hereby allowed to be the quantity allowedly kept, which Gun-ponder may be seized by any person or persons, and ile Which may be seized by barrels or other vessels in which such Gun-powder beyond the said quanwith the barrels or ves-lity hereby allowed of shall be, which may also be scized by any person sels containing the same or persons.--and also the sum of two Sicca Rupees of lawful money of of two Na. Kw. for every Dengal, for every Seer Bengal Bazur weight of Gun-powder beyond the scer beyoud allowed said hereby allowed quantity of thirty seers. quantity, IV. And be it further ordained by the authority aforesaid, that no per- No dealer or monilice turer of Gunpowder son or persons whatsoever, being a dealer or dealers, or manufacturer shallkerpat any time or manufacturers of Gun-powder, shall keep at any one time more of the terialsthan enflicient for mixed materials required for making Gun-powder than may be sufficient for the manufacture of thirty seers Bengal Bazar weight of Gun powder, der, at or in his shop or at or in his or their shop or place of manufacture, or in any boat, livuse, piace of manufacture, mill, magazine, storchionse, warehouse, yard, wharf, or other building or in any buat,&c. or place occupied by the same person or persons, all buildings and places On pain of forfeiting all adjoining to cach other and occupied together or by the same person or such mixed materiale persons, being to be deemed one house or place within this Ordinance, leyond the quantity al- on pain of fortriting all such mixed materials beyond the quanti'y hereby scized by any pere: ni, to-allowed to be kept, which mixed materials beyond the said quantity hereby gether will the barrels allowed to be kept may be seized by any person or persons, and the haror vessels containing rels or vcs els in which such mixed materials beyond the said quantity hereby allowed to be kept shall be, which may also be seized by any per- Also under the penalty son or persons, and also the sum of two Sicca Rupees of lawful money of of two Sa. Rx.for every Bengal for every seer Bengal Bazar weight of such mixed materials, beseer beyond allowed quantity yond the said hereby allowed quantity of thirty scers. Licenses nay he recom- V. And be it further ordained by the authority aforesaid, that all and ed as to the Justices or every the License, which shall and may be granted by the said Justices ans two of them shall of the Peace, acting in and for the Town of Calcutta, or so many thereof, as to the said Justices or any two of them shall seem meet and proper, shall and may be resumed, and that from and iminediately after the person or Persons, thic inanufacture of the sanie; Beeiu nicel.

·A. D. 1802. 3 persons, to whom the said Licence or Licenses shall have been granted, Persons licensed, after shall have had a notice in writing signed by the said Justices of the Peace, by Justices orang iwo of or any two of them served upon bim, her or them, or left at his, her or them, shall be consider. their dwelling houses, he, she, or they s'all be and be considered as per-ed to sell such Gun powsons unlicensed to sell Gun-powder manufactured in India, or to manufac- der, or to manufacture ture Gun-powder within the Town of Calcutla and Settlement or Factory Gun powder within the sctilemeut. of Fort William in Bengal. VI. And be it further ordained by the authority aforesaid, that for the more easy discovery of the making and keeping of Gun-powder manufac-covery of the offenos tured in India, or of the mixed materials for making the sanie, contrary aforesaid, any Justices to the provisions herein-before made, it shall and may be lawful for any may on demand made Justice of the Peace, acting in and for the said Town of Calcutta and signed upon oath by Seillement or Factory of Fort William in Bengal, on demand made and any person, imue ! reasonable cause assigned upon oath, by any person or persons, to issue a in the day time any warrant or warrants under his hand and seal, for scarching in the day time house, &c. within iha any bouse, mill, magazine, storehouse, warehouse, shop, yard, wharf, or settlement in which other place, or any carriage or boat within the said Town of Calcutta and suspected to be, or to Settlement or Factory of Fort William in Bengal, in which such Gun- be made contrary to this rule, powder is suspected to be, or to be made, or kept, contrary to the provisions hereinbefore made; and that all Gun-powder or mixed materials for And, all Gun-powder making the same exceeding the respective quantities hereinbefore allowed. or mixed materials exfound upon such search to be made or kept, contrary to the provisions allowed, frund upon herein before made, and also the barrels or vessels wherein the same shall search, together with the barrels, or vcsacks, be contained, shall be immediately seized by the searcher or searchers shall be acized and rewho shall with all convenient speed alter the seizure thereof, remove such moved, & detained by Gun-powder and mixed materials, and the barrels or vessels in which the shall be adjudged whesa!ne shall be, to such proper place as he or they shall think fit, and may ther the same be liable delain such Gun-powder and mixed materials, and the barrels or vessels in to forfeiture. which the same shall be, untill it shall be adjudged, as hereinafter menti- Searchers or aciz ers oned, whether the same shall be forreited; und such scarcher or searchers, hot liable to any suit seizer or seizers, shall not be liable to any suit or action for such detainer, or damage, except for or for any loss of or damage which may happen to the said Gun-powder, wilful acts, or ueglects. materials, barrele. or vessels, other than by the wilful acts or neglects of them, or of the persons with whom they shall entrust the keeping thereof. VII-And be it further ordained by the authority aforesaid, that where any Gun-powder, barrels, vessels or other things shall be seized as for- All seizures may be feited by virtue or in pursuance of this Rule, Ordinance and Regulation, upon and determiued all such seizures shall and may in a simmary way be proceeded upon and by two Justiccs. examined ito, heard, adjudged and determined by and before two or more of His Majesty's Justices of the Peace for the time being, acting in who may summon and for the Town of Calcutta and Settlement or Factory of Fort William the partics offending, in Bengal aforesaid, which Justices of the Peace shall be and are hereby and upon appearance authorized and empowered to cause the respective person or persons in give judgment for tho whose custody such Gun-powder, barrels, vessels, or other thing's so to condemnation of the Gun-powder, barrels, be seized as aforesaid were to be found at the time of seizure thereof, to be summoned to appear before them, at a certain time and place to be and found to be forprefixed by the said Justices of the Peace, who are hereby fully authorized feiled, empowered > L ·4 A. D. 1802. duce of such wale after such seizure, and od, cause notice to be empowered and required upon the appearance or default of such person Andisene, warran's fur or persons so to be sum'noned, to cxamine into the cause of such seizure or seizures, and thereupon to proceed to give Judgment for the condemnation of such Gun-powder, barrels, vessels, and things so seized as upon Judgments to be final. due examination shall be found to be forfeited by virtue of this Rule, Ordinance and Regulation, and to issue out their warrant for the sale of such A moiety of the pro- Gun-powder, barrels, vessels, and other things as shall be so by them condemned and such their judgments shall be and are hereby declared to Chaveiros deducted to be taken and adjudged to be good, valid and effectual in the Law, and final to all intents and purposes whatsoever. One moiety of the produce of she said Gun-powder, barrels, vessels, or other thing when sold (all Residue to the party necessary charges being first deducted out of the whole) to be applied to discovering the same, and for the use of His Majesty, His Heirs and Snecessors, and the other moiety to be paid to the party who shall discover the same. Proriso that in case no VIII.- Provided always, and it is herehy further ordained by the auparty sh all appear thority aforesaid, that in all cases where any such Gun-powder, barrels, within twenty days vessels, or other things as aforesaid, shall be seized as forfeited, and no claim the gime, the person or persons within twenty days next after such seizure shall srizer shall. after the appear and claim the same, then and in such case the person or persons expiration of ench peri- who shall make such seizure or seizures from and after the expiration of the given in the Calcutta said twenty days next after such respective scizure or seizures, shall cause Gazette, if the quanti, notice to be given in the Calcutta Gazette, if the quantity of Gun-powder y seized shall exceed seized shall be above forty seers, and if under forty scors, notice in wriforty seers, notice sign. ting to be signed by one of the said Justices of the Peace, to be affixed ed by one. Justice, ito at the public oflice of the said Justices of the Peace in the Town of Cal- Office, signifying tbe cutta aforesaid, signifying the day and time of the day that the said Jusday and time when the tices of the Peace will proceed to hcar the matter of such seizure or seihear the matter of such zures, and to the condemnation of such Gun.powder, barrels, vessels and seizure, and to the con- o her things so seized as a foresaid; in which case it shall and may be lawdemnation of such Gun- ful for the said Justices of the Peace to proceed to examine into the cause powder &c. of such seizures, and to give judgment for the condemnation of such Gun-powder, barrels, vessels and other things, so seized as aforesaid, as Justices may proceed to upon due examination shall appear to be forfeited, which judgment shall examine and give Judg- be good, valid and effectual in the Law, and final to all intents and purpo- , mcut of coudewinution. ses, as if thic respective owner and owners of the said Gun-powder, barrels, Judgment to be final og vessels, and other things, or the respective person or persons in whose if parties had heeu sum- custody the same was at the respective time or times of the seizure or seizure thercof, had been respectively summoned to attend the said Justices of the Peace in the manner hereinbefore specificd. All pecuniary forſci. IX. And he it further ordained by the authority aforesaid, that all tures and penalties not excreding one hundred pecuniary forfeitures and penalties bad or incurred under or against this Sn. Rx may Ime heard & Rule, Ordinance and Regulation, shall, where the said pecuniary penalty or more Justices, whose or forfeiture does not exceed the sum of one hundred Sicca Rupees of judgment shall be final lawful money of Bengal, be heard, adjudged and determined by one, ino required upon con or more of the aforesaid Justices of the Peace, who are hereby empowered plaint or information of and authorized to hear and deterinine the same, whose judgment therein any mich forf-iture or shall be final, and the said Justices of the Peace are hereliy authorized penalintummor the and parly accused. muoved. Justicem authorized & ·A. D. 1802. 5 and required upon any complaint or information exhibited and brought of Upon appearance or de any such forfeiture or penalty had or incurred, under or against this examination of the mat. Ordinance, Rule and Regulation 10 summon the party accused and up:n ter, & upon duc proof his appearance or contempt and default, to procced to the examination of either by confession of the matter of fact, and upon due proof made thereof, either by the volun- of one or murc credible tary confession of the party, or oath of one or more credible witnesses. Wildernes, Which oath they or any whiclı oath they or any two or more of them have hereby power to ad- two of them may admiminister, to give judgment or sentence. according as in and by this Rule, hister, To give judgment. Ordinance and Regulation is before ordained and directed, to award and Toissie warrants under issue out warrants under their hands and seals, for the levying of such their hands & seals for forfeitures and penalties as by this Rule, Ordinance and Regulation are feitures, &c. upon the imposed for any such offence committed upon the goods and chattels of goods of offendera. the offender, and to cause sale to be made of the goods and chattels, if fod to sell the same if they shall not be redeemed within ten days. rendering to the party the ten days. overplus if any be, after deducting the amount of such forfeiture, or pe- Rendering to the party nally, and the costs and charges attending the levying thereof, and for And for want of qufficia want of sufficient distress, to imprison the party offending in the house of ent distress, to imprison correction, for any period of time not exceeding two months, one moiety offenders in the house of of such forfeiture or penalty when recovered, to be applied to and for the od not exceeding two use of his Majesty, his Heirs and Successors, and the other moiety there. months : of to and for the informer or informers of the same. Moiely of such forfeiture, to go to the Crowui; Residue to Informer. Crown. X. And be it further ordained by the authority aforesaid, that where the Where the said pecuni: said pecuniary penalty or forfciture shall exceed the sum of Sicra Rupees exceed one hundred one hundred of lawful money of Bengal, all and every such last mentionell Sicca Rupees, pecuniary penalty or forfciture shall and may be recovered by action of The game anng be reco debt, plairt or information in the Supreme Court of Judicature at Fort &c. in the Supreme Williain in Bengal, by and in the name of the Clerk of the Crown of the Court, in the name of said Supreme Court for the time being, the whole of such pecuniary pc. The whole of such for nalty and forfeiture to be recovered in the said Supreme Court of Judi-fciture &c. to go to the cature at Fort William in Bengal aforesaid, to the use of his Majesty, bis Heirs and Successors. Proviso that the Jugdes of the Supreme Court & XI. Provided always and it is hereby ordained by the anthorily afore- Justicen respectively said, that it shall and may be lawful to and for the Judges of the said may, if they shall see Supreme Court of Judicature at Fort William in Bengal, and for the nultien&rorfeituren sued Justices of the Peace respectively, when they shall see cause, to mitigate, for before them respec. Lively. the penalties and forfeitures sued for before them respectively, Prorisp that any thing XII. And Provided always, and it is also hereby further ordained by herein conta ined shall the authority aforesaid, that this Rule, Ordinance and Regulation, or any gun ucting for or on the thing (herein contained, shall not extend or be any was construed to ex-half of the United Comtend to any person or persons acting for or on behalf of the United Com- pany. Or to any Gun-powder pany of Merchants of England trading to the East Indies, or to any Gun- or materials for Gun powder or materials for Gun-powder collected, kept or manufactured by powder collected, kept any person or persons thereunto in any manner authorized by the said or manufacture.', by persons thereunto ay- United Company to collect, kcep or manufacture the same. uurised by the Copya ·A RULE, Ordinance and Regulation for the good Order and Civil Government of the Setllement of Fort William in Bengal. PASSED IN COUNCIL 26th July.--REGISTERED IN SUPREME Court, Ilth November 1814. Treamble HEREAS it is deemed just, reasonable and expedient to provide in the following cases, for the good order and Civil Government of the Settlement of Fort William in Bengal W G. 3. Recital of powers given 1.-Be it therefore ordained by the Honorable the Vice-President in by Act 13.G.S. to Go. Council of and for the Presidency and Settlement of Fort Williarn in Benvernor General in Council to make Regugal, and by virtue of the powers in him vested by a certain Act of Parlialatious. ment passed in the thirteenth year of the reign of His Majesty King George the Third, entiile:“ an Act for establishing certain Regulations And also by Act 40th," for the better Management of the Affairs of tte East India Company, as “ well in India as in Europe," and by a certain other Act of Parliament passed in the fortieth year of His said Majesty King George the Third, entitled " an Act for establishing further Regulations for the Government That from and after the due registry and "of the British territories in India, and the belter administration of Justice publication hereof, “ within the same." that from and after the duc registry and publication of this Rule. Ordinance and Regulation in the Supreme Court of Judica- In case of amault.forci. ture at Fort William in Bengal, with the consent and approbation of the ble entry or other in- said Supreme Court, if the said Court shall in its discretion approve of and jury accompanied with force, not being felony, consent to the registry and publication of the same, If any assault, forcible commilled in the art entry or other injury accompanied with force not being felony, shall be tlement of Fort Wil. committed in the settlement of Fort William in Bengal against the person liam, or property of any person whatsoever, it shall and may be lawful for any And on complaint person or persons to complain of any assault forcible entry or other injury Juolices of the peace, accompanied with force, 'not being felony, to two Justices of the Peace, acting in and for the Town of Calcutta and the said Settlement of Fort They shall have power William, and that such two Justices of the Peace shall have power and to take cognizance of the s. mr. authority at the instan'e of the person or persons complaining, to take cognizance of such complaint to issue their summons or warrants for Form of proceeding. bringing the party or parties complained of before them, to hear the In case of conviction, parties, to examine witnesses, and having taken in writing the substance to inficer fine of not of the complaint, defence and evidence, to acquit or convict the person or exceeding Forty Sa.Rs. per.ons accused, and in case of conviction, to inflict upon such person or persons, a suitable punishment, by fine not exceeding forty Sicca Rupees And to commit the on each and every such person and persons 80 convicted, and by warrant offender to Gaul, for under their hands and seals to commit sich offender or offenders to the a period not exceeding common gaol of Calcutta for aforesaid period not exceeding two months made thereof to Iwo two months' unless amor Ita ·A, D. 1814. 7 said two Justices of the Peace to award the whole or any portion of Pines to be paid to the such fine or fines to the party or parties aggrieved, by way of satisfac-comicting Justice who tion for such injury, and that all such fines shall be paid in the first in- pare thereof to the ugstance to the two Justices of the Peace, before whoin the party or pargrieved. ties offending shall be convicted, and the amount thereof, after making if surplus, to go to the such satisfaction to the party or parties aggrieved as aforesaid, if any, Crown. shall be transmitted by such two Justices of the Peace to the Clerk of the Crown, for the use of his Majesty. 11.--And be it further ordained by the authority aforesaid, that if, after if any Journeyman the due registry and publication of this Rule, Ordinance and Regulation Workman or Labourer as aforesaid, any Journeyman Workman or labourer, shall depart from menged for, al term, his service in the said Settlement of Fort William before the end of his before his term is out, term of service, or leave unfinished any work, which he may have agreed work contracted for or contracted with any person or persons resident in the said Settlement of Without due cause Fort William to finish, unless for cause to be allowed by two Justices of shewn to two Justicen, 'the Peace, acting in and for the said Town of Calcutta and Settlement of shall be made, Fort William, it shall and may be lawful for two Justices of the Peace, They may take cog. acting as aforesaid, at the instance of the person or persons aggrieved, to nizance thereof. take cognizance of the complaint, to issue their summons or warrant for form of proceedingbringing the party or parties complained of before them, to hear the parties, to examine witnesses, and having taken in writing the complaint, In case of conviction defence, and evidence, to acquit or convict the person accused, and in case offenders to be comof conviction to commit the person so convicted to the common goal of house of correction to the town of Calcutta, or to the housc of correction to hard labour, for a hard labour for not time not exceeding two months. exceeding two months. · III.-And be it further ordained by the authority aforesaid, that if, after Persons having 100% the due registry and publication of this Rule, Ordinance and Regulation, living idle and without any person in the Town of Calcutta. and Settlement of Fort William in employment and not endenvouring to get Bengal, shall not have any ostensible mode of living and shall live idle, employment, and being without employment, and without using proper means to get employment, able to work. if able to work, or if any person in the Town of Calcutta and Settlement of Fort William aforesaid, shall have sufficient means, or employment, mean & nol maintainand shall not employ a proportion of his means, ar of the money earned by ing their wives and fahim towards the maintenance of his wife, family and children, legitimate milies, and illegitimate, and shall be thereof convicted before two Justices of the witness or nuore to be Peace, upon the oath of one or more credible witness or witnesses, it shall convicted before two be lawful for the said two Justices to make an order upon the said person who may make order for the maintenance of such wife, family and children, and upon such per- of maintenance; son's non-compliance with the said order, it shall be lawful for two jug. And on non-compliance tices of the Peace by warrant under their hands and seals to commit the to be committed to gaol person so convicted to the common gaol of Calcutta, or to the house of or to the house of corcorrechon to hard labour, for a time not exceeding two months, and so to-rection to hard labour, ties quoties upon every subsequent offence and order made thereu pon moniha. and nonperformance of such subsequent order. IV. And be it further ordained by the authority aforesaid, that if, Persons having no osafter the due registry and publication of this Rule, Ordinance and Regul- tensible means of livelilation as aforesaid, any person, not having any ostensible mcans of livelihood aud being of evil hood ·8 A. D. 1814. without Icave. Justice. farre, or reputedt hood, and being of evil fame, or a reputed thief, shall be found frequentthirvce, and wlio arc found frequenting ba- ing the bazars, streets or highways, houses, out-houses, shop, or warezars. &c. and shall not houses in the Settlement of Fort William, and shall not be able to give a be able to give a suis satisfactory account of himself or herself, and of his or her way of living, factory account of themselves, and it shall appear to the satisfaction of two Justices of the Peace, acting And it shall appear upon in and for the said Town of Calcutta and Settlement of Fort William, the onth of one or more wilnesses that there is upon the oath of one or more credible witnesses, that there is just justground to believe ground to believe that such person was in any such bazar, street or with intoul to commit highway, house, out-house shop or warehouse, with intent to commit a felons, felony on the person or property of any person or persons whatsoever, the May be convicted by sail person shall and may be thereof convicted by the said two Justices And publicly whipped, of the Peace, and it shall and may be lawful for the said two Justices or committed to the of the Peace to order such person or persons to bė publickly whipped, hardt Jabour for not ex. or by warrant under their hands and seals, to commit such persons so) conceeding three months. victed to the house of correction, to hard labour for a time not cxceeding three months. European or American, V.-And he it further ordained by the anthority a foresaid, that if, after Seamen being on shore the due registry and publication of this Rule, Ordinance and Regulation Or having deserled as aforesaid, any Europcan or American Scaman shall be on shore in the from his Ship. May upon complaint said Settlement of Fort William or the Town of Calcutta, without being on oath by any of the thereunto lawfully authorized or shall have deserted from his Ship it shall oficers of Shop to one and may be lawful for a Justice of the Peace, acting in and for the said Be apprehended by Settlement of Fort William and Town of Calcutta, upon complaint upon warrant and detained oath and at the instance of any of the officers of the said Ship, to issue and conveyed va board his Ship; his warrant to apprehend, detain and convey the said European or Ame- Asiatic or African Sea- rican Seaman on board of his said Ship; and if any Scaman, a Native of Inen so deseting or Asia or Africa, shall desert, or absent himself from any Ship without absenting himself, leave, during the time for which he shall have agreed to go and to serve On likecomplaint on on board of thc suid Ship, it shall and may be lawful for a Justice of the oath being made to a Peace, acting as aforesaid, upon complaint npon oath, and at the instance of any of the officers or owners of such Ship, to issue his warrant to apreturu on bward and no prchend such Scainan, and, in case he shall refuse to proceed on board sufficient cause shewn, the said Ship. and shall not give a sufficient reason for such refusal to two Justices of the Peace acting as aforesaid, it shall and may be lawful for Twn Justicne are empwdered to take rog. such two Justices to hear the parties, examine witnesses, and having taken in writing the substance of the complaint, defence and evidence, to ac- Ard iuflict on canviction, a fine not exceed quit or convict the said Scaman, and in case of conviction to inflict upon ing lifty Sr. Ril. such Seaman, suitable punishment by fine, not exceeding fifty Sicca Ru- Impress, peces, or the amount of any impress he may have received, or which may And commit the of. have been paid for his use, and by warrant under their hands and seals to fender lo gaol for not commit such offender to the common gaol of Calcutta, for a period not exceeding two months. exceeding two months, nor less than one, unless such finc shall be sooner less such fiue be avouer paid, and it shall be lawful for the said two Justices to award the whole or Pastices may award the any portion of such fine to the party or partics aggrieved, by way of safinc or any part therc- tisfaction for such desertion or leaving of the Ship, and that all such fines to the party aggrieved, shall be paid in the first instance to the two Justices of the Peace, before Residue to the Crown). Or instead of fine, may whom the party offending shall be convicted, and the amount thereof, afcomuit such offender ter making such satisfaction to the party or partics aggrieveil, if any, shall honor flames be Justice, Ilzire, &c. Or the ainount orhis Holy - ·A. D. IS11. 9 be transmitted by such two Justices of the Peace, to the Clerk of the to house of correction to hard labour for not Crown, for the use of his Majesty; or it shall and may be lawful for the excreding thirty days, said two Justices, in case of such conviction as last aforesaid, instead of mor lus Chau fuurtcen. inflicting any fine, to commit the said offender to the house of correction, there to be kept to hard labour not excecuing thirty days, nor less than fourteen days. VI.-And be it further ordained by the authority aforesaid that if, after the due registry and publication of this Rule, Ordinance and Regula-1, Money, Bund, Bill, tion as aforesaid, any Goods, Chattles, Money, Bond, Bill of Exchange, Note, &c. being stolen Promissory Note, Treasury Nole, Banker's Note, Order, Acknowledy- from any person's ment, or other Security or Warrant, for payment of Money or enritling. To the loss of which any person or persons io the payment of Money or other property, shall such person shall de have been stolen from any person or persons' house, shop, warehouse, Believing the same to or place in the Settlement of Fort William, and any of the said securities be his or her property, for Moner, or any Goods, Chattels, Money, or other property, which although he or she sball, in the belief of the person deposing to ile said loss, bc the Goods, tify the same: Chạttels, Money, or other property so stolen, although the same cannot be And the same being positively identified, shall be found upon or in the possession of any per- possession of any person, who shall not be able to give two Justices of the Peace, acting in son who shall not give and for the Town of Calcutta and Factory of Fort William, and before arratisfactory account of his posscasion there. whom he may be taken, a satisfactory account of or of the manner in which of. he came by the same, or otherwise reasonably account for his possession of To two Justices, tlie to the satisfaction of such Justices, it shall and may be lawful onth of one witness, for the said two Justices, upon the oath of one or inore creditable witness luke cognizance thereor witnesses, to tuke cognizance of the said offence, to issue their sum- Porm of Proceeding. mons or warrants, to hear the parties, to examine witnesses, and having And on conviction, taken in writing the substance of the complaint, defence and evidence, inflict a fine not ex, to acquit or convict the person or persons accused, and in case of con- Sa. Rs for each ofviction, to order every such person or persons so convicted to pay a finc fence. not excceding one hundred Sicca Rupees, for each and Persous convicted and offence of cvery failing to pay the fino which such person or person shall be so convicted, and in case any per- within one week, son or persone so convicted, and upon whom such finc or ſincs shall be so During which to be committed to safe cuk inposed, shall fail to pay the same within one week after such conviction, tody, during which week the person or persons so convicted, and failing to pay, to be publicly whipshall be committed by the said Justices to safe custody, it shall and may ped, be lawful for the said Justices to order the person or persons so convicted, and failing to pay at the expiration of the said week, to be publicly or to he committed to whipped, or in lieu of such fine or fines and whipping, to be committed to hard labour for not to the house of correction to hard labor, for any time not exceeding the exceeding ax months. space of six calender months. VII. Provided always, that when and so often as the said Justices No whipping to exshall, under and hy virtue of this Rule and Ordinance, order any person ceed fifty stripes. to be publicly whipped, it shall not be lawful to inflict for any one offence, a greater number of stripes than the number of fifty. same, ·A RULE ORDINANCE and REGULATION for the good Order and Civil Government of the Sctilement of Fort William in Bengal. PASSED IN Council 28th October.---REGISTERED IN THE SUPREME COURT, 18th November, 1814. Preamble. found insufficient. Drains to be made and sapces to be a bated. HEREAS a certain Rule, Ordinance and Regulation, for the good order and Civil government of the United Company's Settlement at Fort William in Bengal, made and issued by the Governor General and Council then assembled in Council on the ninth day of Janu- Regulation of 1781, ary in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and cighty one, and registered in the Supreme Court of Judicaturc in Bengal on the first day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty one, has been rendered in a great measure useless, and is not in other respects adapted to the now state of the Settlement at Fort William aforesaid-AND WHEREAS it is thought necessary and expedient to Roads & highways &c. provide for making and opening of highways, roads, streets, lanes and er be mude aud opeu passages within the said Settlement, and for the conservation and repair thereof as well as of such as already exist-AND WHEREAS the licalth of the inhabitants of the Settlement greatly depends upon the proper obstructivas removed. draining of the said Settlement and the removal of the many annoyances and obstructions which have been and are created to and in the highways, Encroachments& nui- roads, streets, lanes and passages therein-AND WHEREAS divers encroachments, and public nuisances have been made upon the said highways, roads, streets, Janes, and passages, and upon the banks of the And navigation of the river Hooghly and to the prejudice of the navigation of the said river, to the injury and obstruction of the Anchorage for the Shipping, and to the Persons going about manifest endangering of that part of the Settlement upon and near the armed to be suppressed. banks of the said river--AND WIIEREAS great numbers of idle and disorderly persons, and otl'ers of low condition, appear and go armed with And strangers arriving swords, spears and other offensive weapons, unsuited to their conditioii, by night and by day, through the highways, roads, streets, lanes and pas- Who are fregnently in- sages in the raid Settlement, to the greai terror and affright of the peaken into the service of ceable inhabitants of the said Settlement-AND WHEREAS many persons, having no occupation, repair to the said Settlement from various And guilty of great vi- places. beyond and without Calcutta, with swords, spears and other offensive weapons, and the said persons are frequently taken into the servic. of persons and householders in the Town of Calcutta, for the pur- Regulation of 1781 lo be repealed. pose of going with and attending them armed, whenever they leave their houses-AND WHEREAS the said armed attendants give and cause affright and terror to the suid peaceable inhabitants of Calcutta, and are Frequently guilty of great violence to their persons--AND WHEREAS it the Inbabitants. olence.

·A. D. 1914. 11 it is for the reasons aforesaid deemed just, reasonable and expedient, to repcal the aforesaid Rule, Ordinance and Regulation, and to provide for the good order and Civil government of the Settlement of Fort William in Bengal, in the following cases, 1-Beit therefore ordained by ilic Ilonorable the Vice-President in Council of and for the Presidency and Settlement of Fort William in Recital of Act 19, G. $ Bengal, under and by virtue of the powers in hin vested by a certain Act of Parliament, passed in the thirteenth year of the reign of llis Majesty King George the Third, entitled an * An Act for establishing certain Regulations for the better management of the Stairs of the East India And 10th G s. Company, as well in India as in Europe," and by a certain other Act of Parliament, passeil in the fortieth year of the reign of his said Majesty King George the Third, entitled lr Act for establishing certain Regulations 1741, shall after the dura That Regulation of 6 for the Government of the Britisli Territories in India, and the belter registry &c.of this Rulo, Administration of Justice within the same," that the herein before re- be and the same is here) by repealed. cited Rule, Ordinan:e and Regulatiou for the good orier and Civil government of the United Company's Settlement at Fort William, shall froin and afier the due registry and publication of this Rule, Ordinance and Regulation in the Supreme Court of Judicature at Fort William in Ben- Provime, that all lawful gal, with the consent and approbation of the said Supreme Court, if the Acts done under the :vid Kule shall be var said Court shall in its discretion approve of and consent to the registry lid. and publicanon of the same, he and the same is hereby declared to be annulled and repealed: --PROVIDED alwars, nevertheless that every lawful art, matter of thing hitherto done or compitted by any person or persous under the authority of the said Rule, Ordinance and Regulation hereby repealcıl, shall be good and valid--any thing herein contained to the contrary notwithstanding. II... And be it further ordained by the authority aforesaid, that if any person or persons, at any time or limes from and after the duc registrvoyersons throwing dirt and publication of this Rule, Ordinance and Regulation as aforesaid, shall or rubbish, &c. on the throw or lay. or cause lo he throu or Jais, or knowingly or intentionally streets, &c. shall permit to be thrown or laid, any carrion, dirt, soil, straw, or dung, or any other filth, or rubbish, or annoyance whatsoever, on any of the Or into drains, &c. roads, $uicef ways, or public passages, or into any of the drains or sewers, made or to be made within the said Settlement, or fasten any scaffolding, Tomboos on ropes, or shall set out or leavc, or causc to be set out and left. Or fastening scaffoldor knowngly and intentionally shall permit to bo sct out and left, any carri-ins, &c. of leaving out carriages uges, bricks, lime or chunam, or any other matter or thing, for the space bricks, lime, &c. forfour of four hours, which may occasion any annoyance, misa!ice or obstruc- hours so as to occasion tion whatsoever, or stop or obstruct, incommode or endanger any person the way, &c. annoyance or obstruct or carriage such persons, each and every of them, shall for ercry such offence, forfait the sum of ten Sicca Rupees for each and every day the same shall contmue or be repeated :-PROVIDED always, that it shall To furfcit ten Rupees au may be lawful for any of His Majesty's Justices of th: Peace, acting all continue for each day the same in and for the said Settlement and Town of Calcutta, and authorized by Provine in favor of such the Governor General in Council to superintend the roads, streets, pas- as obtain a license from Bages and ways in the said Settlement for the time being, and he is ains they ·12 A. D. 181+. tion. 1970 is hereby empow. they are hereby required, on due requisition in writing to lie to him or grant the same in writ-them given by any inhabitant, proprietor or owner of lands and houses, ing) within the said Settlement, by writing under his or their hands, to give For mnking enclosures liberty or license to any of the inhabitants, or proprietors, or owners of on the high way before lands or houses within the said Settlement, or their builders or workinen on the sides of their to make and keep up for a time to be therein limited (but which shall not houses for purposes of building or repair. exceed one year, nor without necessity and due cause shewn be extended by any fresh liberty or license) any enclosure on the high way before or But licenscs not to ex on the sides of their respective houses or buildings, in order to the buildcred vue year's duraing, pulling down, or repairing tlic sanc, or the appurtenances thereto, and for the laying necessary inaterials for the same, and the rubbish aris- And to describe the liunits of such enclosures ing therefrom, so that the length and breadth of such enclosure be described in such licenscs, and there be suffirient room for carts, coaches and Boom always being other carriages to pass and repass; and 50 that the person obtaining such carriages, &c. license shall immediately after sun set, during all the time that the enclosure shall continue, place, or cause to be placed a lighted candle or lamp And a light placed on in a lantern, and continue the same lighted until day shall brcak; and no set to day break. person or persons, acting under such license and in pursuance thereof, and placing and continuing such candle or lamp as aforesaid, shall, during such License, not subs the time thereby to be limited, be subject or liable to the payment of the ject to the forfcilure forfeiture herein last mentioned, and it any person whatever shall remove, Any persona removing extinguish or conceal the said light during such time as a foresaid, the persuch lglit, &c. to fur: son yo offending, shall forfeit a sum not exceeding twenty Sicca Rupces, feit lwenty Si. Rs. for each and every such offence. ill.--And he it further ordained by the authority aforesaid, that any In case of any on two or more of His Majesty's Justices of the Peace acting in and for the croachment on or Town of Calcutta, shall and may, at any time after the due registry and high waves publication of this Rule, Ordinance, and Regulation as aforesaid, cause Notice to be given to notice to be given in such a manner as they shall think proper, to the owthe owner or orcupiner or occupier of any house, building, land, tenement or heriditament by two justices to rc- within the said Settlenient, or limits thereof, from which any pent-house bow window, porch, shed, balcony, rail, bulk, sign, sign-post, spout, gutter or other thing, doth or shall overhang or jut into, or in any way project or encroach upon any street, square, lane or other public passage ; and to Description of enthe owner or occupier of any stall, shamble or booth, standing in or othercroachints &c. to be wise encroaching upon any street, square, lanc, or other public parsine removed, &c warning by such notice the said osvner or occupier, that he do take down, remove, alter, or regulate such projection or encroachment as aforesaid ; In case of neglect so to and in the case of any sign, spout or gulter, that he do cause such sign, spout or gutter, to be either carried away, or affixed on the front of the Two Justices to coure house, shop or building whereunto it belongs in such a manner as not to be removed or abated. annoy or inconmode thc public; and in case such owner or occupier shall And the owners or oc- refirse or neglect so to do, for the space of fifteen days next after such nocupiers to forfeit a sum tic shall have been given to him, it shall and may be lawful for any twoor removal, and a fine of more of the said Justices of the Peace, to cause any or cvery such pentnot exceeding one hun- house, bow window, porch, slied, balcony, rail, bulk, sign, post crection or continu- spout, gulier, stall, shamble, booth, or otlier encroachment, nuisance, "Inca therons or annoyance, to be taken down, carried away, removed, altred and regulated, in such manner as they shall think proper; and -uch owner nore them.&c. Temove, &c. Or ·A. D. 1814. 13 Ty forfcit not exreedor occupier shall forfeit a sum equal to the expences and charges of removing such annoyances, and the further sum not exceeding one hundred Occupiers not liable to* Sicca Rupees in respect of the erection or continuance of the said nuisance, owners for obeying the and no occupier ofany such house or stall shall be liable to be in any way orders of Justices. questioned or drawn into suit, by the owners of the same house, siall or premises for any such nuisance abated by the order of the said Justices. IV.-And be it further ordained by the authority aforesaid, that if, any time after the due registry and publication of this Rule, Ordinance and Persona erecting or com- Regulation as aforesaid, any person or persons shall crect build or hang how to indican purcha up, or continue any pent-house. porch, shed, balcony, rail, balt, sign shed, halcony rail. sign post, spout, gutter, or other projection so as to overhang, jut into or bulk, sign, signe post, encroach upon any street, square, tane or other public passage within hanging or encroachthe said Settlement, every person so offending, shall forfcit a sum not ing upon streets, &c. not exceeding onc hundred Sicca Rupees. And it any person shall place make or continue any stall, shamble, bench, booth, or basket so as to ing one hundred sa. Kis stand in or otherwise encroach upon any such street, square lane or other public passage, such persons so offending shall for every such offence, to- Or any stall, tics quoties, forfeit a sum not exceeding twenty Sicca Rupees. And every offender who shall erect build hang up' or continue any pent-house A num. not cxcceding. how window, porch, shed, balcony, rail, bulk, sign, sign post, spout, gutter And all persona so ofor other projection so as to overhang, jut into, or encroach upon any feuding as first described, street, square, lane, or other public passge within the said Settlement, or shall make, construct or advance, or continue any projection, pier, buttress or making cucronchor other encroachment upon the banks of the rsver Hoogly, below high ment on the river water merk, within the said Settlement, shall also forfeit a sum not excee-watermark. Hoogly, below highding one hundred Sicca Rupees, for every day that such projection or en. To forfeit also one croachment shall continue, after notice in writing give to him or her or left hundred St. Rs for at the place of his or her last abode, under the hand of any of His Majes-tinuance of such ty's Justices of the Peace in and for the Town of Calcutta to remove the croachment, &c. after same. And every offender who shall place, or continue any stall, shain-batice in writings: ble or booth, so as to stand in, or otherwise cncroach upon any such strect hereio described, square, lane, or other public passage, shall also forfeit a further sum not exceeding ten Sicca Rupees, for every day that such projection, building To forfeit also a furor encroachment shall continue, after notice in writing given to him or ing len sa. Rs. duily her, or left at the place of his or her last abode, under the hand of any two for continuance of euof His Majesty's said Justices of the Peace to remove the same. And it shall and inay be lawful to and for any two of His Majesty's said Justices of the Peace to order the same to be taken down, removed, carried away, and encronchmeat, &c. altered or regulated, in such manner as they shall think proper, and the to be removed by two Justiccs without noperson or persons so ordered,shall and may take down, remove, carry away, tice. alter, or regulate the same accordingly without any notice or warning to be given to the owners, tenant or occupier, to take down, remove, carry And the owner or acaway, alter or regulate the same, and such owner or occupier shall forfeit cupier thereof to fora suin equal to the expences and charges of removing, altering and regu- &c. in addition to pelating such annoyances, in addition to the penalties hereby imposed. nullies. V. And be it further ordained by the authority aforesaid, that, from and after the due registry and publication of this Rule, Ordinance and Regulation as aforesaid, no llead-builder, master carpenter, master mason, or other croachment after liko notice.

·14 A. D. 1814. Rs. $11c Who miv alev canine ed, &c. And the owner or ope Power regled in two Builders and workmen other mistry or workman, shall, in rebuilding or new fronting any old tions forward sous to building, situate in or near any street, square, lane or public way, bring the eneroach on high ways, foundation thereof forward, beyond the old foundation, so as to encroach upon any such street, square, lane, or public way; and every person so ing one thousand sa. offending shall forfeit for every such offence a sum not exceeding one thousand Sicca Rupees, and the owner of such building extending the same And the owner a like beyond the original foundation shall also forfeit for every such cncroachhinder ihe hands of two ment a sum not exceeding one thousand Sicca Rupecs, after no ice in writ- Just ces to remove the ing given to him or her, or left at the place of his or her last abode, under the hands of two of His Majesty's said Justices of the Peace to remove the the same to be remov• same. And it shall and may be lawful to and for any two of His Majesty's said Justices of the Peace to order the same to be taken down, dugup, rccupier to forfeit churmoved, carried away, altered, or regulated in such manner as they shall pes of removal, dc. think proper; and such ownerococcupier shall forfeit a further sum equal to procesor that theredzuil the expenses and charges of abating, throwing down, digging "p. removing', months standing slull aliering and regulating such annoyance : -PROVIDED always that no be so removed, or the dwelling house or any wall thereof, which shall have been built for more Rule althongh other than three months, shall be pulled down or removedl, or the owner be in wise, subject to the law any way affected by virtue of this Rule, Ordinance and Regulation, although he may be otherwise subject to the law against public nuisances. VI.-And be it further ordained ly the authority aforesaid, that from and after the duc registry and publication of this Rule, Ordinance, and Justices to make roads, Regulation, it shall and may be lawfulfor any two or more of His Majesty's drains, &c. said Justices of the Peace, and they are hereby authorized, to make out Subject to provisions and complete, in and through the said Settlement, within the limits aforesaid, all and every such roads, passages and streels, drains and sewers as they the said Justices of the Peace sha!l judge convenient and expedient 10 be made, cut and completed ; subject to the provisious biereafier ordained. VII. And for enabling the said Justices of the Peace to effect the purowners ofhouses lande, poses aforesaid, be il further ordained by the authority aforesaid, that from &c. for the purchase of and after the duc registry and publication of this Rolc, Ordinance and the same for such purRegulation as aforesaid, any two or more of the said Justices of the Peace shall have, and they are hereby declared to have full power and authority to treat and agree with the Owners of such lans, houses, tenements, and other here dilaments, within the limits aforesaid, as it shall and may be necessary to purchase for the purposes of cutting any drains, or sewers, and of making and completing such roads, streets, and passages as aforesaid, for the purchase of the same? VIII.-And it is hereby further ordained by the authority aforesaid, that owners refusing to from and after the due registry and publication of this Rule, Ordinance, for the male fucks and Regulation as aforesaid, in case any person or persons shall refuse to Jands or bouses, &c. in tint, or shall not agree for the sale of any such lands, houses, tenenients, Buy be necessary to vr hereditaments through which it may by any two or more of the said To ascertain the value Justices of the Peace be deemed necessary to cut or open any new drain by a jury of twelve or sewer, or make such roads, streets and passages as afure:aid, that then and in such case thic said Justices of the Peace shall cause the value of the said premises to be enquired into and ascertained by and on the oath of a Jury And to treat with all And in case of such Wicu.

·A. D. 1814. 15 Jury of twelve indifferent men, it being where the property of a Native shall be in question hereby made lawful for the sheriff to return Natives Who shall be summoned by the Sherifftogether with British subjects upon the Jury hereinafter mentioned, resident in the samne Settlement (which oath the said Justices of the Peace are liereby empowered and required to administer) to be summoned by the Sheriff in manner hereinafter mentioned, what damages will be sustained by, and what recompense and satisfaction shall or ought to be made to What satisfaction ought such owners, or other person or persons, interested in the saine premises, to be made, &c. or any part thereof, for their respective interest therein. And in order there. unto, the said Justices of the Peace are liereby empowered and required, from time to time, as there shall be occasion, to summon and call before the said Jury, by written notice for that purpose to be given, and to ex-nesses to be suininuned. For which purpose wit. amnine upon oath all persons whatsoever, who shall be thought necessary or proper to be examined as witnesses touching or concerning the premises; which oath the said Justices of the Peace are hereby empowered and required to administer. And if any of the parties interested shall re- And the said Jury to quest the same, or the said Justices of the Peace shall think it necessary, if required by owners, they shall also cause the said Jury to view the places or place in question, or if the Justices think and shall use all other lawful ways and means, as well for their own as for fit. the said Jury's information, in the premises, in such manner as they the said Justices of the Peace shall think fit. And after the said Jnry shall have so inquired of, and ascertained and settled such damages and recompence, they the said Justices of the Peace shall thereupon order and adjudge the Sums assessed to be ad. sum or sums of money so assessed by the said Jury for such premises as judged to be paid to aforesaid, to be paid to the person or persons interested in the said pre- such owucra. unises, or any part or parts thereof, accordingto the verdict and inquisition so had and made as aforesaid ; and such order and adjudication so had and made, shall be final and conclusive to all intents and purposes, against all parties and persons whatsoever, claiming in possession, remainder, re- such adjudication to be conclusive against vision, or otherwise, their heirs, executors or administrators, or successors ull claims. respectively, as well absent as present; infants. fenses covert, lunaticks, idiots and persons under any disabilities whatsoever, as well as all other person and persons whomsoever, and all and every person or persons, in any wise interested in the premises or in any part or parts thereof, shall from and af:er payment or tender of the money so assessed and adjudged as aforesaid, as hereafter directed, be to all intents and purposes divested of áll right, lille, claim, interest, or property of, in or to the same. IX.-And be it hereby further ordained by the authority aforesaid, where persons entitled that from and after the due registry and publication of this Rule, Ordi- in reversiou or reuniunance and Regulation as aforesaid, if any person or persons shall be intitled, either in reversion or remainder, to any such premises, the money Sums agressed to be setso to be awarded as a satisfaction in manner herein-before mentioned, tled to the same uses, shall and be settled to the same use or uses, as the same premises were c. for which such money shall be paid, unless such person so interested, Except the parties in. shall consent to give up such interest, the charge of the conveyance of terested wish otherwine. the same to be defrayed by the said Justices of Peace, from such funds as they may be authorized to apply to the purposes aforesaid. X.-- And be it further ordained by the authority aforesaid, that from and after the due registry and publication of this Rule, Ordinance and Regulation der. Vharma Wristina Publio Library Acca. iww.26225.Dato..2.4.2.00 ·16 A. D. 1814. rapls to Sherig. Calcutta. To ranta. In case of the title ! Regulation as aforesaid, in all and every case wherein disputes may arise the property licing dis and different claims and titles may be set up to auy of the lands, houses, putod,, tenements or bereditaments, which the said Justices of the Peace may find it necessary to purchase, for carrying into execution the purposes of Sums nessed to be this Rule, Ordinance and Regulasion, the sum or sums of money which lodged with the Ac shall be assessed, and adjudge in manner aforementioned, to be the value order to abide the oveut of such premises shall, and is hereby directed and required, to be paid of nny order or decree into the hands of the Accountant General of the Supreme Court of Judiof Supreme Court cature, for the use and benefit of such person or persons, who shall or may appear entitled thereto, by any order, decrec or judgment of the said Supreme Court. XI.--And be it furt her ordained by the authority aforesaid, that from Form of sumnuouing and after the duc registry and publication of this Rule, Ordinance and Regulation as aforesaid, for the summoning and returning of such Jury Justices to issue war- or Jurics, the said Justices of the Peace are hereby empowered from time to time, to issue their warrant or warrants to the Sheriff of the Town of Calcutta, thereby requiring him to impanel, summon, and return an in- To return twenty four persons inhabitants of different Jury of twenty-four persons as aforesaid, resident in the said Town, to appear before thc said Justices of the Peace, at such time and place as in such warrant or warrants shall be appointed; of which timc place" named in war- and place, all parties interested shall have ten days notice in writing, to be given to the said parties, or left at their dwelling house, or usual place of abode. And the said Sheriff, or his Deputy or Deputies isand are hereby tice to be given to ali required to impanel, summon and return such twenty-four persons acpartics inlcrested. cordingly; and out of the persons so empanelled, summoned and returned, or ouç of such of them, as shall appear according to, or upon sucli suminons, the said Justices of the Peace shall causc to be sworn twelve, who Twelve Jurymen to be shall be the Jury for the purposes aforesaid. And for default of a sufficient sworn out of the twen- #-four. number of Jurymen, the said Sheriff, or his Deputy or Deputies shall return so many of the standers by, as shall be necessary to make up the In default of sufficient number of twelve, to serve on such Jury, Provided nevertheless, that noputy to return standers thing herein contained shall authorize the Justices of the Peace, or any byc. person or persons acting by their authority, to take possession of any liouse, land, tenement or hereditament whatsoever, for which such Jury Proviso, that no pro- shall have ascertained the damages to be sustained, and recompence to liken possession of by be given, until the said Justices of the Peace or their Agent.or" Agents the Justices, shall have paid or tendered the full sum or sums so assessed, to the Person or persons to shom the said. Justices of the Peace shall have adjudged and ordered the same, according to the true intent of this Rule, Ordinance Till the full rum so 89- ocused be paid or len- and Regulation. PROVIDED also, aod, be it ordained by the authority dered to the owners aforesaid, tbat all persons concerned, sball, from time to time, have their thereof. lawful challenges against any of the said. Jurymen, when they come to be Cballenges allowed. sworn; and the said Justices of the Peace, acting in the premises, shall have power to continue the said Jury capannelled, as in civil cases by the Jury to remain enpa- law of England, until they shall have given their verdict upon the matter pelled till verdict given submitted to them and in case any person duly summoned and returned on such Jury shall not appear or shall refuse to be sworn on such Jury. or And not appearing or refusing. Zo be sworn, having been sworn shall depart without haying given a verdict, or in case any ·A. D. 1811. 17 Sumino113. a any person duly summoned to appear as a witness, shall not appear or Ordeparting before shall refuse to be examined, without any sufficient reason shewn to the And witnessrs disobepsaid Justices, or appearing in that behalf respectively, the said Justices in summous orirefur of the Peace shall have authority to impose a fine upon the person 80 of ing to be examined, fending, of notless than twenty, nor more than one hundred Sicca Rupees, from twenty to one and if such five he not paid on demand, to levy the same bv distress, and hundred Sa. Rs. sale of the offender's goods and chattels, rendering the overplus, upon de puid. lo bo levied dog mand, ifany, after all charges paid, to the person or persons whose goods distress, &c. and chattels shall be distrained and sold. XII.--And he it further ordained by the authority aforesaid, that from Sheriff to be allowed and after the duc registry and publication of this Rule, Ordinance and three Rupees for cacha Regulation as aforesaid, the said Sheriff be allowed for every summons cach summons three Sicca Rupees, and no more; and for every retura of sixteen Rupees for rea Jury sixteen Sicca Rupees and no more ; and for the attending the said turn; eighty Rupecs for Justices of the Peace, and on the empannelling every Jury, cighty Sicca Rupees and no more; such fees to be paid by the said Justices of the Peace from such funds as they may be authorized to apply to the pur- tices. To be paid by the Jus poses aforesaid. XIII.--and be it further ordained by the authority aforesaid, that verdicts and adjudica. from and after the due registry and publication of this Rule, Ordinance tions before the justicer and Regulation as aforesaid, the said verdict, order and adjudication so to be sent to and kept given and inade as aforesaid, shall be transmitted to and kept by the Clerk van de Clerk of the of the Peace, and shall be deposited with and be kept amongst the records As records of the Quarof the Quarter Sessions of the Peace in and for the Town of Calcutta, Truc copies to be good and that true copics thereof shall be received and allowed as good evidencc evidence. in all Courts. XIV.-And be it further ordained, by the anthority aforesaid, that from Persons of low condiand after the due registry and publication of this Rule, Ordinance and tions coming arzuod ta Regulation as aforesaid, all persons of low condition, who shall come or repair to the Town of Calcuita, and Settlement aforesaid, armed with To deposit arms with swords, spears, or other offensive weapons, made in part or entirely of steel the Thannadaar of the iron, or other metal, shall deposit their said arms with the Thannadaur give a receipt for the of the first Thanna at which he shall arrive, which Thannadaur shall give same and on departure a receipt for the same and that the said person so depositing his arms to sulla re delineame upu shall upon his departure from Calcutta, obtain the same upon the production of the said receiptina And that if any person of low condition shall Ang such person an. Walk or parade, or appear in the highways, roads, streets, lanes or pas- &c. with arms, sages, within the said" Settlement, with a sword, spear, or other, Pxceipt in the service ofiensive wcapon, made in part or entirely of steel iron or other metal in a persons authorized his band, or exposed to view, whether shcathed or' not sheathed, unless by Government to rehe be in the service of some person who shall have obtained the authori- tain such armed men, er having obtuince a litý of Government at the said Settlement to retain and take the person so censc: armed, in his or ber retinue, or not being in such service, shall have ob- To forfeit such arms, tained a licence to carry the same from any of His Majesty's said Justices together with a fine not of the Peace, acting in and for the Town of Calcutta, the said arms shall exceeding twenty Hx. be forfeited, and shall be seized by any Thannadaur or other officer be- Thannadaur or other Officers of Police, may longing to the Police, in and for the said Scttlement, and the person from scize such araya, whom Calcutta.

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And condemn and sell this Ordinance, not ()- And cite offender by whom they are seized shall also forfeit and pay a sum not exceeding twentend before uue of the ty Sicca Rupees, and shall by the person seizing the said arms, be cited by Justices, word of mouth to attend before some one of His Majesty's Justices of the Peace, acting in and for the said Settlement, warning him at a given time Who, on the partier ap; and place, and the said Justice of the peace shall have power and authority thereof on oath made in the presence of the said person, if he shall attend, or in his absence upon of such citation, and it being verified upon oath, that he was cited as aforesaid, to proceed to proceed to examination the examination of the fact and of the witnesses upon oath and to give und judgment, &c. judgment, as well for the penally, which upon the confession of the party or the examination of the witnesses, may appear to have been incurred, the arms and levy the as for the condemnation of such arms, and issue his warrant for the sale penalty, by distress, if of the same; and also for the levying of the said penalty, if the same shall not paid. not be forth with paid, by distress and sale of the offender's goods and chattels, rendering to such person the overplus after such penally, and the charges of such distress and sale shall be deducted. All forfeitures under XV.-And be it further ordained by the authority aforesaid, that from therwise directed, shall and after the due registry and publication of this Rule, Ordinance and on proof before two Regulation as aforesaid, all forfeit ureg and penalties by this Rule, Ordinance and Regulation, inflicted or authorized to be imposed, the manner Rc levied by distress of levying and recovering whereof is not herein otherwise directed, shall and sale of the goods upon proof of the offences respectively before any two of his Majesty's and challels of the of Justices of the Peace, acting in and for the Town of Calcutta, and the said Settlement, either by the confession of the party or parties offending, Under the warranis of or the oath of one or more witness or witnesses, which oath such Justices are hereby empowered to administer, be levied by distress and sale of the Tie overplus, if goods and chattels of the party or parties offending, by warrant under the forfeitures & charges hands and seals of such Justices, which warrant such Justices are hereby deducted to be paid on empowered to grant for such purpose, and the overplus after such forfeidemand to the offeuw tures and penalties, and the charges of such distress and sale are recovered and deducted, shall be returned upon demand unto the owner or owners of such goods and chattels; and in case sufficient distress shall In case of insufficient not be found, and such forfeitures and penalties shall not be forthwith dot res and penalties paid, it shall and may be lawful for such Justices of the Peace as aforesaid and they are hereby authorized and required by warrant or warrants un- Offenders to be com- der their hands and seals, to cause such offender or offenders to be committed to gaol for not mitted to the common gaol or Calcutta, there to remain without bail or exceeding six mouths, mainprize, for any tiuienot exceeding six months, unless such forfcitures Unlons forfeitures &c. and penalties and all reasonable charges shall be sooner paid or satisfied: be sooner paid. and that all the forfeituses when paid or levied shall be from time to time paid into the Treasury of the United Company of Merchants of England, Forfeiturere to be paid trading to the East Indies, and be employed and disposed of according to the order and directions of His Majesty's Justices of the Peace, acting in And disposed ofby Jur- and for the Town of Calcut:a and Presidency of Fort William, at their tices ut their Sessions General Quarter or other Sessions. XVI.--And whereas it hath frequently happened, that married women feinale children unmar and also female children unmarried, such female children unmarried being ried being under the within the age of thirteen years, of the Mahomedan and Hindoo Religion, of the Mahomgdan and have been enticed and taken away out of the protection and possesion and against such Justices. Married women and ·A. D. 1814. 19 against the will of their husbands, parents or guardians respectively, by the Hindoo Religion, hav, wicked machinations of evil-disposed persons, and that sich persons or subducted from their married women and female children respectively, have lived in a state of husbauds, parents, or adultery, or have been sold as common prostitutes, or deflowered, or have guardians, been disposed of in marriage, against the will of their respective husbands Have lived in adultery parents or guardians, by those evil disposed persons, or by such as are in or been sold as prosticombination with them, to the great detriment of public morals, and to tutes or deflowered,&c. the injury of the said married woman and fernale children, and of their respective husbands, parents and guardians or other persons having the ing away or causing to lawful care of such feinale children as aforesaid : Be it therefore further he taken away, or en ordained by the authority aforesaid, that if, after the duc registry and ticing away married publication of this Rule, Ordinance and Regulation as aforesaid, any per-dren unmarried, and son or persons shall within the Town of Calcutta, or Settlement of Fort under thirteen years of William, unlawfully take or convey, or cause to be taken or conveyed the will of husbands, or away or shall unlawfully entice away any married woman or female chil- of parents, or guardia dren unmarricd, such female child being under the age of thirteen years, the keeping of suck out of the possession or protection and against thic will of her husband, or of female children, the father or mother, or guardian, or any other person, who shall happen to have by any lawful ways or means the order, keeping, education or gover- Por the purpose of liv. nance of such female child, for the purpose of living in adultery with her, otºprostituting or deor of making a concubine or common prostitute, or of deflowering or dis- flowering, or disposing posing of her in marriage against the will of her liusband, father, mother wives or children, &c. or guardian or such other person as aforesaid respectively, it shall and against the will of may be lawfil for such husband, father, mother, guardian or such other their husbands, parenthe person aforesaid, to complain of such injury and offence to two Justices of the Peace, acting in and for the Town of Calcutta, and the said Setilenent of Fort William in Bengal, and that two Justices of the Husbandn, parents, &c. Peace shall have power and authority, at the instance of the person or may complaint to two persons complaining, to take cognizance of such complaint to issue their summons or warrant, for bringing the party or parties complained of be. Foron of proceeding fore them, to hear the parties, to examine witnesses upon oath, and having taken in writing the substance of the complaint, defence and Persons so offending to evidence, to acquit or convict the person or persons accused, and in hoc fined not exceeding. case of conviction, to order and adjudge every such person or persons so convicted, to pay a fine not exceeding Sicca Rupees two hundred of lawful money of Bengal-And in case any person or persons so convic- And no default of pay, ted, and upon whom such fine or fines shall be so imposed. shall not forthing the fine adjudged, with pay the said finc or shall require time to pay the same within one which to be kept cur week after such conviction, during which week the person or persons so tudy, convicted, and failing to pay the same, shall be committed by the said Justices to safe custody, it shall and may be lawful for the said Justices the holise of correctiva to order the person or persons 60 convicted, and failing to pay such fine it hard labour for not or fines at the expiration of the sai of correction to hard labour, for calcudar months. &c. Justices. To be committed to ·A RULE, ORDINANCE and REGULATION for the good order and Cöcil Government of the Settlement of Fort William in Bengal. P.JSSED IN COUNCIL 930 March.-REGISTERED IN SUPREME COURT OF JUDr. CATURE, 13th April, 1816. 3d. That from and after Preamble. WHE VEREIS several Ships with valuable cargoes on board have been lately consumed in the River Hooghly and Port of Calcutta by Recites that everal fire, and there are just grounds for believing that they have been wilfully stroyed by Fire, burnt by some of the Lascars or Seamen on hoard thereof, who had re- Supposed to have been ceived wages in advance- AND WHEREAS it is deemed just, reasonawilfully burnt by Sea- ble and expedient to provide against the further commission of such a Expediency of provid- crime. involving in it the probable destruction of other Shipping in the ing against the same. Port of Calcutta, and endangering the City of Calcutta itself and its inhabitants, SECTION I. Be it therefore ordained by the Right Honorable FRANCIS Recital of Act 13 Geo. Earl of Moira, Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, Governor General in Council of and for the Presidency and Settlement of Fort William in Bengal, by virtue of the Powers and Authorities in him vested And of Act 10 Geo. by a certain Act of Parliament passed in the thirteenth year of the reign of His Majesty King George the Third, entitled an “Act for establishing " certain Regulations for the better management of the affairs of the East the duc registry herc- India Company, as well in India as in Europe," and hy a certain other of, Act of Parliament passed in the forlieth year of the reign of His said Majesty King George the Third, entitled "an Act establishing further Regulations for the Government of the British Territories in India, and If any, Shir, &c. he cm-r the better administration of Justice within the same," That, from and ployed for the auce of goods or pas. after the due registry and publication of this Rule, Ordinance and Regusengers, whether in ex- lation in the Supreme Court of Judicature at Fort William in Bengal, deriabor internal pavi with the consent and approbution of the said Supreme Court, if the said Court shall in its discretion approve of and consent to the registry and On board of which any publication of the same, if any Ship, Vessel or Craft be employed for the Samen shall have been conveyance of Goods and Merchandize, or Passengers, hy Water, whether longer period, and shull in the external or internal navigation, in which any Scaman, Mariner, or at the time of any other person of whatever description, concerned in the care or in the naburning &c. us after mentioned," have revigation of or romployed on board of such Ship, Vessel or Craft, shall have rcived any advance of been nr for any longer time, and shall, at the time of any nficr mentioned, have received any advance of ontracted to be performed in such Ship, In case such słnip &c. shall ho prevented from "ip or Ships, Vessel or Vessole or Craft eding by Fir" qual or less extent, and on board of whicle converwages or impress.

·A. D. 1816. 21 intended Vor Or which the Caplain or Owner of the said first Ship Vessel or Craft shall desire any other means than him to scrųe out the time for which he shall have received wages in advance, dangors of navigation, or impress, in case the said first or other Ship, Vessel or Craft shall be pre- Within the time for vented from proceeding by fire, or any other injurv, occasioned by any other which auch Seaman shull means than the act of God. or the dangers of the Naviga:ion, within the time have received advance for which lic shall have so received advance of wages or impress, and ar impress And sich Ship,&c. shall such Ship, Vessel or Craft, for which he shall have reccived wages in ad- le prevented by Fire, vance or iinpress, sliall be prevented, by fire or any other injury, occasio- &c. except as aforesaid ed by any other means than the act of God or the dangers of the Naviga- destined Port, tion, from proceeding to her destined Port or place, or tipon hier intended or apons Voyage or Course from the Port of Calcutta or continuing the same. ---all section the part of anil every such Seaman, Mariner, or other persons, other than the Cap- the same; tain and Mates of any such Ship, Vessels or Craft, who shall have recei- Such Seamen other redany wages as aforesaid in advance, or any impress for the said pur- Mates shall serve the pose, shall serve the time for which he shall have so rcccived advance of time for which he shall wages or impress, and which shall remain unexpired, on board any other la ser received advance or impress, Ship, Vessel, or Craft destined on any Foreign, Coasting or internal Navigation, of equal or less extent to or than the Voyage or Course, the 9: board of any other Ship, Vessel or Craft, so burnt, or otherwisc as a foresaid, prevented ration of equal or less proceeding on her Voyage or Course, was to liave gone upon and extent than the Voy. which he shall have been ordered to go on board of by the Captain the intended for the or Owner or Owners of the Ship, Vessel or Craft for which he shall and on which he shall have so received wages in advance, or impress as aforesaid: And if any be ordered to con Seaman, Maricer or other person shall refuse to go on board such or owner of the ship other Ship, Vessel or Cralt, and to serve on board ihereof as a Seaman for which he shall have or Mariner, or in suclı other situation as he had engaged to serve in received advance on board of the first Ship Vessel or Craft. or having gone on board And upon refurl, or thercof shall desert from or be wilfully absent from the same without having gone on board, leave, it shall and may be lawful for any two Justices of the Peace act- fully absent without ing in and for the Town of Calcutta and the said Settlement of Fort leave, of Two Justices upon William, upon complaint to them made thercof, to take cognizance complaint may tako such complaint, to issue their warrant for bringing the party or partics cognizance thereof. complained of before then, to hear the said parties, to examine witnesses Mode uſ proceeding. and having taken in writing the substance of the complaint, defence Upon conviction may and evidence, to acquit or convict, the person or persons so accused, and adjudge offender to he in case of conviction, to adjudge the parties so convicted to imprisonment of Correction and kept in the house of crrection of the Town of Calcutta and Settlement of to hard labour, Fort William aforesaid there to be kept to hard labour for a time not For not exceeding two exceeding two months beyond the period of time for which he had so re- time for which he had ceived wages or impress at the time of such desertion, wilful absence, or received advance or refusal to serve as aforesaid, or to the common gaol of the said Town of depresione delle time of Calcutta and Settlement of Fort William, for such time not exceeding two or to the common cael months beyond the period of time for which he had so received wages or of Calcutta for the like impress, at the time of such his desertion, wilful absence or refusal to serve as aforesaid, and hy warrant under their hands and seals to and commit according commit the said offender or offenders according to his or their said respectls. ire sentences. I. AND WHEREAS domestic servants, of every description, Recites that domestic have an casy and speedly mode of redress, for any assaults or violence servants bave aur committel period, &c.

·28 A. D. 1816. Mastera, 1814. scrvanls, for the same. or modic of redrem for iv. committed against them by their Masters or Mistresses, under an Ordiagainst thein by their nance registered in the aforesaid Supreme Court on the eleventh day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and four- Under the Rule of the feen, and for the recovery of their wages in the Court of Commissioners lith of November, for the Recovery of Small Debts but their Masters and Mistresses have no tribunal at present to appeal to agaiost ther, for any wilful miscar- That Maxtera, &c. have no tribunal of appral riage, ill behaviour, insolence or neglect of duty-AND WHEREAS for miscouduct of their many complaints arise of such miscarriage, ill behaviour, insolence and neglect of duty, and of the want of lawful means to redress the same Expedient to provide AND WHEREAS it is thought by us just and reasonable, and that it will tend to preserve the good order and Ciril Government of the Town That any two Juglices of Calcutta and the said Settlement of Fort William, if a suitable remedy may wpun complaint be provided against the said grievance: Be it therefore further ordained made agamist any me-by this authority aforesaid, that, from and after the due registry and publipi. Servant, cation of this Rule, Ordinance and Regulation as aforesaid, it shall and For miscarringe, ill-be- may be lawful for any thu Justices of the Peace acting in and for the huvinur, insolence Deglect of duty, Town of Calcutta and Settlement of Fort William aforesaid, upon complaint made to them against any menial Servant employed in or about Take cognizance there the house or ont-louse, or in or about the Stables or Coach-ho ses of any person in Calcutta aud the Settlement of Frot William aforesaid, of and Mode of proceeding concerning any miscarriage, ill behaviour, insolence or neglect of duty in Upon conviction, may such service, or towards his, her or their respective Masters or Mistresses, adjudge offender to be to take cognizance of such complaint, to issue their warrant for bringing in pribored in the house the party or parties complained of before then; to hear the said parties, to to hard labour, examine witncabe's, and having taken in writing the substance of the complaint, defence and evidence, to acquit or convict the person or persons so For not excceding two accused, and in case of conviction to a judge the party so convicted to imprisonment in the house of correction of the Town of Calcutta and Set- Or to the common anul tlement of Fort William aforesaid, there to be kept to hard labour for a for the like period. time not exceeding two months, or to imprisonment in the common gaol And commit accorof the said Town of Calcutta and Settlement of Fort William, for such dingly. time not exceeding two months, and by warrant under their hands and seals to commit the said oflender or offenders according to their said respective Sentences. of.

·A RULE ORDINANCE and REGULATION for the good Order and Civil. Government of the Sctilencnt of Fort William in Bengal. PASSED IN COUNCIL Ist March.-REGISTERED IN THE SUPREME COURT OF JUDICATURE, 26th March, 1816. Preamble. Seament Sd. HEREAS the peace and good order of the Settlement of the United Company of Merchants of England Trading to the East Inelles at Fort Williain in Bengal, is frequently disturbed by British Recites disturbances and foreign Mariners and Seamen leaving ibeir ships without leuve, and hy absent coning into or being in Calcutta, or having obtained Icave, remaining in remaining in Calcutta Calcutia, afier their leave has expired.- AND WIIEREAS it is deenied just, reasona ule and nece y to provide some remedy against such conduct. Be it therefore orda by the Right Honorable Francis Eant or Moira, Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Garler, Governor General Recital of Act 19 Geo. in Council of and for the Presidency of Fort William in Bengal, under and by virtue of the powers in him vested by a certain Act of Parliament, passed in the thirteenth year of the reign of llis Majesty King George the Third, entitled "an Art for establishing certain Regulations for the And Act 40 Gco 3d " beter management of the affairs of the last India Company, as well in “ Ludia as in Europe," and bv a certain other Act of Parliament, passed in tlic førtieth year of the reign of His said Majesty King George the Thurd, entitled “an Art for establishing further Regulations for the Go- “vernment of the British Territories in India, and thie better Adininistra- !fany British or forrign oorjon of Justice within the same," that, from and after the due registry ing in the River Rouge and publication of this Rule, Ordinance and Regulation in the Supremely, or in the Dock, shall Court of Judicature at Fort William in Bengal, with the consent and ap- therefrom without probation of the said Supreme Court, if the said Court shall in its discre- leave, or against tho tion of and consent to the registry and publication of the same will of the Master or approve perem in command If any British or any foreign Mariner or Seaman of and belonging to any thereof, or continue na Ship or Vessel lying or being in the port of Calcutta, or any wiere in the shore after leave rx River Hoogły, or being in Dock, shall leave or be absent from his said fired and be found in Calcullu, Ship or Vessel, without leave or against the will of the Master or person in command tiercof, or having obtained leave to come on shore, shall continue on shore after his leave shall have expired, or have been revoked, Two Justices may upon and be found in Calcutta at Fort William in Bengal aforesaid, it shall and complaint made, issue may be lawſul for any two Justices of the Peace, acıing in and for the hood sucha Seamus. Town of Caluutta and Settlement of Fort Villiam in Bengal. upon complaint made to ibem by the Master or any Officer or person belonging 10 lorm of proceedinge thic said Ship or Vesel, to issue their warrant to apprehend such Ma- Upon conviction muy rinor, 10 bring him bfore theun, and to licar the partics, to examiue wito commit lu to the nesses, and businyt, ken in writing Ilie substance of the complaint, de line of correction to fevce and evidence, to acquit or convice the person accused of having COL.00 gaol for not acted as aforesaid and in case of conviction to commit him to tie houp excremig hirty days. of correction, there to be kept 10 hard labour, or to the common gaul of Calcutta, for a period not excedwg tiirty da;s. hud labour, ur in the ·A RULE, ORDINANCE and REGULATION for the good Order and Civil Government of the Settlement of Fort William in Bengal. PASSED IN COUNCIL 14th June,--REGISTERED IN THE SUPREME COURT OF JUDICATURE, Sth July, 1816, UI game. Ircamble. HEREAS the introduction of spirituous liquors and of wines into Recites that the introduction of spirituous the garrison of Fort William from the Town of Valentia with. liquors and wines into out the permission of the Communung VIIEI LIIC Sulu ģis01, nas the permission of the been the occasion of much disorder amongst the European soldiers, and Commanding Officer, been the canse of injuring their health and Whereas there are no meas had occasioned mucili at present of effectuully preventing the same, and it is deemed just, rea- European Soldiers &c. sonable and expedient to provide for the good order and Civil Gwernment And that there was no of the Settlement of Fort William in Bengal in that respect. remedy ugainst the Be it therefore ordained by the Right Honorable Francis EARL OF Recital of Act 13th of Moira, Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, Governor Gene- Geo. Si. ral of and for the Presidency of Fort William in Bengal in Council, by and in virtue of the powers in him vested by a certain Act of Parliament rassed in the thirteenth year of the reign of His Majesty King George And Act 40 Geo. 3d. the Third, entitled "an Act for establishing certain Regulations for the 6. better management of the affairs of the East India Company, as well in “ India as in Europe," and by il certain other Act of Parliament passed in If any person shall take the fortieth year of the reign of his said Majesty King George the Third, Or be detected in at- entitled "an Act for establishing further Regulations for the Governinent tempting to take into o of the British Territories in India and the better administration of jus- William from Calcutta, lice within the same,". That from and after the due registry and publicaany spirituous liquors tion of this Rule, Ordinance and Regulation in the Supreme Court of Juor winc, without the dicature at Fort William in Bengal, with the consent and approbation of manding Officer or o- the said Supreme Court, if the said Court shall in its discretion approve ther persou authorized', of and consent to the registry and publication of the same, If any person to some Coinmissioned shall take, o: be detected in attempting to take into the garrison of Fort Officer or other person William, from any part of the Town of Calcutta, any quantity of spirituabove the rank of a vus liquor or wine of any description, without a license from the com- Noncommissioned Oni- manding Officer of the said garrison, or of some other person thereunto authorized, unless such spirituous liquor, or wine, shall belong to some commissioned cer.

·A. D. 1816. 25 Commissioned Officer, or to some person above the rank and situation of Two Justices may apoi a Private Soldier, or a Non-commissioned Officer, it shall and may be their summons or warlawful for two Justices of the Peace. acting in and for the Town of Cal- rant for bringing the cutta and Settlement of Fort William, upon complaint, to them thereof offender and the liquor made, to take cognizance of such complaint, to issue their summons or the same before then, warrant, for bringing the party or parties complained of, as also the liquor Form of proceeding. or wine, and the vessels wherein the same shall be contained, before them, Upon conviction to adto hear the parties, to examine witnesses, and having taken in writing the judge forfeiture of the substance of the complaint, defence and evidence, to acquit or convict the liquor and vessels. person or persons accused; and in case of conviction, to a judge the said offender a fine not ex- Jiquor or wine, and the vessel or vessels wherein the same shall be con- ceriting:00 sa. Ks. tained, to be forfeited and to be thrown away and destroyed, and to inflict within one hour ofenupon such person or persons so convicted, a suitable punishment by fine der to be inisrisoued not exceeding one hundred Sicca Rupees, and, in default of payment of further exceeding time the said five within tlic space of one hour, by imprisonment for a period mon ganol, or house of not exceeding two months in the common gaol of Calen'ta, or in the house correction to hurd laof correction, there to be kept to hard labour, unless such fine shall be wour unless fine be sooner paid ·A RULE, ORDINANCE and REGULATION forthe good Order und Ciril Government of the Sctllement of Fort William in Bengal. PASSED IN COUNCIL, 21st June. -REGISTERED IN TUE SUPREME COURT OF JUDICATURE, 24th July, 1816. Preamble: HEREAS the principal Merchants and Owners, and Masters of Ships, and Underwriters, at Fort William in Bengal, have represented to the Governor General in Council of and for the Presidency and Recicom representa. Settlement of Fort William in Bengal, that the extensive Maritime Trade chants and Ounera of from the Port of Calcutta throughout the greatest part of India and to that gicit hardslipe, Eusope, carried on by them, is subjected to great haruships, delays, bine delava nud umecessary drances, difficulties, and an unnecessary expense, in procuring proper ring scafaring in a Scafaring Men to fit out and man the Shi:s and l'essels navigating to and from the conduct or from the Port of Calcutta, occasioned by the mode in which only at pre- Ghaut rangs, whose sent they can procure sucli Seararing Men, nam lv, by application to cer. injurious to the scaltain persons called Ghait Sy rangs, from whose impositions both they and wien as to theiusclvcs. the said seafaring Men are subjected to grievons and heavy losses, the said Ghaut Syrang's on all occasions deur:anting an immediate excessive advance of Impress Money for all such Seafaring. Men as are required to man the said Ships or Vessels, although the Voyage for which they a:c eng ged may be of short duration, and seldom simplying the said Ships or Vessels with half the number required, unul the said Slup: Vessels have broken ground, whereby the said Srips or Vessels are frequently delayed many days, and in the end are not supplied with the whole nuinber agreed arid paid for: AND WHEREAS the said Gianty rangs do frequently, instead of able Scamen, put on board the said ships and Vissels Men kidnapped or forcible impressed, and allogether unused to the Sea and acquainted with the Business of a Seaman, which Men, instead of receiving the 1mpress and Wages actually advanced to the said Glorit Syrang's fur able bowied Seamen, are retained by the said Glaut Syrang's for some very small and triffling cinsideration, and are ra her a burthen than of service toile Ships in which they are received: AND WHEREAS such Seafaring Men as ar procured by Ghaut Sırange, and their Widows and the Families of such of them as die on a Voyage, are greatly defianded of the just Wages paid for their use to the sair Ghaut Syrangs, to the discouragement of all such persons from pursuing the Seafaring life, 10 the danger and bazard to thic Ships and Caigres, and to the great loss and detriment of the saiu Herchanis, Owners, and Masters of Ships: AND WHEREAS incorpadures of the like nature, from the saruc calises, have been experienter in the case of Pilot Vessels and other Ships or Destruction of Ships by Ve-sels fitted out for the service of the United (mpany of Nuerchants of fire; suspicion artaches to the Lüscal's, &c. England Trading to the Last Indies : A.VD ITERLAS several Ships, with ·E. D. !316. 27 with valuable Cargoes on board, liave been lately consumerl in the River Ilongly and Port of Calcutta by fire, and there are just grounds for believe ing that they have been wiltully burnt hy some of the Lascars or other Seamen on board thereof who had received impress or Wages in advance : AND WHERE:S it is deemed jast, reasonable, and expedicut to provide against ille further commi:sion of such Crimes, involving in it the probable destruction of vlier Shipping in the Port of Calculia, and endangering the Town of Calcuita jiselfand its Inhabitants: AND WHEREAS the Sid Memorialists have represented to the said Governor Generalin Council, that the said inconvenience would be obviated, and the Trade and Commerce of the Port of Calcutta be greatly encouraged, benefitted, and protected, if ceriain Regulations, by them proposed and which are hereinafter contained, should be enforced by Law: AND WHEREAS a Rule Ordinance and Regulation, intituled “A Rule, Ordinance and Regulation for a certaining and fixing the Wages to be paid to the Na-Rule of the 10th of March 1783, found in "live Seafaring Men belonging to the Port of C.lcutta, and for securing suflicient. “ the same to the said Men as also for the better providing the Ships and “ Vessels navigating to and from the said Port, with Native Scafaring Men,” made and passed in Council by the Governor General in Council of Fort Williain in Bengal. thic Tenth Day of March in the Year of Our Lord One Thonsaud Sevenllundred and Eighty-three, and afterwards duly registered and published in the Supreme Court of Judicature at Fort William in Bengal has been rendered in a great measure uselesy, and is not in other respects calculated to the present state of Commerce in the Port of Calcutta to prevent the ditficulties and inconveniences above complained of: AND WIIEREAS it is for the reasons, aforesaid, deemed just, reasonable, and expedient to repeal the aforesaid Rule, Ordinance and Regulation. I. Be it therefore ordained by the Right Honorable Francis Earl or Morra, Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Garter. Governor Gene. Recital of Act 19 ral of and for the Presidency and Settlement of Fort Williain in Bengal George 3. in Council, hy and in virtuc of the Authority and Powers in him vested, by a certain Act of Parliament, made and passed in the Thirteenth year of the reign of His Majesty King George the Third, intituled "An Act “ for establishing certain Regulations for the better management of the “ Affairs of the East India Company, as well in India as in Europe;" and bv a certain other Act of Parliament, passed in the furtieth year of the And Act 40th Geo. S. Reign of His said Majesty King George the Third, intituled "an Act for “ establishing further Regulations for the Government of the British Ter- « ritories in India, and the better Administration of Jilstice within the same," That the hereinbefore recited Rule, Ordinance and Regulation shall, from and afier the due registry and publication of this Rule, Ordi- Rule of 1783 repeale.. nance and Regulation in the Supreme Court of Judicature at Fort William in Bengal, with the consent and approbation of the said Supreme Court. if the said Court shall in its discretion approve of and consent to the registry and publication of the same, be and the same is hereby declared to be annulled and repealed. II. And be it further ordained by the authority aforegaid, that from and af- Fixes the rates of Wages ter the due registry and publication of this Rule, Ordinance and Regulation of Scaneu according to as ·28 A. D. 1815. out rate the following, Table, ns aforesaid, the Wages of all Seafaring Persons, European and others, turily agree to a differ- of the several denominations hereinafter mentioned, who shall be shipped from the Port of Calcutta, to serve on board of any Ship or Vessel belonging to, or navigating to and from the said Pori be according to the following Table, unless the parties plall voluntarily, by writing signed by them, and each of them respectively, and by their siynatures acknowledged before the Registrar after mentioned, mutually agree for a different rate of Wages, which writing and the explanation thereof 10 the said Seafaring Men must be attested by the said Registrar: CHINA AND COUNTRY YOYAGES. EUROPE VOYAGES. . . 0 . Rs. Rs. Gunner, 40 per Montli... 50 per Month. Carpenter... 40 50 Boatswain, . 50 Seacunnies, 20 Serang, 20 to 30 25 to 40 First Tindal, 12 Other Tindals,. 1+ Lascars, able Seamen, 10 12 Ordinary dito, 8 10 Landsmen, 6 8 Kissaubs, 1+ Baridarries, 8 10 Topasses... 6 8 llavildars, 12 13 8 10 Sepovs.... Captains' Cook and Butler... 12 15 Officers' Servarts,.. 8 LS. D.......R's. As. P. European Carpenter's Mate,.... 4 0 0.... 0 O per Month. Gunner's ditto,... 3 0 (). 0 3 Boatswain's ditto,.. 0. () .2+ 0 Able Scanias,.. > 10 (), .20 () 0 Ordinary dittı. 115 0......1+ 0 0 Captains &c. paying or AND that if any Captain, Commander or Owner of any Ship or Vessel contracting to pay a greater or less rate unnavigating to or from the Port of Calcutta, or their Agents, or any person less is aforesaid, to for- whatsoever, whether employed by the United Coir pouy of Mierchants of feil Two llundred Sr. Rujce. tur each person. England trading to the bast In ics, or others, shalipay, or (ause to be paid, it contract to pay on account of Wages in such persons as are describeri in the said Table, and shall be hired ai Calcutta, a greater or less filin than the suns therehe directed to be paid, unless as alurcsaid, he or they shall severally forfeit for every person to whom he rip they shall pay or contract to par such greater or less "Vages than hereinbelyse described, the sum of Two Hundred Sicca Rupees; and that such cafaring. Men, if .32 .240 .

·A. D. 1816. 29 if engaged in any Ship or Vessel sailing from this Port to Madras, Bom- Impress Money regulatbay, Kangoon, the Straits of Malacca, Bencoolen, or China, shall be paid Voyage, and to be pnid two Months linpress Money, according to the said Table, and no more, bg ihe Registrar oulg. unless as aforesaid ; if to the Persian Gulph, Isle of France, Cape of Good Hope, Manilla, New South Wales, Java, Amboyna, and unlimitted Eastern voyages, three Months Impress Monev, according to the said Table, and no morc, unless as aforesaid ; if to Europe, four months Impress Money, according to the said Table, and no more, unless as aforesaid ; shall he paid except to which said several Impress Monies shall be paid to such Seafaring Men the Captain and Mates upon their being retained for the Voyages through the means of the Rc- of Ships under the per gistrar hereafter-mentioned, and by him only : PROVIDED ALWAYS, and Fifty Sicca Rupees that no Impress shall be paid or be contracted to be paid to any of the for each person, unter persons hereinbefore described, or to any other person of whatever de- such: Scainan, &c. shall scription concerned in the Care or in the Navigation of, or employed on full time for which he board of any Ship'r Vessel, save and except to the Captain and Mates of shall receive such Imany ruch Ship or Vessel, under the Penalty of Two Hundred and Fifty to care the ship Siera Rupees for each and every person to whom such Impress shall bc bo prevented by fire or paid or be contracted to be paid, unless such Searnen or Seafaring Man otherwise be in alle pact shall contract to serve so much of the time for which he shall receive such ceeding to her destined Impress or Wages in advance for any Ship or Vessel, and as shall remain on a vayage on board unexpired, in case of the Ship or Vessel for which he shall lave so receiv- tined on a voyages of ed such Impress or advance of Wages being prevented by fire or any other equal or lee duration: injury, occasioned by any other means than the act of God, or the Dan- be ordered to go. gors of the Navigation, froin proceeding to her destined Port or Place, or upon her intended Voyage or Course, on board of any other Ship or Vessel destined on a Voyage of cqual or less duration and extent to or than the Voyage the said Ship or Vessel so burnt, or otherwisc as afores:id. prevented frim proceeding on her Voyage or Coursc, was to have gone, and which he shall be ordered to go on board of hy the Captain or Owner or Owners of ihe Ship or Vessel for which he shall have so received Wages in advance, in which new Voyage so much only of the Wages so to be received in advance as aforesaid, shall be carried to account Balance of imprese to against the said Seafaring Man, as Wages for the suid new Voyage, as shall be carried to account. be equal to the time then remaining unexpired for which he received the suid Wages in advance. III. And he it friher ordained by the Authority aforesaid, that for thic purpose of registering the Names of such Seafaring Men described in Marine Registry Office the said Table, as are or stall be hired at Calcutta aforesaid, and employed on board such Silips or Vessels, and for the purpose of supplying the same with such Scalaring Men, and for the other purposes hereinafter directed, there shail be established and erected in the Town of Calcuita, iminediately from and after the due registry and publication of this Rule, Ordinance and Regulation as afirresaid, a public office, which shall be called the Marine Registry Office: and that for the duc superintendance of the same, there be from time to time appointed, by the Governor General in Coun- Registrar appointed by cil. one principal O icer, to be called the Registrar of the Marine Registry the Governor General Ollice.-who shall hold such Office, and be removeable from the same at able at pleasure. the pleasure of the said Governor General in Council ; and thut the said Registrar ·30 A D. 1816. Salary One Thousand Registrar shall have and receive a Salary of Sicca Rupees One Thousand lieu of all other Romw- par inonth, as a full compensation for his services and in lieu of all or any luments, to be paid out other emoluments whatsoever, to be paid out of the funds hereinafter mentioned. of the funds atler mentioucd. The names of all Sca. Office. IV. And be it further ordained by thic Authority aforesaid, that from faring Men belonging to and after the due registry and publication of this Rule, Ordinance and the Port of Calcutta to Regulation as aforesaid, the Name of cvery Seafaring Man of the denohe registered in the said midation described in the aforesaid Table, who belong's or shall belong Mode of Registry of to the Port of Calcutta, and who is at present, or shall here fier be enione book for Seamen ployed on board of any Ship or Vessel in the service of the United Comin the Company's Ser-pany of Merchants of England trading so the East Indies, or employed by the sail United Company or for or on account of the sain United Compathe Governor General in Council, or their Agents ; or on board of any Ship or Vessel belonging to or navigating to and from the Port of Calcutta, shall from and after the due registry and publication of this Rule, Ordinance and Regulation as aforesaid, be duly registered in the Books lo be kept in the said Office for that purpose, in one of which Bouks shull be registered in the form and manner following: vice. No. Date of Registry. Name. Father's Name. Rauk. Tinie served at Sea. When. On what Vessels. Commander's Names. On what Voyager. Allestations of Character. Place of Birth. Age. Nearest Relation, resident in or about Calcutta. Present Residence. Description of his Person. Cast. The names of all such Seafaring Men serving in such Ships or Vessels Other books for Seamen belonging to or employed by the United Company of Merchants of Engeacrally. gland trading to the East Indies, and in like manner in other Books to be kept in the said Office for that purpose, the names of all such Seafaring Men of the denominations described in the aforesaid Table, serving on Certificate thereof 10 board the other Ships or Vessels belonging to or navigating to and from be given to cach Sea- the Port of Calcutta ; and the said Registrar shall, on registering of each inau registered. name, give to the person whose name shall be registered, a Certificate of such Registry under his Hand and Seal of Office, and which said Certificate shall be an exact counterpart of the Entry made of such kegistry in the Register Book of the said Office. . v.

·A. D. 1816. 31 V. And be it further ordained by the authority afrresaid, that from and No Master, &c. to em: afwr the due registry and publication of this Rule, Ordinance and Regula- poboxer Sensuem o tion as aforesaid, no Master, Commander or Owner of any Ship or Vessel, exrept thero' the Regiaor any other person on his own account, or for the service of the United trar, inlfas upon refusal or glect of Registrar Company of Herctents of England trading to the Indies, or their Agents, within the time after shall, at Calcutta or the Port of Calcutta rclain or employ any Seafaring mentioned. Men answering to the description, contained in the Table before set out, either by himself or through the means or agency of any Ghaut Serang or any other person whatsoever, or shall pay or cause to be paid to any such Seafaring. Man hired at Calcutta, or contract to pav any Money or Inpress Money, on account of or in part of Balance of Wages to any Scafaring Man hired at Calcutia, except through the means or agency of the said Registrar, unless such Registiar shall refuse to procure such Scafaring Men, or neglect so to do within such time as is hereinafter mentioned; and that if the said United Company of Merchants of England tradings Agruts, or any Wanter, If the Company or their to the East Indies, the GoverNOR GENERAL IN COUNCIL, or their Agents, &c deliver to the Reor any Master, Commander or Owner of any Ship or Vessel, wanting to istrar a notice in writbe supplied with Seafaring Men, for any Ship or Vessel, navigating from ber nnd description of the Port of Calcutta. shall by thicinselves or their Agents, deliver to the wen, names of Vengels Registrar a notice in writing specifying the number of Men and their tination, fifteen dayo qualities, together with the name of the Ship or Vessel, the place where before required, and pay she lies and her proposed destination, and the time when the Seafaring the lmprese, Men sliall be wanted, fifteen days before such Scataring Mon shall be required to be shipped, and at the same time, shall pay to the said Registrar, such Iinpress Money as is before allowed by this Ordinance; the said Registrar shall within Registrar shall, and is hereby required, within fifteen days after the Re- fifteen days comply ceipt of such Notice and linpress Money, ln cause to be shipped on board llerewith. the Ship or Vessel in the Notice mentioned, Scafaring Men according to the number and description required by the said Notice ; which said Scafaring Men shall immedia/cly on their arrival on board such Ship or Ves. And Seamen shipped, sel, attend to the business of the said Ship or Vessel; as well as to her shall forth with do their Rigging and Loading as to other services on board the same, according duties. to the several occupations for which they shall be retained ; and on the return of the said ship or Vessel to the River Iloogly and Port of Calcutta, And on return, remain shall remain and do their respective duties in the same, until the Ship or on burural, until the vess Vessel shall have been moored for the space of forty-eight hours at the sel shall have been place where her Cargo is to be delivered, unless they shall be relieved by mored forty-eight Batta Lascars ; and any Seafaring Man who shall quit or desert such Deserlers before thut Ship or Vessel before the expiration of the said forty-eight hours, unless period, to forfeit one sooner relieved by Batta Lascars, shall for every such offence forfoit to the tuined out of nuges duc. Owner of such Ship or Vessel one Month's Pay, to be retained out of the Wages then due and owing to him. VI. And be it hereby further ordained by the Authority aforesaid, that Registrar refusing or from and after the due registry and publication of this Rale, Ordinance neglecting to ship Sraand Regelation as aforesaid, 'if the said Registrar, after such Notice and mes according to no- Payment of Impress Money as aforesaid, shall refuse or neglect within with interest, ut twe) ve the time limitted for procuring and Shipping Seafaring Men, to procure per Ceut. and ship the same according io the Notice which he shall have received, he ;

·32 A. D. 1816. wagcs. And so in proportion hic shall repay to the person from whom he hath received such Notice and for deficiency of vum. Payment, or his Agents, the whole amount of such Impress "Money or Wages which he shall lave received, together with Interest thereon, at and after the rate of Twelve per Cent, per Annum; and if the Number of Men provided and shipped, shall have been short of the Number required by the Notice and paid for, then he shall refund a part of the Inpress Money and Wages in proportion to such dcficiency, together with the like Interest thereon as last aforesaid. Masters, Cominandera, VII. And for the better ascertaining under what denomination such or Owners shall within Seafaring Men shall be ranked, and what Wages they shall be entitled one week after arrival unto,-it further ordained by the Authority aforesaid, that from and a List of his crew.com. after the duc registry and publication of this Rule, Ordinance and Regutaining a lesrription of lation as aforesaid, the Master, Commander or Owner of every Ship or their cliccs, ability and Vessel belonging to the Port of Calcutta, or on which any Scafaring Men shall have been shipped therefrom, shall within one week after he shall have arrived from any Voyage in the said Port, deliver or cause to be delivered to the said Registrar, a true List containing the Several Names of Deathe and desertions, the Scafaring. Men which he carried from the said Port, and opposite to with the repertivedates. their respective Names, a description of the Offices which they performed, and their ability, together with an account of the Wages for which they were retained ; and if any Seafaring Men shall have dıcıl or deserted And. except in case or during the Voyage for which he had been retained, shall mark opposite to desertion. pay to the the name of the person so dying or descrting respectively, the word "Dead" Registrar, ihe balance or “Descrted,” as the case may be, together with the day when such of wages duc. pe son shall have died or deserted, and shall, except in casc of desertion, pay to the Registrar the Balance dne of their Wages; out of which said To be paid in Hirm on Balance the said Registrar shall pay to the said Seafaring Men, if living, drwand.or to the leirs, on demand, the sams respectively due to them; and in case of any Seafa- Executos, &c. of inen ring Man to whom such Wages shall be due, having died before the Wages due to him shall have been paid him, then the Registrar shall pay. the same to his lleirs, Exccutors, Administrators, Representatives, or Assignis. Registrar to keep o VIII. And be i: further ordained hy the Authority aforesaid, that parate account, coure from and afer the duc regist: y and publication of this Rule, Ordinance beregnede party and Regulations as aforesaid, the said Registrar shall keep a distinct and movies received, due to seperate Book, in which shall be entered and kept a clear and fair acdecraved meu and how count, countersigned by the Party paying the same, of all Monies which applied. he s!iall have received from any Master, Commander or Owner of any Ship or Vessel for and on accomt of Wages that were due to any deceas- To he open to insper. cd Scafaring Man, and how, and at what time, and to whom he paid the tion, and if required, sa mre, which said Book shall be open to the inspection of the GOVERNOR GEXERAL IN Council, and of all Owners or Commanders of Ships or Vessels and the said accounts, if they be required by them or either of them, shall be verified by tic Vath of the said Registrar. Registrar may enter on IX. And for the purpose of preventing any Seafaring Mon being shipbeard any ship in the ped on board of any Ship or Vessel belonging to this Port. contrary to the aud esumine the Crew; true intent and meaning of this Rule, Ordjuance and Regulat:on, it shall and ; verified on valh.

·A. D. 1816. 33 and may be lawful to and for Ilic said Registar, by himself or his Agents, and if denind may so in a peaceable manner, and in the day time to enter on board of any Ship a Justice of the Peaco. or Vesscl, either when she shall be on the point of departure, or at such time as he shall think fit, and to master and cxamine the scveral Seafaring Men employed thereon; or, if denied to enter in a peaceable manner, it shall and may be lawſul for the said Registrar to enter any Ship or Vessel by force and virtue of an order issued by one of His Majesty's Justices of the Peace, acting in and for the said Town of Calcutta and Presidency of Fort William in Bengal, which Order the said Justice of the Peace is hereby authorized to make, on application made to hiin by die suid Registrar. X. And be it further ordained by the Authority aforesaiil, that from to Master, &c. after and after the duc registry and publication of this Rule, Orilinance and age completed, and Regulation as aforesaid, iio Master, Commander or Owner of any Ship ship moored, shall de or Vessel navigating from and to the Port of Calcutta, or any person what-tain an Scaman against soever after a Voyage has been completed, and the Ship or Vessel has fully discharged his been at her Moorings in the said Port as aforesaid, for the space of time. Forty-eight hours, or after the arrival of Batta Lascars to relieve thein as aforesaid, shall detain any Seafaring Man against his will, who has faithfully discharged tire time for which lie received his Impress Moncy; man be desirous to re- Proviso that if any Sea' PROVIDED nevertheless, that if any Seafaring Man who shall have inain, he inay he retainserved the time for which he received his Impress Money, shall be desi- ed as a Butta Lascur, rous or willing to remain in the said Ship or Vessel in which lie has 60 Upon notice to the Reserved, it shall and inay be lawful for the Master, Commander and Owner gistrar attested by the of such Ship or Vessel to retain such Seafaring Man as a Batta Lascar up. Captain and two prinaon Notice to the said Registrar, attested by the Captain and two Principal cipal Olliceny. Officers of the Ship; Nethertheless the said Master or Owner so retaining But Masters, &r. so resueh Seafaring Men, shall pay to the Registrar all such Impress Money laining to pay to the and Wages as shall he or become due to such Seafaring Men, to be by Registrar al Imprean him paid to such Seafaring Men in like manner, and as is provided in case become due &c. of Weafaring Men procured and shipped hy the said Registrar, it being the true intent and meaning of this Rule, Ordinance and Regulation, that no payment whatsoever be made to Seataring Men belonging to the Port of No payment to be made Calcutta, but by the said Registrar only, except in the case when the Ship the Registrar: except or Vessel in which such Seafaring Men shall be emploved shall not return the vessel shall not reto this Port of Calcutta bcíore thic Expiration of the time for which such turn within the time for which Impress received. Seafaring. Men shall have received their Impress Money; in which case, it shall and may be lawful for the Master or Commander of such Ship or Wheu the Master may Vessel to pay 10 them such sums of Money on account, as to the said make payments on ac- Master or Commander nav appear necessary, which payineirt shall be veri- citrit, to the verified they fied by an entry in olie Log Book of the said Shipor Vessel, and attestezi by and attested by two two Principal Officers of the said Ship or Vessel, and also by tivo Seamen principal Officers, and of and belonging to the same. XI. And be it further ordained by the Authority aforesaid, that from Registrar on dischargand after the due registry and publication of the Rule, Ordinance and in Crews to make dili- Regula'ion is aforesaid, the Registrar shall at the time of pating and kis- gent enquirs how Coincharging the Crens that have been furnished from the Marine Registry Crew are conducted Ollice, alter the return to Port of every Ship or Vessel from her Voyage themselves and make a make two selCII.

·34 A. D. 1816. Full Entrs thereof, and makc due and diligent enquiry how and in what manner the Caninander, misconducted themel. Oficers and Crew of the same hare respectively behaved and conducted res, so as to cause inju- themselves during the Voyage which has been performed, and make a By to the poor comment full and regular Entry of ihe same in a Book to be kept for that purpose ble theicto. Brgistrar in the Marine Regis:ry Office; and should it appear to the Roy istrar, that to relain not exceeding the said Crew, or any of them, have conducted themselves during the said oue month's Wines. Voyage in an unbecoming and improper manner, so as to cause to the Ship or Vesse) on which they were employed, or the Cargo, or Apparel, or Furniture of the same damage or injury, or to render the said Ship, ber Cargo, Apparel, or Furniture liable to injury, although no injury shall have been actually sustained, the said Registrar is authorized to stop and retain out of the Wages that may be due to such Seamen respectively, not exceeding one Month’s Wages. Registrar discovering XII. And bc it further ordained by the Authority aforesail, that it that the Commander or the said Registrar shall at any time from or after the due registry and pubconducted liimself with lication of this Rule, Ordinance and Regulation as aforesaid. discover that inhumanity or undue the Commander or any of the Mates or other Officers of the Shins belonging to severity to Seamen, to this Port, bave conducted themselves with inhumanity or undue severiiy to- Justice of the l'cace, or wards any of the persons under their command, the said Registrar shall rein any very flagrant port the same to some Justice of the Prace, and in any very flagrant oratcases to the Governor trocious case, report the same to the said Governor GENERAL IN COUNciL. Two Justices may bind XIII. And beit further ordained by the Authoritv aforesaid, that from out Bow descended and after the due registry and publication of this Rule, Ordinance and or European Fathers Regulation as aforesaid, it shall and may be lawful for any two Justices and Mothers supported acting in and for the Town of Calcutta and Settlement oť Fort William ritable School, to be in Bengal, to bind out any Boys descended from European Fathers and Apprentices to the Sea Mothers, who shall be chargeable to, and supported by any of the Orplan service, to any owner or Charitable Schools in Calcutta or whose Parents shall be indebted to the Port for five to Charity for their own support, and unable to support their said Children, to be Apprentices to the Sea service, to any of the Owner or Owners of any Ship or Vessel belonging to the Port of Calcutta, for the term And all Owners to pro; of five vears; and that the Owner or Owners of every sich Ship or Ves- Apprentices, or if not sel, shall from and after the due registry and publication of this Rule, able no lo do; to apply Ordinance and Regulation as aforesaid, provide himself with Apprentices accept of Apprentices to serve on board his Ship cr Vessel; or if hr shall not be so able to prooffered to the number vide himself, shall apply to the Registrar of the said Marine Registry Ofof other apprentice for fice for the time being, and accept of such Apprentices as may be offered to him by the said Registrar, to the number of one Apprentice for every And shall not send his Hundred Tons of the Registered Tonnage of the said Ship or Vessel, and ship to sea without such shall not send his said Ship or Vessel to Sea on any Voyage from the Applications to be made Port of Calcutta, without having such and so many Apprentices on board as the said Ship or Vessel may measure as aforesaid, if the same can be procured upon application to the said Registrar, such application to be Under a penalty, of one made at least one month before the sailing of the said Ship, upon pain of hundred Sa. "Rs. for forfeiting Sicca Rupees One Hundred for each and every deficiency of each deficiency one on board the Ship or Vessel at the time of her unmooring from the Port of Calcutta or River Iloogly. years. XIV.

·to forfeit five Sa. Rx. A. D. 1816. 33 XIV. And bc it further ordained by the Authority aforesaid that Owners to place Apa from and after the due registry and publication of this Rule, Ordinance Clusive authority of the and Regulation as aforesaid, every Owner taking and having such Ap- Commander, who shall prentices, shall place them under the excl·sive authority of the Comman. duly instruct them. der for the time being of such Ship or Vessel as they may serve on, and that the said Commanders shall instruct them respectively in the art and business of good Seamanship; and that the said Owner or 0:vners shall, and shall be bound to provide the said Apprentices, whilst at Sea, with Owners bound to pro Clothing and Food in sufficient quantities, and similar to such Clothing vide Apprentices with and Food as they supply to the Orilinary Scamen on board the said Ships Clothing and Food at or Vessels, and that they shall also provide the said Apprentices, while on and Lodging on shore. shore, with good and sufficient Food, Clothing and Lodging ;-—and that Two Justices may hear it shall be lawful for any two of the said Justices of the Peace to hear and and redress Complaints by their order in writing, redress any Complaints which may be made by Apprentices, and disthe Owners and Apprentices against each other, and upon hearing the solve Apprenticesbip parties, to dissolve and anual the said Apprenticeship, if it shall appear to "pon just cause. then that there is just cause for so doing. XV. And be it further ordaine l by the Authority aforesaid that if from and after the due registry and publication of this Rule Ordinance anil ships without permis- Mates leaving their Regulation as aforesaid. any Mate of or belonging to any Ship or Vessel nion after commencebelonging to the Port of Calcutta, shall, after the commencement of the nient to load or unload, loading or unloading thereof and before the same shall have been respec- per hour, during abtively completed, leave his Ship or Vessel without the permission of the sence. Captain or Master of the said Ship or Vessel, he shall forfeit the sum of Sicca Rupees Five for every hour that he shall so continue absent from tlıc said Ship or Vessel. XVI. And be it further ordained by the Authority aforesaid, that from Registrar to enter into and after the due publication of this Rule, Ordinance and Regulation as performance of dulien aforesaid, the Registrar of the said Office for the time being, shall, toge- and application ther with a surety, enter into a joint and sereral Bond to the said United Company, conditioned for the due and faithful performance of the duties of the said Office, and for the due disbursement and application of all Sums of Moncy that may come to his hands, as such Registrar thereof. XVII. And be it further ordained by the Authority aforesaid, that from If any Scamen shall by and after thc duc registry and publication of this Rule, Ordinance and writing a tested by two Regulation as aforesaid, if any Seamen of, or belonging to any Ship or Registry Office, nutho- Vessel belonging to the Port of Calcutta, shall, by writing attested by two rize the Registrar o of the Officers of the said Ship or Vessel in the said Registry Office, and his wife's not eacrodnice in which writing the purpose shall be stated, authorize thic said Registrar one third, for the user for the time being to receive from the Owner or Owners of the said Ship hcrein wamed; or Vessel, any portion of his Wages not exceeding one-third thereof by the Month for the time for which he sha!l not have already recived Wages, for the purpose of paying the same to such person or persons as le shall or may in such writing appoint, the said Owner or Owners simil, upon request of the said Registrar, pay the same to him, to be applied as Owners upon request sen aforesaid, without requiring any proof from the said Registrar, that there the came to the Rigoutror, without suid Seainan is alive or has not deserted froin or left the ship or Vessel. puur, dc. XVIII. Fuuds.

·36 A. D. 1816. ble the suin received No person to act as XVIII. And be it further ordained by the Authority aforesaid, that from Batta Luscar without boing registered and and after the due registry and publication of this Rule, Ordinance and obtaining Certificate. Regulation as aforesaid, no person shall be employed as or act as a Batta Lascar, without having caused himself to be registered in the said Registry Office, and taken out a Certificate thereof, which Registry shall be No Batla Lascar to ac made and Certificate granted, free of expence; and that no Batta Lascars Sa im per month un- shall from and after the due registry and publication of this Rulc Ordider the penalty of dou, nance and Regulation as aforesaid, take or accept of greater Wages than beyond the said ratc, the rate of Seven Sicca Rupees per Month, upon pain of forfciting double the sum he shall have received, beyond the said rale of Seven Sicca Rupecs per Month. Lascari and other Sea- XIX. And be it further ordained by the Authority aforesaid that from men having been duly and after the due registry and publication of this Rule, Ordinance and registered and not withi. Regulation as aforesaid, if any Lascar or other Seaman of. or belonging, as such unlaw greater to the Port of Calcutta, and who shall have registered his Name in, and wages than before mon- not withdrawn from the said Ollice, shall refuse to act or to be employed tioned are given, or agreed to be given, as such Seaman or Lascar on board of any Ship or Vessel, unless greater Wagrs shall be given, or be agreed to be given to him than are hereinbefore mentioned, or unless he shall receive Impress without entering into Two Justices mny, up- such Contract as aforesaid: “It shall and may be lawful for any two Juson complaint, take cog- tices of the Peace acting in and for the Town of Calcutta and Settlement of Fort William aforesaid, upon Complaint made to them thereof against any such Seamen or Lascars, by the said Royisicar, or Owner or Owners, Prom of proceeding Commanders or Officers, to take cognizance of such Complaint, to issue their warrant or warrants, for bringing the party or partics complained of be ore them, to hear the said parties, to examine Witnesses, and having taken in writing the substance of the Complaint. Defence and Evidence, lo Upon conviction to im- acquit or convict the person or persovs so accused, and in case of convic, common grol for not tion to adjudge the party so convicted to imprisonment in the common gnol exceeding two months of Calcutta for a tine nit exceeding tiro Months, or to the Ho:se of Correclinn lo hard labour rection of the said Town of Calcutta in the Settlemert of Fort William for like period. a foresaid, there to be kept to hard labour for a time not exceeding Tivo Alonths, Owners to pay for de- XX. And be it further ordained hy the Authority aforesaid, that from fraying the cxpences of and after the due registry and publication of this Rule, Ordinance and Rr. for each Scaman Regulation as aforesaid, the Owner and Owners of every Slip or Vessel furnished. oblaining Seafaring Men through the aforesaid Registry Office as aforesaid, shall at and with the payment of the Impress Money, or advanced Wages for Scafaring Men procured or to be procured through the said Registry Office as aforesaid, mpon every Voyage which the said Ship or Vessel shall make from the Port of Calcutta or River Hoogły, pay for defraying the expences of procuring such Scafaring Men, and of the aforesaid Office, the Sun of Two Sicca Rupees for cach and every Seafaring Men, to be furnislied and obtained by and through the said Registry Office as a foresaid. XXI. And be it further ordained by the Authority aforesaid, that from and after the due registry and publication of this Rule, Ordinance or in ile House of Cor- ·A. D. 1916. 37 and Regulation as aforesaid, if any Ghaut Serang or other person shall If any Ghaut Sernng or from any sinister motive, or with intent to defeat the execution of this any sinister inutive, or Ordinance, persuade or endeavour to persuade, or prevent any Seaman with intent to defeat the or Lascar as aforesaid from registering his name in the said Marine execution of this Ordi- Registry Office, or from acting as a Seaman or Lascar so registered ---it deavour to prevent asliall and may be lawful for any two Justices of the Peace acting in, and ng Seaman, &c. from refor the Town of Calculla and Settlement of Fort William in Bengal as ihe said office, or from aforesaid, upon Complaint made to them thereof against such Ghaut acting.ns a Scaman, &c. Serang or other person by the said Registrar of the Marine Registry Two Justices may tako Office aforesaid, or by any Owner, or Owners, or Commander or Officer, cognizance thereof. to take Cognizance of such Complaint, to issue their Warrant for bring; from of proceeding. ing the party or parties complained of before them, to hear the said parties, to examine Witnesses, and having taken in writing the sub- upon conviction to in, stance of the Complaint, Defence and Evidence, to acquit or convict ing Five Hundred sa. the person or persons so accused, and in case of conviction, to adjudge Rd. In default of pay. the party so convicted, to pay a fine not exceeding Five hundred "Sicca ment within 24 hours; Rupees.--and in default of the payment of the said fine, within the space the common gaol for of twenty-four hours, to imprisonment in the common gaol of Calcutta, not exceeding 2 months for a tine not exceeding Two Months, unless the said fine shall be sooner the House of Correctipaid. or to the Ilouse of Correction of the said Town of Calcutta and on to hard labour for Settlement of Fort William aforesaid, there to be kept to hard labour for like period, uuless &c. a time not exceeding two inonths, unless the said fine bc sooner paid. XXII. And bc it further ordained by the Authority aforcsaid, that from No Master, &c. of Foand after the dire registry and publication of this Rule, Ordinance and board any Scaman, but Regulation as aforesaid, it shall not be lawful for the Master or Command- such as shall have arriver of any Foreign Ship or Vessel at the Port of Calcutta, to take, hire or unless through the Rereceive on board of the said Ship or Vessel any other Seamen than such as gistrar; and every Masshall have arrived in and on board of the said Ship, or Vessel in the Port for such Slip, with of Calcutta, unless through the R Registrar of the aforesaid Marine Regis- other officer, to execute try Office for the time being; and that every Master and Commander, with a Bond to the Compathe Supra cargo, or some other Officer of every Foreign Ship or Vessel, Five Hundred Sa. Ru. shall execute a Bon: to the United Company of Merchants of England for each Asiatic Sentrading to the East Indies, in tlic Penal Suin of Five Hundred Sa. Rs. for man received, conditieacli and every Asiatic Seaman he shall receive through the said Registrar, conditioned to record the said Seaman to the Port of Calcutta, and pro- Aud produce him to duce him to, or cause him to be produced to the Registrar for the time the Registrar on Ship's being; on the said Ship returning to the Port of Calcutta, or within the space of two years, to space of two ycars, if the said Ship shall not sooner return, to produce a producen Certificate Certificate of an English Consul, or if there be no English Consul, of two or two respectable Merrespectable Merchants, that the said Scaman has died; and that no Pilot chants of 'Scaman's shall be granted to the said Ship so long as she shall have on board of her And no Pilot to be any Seana: that bus or did not arrive in her, and which shall not have granted of any seamna been received through the Registrar of the said Mariae Registry Office. on board not received through the Registrar: XXIII. Ind he it further ordained by the Authority a foresaid, that from and after the due registry and publication of this Rule, Ordinance and Regulation as a foresaid, whenever any Sum ordained as aforesaid, in Penalties how to be reand by this Rule", (Orilinance and linguintion, to be paid as forfrituris. or covered. otherwise, shal aut cxceed the Suin of Two llundred and fitiy Sa. Rs. the oned to return the Seaman.

·38 A. D. 1816. preinc Court. Not exceeding 2 hun. the same shall and may, if necessary, be sued for and recovered by the Court of Request said Registrar for ihe time being, in his own name, in the Court of Requests for the Recovery of Small Debts, in and for the Settlement of Fort William, named and called the Court of Commissioners for the Recovery of small Debts; and that whenever the Sums ordained as aforesaid, in and by this Rule, Ordinance and Regulation, to be paid as forfeitures, or Exceeding 2 hundred otherwise, shall exceed the Sun of Two Hundred and Fifty Sa. Rs. the & 50 Sa. Ro.in the Su. same shall and may be sued for by the said Registrar in his own name, heard, determined and recovered by action of Debt or Plaint in the Supreme Court of Judicature at Fort William in Bengal : and that the same, when recovered by the said Registrar for the time being, be applied for and towards the usc, and to and for the maintenance of the said Oflice, called the Marine Registry Office. Proviso that if Owners Provided always and be it further ordained by the authority aforesaid, cannot procure Scafor-that if from and after the due registry and publication of this Rule, Orditime aforesaid from the nance and Regulation as aforesaid, any Owner or Owners of any Ship or Registrar, they may Vessel, shall not be able to procure Scafaring Men at and within the time other manner, but shall aforesaid from or through the said Registrar and Registry Office, he and not give them any grea-they shall and may obtain them in any other manner, but shall not give ter impress or wages iban as aforesaid, unthem any greater Impress or advance of Wages than as aforesaid, and der the Peually afure under the conditions and agreement on the part of surh Seafaring. Men to serve the unexpired time in manner aforesaid, under the Penalty affixed to the breach thereof by the said Owner or Owners as aforesaid. said. ) ·A RULE ORDINANCE & REGULATION for the good Order and Civil Government of the Settlement of Fort William in Bengal. PASSED IN COUNCIL 19th October.-REGISTERED IN THE SUPREME COURT OF JUDICATURE, 12th November, 1816. WH Preamble. HEREAS great Losses have been and arc daily sustained by the Manufacturing Tradesmen, Master Artificers, Mechanics, and Recites great losses to others within the Town of Calcutta and Settlement of Fort William, from be sustained by Trades the Frauds and Impositions of the Journeymcn Working Artificers or other the Frauds of Workmen Workmen, flandicraftsmen and Labourers, employed by or under them, in employed by them. their respective Trades and Occupations ;---AND WHEREAS it is decined just, reasonable and expedient, to provide some remedy for the said Grievances. 1. Be it therefore ordained by the Right Honorable the Governor General in Council of and for the Presidency of Fort William in Bengal, under and by virtue of the powers in him vested by a certain Act of Pariament passed in the thirteenth year of the Reign of Ilis Majesty King Rocital of Act. 19 Geo.3. George the Third, entitled “an Act for establishing certain Regulations “ for the better inanagement of the Affairs of the East India Company, “ as well in India as in Europe;" and by a certain other Act of Parlia. And Act. 40 Gco. S. ment, passed in the fortieth year of the Reign of Elis said Majesty, entitled "an Act for establishing further Regulations for the Government of “ the British Territories in India and the better Administration of Justice “ within the same;" that from and after the duc registry and publication of this Rule, Ordinance and Regulation, in the Supreme Court of Judicature if any Journeyman at Fort William in Bengal, with the Consent and Approbation of the said Working Artíficer &c. Supreme Court, if the said Court shall in its discretion approve of and consent having contracted with to the registry and publication of the same ;--- If any Journeyman Workmence any work at any ing Artificer, or other Workman, Handicraftsman, or Labourer, shall have given time or place contracted or agreed with any person or persons to attend and commence and shall not attend acany work, at any particular or given time or place, within the said Town cordingly, or shall be of Calcutta and Settlement of Fort William, and shall not attend and absent, or peglect or recommence such work, at the place and at the time at which he shall have hours agreed upon, or 80 contracted or agreed to attend and commence the same, or shall absent the usual hours of work, himself from his work, or sliall neglect or refuse to work during the bourg, or at the times, or any of them, when or during which he shall have contracted oragreed with any person or persons to work within the said Town of Calcutta and Settlement of Fort William aforesaid, or otherwise according to the usual hours of work and labour of such Journeymen Work- Unless for due cause ing Artificers, or other Workmen, Handicraftsmen, or Labourers, in their shewn to two Justicos. respective Trades and Occupations, unless for cause to be allowed by two any person to com- ·40 A. D. 1816. Such two Justices may two Justices of the Peace, acting in and for the said Town of Calcutta take cogaizance thereuf and Settlement of Fort Williamn, it shall and may be lawful for such two Form of procceding Justices of the Peace acting as aforesaid, upon complaint to them made by the party or parties aggrieved, to take cognizance of such Complaint, to issue their Summons or Warrant for bringing before them the party or partics complained against, to hear the parties, examine Witnesses and having taken in writing the substance of the Complaint, Defence and Evidence to acquit or convict the person or persons so accused. If any Journeyman II. And be it further ordained by the Authority aforesaid, that if, after Working Artificer, &c. the due registry and publication of this Rule, Ordinance and Regulation within the settlement, as aforesaid, any Journeyman Working Artificer, or other Workman, combine to obtain an Handicraftsman, Labourer, or other persons, shall within the Town of advance of or raise the Calcutta and Scttle'nent of Fort William aforesaid, enter into any Comor alter the hours work-bination to obtain an advance of, or to raise the rate of Wages, or to lesing, or to decrease the sen or alter the hours of duration of the time of Working. or to decrease quantity of work, or boy, the quantity of Work. or shall by giving Money, or by persuasion, or intimiwise wilfully prevent or dation or any other means, wilfully and designedly prevent, or endeavour endeavour to prevent to prevent, any un-hired or un-employed Journeyman Working Artificer any unbired or uncutployed Journeyman or other Workman, Handicraftsman or Labourer, from hiring himself to Working Artificer &c. or serving any person or persons requiring the Service of such un-bired wilfully persuade oren or un-employed Journeyman Working Artificer, or other Workman, deavour to persuado Handicraftsman, or Labourer, or shall wilfully or designedly decoy, per- &c. auy hired Journey- suade, solicit, intimidate influence or prevail upon, or endeavour to &c. 10 quit his service, decoy intimidate, influence or prevail upon any Journeyman Working except for due cause Artificer or other Workman Tandicraftsman or Labourer bired or shewa to two Justices, employed by or serving any person or persons to quit or leave sich Service or Employinent except for carise to be allowed by two Justires of the Peace acting in and for the said Town of Calcutta and Settlement of Fort William it shall and may be lawful for any two) Justices of the Peace acting in and for the said Town of Calentta and Settlement Two Justicer may lake cognizance thereof. of Fort William, por complaint to them thercof made, to take cognizance of such Complaint, to issue their Summons or Warrant for bringing be- Forin of proceeding fore them the party or parties complained against, to hear the parties, examine Witnesses, and having taken in writing the substance of the Complaint, Defence, and Evidence, to acquit or convict the person or persons so accused. If any Journerman III. And be it further ordained by the Authority aforesaid, that if, Working Artificer, dic. employed under a Muss after the due registry and publication of this Rale, Ordinance, and Reguter in the same business, lation, as aforesai.l. any snch Journeyman Working Artificer, or other shall fraudulently pur Workman, Handicraftsman, or Labourer, employed by and under any Join, &c. any natcrials delivered to him to Master in the same business, in the Town of Calcutta and Selllement of Fort William in Bengal, shall fraudulently purloin, embezzle, secretc. sell, worked up; pain or exchange, all or any part of any Materials, which shall have been delivered to him to fashion or work, cither before or after such Materials shall have heen worked up or fashioned, or any Article or Arti- Or any articlo delivered cles, which shall have been delivered to him as such Journeyman Workto clean, ulter or repair, ing Artificer, or, other Workman Handicraftsman, or Labvarer, by any person or persons, to clcan, alter, or repair, or shall fraudentły with-hold work before or after or ·A. D. 1816. 41 under this rulc, or detain any such Materials or Articles, which shall have been so deliver- Or withhold the same, ed to bim to fashion, work up, clean, alter, or repair as aforesaid or shall fraudulently purloin, embezzle, secrete, sell, pawn, or exchange. Or shall fraudulently any working Tools or Implements, belonging to his Master, and used by ing Tools, belonging to bin in such his Business and Occupation, it shall and may be lawful for any his Master, two Justices of the Peace acting in and for the said Town of Calcutta and Settlement of Fort William, upon complaint to them made by the Two Justices may take party or parties aggrieved, to take cognizance of such Complaint, to issue cognizance thereof. their Summons or Warrant for bringing before them the warty or parties Form of procceding. complained against, to hear the parties, examine Witnesses, and having taken in writing the substance of the Complaint, Defence and Evidence, to acquit or convict the person or persons so accused. IV. And be it further ordained by the Authority aforesaid, that upon conviction of any person or persons, under or by virtue of this Rule, Or Upon al! convictions dinance and Regulation, or any of the provisions thereof, before two Justices of the Peace, acting in and for the said Town of Calcutta and Settle. Two Justices may inment of Fort William, it shall and may be lawful for such two Justices of fict a fine of 100 Sa. the Peace, to inflict upon such person or persons so convicted a suitable and commit offenders Punishment, by Fine not exceeding One Hundred Sicca Rupecs, on each to Goal, or flouse of and every person or persons so convicted, and by Warrant under their hour for not exceeding Hlands and Seals, to commit such person or persons so convicted, to the 60 days, unless Fino Common Gaol, or House of Correction of the Town of Calcutta, there to paid; or if the case rebe kept to hard Labour, for a period not exceeding Sisty days, unless such offenders to the House Fine or i'ines be sooner paid; or in the discretion of the said Justices, if of Correction to hard labour for not exceedthe case shall appear to them to require il, to commit such person or per- ing 60 days. sons so convicted in the first instance, and without imposing any Finc, by such their Warrant as aforesaid, to the House of Correction, there to be kept to hard labour for not exceeding Sixty days; and it shall and may be Jawful for the said two Justices of the Peace, to award the whole, or any portion of such Fine or Fines as aforesaid, to the party or partics aggriev- All Fines to be paid to ed, and willing to receive the saine, in satisfaction of the loss and injury convicting Justicen who by hin or her sustained, by the conduct of the party or parties convicted, may uward the whole and that all such Fincs shall be paid in the first instance to the said two aggrieved. Justices of the Peace, by the party or parties so convicted, and the amount thereof, after making such satisfaction to the party or parties aggrieved as Surplus, if any, to go to aforesaid, if any, shall be transmitted by such two Justices of the Peace to the Crown. ilç Clerk of the Crown, for the use of His MAJEST).

·A RULE ORDINANCE & REGULATION.for the good Order and Civil Government of the Settlement of Fort William in Bengal. PASSED IN COUNCIL 20 November.--REGISTERED IN THE SUPREME COURT OF JUDICATURE, 26th November, 1816. Preamble WH HEREAS considerable difficulty and inconvenience to the Shipping in the Port of Calcutta, the River Hooghly, and the New Anchorage at Saugor, has been found to result from the procuring and Recites Jfficulties by hiring of Batta Syrangs, Tindals, Bandaries, Lascars, and other Batta reason of the hiring of Men not being confined to the Marine Registry Office, established under Baltta Serangs, &c. not and by virtue of a Rule, Ordinance and Regulation, intituled " A Rulc, Leiria. Behind olides Ordinance and Regulation for the good Order and Civil Government of “ the Settlement of Fort William in Bengal, and for ascertaining and “ fixing the Wages to be paid to the Seafaring Men belonging to the " Port of Calcutta, and for securing the same to the said Men; ar also for “the better providing the Ships and Vessels navigating to and from the Recital of the rule of " said Port with Seafaring Men, made and passed by the Right Honorthe 16th of July, 1816. “ ABLE FRANCIS EARL OF Moira, KNIGHT OF THE Most NOBLE ORDER OF THE “ GARTER, GOVERNOR GENERAL of and for the Presidency of Fort William " in Bengal, in Council, the twenty-First Day of June, ; in the Year of “ Our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Sixteen, and Registered in “ the Supreme Court of Judicature at Fort William in Bengal, the twenty- “Fourth Day of July in the same year;' and it is deemed just, reasonable and expedient, to provide in the following cases for the good Order and Civil Government of the Settlement of Fort Williain. I. Be it therefore ordained by the Right Honorable Francis Earl or MOIRA, Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, Governor Geveral Recital of Act 13 Geo. 3. of and for the Presidency and Settlement of Fort William in Bengal in Council. by and in virtue of the Authority and powers in him vested by a certain Act of Parliament, made and passcd in the thirteenth year of the Reign of His Majesty King George the Third, intituled “ An Act for establishing certain Regulations for the management of the Affairs of " the East India Company, as well in India as in Europe;" and by a certain other Act of Parliament, passed in the forticth year of the Reign of His said Majesty King George the Third, intituled “ an Act for establishing further Regulations for the Government of the British Territories in India, and the better Administration of Justice within the " same;"-that from and after the due registry and publication of this Rule, Ordinance and Regulation in the Supreme Court of Judicature at Fort William in Bengal, with the consent and approbation of the said Supreme All Balta Syranns, &c. to be provided for ships Court, if the said Court shall in its discretion approve of and co the And 40 Geo. 3.

·A. D. 1816. . the registry and publication of the same, all and every the Batta Syrangs, shall be registered in Tindals, Bandarries, Lascars, and other Balta Men, to be provided, sup by the Marine Registry plied or furnished to, or for the use of Ships or Vessels belonging to, or Ofice, aud unless they being in, or arriving at the River Hoogly and Port of Calcutta, or the agree in writing for a different rate of wagos, New Anchorage at Saugor, shall be registered in, and only be provided, supplied and furnished, and paid by and through the said Marine Registry Office, and that, unless the parties sholl agree in writing to be registered in the said Orice, and attested by one or more of the Officers or persons attached to the said Office, for a different rate of Wages to be paid, the fol. The following and no other rate of wages '80 lowing and no other rate of Wages shall be allowed or taken, that is to say, be allowed. Sa. Rs. Syrange, 15 per Mensem. First 'T'indal, 12 Second Tindal, 10 Lascars,.. 7 Bandaries, 7 Javildar,. 12 Sepoys,.... 8 Provided always, that it shall and may be lawful for Ship Builders and Proviso that ship Buildothers, who shall be employed in the repairs of any Ship or Vessel, to en-ers. &c. may employ plov persons of the said description in and on board any Ship or Vessel, such Batta sýranga, &c. which shall be under their hands, during such time as the said Ship Builder rep birard ships during or other person is repairing the said Ship or Vessel, and until he shall have delivered over the possession thereof. II. And be it further ordained by the Authority aforesaid, that from If any Gunner, &c. shall and after the duc registry and publication of this Rule, Ordinance and combine to exact grea- Regulation, if any Gunner, Carpenter, Boatswain, or other inferior Officer ter impress or advance or Scaturing Man or Lascar, shall enter into any combination to exact a wules by contruct in greater impress or advance of Wages, than is allowed in and by the Rule; writing as ufurcsaid, Ordinance and Regulation in the next preceding Section of this Ordinance mentioned, unless by contract in writing between the several contracting parties registered as before provided for, it shall and may be lawful for any two Justices of the Peace, acting in and for the Town of Calcutta and Settlement of Fort William in Bengal, upon complaint to them made, to Two Justicce may tako take cognizance of such Complaint, to issue their Sammons or Warrants coguizance thereof. for bringing before them the party «r parties complained against, to hear the parties, examine Witnesses, and having taken in writing the substance Form of proceeding of the Complaint, Defence and Evidence, to acquit or convict the person or persons so accused. III. And be it further ordajued by the Authority aforesaid, that if, at if any person except any time after fifteen days from and after the due registry and publication Registrar or his Agent of this Rule, Ordinance and Regulation as aforesaid, any person or persons shall provide any Balta Syrang, &c. to any ship other than the Registrar of the Marine Registry Ofice, or the person or persons employed by him in the said Office, shall provide, supply, or furnish anv Batta Syrange, Tindals, Bandarries, Lascars, or other Batta Men to any Ship or Vessel, belonging to, or being in, or arriving at the River Hooghly ·A. D. 1816. Hooghly and Port of Calcutta, or the New Anchorage at Saugor. it shall Two Justices may tako and may be lawful for any two Justices of the Peace, acting in and for the cognizunce thereof. Town of Calcutta and Settlement of Fort William in Bengal, upon Complaint to them made, to take cognizance of such Complaint, to issue their Summons or Warrants for bringing before then the party or parties com- Form of proceeding. plained against, to hear the parties, examine the Witnesses, and having iaken in writing the substance of the Complaint, Defence and Evidence, to acquit or convict the person or persons so accused. If any, hired Scaman IV. And be it further ordained by the authority aforesaid, that if, from &c. under the rank of and after the due registry and publication of this Rule Ordinance and Rego- * Mate, shall desert or lation as aforesaid, any hired Seaman, Mariner or other person employed Jeave during the time and hired to serve on board of any Ship in the Port of Calcutta, the Ri. o biservice, orhaving ver Hooghly, or the New Anchorage at Saugor, and under the Rank of a on board nuchship, Mate, shall desert or leave any Ship or Vessel without leave or license from shall wilfully suffer the the Captain or other person authorized to grant the same, during any part him, or” refuse or wil. of the time for which he shall have agreed to go and to serve on board fully avoid to ship bim- such Ship or Vessel, or baving contracted to go and serve on board such sell, Ship or Vessel, or having received Impress for that purpose, shall wilfully and premeditatedly suffer such Ship or Vessel to sail without him, or shall refuse, or wilfully avoid to ship himself on board the same according to his agreement or contract,---it shall and may be lawful for any two Justices of the Peace, acting in and for the Town of Calcutta and Settlement of Two Justices may take Fort Williain in Bengal, "pon Complaint to them made, to take cognizance of such Complaint, to issue their Sammons or Warrant for bringing Forın of proceeding. before them the party or parties complained against, to hear the parties, examine Witnesses, and having taken in writing the substance of the Complaint, Defence and Evidence, to acquit or convict the person or persons so accused, If any such Seaman V. And be it further ordained by the Authority aforesaid, that if, at any shall be absent without time from and after the due registry and publication of this Rule, Orlidrunk, or committing nauce and Regulation as aforesaid, any Scaman under the Rank of a mate disturbances in the set- of, or belonging to any Ship or Vessel in the Port of Calcutta, or River Iloogbly. or the New Anchorage at Saugor, shall be absent from his Ship or Vessel without teave, or be found drunk in the Streets, or committing a Disturbance within the Town of Calcutta and Settlement of Fort William in Bengal, it shall and may be lawful for any Police Officer, serving under the Justices of the Peace, acting in and for the said Town of Calcutta and Any Police Officer may Settlement of Fort William in Bengal, to take arul detain such Seaman in some place of security some place of Security until he can carry him before any two of the said until he can carry bin Justices acting in and for the said Town of Calcutta and Settlement of the cave time, to be Fort William, at a convenient hour in the day time in order that such dealt with uccording to Seaman may be dealt with by such Justices according to the provision of t.is Rule, Ordinance and Regulation, or otherwise according to law. Recital of the XVII. VI. And whereas by the XVII. Clause of the Rule, Ordinance and Clause of the above re. Regulation, in the Preamble of this Ordinance mentioned, the Registrar the Registrat in sulho. of the Marine Registry Office thereby established, is authorized to demandrized to demand from from the Owners of Shing and Vessels to whom Scafaring Men have been the Owners of Ships, by supplied and furnished from the said Marine Registry Office, on a writing attested ticment, this Rule.

·A. D. 1916. pusc. attested hy two of the Officers of the Ship or Vessel on which such Scafar- writing aftented Puig ing Men may serve, any portion of their Wages not excceding One Third exceeding one third thereof by the Month for the time for which they shall not have received part of any Seaman's wages, for the purpose of payirly the same to such person or persons as the way her for the purpose said Seafaring Men may appoint: And Whereas in some cases it is difficult his assignees, and that and in others impossible, to obtain the attestations of two of the Oflicers of it is difficult in some the Ship or Vessel to the said Writing in the inamner, and as thereby Or- carts to obtain uch dained, 'It is hereby Ordained by the Authority aforesaid, that from and after the due registry and publication of this Rule, Ordinance and Regulation as aforesaid, the attestation to such writing of the Commander or of the The nttestation of the Chief Officer in Calcutta, of any Ship or Vessel obtaining Seafaring Men Officer shall be deemed from the Marine Registry Office as herein before mentioned, shall be dee- sufficient for this purmed sufficient to enable the Registrar to demand and receive the portion of Wages for the purpose herein-before specified. VII. And be it further ordained by the Authority aforesaid that upon Upon all convictions any conviction of any person or persons, under or by virtue of this Rule, under this rule, Ordinance and Regulation, or any of the provisions thereof, before iwo Two Justices may in- Justices of the Peace, acting in and for the said Town of Calcutta and fict upon oftendere un- Settlement of Fort William, it shall and may be lawful for such two Jus- Third Seetions of this tices of the Peace to inflict upon each and every person convicted of either Rule a tine not exceedof the offences in the preceding Second and Third Sections of this Ordi. ing Two Hundred Sicca Rupees. nance mentioned, a suitable Punishment by Fine not exceeding Two Hundred Sicca Rupees on each and every person so convicted, and upon each and every person convicted of either of the offences in the preceding Forth Section of this Ordinance mentioned, a suitable Punishment by Fine not exceeding in amount Three Months Wages, and any Impress And upon offenders un lie may have reccived on account of the Ship he shall have agreed to serve der the fourth Sectiou not exceeding three on board, or been on board of, and by Warrant under their Hands and month' Wages and lin- Seals to commit such person or persons so convicted, to the Common Gaol, press Monev. and conor Ilouse of Correction of the Town of Calcutta, there to be kept to hard vict, offunders to Jabour, for a period not exceeding two Calender Months. unless such Fine rection to hard ]- or Fines be sooner paid; and it shall and may be lawful for the said two bour for not exceeding Justices of the Pesce, to award the whole or any portion of such Fine or be sooner puid and Fines as aforesaid, to the party or parties aggrieved, by way of satisfaction award the whole or any for any Loss or Injury which he or they may have been put to, or sus- part of the Fine to the parties uggrieved. tajned, by the conduct of the party or parties convicted, and that all such Fincs shall be paid in the first instance to the said two Justices of the Peace by the party or parties so convicted, and the amount thercof, after making such Satisfaction to the Party or parties aggrieved as aforesaid, if any, shall be transmitted by such two Justices of the Peace to the Clerk of the ir surplus, to go to the Crown, for the use of IJ 18 MAJESTY. Crowu. tha ·A RULE ORDINANCE & REGULATION for the good Order and Civil Government of the Settlement of Fort William in Bengal. PASSED IN COUNCIL 28th March.-REGISTERED IN THE SUPREME COURT OF JUDICATURE, 21st April, 1817. AT W Recitcthat tlie steal. &c. jo the settlement. Preamble- *HEREAS the pernicious practice of stealing Lead, Iron, Copper, Brass, Cansah, Tutenague, Tin, Pewter, Bell-metal and, ing of Lead, Iron, Cop- other mixed Metal, fixed to, or lyihg or being in or upon Houses Out-houper. &c. fixed to or be: scs, Godowns, Warehouses, Shops, Workshops, Manufactories, and other Out-housco, Godowns Buildings, Areas, Vaults, Yards, Compounds, Gardens, Arsenals, Streets, Way's, Bazars, or other places within the Town of Calcutta and Settlement of Fort William in Bengal, and also the stealing of such Materials and Articles from Ships, Barges, Lighters, Boats and other Vessels and Craft upon the River Ilooglily, and within the Port of Calcutta, and also And also from Ships&c from Wharfs, Docks, Keys, Ghauts and other places within the said Town upou the river Hooghly of Calcutta and Settlement of Fort William in Bengal, is become a great and notorious evil, by reason of the difficulty in apprehending and con- And from Wharfe, &c. victing the Thieves, and the still greater dificulty of discovering and convicting the Buyers or Receivers thereot; which Buvers or Receivers are Is hecome a great and often the principal cause of the commission of such Thefto ; and in regard notorious cvil, by rea- that the said offences are often committed in such a secret and clandestinc sou of the difficulty of manner that there can be no Witnesyor Witnesses to the samc, but such who apprehending and convirting the Thieves and is or are partaker or partakers of the offence; and Whereas if thc Buydiscovering the Buyers ers and Receivers of Lead, Iron, Copper, Brass, Cansal, T'utenague, or Receivers. Tin, Peuter, Bell-mctal or other unised Metal, knowing or having reasonable causc to suspect the same to be stolen, or unlawfully comic hy, were to be deemed and treated as Original Offenders, and punishable indepen- Recites the necessity of dently of the apprehension and conviction of the Thief; and if the aptreuting Busers and Re-prehending, prosecuting and convicting the offenders in both kinds were crivers thereul as Priprendered more casy and speciy, it might more effectually tend to the discipais. covery and suppression of the said offences: før remedy whereof, 1. Be it therefore ordained by the Right Honorable the Governor General in Council of and for the Presideney and Settlement of Fort William in Bengal, under and by virtue of the powers in him vested by a certain Act of Parliament passed in the thirteenth year of the reign of His Recital of Act 13 Majesty King George the Third, entitled an Act for establishing certain Regulations for the better inanagement of the affairs of the East In- "dia Company as well in India as in Europe."--and by a certain other Act And Act 40 Geo.3. of Parliament passed in the fortieth ycar of His said Majesty King George the En nopeast lsho'. Ar Regulations for the "Government ·A. D. 1871. 47 Oath by any tiine. « Government of the British Territories in India and the better administra- “109 of Jus:ice within the same;" that from and afier thc due registry and publication of this Bule, Ordinance and Regulation in the Supreme Peace way upou com- Any Justires of the Court of Juoicature at Fort William in Bengal, with the consent and ap- plaint on outli, hy any probation of the said Supreme Court, it the said Court shall in its discre-credible person, that tion approve of and consent to the registry and publication of the same; to suspect stulen Lead, It shall and may be lawful for any Justice of the Peace for the Town of trou, Copner, &c. to be Calcutta and Settlement of Fort William in Bengal aforesaid. concealed in any Dnelle Comupon ing House, Out-house, plaint made to himn uponi credible person that there is a rea- &c. or in any Ship, &c. sonable cause to suspect stolen Lead, Iron, Copper, Brass, Cansah, Tute- By warrant causc such nagur, Tin, Peuter, Bell-metal or ollier mixed Metal, is concealed in Dwelling House &c. to any Dwelling House, Out-house, Varehouse, Godown, Shop, Workshop, le searched iu the day Manufactory, Yard, Garden, Area, Vault or other Building or Buildings, Place or Places, or in any Ship, Barge, Lighter, Bont or other Vessel or Craft on the said River, by Warrant under his hand and seal to cause auspected to le stolen And if any Lead, &c. every such Dwelling. House, Outhou:se, Warehouse, Godown, Shop, Ma- shall be found therein. nufactory, Yard, Garden, Area, Vault, or other Building or Buildings. Place or Places, and every such Ship, Barge, Lighter, Boat or other to cause the same and Vessel or Craft on the said River to be searched in the day time; and if the person in whone any Lead, Tron, Copper, Brass Cansah, Tutenagne, Tin, Pewter, shall be found, to be Bell-metal or other nixed Meral suspected to be stolen, shall be found brought before two or therein, to cause the same and the person or persons in whose llouse, more Justices. Outhouse, Warehouse, Ciodown. Shop, Workshop, Manufactory, Yard, Garden. Area, Vault or other Building or Buildings, Place or Places, or in whose Ship, Barge, Boat, Lighter, Vessel, or other Craft on the said And if such person shall River, the same shall be found, to be brought before any two or more account 10 them, of Justices of the Peace acting in and for the said Town of Calcutta and their possession of the Settlement of Fort William in Bengal aforesaid, and if the said person or nine, or should unt will persons shall not give an account to the satisfaction of such Justices of duce the party from his, her or their having comc honestly by the same, or shall not within whom the nime was bought or received, some convenient time, to be set by the said Justices, produce the party or parties of or from whom he, she or they bought or received such Lead, Iron, Copper, Brass, Cansalı, Tutenague, T'in, Pewter, Bell-metal, or taken evidence thereof, other mixed Metal, that then the said Justices having taken in writing the may adjudge the offensubstance of the charge, defence and evidence, are hereby authorized and der guilty of a Misdeempowered to adjudge the said person or pc: sons so offending guilty of a Misdcmcanor. II. And he it further ordained by the Authority aforesaid, that every Any Constable, Thuna- Constable, 'Thanadar, Najh, Chowkedar, Burkundawz, or other Police dari &c. nny apprebend Officer within the Town of Calcutta aud Settlement of Fort William in persons reasonably au-- pected of having or Bengal aforesaid, shall and may apprehend, or cause to be apprehended carrying &r any Lead, all and every person or persons who may reasonably be suspected of trou. &suspected to having or carrying or any ways conveying any Lead, Iron, Copper, Brass, come by. Cansah, Tutenagne, Tin, Pewter, Bell-netal, or other mixed Metal, suspected to be stolen, or unlawfully come by, and the same, together wih such person or persons, as soon as conveniently may be, to convey or And conver the name micanjur, ·48 A. D. 1817 meanor. offender of either of the And if the party so ap- person or persons so apprehended conveying any such Lead, Tron, Copduce the permit scom per, Brass. Cansalı, Tutenague, Tin, Pewter. Bell-metal or other mixed whom the same was Metal, shall not produce the party or parties from whom he, she or they Some credibile con los bought or received the same, or some other credible Witness or Witnesses depose on path to the to depose opon Oath to the sale or delivery of the said Lead, Iron, Copchan not give satir, per, Brass, Cansah, Tutenague, Tin, Pewter, Bell-metal, or other mixed factory account of the Metal, or shall not give an account to the satisfaction of any two or more possession of the same, of such Justices of his, her or their having come honestly by the same, Such Justicos having that then the said Justices having taken in writing the substance of mas adjudge the offen- the charge, defence and evidence, are hereby authorized and empowder guilty of a Misde- cred to adjudge the said person or persons so apprehended guilty of a Misdemeanor. Upon conviction of any III. And be it ordained by the Authority aforesaid, that where any said Misdemeanors. person or persons shall be convicted of either of the Misdemeanors aforesaid, it shall and may be lawful for any two or more of such Justices to Two Justices may caure cause such Lead, Iron, Copper, Brass, Cansah, Tutenague, Tin, Pewter, such Lead, Iron, &c. Bell-metal or other mixed Metal, to be deposited at their office or in any office, or any other other convenient place, for any lime not exceeding thirty days; and in place for not exceeding the mean tiine to cause notice to be given by fixing on some conspicuous 30 days place of the said office, notice in the English and Bengal Languages, des- And in the meantime cribing such Lead, Iron, Copper, Brass, Cansah, Tutenague, T'in, Penter, and Bengalur, at the Bell-metal, or other mixed Metal, and where the same shall be so deposioffice, deu.ribing such ted, to the end that the Owner or Owners, or person or persons lawfully Lead, &c. and where interested therein, may clain the same; and in case, any person or persons sauc deposited, can prove his, her or their property in or lawful title to the possession of That the Owner or per the said Lead, Iron, Copper. Bruss, Cansah, Tutenague, Tin, Pewter, son lawfully interested Bell-inetal, or other mixed Metal, upon Oath, to the satisfaction of any inay claim ihe same. two or more of such Justices of the Peace as aforesaid, that then such And upon proof of title Justices shall order restitution of such Lcad, Iron, Copper, Brass, Cansah, two Justices, T'utenague, Tin, Pewter. Bell-metal, or other mixed Metal, to the Owner or Owners thereof, or person or persoas, so lawfully entitled to the poss- They shall order restia lution thereof, after ession of the same, after paying ihe reasonable charges of removing, depayment of the reason- positing and giving public notice of the same; and if at the end of the said ablo charges attending thirty days, no such Ovner or Owners, or person or persons as last aforesaid, shall prove his, her or their property in or lawful title to the poss- Jf after 30 days no Ow-ession of such Lead, Iron, Copper, Brass, Cansah, Tutenague, Tin, Pewtitle, the same to be suld ter, Bell-metal, or other Mixed Metal, the same shall be sold by Public by Public Auction. Auction, at the expiration of the said thirty days, or within some short and And after deducting convenient time afterwards, for the best price that can be had for the same charges, A moiety of the pro- and after deducting the charges aforesaid, one Moiety of the Money ariaceeds to be given to the ing from such sale to be given to the person or persons, who shall in the person or persons prin discretion of such Justices appear to have been principally instrumental in cipally instrumental to the conviction, bringing any party or partics guilty of the Misdemeanors aforeincntioned or either of them to justice, and the other Moiety thereof to the Select Residue to the Select Vestry of St. John's Ca. Vestry of the Cathedral of St. John, in Calcutta, to be by them distribue thedral, for the beuetit led to the Poor of the said Town of Calcutta and Settlement of Fort of thi: Preto Williain in Ranmala IV. to the satisfaction of ·A. D. 1817. 49 &c. IV. And he it further ordained by the Authority aforesaid, that every person to whoin any Lead, Iron, Copper, Brass, Cansah, Tutenagic, l'in, All persons to whom. Pewter, Bell-inetal or other mixed Metal, shall be brought and offered to shall lic offered for sale, be sold, pawned. or delivered, shall and is hereby empowered, required and pawn or delivery, to directed, there being a reasonable cause, to he approved as such by any cause upproved by a Justice of the Peace for the said Town of Calcutta, to suspect that such Justice, to suspect that Lead, Iron, Copper, Brass, Cansah, Tutenague, Tin, Pewter, Bell-metal, the same was stolen or or other Mixed Metal was stolen or unlawfully come by, to apprehend, apprehend and carry be secure and carry before a Justice of the Peace, for the said Town of Cal- fore a Justice the party cutta and Settlement of Fort Williain in Bengal, the person or persons so gether with such Lond, 80 offering the samo, tvbringing or offering the same, together with such Lead, Iron, Copper, &c. Brass, Cansah, T'utenague, Tin, Pewter, Bell-metal, or other mixed Metal, and such person or persons so apprehended, shall be dealt with and such hended shall be dealt Lead, Iron, Copper, Brass, Cansah, T'utenague, Tin, Pewter, Bell-metal with, and such Lead, or other mixed Metal, shall be deposited and disposed of in the same parly had boen appremanner, as if he, she, or they had been apprehended by the Constable, hended by u Constablo, Thanadar, or other Officers as aforesaid. V. And be it further ordained by the Authority aforesaid, that upon Upon all convictions conviction of any person or persons under or by virtue of the preceding under this Rulo before Clauses of this Rule, Ordinance and Regulation, or any of the Provisions two Justices, of the same before any two or more Justices of the Peace, acting in and Tobey may delicte fine for the said Town of Calcutta and Settlement of Fort William in Bengal, Hundred Sicca Rupees it shall and may be lawful for such two or more Justices of the Peace, to for the first offence For the second offence. inflict upon such person or persons so convicted a suitable punishment not cxceeding. Two hy Finc, not exceeding One Hundred Sicca Rupees, on cach and every Hundređ Sicca Rupees person so convicted for the first offence; and for the second offence, a And for every subsc- Fine not exceeding Two Hundred Sicca Rupees; and for every subse- quent offence not ex* queni offence, a Fine not exceeding Four Hundred Sicca Rupees; and to ceeding Four Hundred cause the same to be paid, one Moiety thereof to the Informer, and other Moiety to the Informer person or persons who shall in the discretion of the said Justices, appcar to and persons principally have been principally instrumental in bringing such Offender or Offend-instrumental to the conders to Justice, and the other Moiety thereof to the Select Vestry of the Residue to the Select Cathedral of St. John in Calcutta, for the use of the Poor of the said Vestry of Saint John's Town of Calcutta and Settlement of Fort Williamı in Bengal; and in case of the Poor. any such Offender shall not within three days, after his or ner said convic, la case offender shall tion, (during which three days, the said Justices are hereby authorized not within the days (during which to bo do. and empowered to detain every such' offender in safe custody,) pay the lained in custody) pay said tine so inflicted on him or her respectivelv, then the said Justices shall the Pine, Justices may commit and may by warrant under their Hands and Seals, commit every such of- him to the Gaol or finder so respectively adjudged guilty au aforesaid to the Common Gaol House of Correction to i House of Correction of the Town of Calcutta, there to he kept to hard buil, for not exceeding labour, without Bail or Main prize, for a period not exceeding tivo months two months for the first for the first offence, and for the second office for a period not exceeding Por the second offence tr.111' months; and for every subsequene olence, for a period not exceed- not exceeding four. mg six months; PROVIDED always nevertheless, that no proceedings Audforoach subrequent shall be had under or by virtue of this Rule, Ordinance and Regulation ofsace, not exceeding is any case, where the said Metals and mixed Metals, or any or either six months. Proviso of yenes ·50 A. D. IS17. Five Iluudred San. Rs. VI. any such that this rule shall not of them as aforesail, to be broug'il before any s'ich Justice or Justires the mid Metais, &c of the Peace as aforesaid, shall exceed in value the sum of Five Hundred shall exceed in value Sicca Rupees. Anů be it further ordained by the Authority aforesaid, that iſ after If any Goods, Wares or Merchandize, or other the due registry and publication of this Rule, Ordinance and Regulation Property shll be found as aforesaid, any Gods, Wares or Merchandizes, or other property whatit'any Artificer, &c. or soever, shall wiihin the Town of Calcutta and Settlement of Fort Williain Scrvåut employed or aforesaid, be found upon or in the possession of any Artificer, Handicrafisbeen recently employed man, Workman, Labourer, or Serrant employed, or who shall have been on any Wharf or in any Arsenal, Dock-Yard, recently employed on any Wharf, or in any Arsenal, Dockyard, Ma- &c. (which Goods, dc factors, Store house, Godown, Warc-house or Shop, (which Goods, shall be of the same Wares Merchandize or other Property so found upon or in the possession vended, kept or used on of anı such person aforesaid, shall be of the same nature and descripany such Wharf, &c; cion respectively as the Goods, Wares, Merchandize, Working Tools or have beeu employed, other property vended kept or used on any such Whari, or in any such Arsenal. Dockyard, Manufactory, Store-louse, Godown, Ware-house or Or if any such goods Shop, respectively, in upou or about which such person shall have hecn &c. shall be found in employed at the time, or recently before by the Owner or Owner's therethe possession of any of, or by any other person employed in, upon or about the same place), carrying away the same or if any such Goods, Wares, Merchandize or other Property shall within clandestinely, with an the said Town of Calcutta and Settlement of Fort Williain, be found upon such whart, &c. or a. or in the possession of any person or persons whomsoever, who shali be sisting such person in carrying away the same clandestineli, with an evil intent from any such soush Wharf or out of any such Arsenal, Dockyard, Store-house, Godown, description Warehouse or shop, or assisting such person in any such act, (such goods aforesaid) Wares, Merchandize, or other property being of the same nature and des- And if there shall apucription respectively as aforesaid; ) and it there shall appear to two Justices pear to iwo Justices of ihe Peace acting in and for the said Town of Calculia and Setilement, just reason to suspect before whom such Artificer. Handicraftsman, Workman, Labourer or Serhave been stolen &c. vant employed as first mentioned, or such person or persons as last aforefrom such Whart; &c. said, may be brought. just reason to suspect that such Goods, Wares, Merchandize, or other property bave or has been stolen, purloined, eni- And if such person shall bezzled, or unlawfully and fraudulently taken away from such Wharf, not be able to give to Arsenal, Dock-yard, Mavufactory, Store-house, Godown, Warehouse, or tisfactory account of bis Shop; and if such person or persons upon or in whose possession the same possession thereof, shall have been found, shall not be able to give to such two Justices a satisfactory account of, or of the manner in which he, slic or they came They may opon oath of by such Goods. Wares, Merchandive or other Property, or otherwise reaque or core credible sonably account for his, her or their possession of the same, to the satiszance of the name of faction of such two Justices, it shall and may be lawful for such two Jugfences respectively. lices, upon the Oath or Oaths of one or more credible Witness or Wit- Form of proceeding: nesses, to take cognizar.ce of such offence or offences as are hercin-before in this Clause mentioned, to issue their Summons or Warrant, to hear the pon conviction com. Parties, to examine Witnesses, and having taken in writing the substance common Gaol or House of thc Charge, Defence and Evidence, to acquit, or convict the person or of Correction to hard persons accused, and in case of conviction under this Clause by Warrant labour for not exceeding under their hands and seals, to commit every such person so convicted to thic Common Goal of Calcutta, or to the House of Correction of Calcutta, there snnie IB 8 months.

·A. D. 1817. 51 there to be kept to hard labour for a period not exceeding Six Months, and to deliver the proand such Justices are also hereby further authorized and empowered to have been stolen, &c. to cause the property so suspected to have been stolen, embezzled or unlaw- such person an shall apfully and fraudulently taken away, to be delivered to such person or per- pour to be the rightful Bons as shall appear to the said Justices to be the rightful Owner or Owners thereof. PROVIDED always nevertheless that no proceedings shall Proviso that this Clauso be had under or by virtue of this Clause of this Rule, Ordinance and where such Goods, &c. Regulation in any case where the said Goods, Wares Merchandize or shall exceed in value other property so to be found upon or in the possession of any such person Hundred the sum of Sa. R.. Five as in this Clause mentioned, shall exceed in value the sum of Sicca Rupees Five Hundred.

·A RULE ORDINANCE & REGULATION for the good Order and Civil Government of the Settlement of Fort Williain in Bengal. PASSED IN COUNCIL, 11th July.-REGISTERED IN THE SUPREME COURT OF JUDICATURE, 11th August, 1817. found insuflicient. Preamble. 1. HEREAS a Rule, Ordinance and Regulation, intituled "a " Rule, Ordinance and Regulation for the good Order and Recites Rulo of 24th “ Civil Government of the Settlement of Fort William in Bengal, and for July, 1816 " ascertaining and fixing the wages to be paid to the Seafaring Men belonging to the port of Calcutta, and for securing the same to the said Men, as also for the better providing the Ships and Vessels navigating “ to and from the said port with Seafaring Men,” was made and passed by the Right Honorable FRANCIS EARL OF MOIRA, Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, Governor General of and for the Presidency of Fort William in Bengal in Council, the twenty-first day of June in the year of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Sixteen, and was registered in the Supreme Court of Judicature at Fort William in 2d Scclion thereof Bengal the twenty-fourth day of July in the same year-And Whereas by the Il. Section of this Rule, Ordinance and Regulation last aforesaid, certain rates of Impress or Ratcs of Wages therein specified were ordered to be paid to the Seamen and Seafaring Men belonging to and sailing from the port of Calcutta, at or before the commencement of every voyage And Whereas the Rates of Impress and adrance of Wages Ordained that no grea: therein specified or ordered to be paid have been found in practice to ocven to or demanded by casion dfficulties and inconveniences in manning Ships and Vessels sailing any Senman, &c. below from the port of Calcutta-And Whereas it is deemed just, reasonable and expedient to amend the same-Be it therefore ordained by the Au- On a voyage to Europe thority aforesaid, that from and after the due registry and publication of Wages. this Rule, Ordinance and Regulation, no greater Impress or advance of Wages shall be given to, or demanded by any Seaman or Seafaring Man On a voyage to any below the rank of a Mate, sailing from the port of Calcutta, if on any America thap 9 month's voyage to any port or ports of Europe, than three months Wages, or if Wages. on any voyage to any port or ports of Asia, Africa, or America, than two Unleas such Scaman and months Wages, at the rate of Wages specified in the Table of Wages set forth in the said II. Section of ihe said Rule, Ordinance and Regula- Owner shall by writing tion hereinbefore mentioned, unless such Scaman or Seafaring Men, and fore the Registrar, mm- the Commander or Owner of the Ship or Vessel in which such Seamen or tually agree for dif- Seafaring Man or Men shall have agreed to embark, shall voluntarily by feront rate of Impress writing, signed by them and each of them respectively, and by their Sigagreement to be nato. « acknowledged before the Registrar of the Marine Registry Office, ef by the Ra 'k... the rank of Mate. the Commander or 1. 7 hem ·A. D. 1817. 53 1816. Regulation herein-before last mentioned, mulually agree for a different rate If any Gunner, Carpeno of Impress or advance of Wages, which writing and the explanation combination to exact thcreof to the said Seafaring Men shall be attested by the said Regis- a greater Inpress, than trar; and that if any Gunner, Carpenter, Boatswain, or other inferior táct in writing to be Officer, or Seafaring Man, or Lascar, shall enter into'any combination to registered as aforesaid, exact a greater Impress or advance of Wages than is allowed in and by this Rule, Ordinance and Regulation, unless by contract in writing hetween the several contracting parties to be registered as before provided. Two Justicen mny up for; It shall and may be lawful for any two of "His Majesty's Justices of on complaint take cogthe Peace, acting in and for the Town of Calcutta, and Settlement of Fort nizuuce thereof. William in Bengal, upon complaint to them made for any breach of this Section of the said Rule, Ordinance and Regulation, or of any of the pro- Form of proceeding visions hereof, to take cognizance of such Complaint, to issue their Summons or Warrant for bringing before them the party or parties complained against, to hear the parties, examine Witnesses, and having taken in writing the substance of the Complaint, Defence and Evidence, to acquit or convict the person or persons so accused. II. And Whereas by the III. and IV. Sections of the said Rule, Or- Reciter Sections III & dinance and Regulation, made and passed as aforesaid on the twenty-first 10. of the said Rule of day of Jone, One Thousand Eight Hundred and Sixteen, and registered as aforesaid on the Twenty-fourth day of July in the same year, it was ordained that the names of all Seamen and Seafaring Men sailing from or belonging to the port of Calcutta, as therein described, should be registered in the Marine Registry Office, therein ordered to be cstablished, and and that difficulties that the Registrar of the said Marine Registry Office, should furnish with- arise from the loss, and out expence to every Seaman and Seafaring Man so registered, a Certifi- sale of Certificates. cate of such his Registry---And Whereas much difficulty and inconveni. That a Serman once ence has been found to result from such Seamen and Seafaring Men as registered and losing have been so registered, losing, selling, and wilfnlly destroying their said Certificate for which he Certificates of Registry-Be it therefore ordained by the Authority afore- satisfaction of the Resaid, that from and after the due registry and publication of this Rule, Or- gistrar. dinancc and Regulation, any Seaman or Seafaring Man, who may have been once registered at the Marine Registry Office aforesaid in manner Shall be bound to pay before mentioned, and who shall have lost his Certificate of Registry in for a Duplicate the sum any manner for which he cannot account to the satisfaction of the said of Five sa, R. Registrar, shall be bound to pay for a Duplicate of the same, which said Duplicate shall be signed by the Registrar, the sum of Sicca Rupees Five. Without which he shall and that before he shall have obtained such duplicate Certificate, he shall through the aid office not again be employed as a Seaman or Seafaring Man, through the means And original Cortifiof the said Marine Registry Office, on board of any Ship or Vessel sailing cate to be deemed caofrom the port of Calcutta, and the said original Certificate shall be deemed celled. to be cancelled and of no effect. III. And be it further ordained by the Authorit-- and after the due registry and publication of th Regulation as aforesaid, any Seaman or Seonce registered in the Mine Registry anply to the said Marin itru nom vam ·54 A. D. 1817. bot, shall within 48 the name of the Owner of the House. description, without first giving express notice to the said Registrar of such his previous Registry, with intent to defeat or obstruct the due execution of this Ordinance, it shall and may be lawful for any two Justices Two Justices may up- of the Peace, actirg in and for the Town of Calcutta and Settlement of on complaint lake cose Fort William in Bengal, upon complaint to them made of any breach of this Section of this kule, Ordinance and Regulation, or of any of the provisions hereof, to take cognizance of such Complaint, to issue their Sum- Form of proceeding. mons or Warrant for bringing before them the party or parties complained against, to hear the parties, examine Witnesses, and having taken in writing the substance of the Complaint, Defence and Evidence, to acquit or convict the person or persons so accused. Every Scaman who IV. And be it further ordained by the Authority aforesaid, that from shall rende con come to and after the due registry and publication of this Rule, Ordinance and Regulation as aforesaid, every Seaman and Seafaring man, below the rank of Mate, who shall reside, or sojourn, or who shall come to reside, or so- Whether registered of journ within the Town of Calcutta, whether he be a registered Seaman, or not, shall be bound, within the space of Forty-eight hours after the hours after his arrival, said registry and publication, or after his arrival in the Town of Calcutta, &c. of the division and or, if prevented therefrom by reasonable cause, then as soon afterwards to the Registrar, the as he rcasonably can, to report to the Thanadar, Naib, or Chowkedar of place of his abode and the Division of Calcutta, in which he may so reside, or sojourn, and also to the Registrar of the said Office, the Situation of the House he may inhabit, together with the name of the Owner or Occupier thereof, and that on removing from the house which he may have so reported himself to inhabit, to any other house in the same Division, he shall be bound in like manner again to report hinself to the said Thanadar, Naib, or Chowke- And so toties quoties dar of that Division and to the said Registrar as aforesaid ; or in case of on every change of his removing to any house in any other Division, that he be also in like manner bound to report himself io the Thapadar, Naib, or Chowkedar of such other Division into which he shall so remove, and to the said Regis- And in default thercof. trar as aforesaid; and that in case of any Seaman or Seafaring man residing or sojourning within the Town of Calcutta, without having first Two Justices may take reported himself in manper aforesaid, it shall and be lawful for any iwo of cuguizauce thereof. His Majesty's Justices of the Peace, acting in and for the Town of Calcutta, and Settlement of Fort William in Bengal, upon Complaint to them made thereof, to take cognizance of such Complaint, to issue their Sum- Form of proceeding. mions or Warrant for bringing before them the party or parties complained against, to hear the parties, examine Witnesses, and having taken in writing the substance of the Complaint Defence and Evidence, to acquit or convict thic person or persons so accuscd. V, And be it further ordained by the Authority aforesaid, that from House, &c any Seaman and after the due registry and publication of this Rule, Ordinance and poate come directement Pegulation, every person or persons to whose. House, Lodging or Prebu shall within is hours oises in Calcutta, any Scaman or Seafaring man or men below the rank pive contre thereof to, o Mate, shall come for the purpose of residing or sojourning therein, hald within the space of Forty-eight hours to give notice to the Anchor of the Division in which such Ilouse, ranch Seaman or Seafuring man a bodc. Persons to whose or ·A. D. 1817. 55 or men having so come, and of the Name or Names of cvery such Seaman In default thercof, or Seafaring man; and that, in case any such person or persons to whose the party being a Sca- Ilouse, Lodging or Premises in Calcutta any such Seaman or Seafaring man (which shall be man or men shall so come to reside or sojourn. shall, with knowledge of presuined unless negathe fact of such person or persons being such Seafaring inan or men (which reasonable cause,) knowledge shall be presumed, unless negatived by express evidence or reasonable circumstance,) fail to give sucli notice as aforesaid, it shall and may be lawful for any two of His Majesty's Justices of the Peace, acting Two Justices may tako in and for the Town of Calcutta and Settlement of Fort William in Ben- cognisunce thereof. gal, upon Complaint to them made thercof, to take cognizancc of such Complaint, to issue their Summons or Warrant for bringing before them form of proceeding. thc party or parties complained against, to hear the parties, examine Witnesses, and having taken in writing the substance of the Complaint, Defence and Evidence, to acquit or convict the person or persons so accused. VI. And he it further or ned by the Autbority aforesaid, that from Every Seaman shipand after the due registry and publication of this Rule, Ordinance ped from the Murino and Regulation. every Seaman and Seafaring man shipped from and the return of his ship through the Marine Registry Office herein before mentioned, shall be pay to the Registrar, bound, on the return to the port of Calcutta of such Ship or Vessel on the said ship, any ha which he muy have served, atier any Voyage he may have performed lance duc hy him to therein, to pay to the Registrar of the said Marine Registry Office in the Owner thereof, cash, or to work out on board the said Ship or Vessel, any balance that arise from the Imprens may be ascertained by the said Registrar lo he owing by him to the first given, or from any Owner or Owners of the said Ship or Vessel, (if any such balance there subsequent advance during the Voyage. be) whether such balance arise from the Impress first given at the commencement of the Voyage, or from any subsequent advance or advances in case such Ships proof Money Clothes or other Articles supplied for his use from the said cecd on another voy- Ship or Vessel during her Voyage; and in case the said Slup or Vessel Worked out or paid, should proceed on another Voyage, before such balance of Wages can be so worked out or paid by such Seafaring man, he shall be bound to per- then intended Voyage. forin the Voyage which the said Ship or Vessel shall then be about to undertake, and such balance as may remain duc to the said Owner or Ow. And such balance ho ners from the first Voyage, shall be deducted from the Impress or advance press, then to be paich of Wages ordered to be paid for such new Voyage then about to be undertaken. VII. And Whereas it hath been found that divers acts of Fraud, Pcculation, Extortion and other lll-behaviour, unjustly and fraudulently to Recites the existence of obtain Money, or other valuable thing from the Seamen or Scafaring men hy the inferior Officers enployed by or through the means of, or resorting for employinent to and Servants, emplove? the saiu Office, or to thic Officers or Servants employed by the same, have Office, to obtain Money been and are continually pracrised by the inferior Officers and Servants &c. from Scarven." employed in and about the business of the said Marine Registry Office, towards such Seamen or Seafaring men of, or resort or apply to, or may be desirous of resorting or applying to the sa'id Office, or to any of the Officers or Servants thereof for the purpose of being registered therein, or being supplied therefrom. or for any other lawful purpose, and th:t suc! And who are guilty of Officers and Servants have been and still are guilty of frequent Miscarri- Miscarriage and Neglect age, Ill-behaviour and Neglect of Duty in such service or employ~-INI) of Duty iu such service. WHEREAS balance } ·56 A. D. 1817: office. purposes thereof. Two Justices upon com- WIIEREAS it is thought by us just and reasonable that a suitable remedy plaint innde anainst any should be provided against the said grievances ; ---Be it therefore further other inferior officer or ordained by the Authority aforesaid that from and after the duc registry servant, employed in and Publication of this Rule, Ordinance and Regulation as aforesaid, it Fraud, &c against any shall be lawful for any two Justices of the Peace, acting in and for the Seaman, &c.desirous of Town of Calcutta and Settlement of Fort William aforesaid, upon combeing employed by or registered in the said plaint to them made against any Serang, Tindal. Jemadair, Kusgaub, or resorting Hurcarra, Peon or other inferior Officer or Servant employed in or about thereto for such puri the business of the said Marine Registry Office, of and concerning any poses, or for any lawful Fraud. Peculation, Extortion or Ill-behaviour by him or them, or by his or their authority, direction or connivance, comunitted towards any Seaman, or Seamen, Seafaring man or men, or other person or persons desirous of being, or becoming, or being employed as a Scaman, or Seamen, Seafaring man or men, by or through the means of the said Office, or resorting, or applying to, or who may be desirous of re- Or of any Miscarriage sorting or applying to the said Marine Retry Ofice, for the or Neglect of Duty by purpose of auch Serang &c. to being registered, or being shipped therefrom or by or through the means wards the Registrar in of the said Office, or for any other lawful purpose, or of and concerning bis Officiul Capacity, any Miscarriage, Ill-behaviour or Neglect of Duty done or committed by such Scrang. Tindal, Jemadaur, Kussaub, Hurcarra, Peon or other inferior May take Cognizance officer or Servant aforesaid in such service towards thc Registrar of the said Marine Registry office, in his official capacity, or in fraud, or disparagement of his duty as such Registrar, to take cognizance of such Com- Forın of proceeding plaint, to issue their Summons or Warrant for bringing before them the party or parties complained against, to hear the parties. examine Witness. es, and liaviny taken in writing the substance of the Complaint, Defence and Evidence, to acquit or convict the person or persons so accused. VIII. And be it further ordained by the Authority aforesaid, that Penalties upon convicupon conviction of any person or persons under or by virtue of this Rule, Ordinance and Regulation, or any of the provisions thereof, before any two of his Majesty's Justices of the Peace, acting in and for the Town Offendere under the Ist of Calcutta at Fort William in Bengal, it shall and may be lawſul for fined not exceeding 50 two Justices of the Peace to inflict upon cach and every person convicted of either of the Offences in the preceding first or third Section of this Ordinance respectively mentioned, a suitable punishment by fine, not And to be committed to exceeding Fifty Sicca Rupees, and by warrant under their hands and seals Correction to harde into cominit such person or persons to the Common Gaol, or llouse of hour for not excceding Correction of the Town of Calcutta, there to be kept to hard labour for a two months, unless fine period not exceeding two Caleadar Months, uuless such Fine or Fincs be be sooner paid. sooner paid; and upon such and every person convicted of either of Offenders under the 4th the offences in the preceding, fourth or fifili Section of this Ordinance resand 5th Sections to be pectively mentioned, a suitable punishment by fine not exceeding Five Sicca R :pces, and by warrant under their hands and seals to commit such Aud to be committed to person or persons, so convicted, to the Common Gaol or House of Correction to hard labour rection of the Town of Calentta, there to be kept to hard labour fora pefor not exceeding fir-riod not exceeding fifteen days, unless such Fine or Fines he sooner paid, teen-dlavs. uulcss fiac be and that all such fine or fines shall be paid to the said Justices of the sovucr puid. Peace, by the party or parties so convicted, and the amount thereof shall be tions under this Rule. Sa. Rs. S:1. Rs.

·A. D. 1817. be transmitted by such two Justices of the Peace to the Clerk of the All Finca to be paid to Croivn, for ihc use of his Majesty; and that upon conviction of any person mitted to the Clerk of or persons under or by virtue of the preceding seventh Section of the Crown, for the use this Rule, Ordinance and Regulation before any tivo of his Majesty's of His Majesti. Justices of the Peace aforesaid, it shall and may be la wful for such two Section 10 be imprison- Justices to adjudge each and every person, so convicted of the offence in ed in the Gaol or House the said last mentioned Section of this Rule, Ordinance and Regulation labour For not exceedmentioned, to imprisonment in the said Common Gaol or House of Cor-ing two months. rection of the Town of Calcutla and Settlement of Fort William afore- Proviso that auch punsaid, there to be kept to hard labour for a period not exceeding two Ca-ishment shall not prelendar Months, provided that the said punishment shall not prevent the vent the party grievedo party aggrieved by the Fraud, Peculation, Extortion or other III-behavi- by the fraud &c. in the our in the said seventh Section before mentioned from recovering back, from recovering-by due by due course of Law in any court of competent Jurisdiction, the sum or course of Law Monics of which he shall suins of which he shall have been defrauded or cozened, in any manner in have been defrauded. the said seventh Section mentioned.

·A RULE ORDINANCE & REGULATION for the good Order and Ciril Government of the Settlement of Fort William in Bengal. PASSED IN COUNCIL 13th January.-REGISTERED IN THE SUPREME COURT OF JUDICATURE, 7th February, 1818. Preamble, W &c. desertion of Sea pico. THEREAS divers persons have opened and established within the Town of Calcutta, under the denomination of Hotels, Cof- Recites that divers per- fee Houscs, Taverns, Punch Flouses, Ale Houses, Eating Houses, Boardestablished under the ing Houses, and under other denominations, Houses for the Public Resort denomination of Hotels and Entertainment of Seamen of all Nations and others ;---Aud Whereas Coffee Houses, Taverus, the existence of such Houses of Public Resort and Entertainment within the Town of Calcutta, unlicensed and uncontrolled by the Magistracy, Houses for the Public has been found by experience to conduce to the desertion of Scamen as well from His Majesty's Ships and Vessels of the Honorable Company, And the same being un- and from those of other Merchants, trading to and from the Port of Caltrolled by the Mugir cutta, and also to the desertion of Soldiers from His Majesty's and the tracy, conduce tu the Honorable Company's Military Services, to the great damage and injury of such Shipping, and of such Military Services respectively, as well as to the injury and detriment of such Seamen and Soldiers, as are tempted and Apd of Soldiers. encouraged to desert from their respective services, by the Proprietors and Keepers of such Houses of Public Resort and Entertainment;- And Whereas also the existence of such Houses has further been found gc. And other evils have ncrally injurio is to the morals of the lower classes of the people within the resulted therefrow. Town of Calcutta, by affording the ready means of Riot, Drunkenness and Dissipation, and by having become receptacles and places of conccalment as well for such Deserters, as aforesaid, as for divers other offenders And also the Duties on the Officers of Justice; against the Law, who have thus in many instances evaded the pursuit of And Whereas it hath also been found, that the quors have been evaded duties payable on the sale of distilled Liquors, within the said Town of by the Proprietors and Calcutta, have been commonly evaded by the said Proprietors asid Keepers Keepers of such Houses. of such Houses as aforesaid, under the pretence that no such Liquors are therein kept, disposed of or consumed, ihough it is notorious, that such Liquors are therein kept and daily sold and consumed in a clandestine manner, to the great defalcation of the said dwes-- And whereas it is deemed just, reasonable and expedient, to provide some remedy for these gricvthe Sale of Distilled Li. alices. 1. Be it therefore ordained by the Honoruble the Vice-President in Recital of Act 13 Geo S. Council, by ana in virtue of the authority and powers in him vested by a certain Act of Parliament, made and passed in the thirteenth Year of the Reign of His Majesty King Georye the Third, intituled “ an Act for establishing certain Regulations, for the better management of the affairs of ·A. D. 1818. 59 cutta, " of the East India Company, as well in India as in Europe," and by a And 4012 Gco. 3. certain other Act of Parliament, passed in the fortieth year of the Reign of His said Majesty King George the Third, intituled, “ An Act for establishing further Regulations for the Government of the British Terri- “tories in India, and the better Administration of Justice within the same,”-that, from and after the due registry and publication of this Rule, No person to open or Ordinance, and Regulation in the Supreme Court of Judicature at Fort establish, or keep open William in Bengal, with the consent and approbation of the said Supreme Huy Hotel, &c. or any Court, if the said Court shall in its discretion approve of, and consent to House of public Resort Entertainment, the registry and publication of the same; It shall not be lawful for any within the Town of Cal- Inhabitant of the Town of Calcutta to open, or to establish, or keep open any Hotel, Coffee House, Tavern, Punch House, Ale House, Eating House, Boarding House, or any other House of Public Resort and Enter- Without License from taiument, under whatever denomination the same may be, within the two Justices. Town of Calcutta, without a License for the same being first had and obtained from and under the Signature of two of His Majesty's Justices of the Peace, acting in and for the said Town of Calcutta and Settlement to be granted for one of Fort William, which said License shall or may be granted by such two year. Justices as aforesaid, for the Term of One Year, and be nevertheless re- Resumable within that period, in case of missumable by them, at any time within such year, in case of any miscon- conduct. duct or misbehaviour proved before them, of or in such person or persons. And which may be reto whom such License shall have been granted, and which said Licence fused to any person who il shall and may be lawful for such two Justices acting as aforesaid, at shall not have taken their discretion to refuse to any person or persons, who shall not have out the usual License for vending Spirituous previously taken out the usual License for vending Spirituous Liquors, Liquors. and it shall and may be lawful for any such two Justices of the Peace acting as aforesaid, upon complaint to them made of any such Hotel, Coffee House, Tavern, Punch House, Ale House, Eating House, or other de- Two Justices may upon scription of House of Public Resort and Entertainment, as herein before complaint that any such Hotel, &c. bus been mentioned, being opened or established, or kept open without such Li- opened, dc. without cense, as is required by this Rule, Ordinance, and Regulation, having sucts License take cogbeen first had and obtained therefor, to take cognizance of such complaint, to issue their warrant for bringing before them the party or parties com- Forin of proceeding. plained against, to hear the parties, examine Witnesses, and having taken in writing the substance of the Complaint, Defence, and Evidence, to acquit or convict the person or persons so accused. II. And be it further ordained by the Authority aforesaid, that from and after the due registry and publication of this Rule, Ordinance, and Persons upon obtaining Regulation as aforesaid, every person or persons. to whom such license License to enter into shall be granted for the purpose of keeping such Hotel. Coffee House, l'enalty of 4no sa. He. Tavern, Punch House, Ale House, Eating House, Boarding House, or Suretics in 200 Sa. Ko other description of House of Public Resort and Entertainment, as herein each. before mentioned, shall at or before the time of receiving the same, be bound by cognizance, in the Penal Sum of Four Hundred Sicca Rupees, with two sufficient Securities in the Penal Sum of Two Hundred Sicca Rupees each, to be entered into by each and every of them lo two of His Majesty's Justices of ihe Peace. acting in and for the said Town of Calculia and Settlement of Fort William aforesaid, who are hereby authorized to ·60 A. D. 1818. Justices the uames and 3 to take and accept them, by which such persons and each and every of Conditioned thnt they them shall be bound in the Penal Sum and Sums herein before mentioned, shall us: their utmost that the said person or persons to whom such License shall be granted, endeavours to prevent will use his, her omheir utmost endeavours to prevent Gaming, Drunken- &c. within their llomes ness, and every other species of Debauchery whatever, and every kind or sort of Riot, Affray and Disorder, within every such House as aforesaid, And report daily in for the opening and establishing or keep ng open of which such License writing to one of the shall be sought to be obtained; And further that he, she, or they will requalities of all persons port daily in writing to some one or more of the said Justices of the Peace, residing lbcrcin. acting in and for the Town of Calcutta and Settlement of Fort William aforesaid, the Names and Qualities of all persons residing at or within bis, her, or their said House of Entertainment, for which any such License And that they will not shall be so sought to be obtained as aforesaid, and further that hè, she, or hnowingly receive or they will not knowingly receive or harbour in his, her, or their said House harbour any such De or any part thereof any such Deserter or Deserters as herein before deany persons notoriously scribed, or any person or persons notoriously defained of or for Theft or detained of or for Theft other felony whatever, and also further that he, she or they will give noor other felony tice to one of His Majesty's Justices of the Peace, acting in and for the And that they will give Town of Calcutta and Settlement of Fort William aforesaid, or to one of notice to one of the the Constables or other Peace Officers of the said Town and Sctilement &c. of any such person aforesaid, of any person or persons resorting to his, her, or their said o resorting to their House respectively, whom he, she, or they may liave reasonable cause to suspect to be such Deserter or Deserters, or person or persons so defamed of or for Theft or other felony as aforesaid. III. And be it further ordained by the Authority aforesaid, that from ficers mar apprehend and after the due registry and publication of this Rule, Ordinance and every Mariner, Sec. lie Regulation, it shall and may be lawful for His Majesty's Justices of the found on sløre within Peace, acting in and for the Town of Calcutta and Settlement of Fort the Settlement without William aforesaid, and their subordinate Officers, to apprelend every leave in writing from Mariner, Seainan, or Seafaring man, below the rank of Mate, found on other Officer of his ship, shore, and within the Town of Calcutta, without leave in writing for that purpose from the Commander or other Officer of the Ship or Vessel to which such Moriner, Seaman, or Scafaring man, may at the time of his Or unless he produce a being so apprehended belong, or unless he shall produce a written diswrillen discharge. charge from the Commander of the Ship or Vessel, to which he last he- And one Justice may longed; And it shall and may be lawful for any one or more of His Madetain every suche in jesty's Justices of the Peacc, acting in and for the Town of Calcutta, and lawful cause for being Settlement of Fort William as aforesaid, to detain, and lodge in safe Custody every such Mariner Seaman, or Seafaring man, so found within the Town of Calcutta, without such leave in writing as aforesaid, or without Deserter or Absentee, producing such written Discharge as aforesaid, or otherwise shewing lawaccording to the Rules ful cause for being on shore within the said Town, to be afterwards dealt in force regarding the with as Deserter or Absentee from his said Ship or Vessel, according to the Laws now in force within the Settlement of Fort William or Town Or otherwise according of C..lcutta, for the apprehension, detention, and punishment of Deserters and Absentees from such Ships or Vessels, or otherwise to be dealt with according to Law. IV. Juslices and their Or- . on shore. To be dealt with as a 32me. to Law, ·A. D. 1818. 61 All Constabley &c. to of. IV. And be it further ordained by the Authority aforesaid, that from Justices to regulate the and after ttie due registry and publication of this Rule, Ordinance and of Sermell it fixed and Regulation, it shall and may be lawful for the Justices of the Peace, act- particular Ghouls. ing in and for the Town of Calcutta aforesaid, to regulate the landing and einbarking of Seamen at fixed and particular Ghauts within the said Such Ghauts to be in- Town of Calcutta, and that the Ghauts at which such Scamon may be dicated by a Diwarel fixpermitted to land and embark, which shall and are hereby directed to be din nouie conspicuous conveniently assigned for that purpose, shall be indicated by a Board fired in some conspicuous place, at or on every such Ghaut, and facing the river Hooghly, on which said Board shall be painted in large and conspi- apprehend, detain and cuous letters the words ". Scainen permitted to land and embark here;" carry beforo two Jusand it shall and may be lawful for any Constable, Thanadar, or other fices noy Mariner. &c. Officer of Police, and they are hereby required to apprehend, detain and at any other Ghauts. carry before any two of His Majesty's Justices of the Peace acting in and for the Town of Calcutta, any Mariner, Seamen, or Seafaring man below the rank of a Mate, lunding or embarking at any or either of the such two Justices to Ghauts within the Town of Calcutta. other than those on which such take cognizance thore- Boards shall be fixed as aforesaid, which said two Justices may and are hereby authorized to take cognizance of the offence, examine Witnesses. Form of proceeding. and having taken in writing the substance of the Charge, Defence, and Evidence, to acquit or convict the person or persons so accused. V. And be it further ordained by the Authority aforesaid, that upon Upon convictions un conviction of any person or persons, under or by virtue of this Rule, Ivo Justices. Ordinance and Regulation, or any of the Provisions thereof, before any They may inflict upon two of his Majesty's Justices of the Peace, acting in and for the Town offenders under the first of Calcutta and Settlement of Fort William, it shall and may be lawful not exceeding 100 sicca for such two Justices of the Peace to inflict upon cach and every person, Rupees. convicted of the offence in the preceeding first Section of this Ordinance and to commit such Untioned, a suitable punishment by finc not exceeding the sum of one offenders to the Gaul or hundred Sicca Rupees, and by warrant under their hands and seals to the House of Correctiou commit such person or persons so convicted to the Common Goal, or exceeding one month House of Correction of the Town of Calcutta, there to be kept at hard unless such fiue labour, for a period not exceeding one Calendar Mouth, unless such finc mooner paid offenders unor fines be sooner paid, and upon cach and every person convicted of the der the fourth Section, offence in the precceding fourth Section of this Ordinance mentioned, a a fine not excceding 5 suitable punishment by fine not exceeuing five Sicca Rupees, and by war- And to commit such rant under their hands and scals to commit such person or persons so offenders to the Goal convicted to the Common Gaol of Calcutta for a period not exceeding Jaya unless such G:le seven days, unless such fine or fines be sooner paid ; and that all such be sooner paid. fine or fines shall be paid to the said Justices of the Peace by the party All lines to topaic to or parties so convicted, and the amount thereof slall be transmitted by such two Justices of the Peace to the Clerk of the Crow, for the use of For the use of the Crowu. His Majesty VI. And Whereas it was ordained anongst other things hy a Rule Recital of Rule of the Ordinance, and Regulation, made and passed by the Honorable the Vice !th of November 1814 Seclion 1. President in Council, on the twentieth day of July, in the year of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Fourteen, and registered in the Supreme bc ·62 A. D. 1818. Supreme Court of Judicature at Fort William in Bengal, on the eleventh day of November, of the said year, that if any assault, forcible entry, or other injury accompanied with force, not being felony, should be committed in the Settlement of Fort William against the person or property of any person whatsoever, it should and might be lawful for any person or persons to complain of such assault, forcible entry, or other injury accompanied with force, not being felony, to two Justices of the Peace, acting in and for the Town of Calcutta, and the said Settlement of Fort William, and that such two Justices of the Peace should have power and authority, at the instance of the person or persons complaining, to take - cognizance of such Complaint, to issue their summons or warrants for bringing the party or parties complained of, before them, to hear the partics, to examine Witnesses, and having taken in Writing the substance of the Complaint, Defence and Evidence, to acquit or convict the person or persons accused, and in case of conviction to inflict upon such person or persons a suitable punishment by fine not exceeding forty Sicca Rupees, on each and every such person or persons so convicted, and by warrant under their hands and scals to commit such offender or offenders to the Common Gaol of Calcutta aforesaid, for a period not exceeding two months, unless such fine or fines should be sooner paid; and that it should be lawful for the said two Justices of the Peace to award the whole or any portion of such fine or fines, to the party or partics aggreived, by way of satisfaction for such injury, and that all such fines should be paid in the first instance to the two Justices of the Peace before whom the party or parties offending should be convicted, and the amount thereof, Recites that the pun-after making such satisfaction to the party or parties aggrieved as aforced to be indicted on the said, if any, should be transmitted by such two Justices of the Peace to offenders, therein meti- the Clerk of the Crown for the use of His Majesty ;--and Whereas the tioned, had been found said punishment so ordained in and by the said last mentioned Rule, insufficicot, and thercfure, dinance and Regulation, to be inflicted on the offender therein mentioned, hath not been found in all cases suitable to the correction of such ofinessere Swch concies fenders ---Be it therefore ordained by the Authority aforesaid, that, from tion of any uswault, for- and after the duc registry and publication of this Rule, Ordinarice and Recible entry, or other in- gulation as aforesaid it shall and may be lawful for any two Justices of force, not being felony, i he Peace acting in and for the Town of ( alcutta and Settlement of Fort William in Bengal aforesaid, in case of such conviction before them of any May inflict a fine not exceeding one hundred assault, forcible entry, or other injury accompanied with force not being felony, to adjudge each and every person or persous so convicted, to pay a fine not exceeding one hundred Sicca Rupees, and by Warrant under And commit the offen-their hands and seals to commit such offender or offenders to the Comder to the gnol, for not mon Gaol of Calcutta aforesaid, for a period not exceeding three months, uulen such sine be unless such fine or fines shall be sooner paid and it shall be lawful for the Hooner paid, said two Justices of the Peace, to award the whole or any portion of such fine or fines to the party or parties aggrieved, by way of satisfaction or any part of such fine for such injury ; and all such fines shall be paid in the first instance to to the party aggrieved, the two Justices of the Peace before whom the party or parties offending shall be convicted, and the amount thereof, after inaking such satisf. ction If surplus to go to the to the party or parties aggrieved as aforesaid, if any, shall be transmitted by such two Justices to the Clerk of the Crown, for the use of Ilis Majesty. Sa. Rs. And to award the whole Cronni.

·A RULE ORDINANCE & REGULATION for the good Order and Ciril Government of the Settlement of Fort William in Bengal. PASSED IN COUNCIL, 9th July.--REGISTERED IN THE SUPREME COURT OF JUDICATURE, 22nd October, 1819. WHE THEREAS great Losses and Impediments are found to occur in the Preamble. execution of the daily Business at the Government Min', situated within the Town of Calcutta and Settlement of Fort William, from the and linpediments oc- Recites great LONsco Frauds and Impositions of the Working Artificers. Workmen and La- curring in the daily bourers there employed, and their Neglect and Refusal to perform the business of the Mint Work for which they have hired and engaged themselves, and for which loct of Duty in Works Mischiefs it is just, reasonable and expedient to provide more speedy and mea. effectual Remedy ;-Be it therefore ordained by the Most Noble Francis Marquis of Hastings, Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, Governor General of and for the Presidency and Settlement of Fort William in Bengal, in Council. by and in Virtue of the Authority and Powers in him vested by a certain Act of Parliament made and passed in the Thirteenth year of the Reign of His Majesty King George the Third, intituled Recital of Act 15th an Act for establishing certain Regulations for the better Management George 3d. " of the Affairs of the East India Company as well in India as in Europe," and by a certain other Act of Parliament passed in the Fortieth year of And Act 40, Gco. 3d. the Reign of His said Majesty King George the Third, intituled "an Act “ for establishing further Regulations for the Government of the British « Territories in India and the better Administration of Justice within the "same,”—That from and after the due Registry and Publication of this Rule, Ordinance and Regulation, with the Consent and Approbation of the said Supreme Court, if the said Court shall in its discretion approve of and consent to the Registry and Publication of the same; If any Working If any Working Artifi- Artificer, Refiner, Melter of Coin or Bullion, Roaster of Blanks, Cutter of cer, &c. then or there- Coin or Bullion, Adjuster, Dye Feeder, Stamper, Turner, Smith, Brazier, the Mint, shall not ator other person then hired and employed, or thereafter to be hired and tend and employed in the said Mint, shall not attend and commence such Work at himself from or neglect the time which he shall have been so hired for such Employment, or shall or refuse to work, ncabsent himself from bis Work, or shall neglect or refuse to work upon Lions of the Miut, ordinary Working Days and during the ordiuary Working Hours of the day at the said Mint according to the Regulations established in that behalf at the time such person was hired, or shall during the time when he shall have been so hired, neglect or refuse to execute the Work appointed to him to do, and for which he was so hired and employed within the usual and reasonable time for that purpose, unless for some reasonable Cause to Unless for reasonable be allowed by two Justices as hereinafter mentioned; or if any Lascar, cause to be allowed by Cooly commerce such Work or absent ·6+ A. D. 1819. the Justices as afler two Justices as after Cooly or common Labourer who may have taken and accep!cd from any Or if any. Lascar, &c. Officer or person employed by the Mint in that behalf. Mosey or Hire in having accepted from advance for Work and Service agreed to be performed by him or thein by any Officer or other the Month, shall neglect or refuse to attend and commence such Work or Mint, Money or Hire Service, shall absent himself from his Work or sliall neglect or refuse to in advance for Work, attend during the ordinary Working Hours or on ordinary Working Days, &c. shall neglect or rewithout sufficient Caose to be allowed by the Justices hereinafter mentionfuse to attend, &c. Without sufficient ed; it shall be lawful for any two Justices of the Peace acting in and fur canse to be allowed by the Town of Calcutta and Settlement of Fort William, upon the Commentioned plaint of the Foreman of the Mint or other Person employed in or on be- Two Justices may take half of the Mint, to take Cognizance thereof and to issue their Summons Cognizance thereof. Form of Proceeding. or Warrant for bringing before them the Person or Persons complained of, to hear the Parties, examine Witnesses, and having taken in writing the substance of the Complaint, Defence and Evidence, to acquit or to May inflict upon Offendent or the first descrip- convict the Person or Persons so accused; and it shall and may be lawf.:1 tion, a Fine pot exceed for such two Justices of the Peace to inflict upon such Person or Persons ing One Hurdred Ru- of the description first above mentioned, convicted of any of the said Offenpees. ces first above specified, a suitable Punishment by Fine not exceeding And commit to the One Hundred Sicca Rupees on each and every Person or Persone convict- House of Correction to cd and by Warrant under their Hands and Seals to commit such Person hard Labour for not ex. or Persons so convicted to the Common Gaol or House of Correction of ceeding forty days, un the Town of Calcutta, there to be kept to hard labour for a period not ex- Or in their discretiva cecuing forty days, unless such Fine or Fines be sooner paid, or in the commit in the first ins discretion of she said Justices if the case shall appear to them to require to the House of Coritto commit such Person or Persons so convicted in the first instance, and rection to hard Labour. without imposing any Fine, by such their Warrant as aforesaid, to the Ilouse of Correction, there to be kept to hard Labour for a period not excnra, &c. may impone a ceeding Forty Days. And in the case of conviction of such Lascar, Cooly Se escceding or common Labourer for any of the Offences secondly above specified, in And commit as afore the like manner to impose a Fine not exceeding Twenty Sicca Rupees, said for not exceeding and in case of non payment thereof to commit such Person or Persons to Or at discretion, Com- the Common Gaol or House of Correction in manner af. resaid, for a period mit to the House of not exceeding One Month, or without imposing such Fine in like manner Correction to hard Labour fur same period. as aforesaid, to commit such Lascar, Cooly or common Labourer so convicted, to the House of Correction, there to be kept to hard Labour for a period not exceeding One Montl. If any Artificer, &c. II. And be it further ordained by the Authority aforesaid, that from shall he charged with and after the due Registry and Publication of this Rule, Ordinance and fraudulently purloining Regulation as aforesaid, if any Artificer, Refiner, Melter, Roaster, Cutter, person within the Mint Adjuster, Dye feeder, Stamper, Turher, Sinith, Brazier or Servant, shall any Ingot, &c. with be charged with fraudulently purloining, embezzliny or secreting about which he shall have his person within the Mint, either Ingot, Blank Clippings or Filings of course of his Business Gold, Silver or Copper, with which he shall have been entrusted in the course of and for the purpose of his Employment and Business aforesaid Any Justice may Sum- as such Artificer or other Person of the description last aforesaid; it shall Inons the Offender to be lawful for any Justices of the Peace by Summons or Warrant to cause ei pear before two ju the Person so charged to appear before any two such Justices to answer Cognizance thercof. for the same, and it shall be lawful for such two Justices to hear the matter On conviction of Lag- Fine &c.

·A. D. 1819. 65 the Miut. UI. > of such Complaint, to examine Witnesses, and having taken the substance Form of Proceeding of the Complaint, Defence and Evidence in writing, to acquit or convict dict a Fino not exceedthe Person or Personl8 so charged, and on conviction to adjudge the Offen- ing double the ansoant der to pay a Fine not exceeding double the amount of the value of the of the value of the Mo- Metal which he shall be proved to have so fraudulently purloined, einbezz- or sentence him to Jed, or secreted about his person, within the Mint as aforesaid, or to sen- hard Labour in the, tence him to hard Labour in the House of Correction for Four Months, for Four Month, or to or to be publicly whipped at the Mint. be publicly whipped at And Whereas with a view to prevent Copper or any other Metil being fraudulently conveyed in to the Melting-rooms, and there mixed by the Meliers as Alloy with the Bullion melted by them, it has been deemed expedient to prohibit by Standing Orders at the Mint, Copper or any other inferior Metal being brought within the Mint, either coined or un- if any, Refiners, &c. coined, without the express authority and sanction of the Mint Master -- shall without the per- Be it further ordained by the Authority aforesaid, that from and after the Master, knowingly casdue Registry and Publication of this Rule, Ordinance and Regulation as ry, &c. or cause to be aforesaid, if any Refiners, Melters, Artificers or Workineni of any descrip-ulber inferior Metal intion employed in the Mint, or other person in the employment of the to the Mint, to be con- United Company of Merchants of England Trading lo the East Indies, sidered a Misdemeanor. shall without Permission, and contrary to the said Standing Orders, knowingły carry and convey, or wilfully and fraudulently in the breach of such Two Justices may take Coguizauce thercuf. Orders cause or procure any other Persons to carry or convey Copper or other infertor Metal into the Mint, such Carrying or Procuiing shall be considered a Breach of Duty and Misdemeanor, and it shall be lawful for any such Justices of the Peace by Summons or Warrant as aforesaid to causé such Person or Persons so charged to be suin moned or apprehended Form of Proceeding. and brought before any two Justices as aforesaid, to answer to such Charge ; and it shall be lawfnl for any two such Justices as aforesaid, before whom such Person or Persons so charged as last aforesaid, shall be a conviction may in. brought, to hear the matter of such Charge and Complaint, and having ing Fifty Sa. Rupees for taken in writing the Substance of the Charge, Defence and Evidence, every sicca weight of to acquit or cor vict the Person or Persons so charged, and on conviction Coppor or other iufoit shall be lawful for the two Justices who shall have heard the said Charge to adjudge the Person or Persons so convicted to pay a Fine not exceeding Fifty Rupees, for every Sicca weight of Copper or other inferior Me. And order Offender to tal, so brought and caused or procured to be brought, and also in their le publicly whipped at discretion, if they see fit, 10 order such Offender to be publicly whipped at the Mint. IV. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, that from and after the due Registry and Publication of this Rule; Ordinance and If any principal Melten Regulation as aforesaid, if any principal Melter shall wilfully deteriorato ate or debase, or willor debasc, or shall willingly aid or abet any of the Workmen under bim, ingly aid ang Workmen or any other Workmen in the said Mint in deteriorating or debasing the in doing the finenes: Fineness of the precious Metals given himn or them to melt, it shall be lawful for any such Justices of the Peace as aforsaid, on Complaint thereof, Any Justicos may tako to take Cognizance thereof, and by Summons or Warrant to cause the Coguizance thereof. Person or Persons so charged, to appear before him, and to hear the Parties, and examine Witnesses, and having taken in writing the substance of ·66 A. D. 1819, twice the Amount of of the Charge, Defence and Evidence. to acquit or convict the Person or And inflict : Fine to Persons so charged, and by order under his Hand and Seal to adjudge deterioralion, to be resuch Offender to pay a Fine to twice the amount of such deterioration, lained out of Security, and to direct the same to be retained out of such Person or Persons' Seor withheld from Wuges. curity or Deposit, or withheld out of the Wages accruing to such Person or Persons ; and if any such Person or Persong shall a second time be charged with such Offence, it shall be lawful for any such two Justices of Upon second Offence to inflict the punishment the Peace on Complaint thereof by Summons or Warrant as aforesaid, to of public whipping at cause the Person or Persons to be summoned or apprehended, to appear the Mint and also a before any two such Justices to answer to the said Charge, and it shall Fine of Fifty Sa. Rs. be lawful for such two Justices as aforesaid, before whom the Person or Persons so charged shall be brought, to hear the matter of such Charge and Complaint, and to examine Witnesses, and having taken in writing the substance of the Charge, Defence and Evidence, to acquit or convict thc Person or Persons so accused, and on conviction to adjudge the Per- In default of payment to commit Offender to son or Persons so convicted to be publicly whipt in the Mint, and also to the Gaol or House of pay a Fine not exceeding Fifty Rupees, and in case the said Fine be not Correction to hard Labour for pot exceeding paid, to commit such Person or Persons so convicted to the Common Gaol or House of Correction, there to be kept to hard Labour for a period not exceeding Four Months. V. And be it further ordained by the Authority aforesaid, that from If any persons of the and after the due Registry and Publication of this Rule, Ordinance and description herein men, Regulation as aforesaid. if any of the Persons of the description herein of any of the offences mentioned, shall be guilty of any of the Offences specified in the second specific in the Second Section of a Bye Law or Rule, Ordinance and Regulation for the good of the 19th of October, Order and Civil Government of the Settlement of Fort William in Ben- 1816, he or they shall gal, made and passed by the Right Honorable the Governor General in be liable to be prosecuted, convicted and pun. Council the Nineteenth Day of October One Thousand Eight Hundred ished conformably' to and Sixteen, and registered in the Supreme Court of Judicature at Fort the said Byelaw. William in Bengal the Twelfth day of November in the same year, he or they shall be liable to be prosecuted, convicted and punished for such Offences, conformably to the Provision in the said Rule, Ordinance and Re- Proviso that in cases of gulation. And it is hereby further ordained, provided and declared, that puoishment by Whip- in all cascs in which by this present Rule, Ordinance and Regulation, it than Filly Stripes to be is made lawful to punish any Person or Persons by Whipping, it shall not inflicted. be lawful to inflict a greater number of Stripes for any one Offence than the number of Fifty. Four Months.

·A RULE ORDINANCE & REGULATION for the good Order and Ciril Government of the Settlement of Fort William in Bengal. PASSED IN COUNCIL 27th March. --REGISTERED IN THE SUPREME COURT OF JUDICATURE, 17th April, 1820. inferior evil, WE TIIEREAS the pernicious practice of Gaming as well among idle and disorderly persons, as among inferior Tradesmen, Shop- ciou practice of games Recites that the pernikeepers, Mechanics, Servants. Labourers and others of like condition, with-ing among in the Town of Calcutta and Settleinent of Fort Williain in Bengal, hath Tradesmen Shopkeo become a great and notorious evil, and is the cause of many Robberies and others, had become a Thiefis-And Whereas it will tend to preserve the good Order and Civil great and polorivus Government of the said Town of Calcutia and Settlement of Fort William, if suitable remedy be provided against the same; Be it therefore ordained by His ExcELLENCY TUE Most VOBLE THE GOVERNOR GENERAL IN COUNCIL of and for the Presidency of Fort Wiliam in Bengal, and by Virtue of the Powers in him vested by a certain Act of Parliament, passed in the Thirteenth Year of the Reign of His Majesty King George the Third, entitled "an Act for es'ablishing certain Regulations for the better management of the affairs of the East India Company, as well in India, as in Europe;" And by a certain other Act of Parliament, passed in the Forti- Act 19. Geo. 3. eth Year of the Reign of Ilis said Majesty, entitled “ an Act for establishing further Regulations for thc Government of the British Territories “ in India, and the better Administration of Justice within the same; That from and after the duc registry and publication of this Ralc, Ordi- And Act 40. Geo. 3. nance and Regulation in the Supreme Court of Judicatnre at Fort William in Bengal, with the consent and approbation of the said Supremo Cout, if the said Court shall in its discretion approve of and consent lo the registry and publication of the same, if any persons or persons by himself, hersell, or themselves, or by hiz, her or their agent or agents, or ser- Il is therefore or vant or servants, shall have, hold, occupy, or use any house, hut, hovel, dained, that if any perroom, godowil, yard, compound, garden, alley or other place, for the pur. son by himself or herposc of common or promiscuous Gaming for Money, or other valuable self, his or her Agent ne inalter, thing or reward whatsoever, or shall suffer any such common or hold, occupy or use any promiscuous Gaming for Money or other valuable inatter, thing or reward House, Hul, &c. for the whatsocver, to be had or carried on within such house, hut, hovel, room, promiscuous Gaming godown, yard, compound, garden, alley or other place whatsoever It for Money or other vashall and may be lawful for any Justice of the Peace, acting in and for or shall suffer the samo the Town of Calcutta and Settlement of Fort William, upon complaint thereof to him made, to issue his Summons or warrant for bringing the Ang Justice may party or partics complained of before him, and on or after the appearance upon complaint issuo his Suminous against of such party or parties, it shall and may be lawful for any two or more the party Justices luable matter or reward ·69 A. D. 1820. Common Gaol nuouths. 3 Or at discretion in Justices of the Peace acting in and for the said Town of Calcutta and Settlement of Fort William aforesaid, to take cognizance of such coml'pon appearance two plaint, to hear the parties, to examine Witnesses, and having taken in Justices was be com writing the substance of the charge. deſence and evidence, lo acquit or Upon Cosviction may convict the person or persons accused; and in case of conviction to impose as he not exceeding 100 upon the oftender or offenders a suitable fine or fines not exceeding One hundred Rupecs, and in default of payment thereof within one hour, to "In default of pay. commit the person or persons 80 convicted, to the Common Gaol of the ment within one hour Town of Calcutta, or to the house of Correction, to be kept to hard labour or for a period of time not exceeding thirce Calendar Months; or otherwise House of Correction to according to the discretion of the said Justices, in the first instance to comceeding thrce Caleuder mit the person or persons so convicted to the common Gaol of the Town, of Calcutta, or to the house of Correction, to be kept there to hard labour for a period of time not exceeding three Calendar Months. II. And bc it further ordained by the anthority aforesaid, that if afier the first instance, conto the due registry and publication of this Rule, Ordinance and Regulation, Gaol or House of Cor- any person or persons shall gume for Money or other valuable matter, rection to hurd, labour thing or reward whatsoever or shall join in, het at or abet, or be present for same periodo for the purpose of joining in, betting at or abetting anv ruch Gaming in Hany one shall game any public street, road, alley, lane, square or other highway, or if any bet, or abet, or be pre- person or persons being in or at any such house, hut, lovel, room, godown sent for any such pur yard, compound, garden, alley or other place, had, held, occupied or used pokes in any public for the purpose of common or promiscuous gaming for Money or other valuable matter, thing or reward whatsoever within the said Town of Cal- Or if any person he cutta and Settlement of Fort William aforesaid, shall game for Money or house. hut, &c. hud, other valuable malter, thing or reward whatsoever, or shall join in, bet at, held, &c. for the pur or abet or be present for the purpose of joining in, betting ạt, or abetting gunie, &c. or join in. any such Gaming, it shall and may be lawful for any Constable, Towa bet er abet, or he pre- Serjeant, Thannahdar, Naib Thannahdar, Chowkeedaur, Burkundauze or sent for any such pur other Police Officer or Officers acting in and for the said Town of Calcutta and Settlement of Fort Wilijam aforesaid, upon his or their own Ang Constable, Town view to apprchend or cause to be apprehended all and every such person prebiend and take such or persons so gaming or betting at, or abetting or being present at such person before Justice of Gaming, for any or either of the purposes aforesaid, and to convey or with as afler meution- carry all and every such person or persons as soon as conveniently may be, beforc any Justice or Justices of the Peace acting in and for the said Town of Calcutta and Settlement of Fort William aforesaid, to be dealt Any Justice may npon complaint issue with as liereinafter provided-And it shall and may be also lawful for any his Sunmons against Justice of the Peace, acting in and for the said Town of Calcutta and the party: Settlement of Fort William aforesaid, upon complaint made to him on And and two Juski- Oath of any such offence or offences last before mentionell, committces may trke cogni- ed within the said Town of Calcutta and Settlement of Fort William aforesaid, to issue his Suinmons or Warrant for bringing the party or tipon conviction m. parties therein complained of before him, and in either of the above cases fue uot exceeding 50 it sliall and may be lawful for any two or more Justices of the Peace acting in and for the said Town of Calcutta, and Settlement of Fort Williain aforesaid, iu take cognizance of the complaint, to hear the Arties, to examine witnesses and having taken in writing the substance of the complaint defence pose; cd. Zance of the offelices Rs.

·A. D. 1820. 70 ment within 1 hour to tho tbreo Calendar defence and evidence, to acquit or convict the person or persons In default of paya accused, aid in case of conviction to impose upon the offender or offenmay commit ders a suitable fine or fines not exceeding Fifty Rupces, and in default of Conimon Gaol or House payment thereof within one hour, to commit the person or persons so con labour, for not exceedvicted to the common Gaol of the Town of Calcutta, or to the House of ing Correction, to be there kept to hard labour for a period of time not exceed- Months. ing tlirce Calendar Months, or otherwise according to the discretion of the first instanco come the said Justices, in the first instance to commit the person or persons mit to the Common so convicted to the Cominon Gaol of the Town of Calcutta, or to the rection to hard labour House of Correction, to be there kept to bard labour for a period of time for same period. not excecding three Calendar Months. Or at discretion in ·A RULE ORDINANCE & REGULATION for the good Order and Civil Government of the Settlement of Fort William in Bengal. PASSED IN COUNciL, 21st August.-REGISTERED IN THE SUPREME Court of JUDICATURE, 13th November, 1821. V THEREAS it is deemed just and expedient to enact rules for the prevention and punishment of persons knowingly purchasing or receiving arms, clothes, caps or other articles, yenerally considered Regimental necessaries from or belonging to any Soldiers or Deserters in the Service of His Majesty or of the Honorable the United Company of Merchants of England Trading to the East Indies, within the limits of the Town of Calcutta and Settlement of Fort William in Bengal aforesaid: 1. Be it therefore ordained by His Excellency the Most Noble the Governor General in Council, hy and in virtue of the authority and powcr in him vested by a certain Act of Parliament made and passed in the thirteenth year of ihe reign of his late Majesty King George the Third, entituled “ An Act for establishing certain Regulations for the better ma- “nagement of the affairs of the East India Company as well in India as “ in Europe," and by a certain other Act of Parliament passed in the fortieth year of the reign of Ilis said late Majesty King George the Third, entituled “ An Act for establishing further Regulations for the G ern- Persons within the li. as ment of the British Territories in India, and the better administration mits of Calcutta, and settlement of Fort " of Justice within the same," that from and after the due registry and Williain, knowingly de- publication of this Rule, Ordinance and Regulation in the Supreme Court taining. buying or ex. of Judicature at Fort William in Bengal, with the consent and approbachanging, or receiving from any soldier or de- tion of the said Supreme Court, if the said Court shall in its discretion serler or others any approve and consent to the registry and publication of the same, if any the color of any such person or persons within the Jimits of the Town of Calcutla and Settleclothes to be changed, ment of Fort William aforesaid, shall knowingly deta in, buy exchange or or procuring or cuticing any soldier or o otherwise receive from any Soldier in the Service of his Majesty or of the ther person to sell or llonorable the United Company of Merchants of England trading to the dispose of any such East Indies, or from any deserter therefrom, or from any other person upon any account or pretence whatsocrer, any arms, clothes, caps or other Military furniture or accoutrements whatsoever, being coinmonly used or worn or intended to be osed or worn by such Soldier, and generally deemed Regimental necessaries, or cause the color of any such clothes to be changed, or sh all move, procure, counsel, solicit or entice any such Soldier or other person to sell or dispose of any such arms, clothes, caps, furniture or accoutrements as aforesaid, su provided, used, worn or intend. ed to be used and worn as aforesaid, knowing the samic to have been so provided argus &c.

·A. D. 1821. provided, used, worn or intended to be used and worn as aforeraid, it shall and may be lawful for any two of His Majesty's Justices of the Peace fore any iwo Magis May he summoned be. aeting in and for the said Town of Calcutta and Settlement of Fort trates. William aforesaid, upon complaint of any such offence made before them, to issue, their Summons or Warrant for bringing before them the person or persons complained of, in which casc or in case of such person or persons being otherwise brought or appearing before any two of His Majes- Form of proceedings. ty's said Justices of the Peace, it shall and may be lawful for such Justice, before whom such party or parties shall be brought or appear as aforcsaid, to take cognizance of such complaint, and having taken in writing the substance thereof and of the defence and evidence, to acquit or convict the person or persons so charged, and in case of conviction for any in case of conviction to such offence, to inflict upon each and eycry such person or persons so be punished by fine not convicted a suitable punishment by fine not exceeding Fifty Sa. Rs. for exceeding 50 šu. Rs. for each and every such offence ; and if such fiue be not paid, it shall and each offence, and on may be lawful for such Justices by Warrant under their hands and seals mitted to the common to commit the person or persons so convicted, and failing to pay such fine Gaol or House of Coror fimes to the common Gaol or House of Correction for the Town of Cal- for got exceeding three cutta, there to be kept at hard Jabour for a period not exceeding three Calendar months, or calendar Months, or cause such offender to be publickly or privately publickly or privately whipped at the discretion of such Justices, instcad of inflicting such punishment of Fine and Imprisonment, II. And be it further ordained by the Authorily aforesaid, that all fine levied under or by viriue of this Rule, Ordinance and Regulation, Punishment of whipshall be transmitted to ihe Clerk of the Crown for the use of Ilis Majesty, ping out to exceed 50 and that in case of the pubiskont of whipping being inflicted under this stropes. Rule, Oruinance and regulation, Grater number of strives beintliceed on any one person conui. Cand kill vid sts.

·ARILE ORDINANCE & REGULATION for the good Order and Civil Government of the Settlement of Fort William in Bengal. PASSED IN COUNCII, 14th March.--REGISTERED IN THE SUPREME COURT OF JUDICATURE, 4th April, 1823. WHE Preamble. Recites that matters lished. Geo. S. HEREAS Matters tending to bring the Government of this Country as by law established into hatred and conten.pt, and to dig. turb the peace, harmony and good order of Society, have of late been fretouding to bring the quently printed and circulated in Newspapers and other papers published Government of this in Calcutta : for the prevention whercot it is deemed expedient to reguand contempt and to late by Law the Printing and Publication within the Settlement of Fort disturb the good order William in Bengal, of Newspapers, and of all Magazines, Registers, of Society have of late Pamphlets and other printed Books and Papers, in any language or chabeen printed and pubracter, published periodically, containing or purporting to contain pub- Portretten en event for lic news and intelligence. or strictures on the acts, measures and proceedthe Press are deemed ing's of Government, or any political events or transactions whatsoever. expedient. I. Be it therefore Ordained by the Authority of the Governor General Recites Acts 13 and 40. in Council of and for the Presidency of Fort William in Bengal at and Ordains that no person within the said Settlement or factory of Fort William in Bengal aforesaid, or persons shall within by and in virtue of and under the authority of a certain Act of Parliament, the Settlement of Fort made and passed in the thirteenth year of the reign of his late Majesty lish or cause to be prin-King George the third, entitled - An Act for the better management ted or published any “ of the affairs of the East India Company as well in India as in Europe; zine, Register, Pam-and by a certain other Act of Parliament made and passed in the fortieth phlet, or other printed year of the reign of his said Majesty King George the third, entitled Book or Paper whatsor"* An Act for establishing further Regulations for the Government of the or Character published " British territories in India, and the betteradministration of justice withperiodically containing in the game;" that fourteen days after the Registry and Publication of or purporting to contoin public news or this Rule. Ordinance and Regulation in the Supreme Court of Judicature strictures on the Acts, at Fort Williain in Bengal, with the consent and approbation of the said Political events Supreme Court, if the said Supreme Court shall in its discretion approve whatsoever, without a nf and consent to the Registry and Publication of the same, no person or pose from the Governor persons shall within the said settlement of Fort William, print or publish, or cause to be printed or published, any Newspape: 8 or Magazine, Register. Pamphlet, or other printed Book or paper wha:soever in any language or character whatsoever, published periodically containing or purporting to contain public news and intelligence, or suictures on the acts, General in Couucil. measures ·A. D. 1823. 73 &r, who paper, &c. Such Affidavits to be measures and proceedings of Government, or any political events or transactions whatsoever, without having obtained a Licence for that purpose from the Governor General in Council, signed by the Chief Secretary of Government for the time being, or otlıer person officiating and acting as such Chief Secretary. 11. And be it further Ordained by the Authority aforesaid, that every person applying to the Governor General in Council for such Licence as suchi licence to deliver Persone applying for aforesaid, shall deliver to the Chief Secretary of Government for the lime to the Chief Secretary, being, or other person acting or officiating as such, an Affidavit, specify: ning the Xames, &c. of ing and selling forth the real and true names, additions, descriptions, and the Printers and Pubplaces of abode, of all and every person or persons, who is, or are, intend- lishers of the Newspaed to be the printer and printers, publisher and publishers of the News- vit nared, and ofʻall the apper, Magazine, Register, Pamphlet, or other printed Book or Paper in Proprietors of the samic, the sajů Affidavit named, and of all the proprietors of the same, if the is exclusive of the number of such proprietors, exclusive of the printers and publishers. does not exceeding two, and not exceed two, and in case the same sliail exceed such number, then ot if more than two thca two of the proprietors resident within the Presidency of Fort William, furs remitent within the and places thereto subordinate, who hold the largest shares therein, and Presidency the true description of the house or building, wlierein any such Newspa- therein, and the House per Magazine, Register, Pamphlet or other printed Book or Paper as &c. where printed, and aforesaid, is intended to be printed, and likewise the title of such Newspa- the Title of such News per, Magazine, Register, Pamphlet, or other printed Book or Paper. III. And be it further Ordained by the Authority aforesaid, that every in writing and signed such Affidavit shall be in writing, and signed by the person or persons by the party, &c. making the same, and shall be taken without any cost or charge by any Justice of the Peace, acting in and for the town of Calcutta. IV. And bc it further Ordained by the Authority aforesaid, that cerned 1 Printers, to where the persons concerned as printers and publishers of any such New-gether with such numpaper, Magazine, Register, Pamphlet, or other printed Book or Paper as foresaid Conta aforesaid, together with such number of proprietors as are herein-before cred four, the Afridarequired to be named in such Affidavit as aforesaid, shall not altogether vits shall be sworn and exceed the nunber of four persons, the Affidavit hereby required shall be signed by all the said sworn and signed by all the said persons, who are resident in or within within twenty miles of twenty miles of Calcutta ; and when the number of such persons shall ex- And if exceeding four reed four, the same shall be signed and sworn by four of such persons if then hy for such resiresident in or within twenty miles of Calcutta, or by so many of them as dent us nforesaid, or by are so resident. V. And he it further Ordaincd by the Authority aforesaid, that an A like Affidavit to ho Affidavit or Affidivats of the like nature and inport shall be made, signed made and delivered as and delivered in like manner, as often as any of the printers, publishers or Jishers, or Proprietors proprietors, named in such Affidavit or Aſlidavits, shall be changed, or shall shall be changed or change their respective places of abode, or their printing house, place or Change their places of office and as ofien as the title of sich Newspaper, Magazine, Register, House, &c. Pamphlet or other printed Book or Paper, shall be changed, and as often And Title of Newspaas the Governor General in ('ouncil shall deem it expedient to require the And as the Governor same, and that when such further and new Affidavit as last aforesaid, shall General in Council shall Calcutla. such as are so resident. be require.

·74. A. D. 1823. When such ted without Licence. Governor General in without Licerre. further bc so required by the Governor General in Council, notice thereof, signed quired by Governor by the said Chief Secretary or other person acting and officiating as such, Geveral in Council, no- shall be given to the persons named in the Affidavit, to which the said tice thereof signed by notice relates, as the printers, publishers, or proprietors, of the Newspaper, to be given to the per- Magazine, Register, Pamphlet or other printed Book or Paper, in such sons named in such Affi- Affidavit named-such notice to be left at sich place as is mentioned in and left at place where the Affidavit last delivered as the place at which the Newspaper, Magasuch newspaper, ' &c. zine, Register, Pamphlet or other printed Book or Paper to which such On failure in making notice shall relate is printed; and in failure of making such Affidavit in the Much Affidavit in the said several cases aforesaid required, that such Newspaper, Magazine, said several cases re: Register, Pamphlet or other printed Book or Paper, shall be deemed, and &c. to be deemed prin- taken to be printed and published without Licence. VI. And be it further Ordained by the Authority aforesaid, that every Licences resumable by Licence which shall and may be granted in manner and form aforesaid, Council, and shall and may be resumed and recalled by the Governor Gencral in Counafter notice of recall cil, and from and immediately after notice in writing of such recall, sign- Secretary, &c. given ed by the said Chief Secretary or other person acting and officiating as and left as aforesaid. such, shall have been given to the person or persons to whoin the said Licence or Licences shall have been granted, such notice to be left at Licence to be null and such place as is mentioned in the Affidavit last delivered, as the place at void, and the Newspa which the Newspaper, Magazine, Register, Pamphlet, or other printed dered os printed, &c. Book or Paper to which such police shall relate is printed, the said Licence or Licences shall be considered null and void, and the Newspapers, Magazines, Registers, Pamphlets, printed Books, or Papers, to which such Licence or Licences relate, shall be taken and considered as printed Notice of any such ores and published without Licence: and whenever any such Licence as aforethe Governmcüt Gaz- said shall be revoked and recalled, notice of such revocation and recall shall be forthwith given in the Government Gazette for the time being, published in. Calcutta. Perrons knowinglr and VII. And be it further Ordained by the Authority aforesaid, that if wilfully printing or publishing, or as a pro- any person within the said settlement of Fort William, shall knowingly prietor, or agent' or and wilfully print or publish, or cause to be printed or published, or shall selling, vending or de knowingly and wilfully, cither as a proprictor thereof or as agent or ser- Jivering, &c. vant of such proprietor, or otherwise sell, vend or deliver out, distribute Or any bookkeller, &c. or disposc of, or if any bookseller or proprietor, or keeper of any reading receivirg, lending. &c. room, library, shop or place of public resort, shall knowingly and wilfully any such Newspaper, receive, lend, give or supply, for the purpose of perusal or otherwise to Without such Licence any person whatsoever, any such Newspaper, Magazine, Register or Pamphlet, or other printed Book or Paper as aforesaid, such Licence as Or after licence Crei is required by this Rule, Ordinance, and Regulation, not having been first have been recalled, obtained, or after such Licence, if previously obtained, shall have been To forfeit for cachorrecalled as aforesaid, such person shall forfeit for every such offence a sum not exceeding Sicca Rupees four hundred. VIII. And be it further Ordained by the Authority aforesaid, that all Offences and forfeitures offences committed, and all pecuniarv forfeitures and penalties had or into be heard aroudiler curred under or against this Rule, Ordinance and Regulation, shall and Mode of proceeding. may be hcard and adjudged and determined by two or more of the aforesaid Justices clle. As aforesaid, 400 Sa, Rs.

·A. D. 1823. 75 Justices of the Peace, who are hereby empowered and authorized to hear and determine the same, and to issue their Summons or Warrant for bringing the party or parties complained of before them, and upon his or their appearance, or contempt and default, to hear the parties, examine witnesses, and to give Judgement or Sentence according as in and by this Rule, Ordinance, and Regulation is ordained and directed, and to award and issue out Warrants under their hands and seals for the levy- To levy forfeitures and ing of such forfeitures and penalties as may be imposed upon the goods penaltic, by ule of and chattels of the offender, and to cause sale to be made of the goods and offenders if not redeemchallels if they shall not be redeemed within six days, rendering to the ed in six dayo. party ihe overplus, it any be, after deducting the amount of such forfeiture or penalty, and the costs and charges attending the levying thereof; In care sufficient dir and in case sufficient distress shall not be found, and such forfeiture and tress not found and forpenalties shall not be furthwith paid. it shall and may be lawful for such feilures uot paid. Justices of the Peace, and they are hereny authorized and required by Warrant or Warrants under their hands and seals to cause such offender offenders to be commitor offenders to be committed to the common Gaol of Calcutta, there to re- Gaol, main for any time not exceeding four months, unless such forfeitures and penalties and all reasonable charges shall be sooner paid and salisfied: and For not exceeding four îhat all the said forfeitures when paid or levied, shall be from time to time tures, &c. souver paid. paid into the Treasury of the United Company of Merchants of England trading to the Ea:t Jodies, and be employed and disposed of according to into the Treasury, sub- Forfeituren to be paid the order and directions of His Majesty's said Justices of the Peace at jeet to the orders of Heir General Quarter or other Sessions. Justiccs in Sessions. IX. Problem. luvave and be it further Ordained by the Authority this Rule contained Proviso that latest trengs in aforinngne and Regulation contained shall extend ori Book or Paper, printed Book or Paper, containing lutelligence Corrent solve of icperont ted to the cominuod to ally

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·INDEX. Page. +2 ct sca: 46 et seq. 0 Pagc. Accoutrements, Military-Persons Impress of Seamen's Wages purchasing receiving or changing Regulated &ca... 27 43 the colour of 70 Not to be paid except thro' Registrar, 29 Assault, 6 Iron, Stolen, 46 punishment for, found insuf Journeymen, vide Workmen. ficient, 62 Juries to be Suminoned for ascertain- Ai mod, Persons coming to Calcutta, 17 ing valuc of Lands, &c. requiror appearing in the Streets,.... ibid ed for Roads, 14 Abduction of married Women and ſe Licensc, to Manufacture Gunpowder, 1 male Children 19 To make Enclosures for Build- Apprentices, Scamen,. 34 ing &c. .. IL Artificers, vide Workmen. For keeping Hotels, &c. 58 Alehouses, vide lotcls. Recognizances to be entered into Bricks. left on Roads, &c.. 12 on obtaining,...... 59 Batta Syrangs, &c. To print Periodical Works, not Lascars, 35 being solely commercial,.. 72 Brass, Stolen, 46 et seq. Labourers, vidc Workmen. Bell Metal ditto,. ibic Lead, Stolen, 46 Boarding House, vide Holcls. Maintenance, order for, of Familics Carriages, left on Rouds, &c... 11 by Idle Persons, 8 Clerk of the Peace, to record Ver- Money. Stolen, 9 dicts of Juries, 17 Married Women, abduction of 19 Children female, Abduction of; vide Marine Rrgulations,. 46 42 52 160action. Registry Office, Established, 29 Copper, Stolen..... Masters and Ouners, not to Employ Certificates of Seainen's Registry, 30 Seamen or Pay Impress except Loss of: 53 thro' Registrar, unless, &c.31 33 Coffee-blouses, vide llotels. To deliver in Lists of' Crew afle'r Dirt, throun on Roads, &c. 11 Ships return.. 32 Drains, Rubbish thrown into, ibid Of Forcign Ships not to take Sea- Power giren to 2 Justice's to make, lt men, except through the Regis- Totrcal withouners of Lunds for, ibid try Ofice, 37 Evil fame Persons of, 7 Mariners, vide Scamen, Enclosures on Roads for building, &c. 12 Mates of Ships, absenting, 35 Encioachments on Rouds. &c. 13 Mixed Metal, Stolen, vide Lcad. Ealing Ilouses, vide llotels. Military Accoutrements, Persons Forcible Entry, 6 purchasing receiving or changpunishment for, found insufficient, 6:2 ing the colour of - 70 Foundations Encroaching on Roads, Mint Regulation, vide Worlcmen... Gaming, Persons holding Houses for Nuisunccs, vide bricks, projections &c. the purpose of, or being present at 67 Obstructions to Roads, &c. 12 Gunpowder, not to be Manufaclured, Owners of Ilouse's, &c. power given within the Settlement without Lito Justices to trcat with for muking Roads, &c. .... 14 This rule not to calend lo persons Owncrs, in case of refusal by, lo treat acting on behalf of the Ilon. C. 5 for Sale of Houscs, &c. Jury to be Goods, stolen, 9 50 Summoned, 14 Ghaut Syrungs, &c. persuading Sca- Of Ships not lo employ Seamen men nol to Register themselves, 37 or pay Inpress except thro' Re- Gunners, &c. combining to exact gistrar, unless, &c... 31. 33 grealer Impress than allowcd, . 43 To deliver in Lists of Crew af- Hotels, 57 tor Ship's relurn, 32 Licence for keeping,. 58 To provide themselves, with Apprentices, ... Recognizanccs to be entercd into, ibid 3+ Idlc und Disorderly Persons,......... 7 To furnish them with Necessaries, 35 .. cence. 1 .

·Page. Page. 13 : . To pay troo Sa. Rs for every Sca- Persuading others not to Regisman Řegistered, 36 ter themselves, 37 If they cannot procure Men from Batla Syrangs, 43 R-gistry Office, may do so them- Once Registered, again applyseläes at same IV ages, . 38 ing with intent to defeat this Printers. Proprietors and Publishers Rule, 53 of Periodical Publications, not To report themselves on arrival solely commercial, required to to Thannadar and Registrar... 54 take out Licence,.. 72 Persons with whom they reside Projections encroaching on Roads, 12 13 14 to report to Thanadar, 54 Punch-house vide Hotels To pay or work out Balances Regimental Necessaries, Persons purdue, 55 chasing or receiving,... 70 Landing and embarking of at Regulalion of 1781 rcpealed, 10 particular Ghauts 61 Ditto of 1783 ditlo, ... 27 Stolen Goods, 9 50 Rubbish throuon on Roads, 8c... 11 Securities for Money Stolen, 9 Roads, Scaffolding erected thereon, 1.2 Streets, power given to two Justices Power given to 2 Justices to make, to make, 14 To treat with Owners of Lands, ride also Rubbish, Scaffolding, &c for making, J4 Scaffolding, crection of for Building, 11 Registry Office established, 29 Spouts encroaching on streets, &c 30 Of Seamen, 35 Sheds ditto ditto, ibid Funds in the Office, 55 Stalls, Shambles, &c. ditto, ibid Registrar appointed, 29 Sherif' to summon Jurics for ascer. Neglecting to supply Men, 31 32 laining value of Lands required To keep Accounts of Monies due for Roads, &c. 15 to Deceased Men.. 32 Ships destroyed by fire,... 20 29 May (nier Ships & Muster Crow, 32 33 Servants, misconduct of; 21 On discharging Crew to enquire Spirituous Liquors, introduction of, into their Conduct & cutet same, 33 into Fort William, 25 On discovering improper Conduct Stealing Lead, &c. in Commanders, &c. lo 7 port Thieves, Pcrsons reputed to be, semi sume to Justices of the Peuce or Tulenague, stolen, 46 Governor General in Council, 3+ T'in, stolen, übid To give Security for his con- Taverns, vide Ilotels. duct, 35 Unemployed Persons able to work Seumen, Absenting or Deserting, and not using endeavours to get 8 21 23 44 60 cmployment, 7 20 In cases of Ships burnt, Vagrants, 7 Their wages regulated, 28 13 Workmen, absconding or absenting Balance due on death to be paid from service, 7 39 63 to their Represcntatives, ... 32 Combining to raise Wages, to Registry of, ... 30 53 altor hours of work, or to de- Not to be cmployed except thro' creasr work, or preventing others the Registry Office, 31 from hiring themselves, or per- Not to be detained after Ship's suading them to quit their serreturn and time completed, unrice, 40 less willing to remain on board. 33 Purloining Goods, &c. 41 No payment to be made to them Ditto in the Mint,... 6+ except thro' the Registrar, un- Goods found upon of sme nature less. &c. ibid as Goods vended $c. by persons May authorise Registrar to reemploying them, 50 ceive any portion of W'ages for Fraudulently conveying Copper, the use of Assignces, 35 45 &c. into the Mlint, 65 No Person to act as Batta Las- Deteriorating the fineness of car without being Registered, 36 precious Metal.. 65 Refusing to act after Wages .. Whipping, not to exceed 50 Stripes, 9 66 agreed to 36 Wages of Seamcn, 28 43 46 et seq: . . ..

·93 bench. ABSTRACT OF THE CHARTER, For erecting a SUPREME COURT of JUDICATURE at Fort William, in Bengal, dated 26th March, 1774. THE King, hy virtue of an act of parliament of the 13th year of his Act of 13 Geo. 11, capa The Abstract. [63. reign, ordains that there shall be, within the factory of Fort IVilliam at a court of record, to be Calcutta in Bengal, a court of record, to be called THE SUPREME cailed Supreme Court of COURT OF JUDICATURE AT FORT WILLIAM, IN BENGAL;" Judicature allort Wm. to consist of, and to be held hefure, a chief justice and three poisne justices To consist of a chief (being barristers in Englund or Ireland, of not less than five years stand-justice, and 3 puisno ing), who are from tiine to time to be appointed by Letters Patent, under Their qualificrtion. the great seal, and to hold their oflices during the pleasure of the Crown. To be appointed by the ing pleasure. The chief justice and puisne justices are also appointed justices and To be justices of the conservators of the peace, and coroners, for the provinces of Bengal peace, and coroners, ja Bahar, and Orixa, and are invested with such and the like jurisdiction the rainc powers as the and authority as may be executed by the chief justice and other justices of justices of the King's the court of King's bench in England ; their judgements and orders are to be made with the concurrence of the major part of them, or by such Major part, or a singler one of them as shall be sitting in court; and a casting voice is given to the justice, may give judge chief and in his absence, to the senior puisne justice present, when the court is equally divided. The supreme court is to have a seal, bearing the impression of Ilis The chief, or senior puisuc justice, to have 3 Mlajesty's arins, within an exergue, bearing this inscription, THE casting voice. SEAL OF THE SUPREME COURT." The seal is to be kept by the chief justice, or, during a vacancy of that office, by the senior poisne to be kept by the chiet, justice, and during a vacancy of the oflice of chicf justice, or of any poisne or scuior puisne justice. justice, who shall have had the custody of the seal the said court is impowered to seize and take the seal from any person by any incans, All writes & procesacs All writs and processes are to run in the King's name; are to be passed are to run in the King's under seal; are to be attested by the ke per of the seal for the time being; name. and are to be signed by the officer preparing the same. The salary of the chief justice is fixed at £ 8,000 per annum, and that Silaries of the #justices. of cach of the puisne justice at £ 6,000 per annum. The chief justice is to Their rauk&precedence have rank and precedence next after the Governor general, and the puisne justices (according to their priority of no nination). Text after the members of the supreme council.---Elijah Impey Esq. is constituted the first chief The nomination of tho justicº; and Robert Chambers, Stephen (@sar Le Maistro, and John tirst four justices. Hyde Esqrs, the first three puisne ju-tices. The supreme court are, upon the first Tuesday in December annually, 10 Mode prescribed for nominate three persons resident in Calcutta, opils precincts, to the Gover- ciecting a shes itt" for por general and council, who are, within three days, to appoint one of the three proxiacek ; the said three persons to serve the oflice of sheriff for one year, io be computed from ihe 20th of December next ensuing. The sherifl is to take the The court to have a wcal ·ABSTRACT OF THE CHARTER Cr onths. court, ries, council. suitors. Who is to take cartuin the oath of allegiance, and also an oath of office, before the Governor general, or the senior member of the council present; and in case of the His duty. death of such sheriff, or of his departure from the provinces whilst in office, another person is to be appointed sheriff in his stead for the remainder of the year, in the manner aforesaid.-The duty of the slierill'is to execute Court to depute where and relurn, by himself or deputies all writs and p.ccepis to the supreme sberil is interested... court; and to receive and detain in prison all pers'ins committed by the court; and where any process shall be awarded against the sherill, the supreme court may direct any other person to execute and return the same. Clerks and officers to The supreme court is iinpowered froin tiine to time, as occasion shall be appoiuled by the require, to appoiut such clerks and ministers as shall be necessary for the adıninistration of justice, and the execution of the authorities granted to the court ; which said oflicer's and clerks are to have and receive such Trilh reasonable salareasonable salaries as the said court shall appoint for each office and place to he approved by respectively, and as the Governor general and council shall approve; pro- Governor geoeral and vided that all the said officers and clerks he resident within the jurisdiction of the court, so long as they shall hold their repective offices. For admission of ad The 'supreme court may also admit so many advocates and attorniog at vocales and attoruien law upon record as they shall think fit. The attornics are to appear, plead, and act for the suitors, and are made subject to removal by the court ; and no other attornies are to be allowed to practise in the said court. The court is to settle a table of fecs to be paid by suitors to the slicrill, For settling a table of fees to bc paid hy the and other officers, clerks, and attornies, for all business done by them in the said court, subject to the approbation of the Governor general and Therees may be varied. A list of clorks and council, and also subject to any future variations to be made officers and table of therein, at the discretion of the court, with the concorrence of the Goverfees, en be transmitted to the King nor general and council. The judges are required to transmit to his The table to he hung Majesty, within a year after the publication of the Charter at Fort Il'ilup iu the court roomt. lian, a list of the said officers and cerks, and of their salaries, and a copy of the said table of fees; and the said table of fees is reqnired to be kept fixed up in a conspicuong part of the court room at Fort Il’illiain The civil jurisdiction The supreme court may try and determine all suits upon trespass, injuries, and powers of the court. debts, and demands, or other interests whatever, or any rights, tites, or claims to houses, lands, orother things, rcal or personal, within the provinces ; and may bold pleas, real, personal, or mixeil, in canses against the Company, or against the mayor and aldermen of Calcutiu, or against any other of His Majesty's subjects residing. or who shall have resiiled within the provinces, or having debts or effects real or personal within the same or against their representatives; and against any other person who, at the timc of action brought, or cause of action accruell, shall be, or shall have been, in the service of the Company, or of the said mayor and aldericn, Restrictions or of any other of His Majesty's subjects; (but they are not to try a suit against any person who was never resident in any of the said provinces, zor against any person resident in Great Britain or Ireland, unless the sulit be commenced within two years after the cause of action arose, bor if the sam to be recovered shall exceed 30 000 current rupees). The said court may also try and determine suits against other inhabitants of India Cognizance of its residing in the said provinces, upon contracts in writing belween them Quroligal other inhabi. tuuls by curseut. and any of the King's subjects, where the cause of action shall exceed 500 current ·TIJE SUPREME COURT AT CALCUTTA. 110 current rupees, and when such other inhabitant shall have agreed by sucli contract that in case of any dispute the matter shall be deterniined in the said court. Tie niode prescribed for commencing and prosecuting suits in the said Node of commencing court is, by filing a bill containing the cause of action or complaint where and presence or civil upon a precept is to be issued to Ule slicrill to summon the defendant, who court is to appear and plead; with power to the court to give time after appearanec, aul to examine witnesses upon oath, and to summon witnesses for tial purpose. and to award to such witnesses, their expences, and to enforce the payment thereof, and also to compel witnessce lo a!tend and give their evidence. The depositions and affirmations of the witnesses are to Means of compelling be reduced into writing, subscribed, and filed of record; and where the willing witnesses to persons summoned as witnesses shall neglect to appear, or appearing shall refuse to give their evidence, or to subscribe their depositions or affirmatious, they are made subject to file or imprisonment, or other corporal punishment not affecting life or limb, at the discretion of the court. The court is authorized, upon cxamination into the allegations of the parties. [or of the complaint alone where the defendant shall confess the The court to proccod action, or shall not enter his appearance and plea,] to give judgement with award writs of exccucosts, and to asrard writs of execution to the sheriff against lands, debis, tion. and effects, or against the boily; and where debts shall be extended, Parther power granted discharge shall be cficctual to the debtors without the order of the court.-- to the court of making The court may also make interlocutory rules and orders ; and may, in de interlocutory rules and fault of a party appearing to the first precept, a wara a capias, and hold ordera. thie party tu bail, and where the cause of action shall be sworn to exceed In what caucs parties 100 current rupees, or verified to the satisfaction of the court to bc ofan may be held lo bail enormons personal wrong, court may award a capias in the first instance, and hold the party to lvil, and for wait of bail may commit to prison until And writs of sequestrabail given. ifa non inventus be returned to any simmons or capias, a writ of sequestration may be awarded aguinst lands, debts, and other effects If after nequestration, of the defendant, with power of sale at the discretion of the court; and if judgement passes for the the ciciendant shall not appear within a time to be limitted, the court may is to pay damages and proceed to hear and determine ex parte, and give judgement with costs, costs. and caisse such judgement to be satisfied out of the produce of the sequestered slierts; and the deficiency (if any) may be levied by further process of onion. But it after sequestration, judgement shall pass for the defindant, le court sha) award the defendant bis damages and costs of suit, including the costs of the sequestration. The Governor general and council are required to appoint an attorney An attorioy to be apo to act on behalf of the Company, who is to reside in Calcutta, and on pointed to act for the Company. whom precepts against the Company are to be servest; and in default of his entering an appearance for the Company, the court may compel ap- Mode of procreding in pearince by writs of sequestration against the Company's estates and suits agaiusl the coming pan effects. Dongements against the Company the court is to award reasonabit comis and cause the same, will ile seht and a mages, to be levied lion uwarded.

·ABSTRACT OF THE CHARTER of Great Brilain determine the cause ex parte, and give judgement and costs, and cause the same to be satisfied out of the produce of the sequestered effects; and any deficiency therein inay be levied by further execution. But if after a sequestration, judgement shall pass for the Company, the court shall award to the Company their costs of suit, and also their damages and expences occasioned by the sequestration. Company may sue in The Company may also sue in the said court in the same manner as the suprenio Court. other persons. In what cases the court In suits brought in the provincial courts (exceeding the value of 500 may take cognizance of current rupees) upon contracts in writing made between British subjects suits between the natives and any other inhabitants of the said provinces, and where such inhabitants shall have agreed by such contracts. that in case of any dispute, the matter shall be determined by the Supreme Court, then, on the application of either party and either before or after judgement, the Supreme Court may grant a prohibition to the provincial court, and determine the suit. The supreme court shall 'It is also ordained, that the said court shall be a court of Equity, and act as a conrt of equity, as the Chancery of administer justice according to the rules and proceedings in the Chancery in Great Britain. Ajuo as a court of oyer Alio, that the suid court shall be a court of oyer and terminer, and gaol and terminer aud gaol delivery, for the town of Calcutta, the faciory of Fort IVilliam and the delivery. limits thereof, and the factories subordinate thercto ; with power to make the Grand Inquest of all treasons, murders, felonies, &c. within the said town, factory, limits, and subordinates. Thegrand juries and petit juries are to be summoned by the sheriff from amongst British subjects l'esiding in the town of Calcutta, and criminal justice is to be administered and execution awarded as in the like courts and for the like offences in Eng. land, and the like power of inqucst, presentments, &c. &c. is extended over all British subjects residing within the said provinces at large, and over all persons in the service either of the Company or of other Brilish subjects, with power of issuing writs of cupias, subpana, &c. &c. No olejection to lie to the locality of jurisdic- No ohjection is to lie to the locality of the jurisdiction, but the trial and punishment shall be, as iſ the crime were committed in Calcutla. The court may reprievc The court may repriere or suspend cxecution, in cases proper for mercy, couricis, or suspend ex. ecution, remitting honue until His Majesty's pleasure shall he known; on those occasions the justhe proceedings. tices are to transmit to His Majesty a state of the case, and of the evidence, with their reasons for recommending the criminal to mercy, and in the mean tiine the party is to be kept in custody, or delivered upon bail, as circumstances may require. . Inferior cour's and ma The Charter then ordains, 'hat the court of requests, & court of quarter gistrales made subordi- Date to the supremo sessions, established by thic Charter of Justice of the 26 Geo. 11, and all justices of peace, sheriffs, and other magistrates in the said provinces, shall be subject to the order and controul of the s'preme court, in the like Supreme court may #warde writs of certio. Menner as inferior coʻrts and magistrutes in England are subject to the ruri und error. order and controul of the court of ling's bench; to which erd the Supreme Court is impowered to award writs of mandumus, certiorari, procedendo, and error, directed to the said inferior courts or magistrates and to punislı any contempt of wilfov' hi fine and imprisonment. Supreme court to exa Alo that the ction errine exclesiastical ju through th tion. court. jisdiclivu iu Wie pru.

·THE SUPREME COURT AT CALCUTTA: J oflunatics. power to proceed in all causes, &c. appertaining to ecclesiastical jurisdic. vincen, as is done in the tion amongst British subjects there, and which by the law and custom of To hear causes of ecclethe diocese of London are of ecclesiastical cognizances; and to grant siastical cognizance, probates of wills of British subjects, and Letters of Administration of grant probatro of wille, such as shall die intestate in the said provinces, or Letters of Adminis- tration of intestates. tration, with copy of wills annexed, either where no executor is named in the will, or where the executor shall not sue forth the probate; and also form of proceedings to grant citation, with power of sequestration, revocation, settling ac-, dama ad in the diocese of Los counts, &c. &c. as used in the diocese of London.-Administrators are required to give.security. by bond, truly to administer and to make inventory, &c.; and the Court may grant leave to parties interested to put such bond in suit. The court is also to appoint registers, proctors, apparitors, May appoint register, and other officers, as there shall be occasion; and also guardians and Also guardians of inkeepers of the persons and estates of infants, and committees of idiots faute, and committoor and insane persons, and to take inquests, &c. The supreme court is also constituted a court of admiralty for the said three provinces, and for the territories and islands adjacent thereunto, and court of admirally; Supreme court to be a dependent thereon, with power to try and determine all canses, civil and maritime, pleas of contracts, debts, exchanges, policies of insurance, ac- And determine civil counts, charter-partics, and agreements for loading of ships, or relating adinirallt jurisdictiou. to freight, or money due for ships hired or let out; transport-money, maritime usury, or bottomry; or to extortions, trespasses, injuries, complaints, demands, and other matters, civil and maritime, between merchants, owners, and proprietors of ships and vessels employed in the jurisdiction aforesaid, or others contracted, &c. upon or by the sca, , public The extent of their adrivers, ports, creeks, harbours, and places overflown within the ebbing miralty jurisdiction. and flowing of the sea at high water mark, within, about, and throughout the said provinces, and the territories and islands thereto adjacent and dependent, the cognizance whereof belong'eth to the jurisdiction of the admiralty, as the same is used in England; and to proceed summarily therein with dispatch, according to the course of the admiralty in England, without the strict formalities of law, but according to thic truth of the fact, and the equity of the case. The supreme court may also licar, try, and determine, by inquest of Further powers to try Brilish subjects resident in Calcutta, according to the laws and customs and purish maritiq. of the admiralty of England, all treasons, murders, piraces, robberies, crimes. felonies, maimings, forestallings, extortions, trespasses, misdemeanours, offences, cxcesses and enormities, and maritime critues, done or committed upon the high seas, within the limits and jurisdiction aforesaid; and May arrest ships, &c. to fine, imprison, and punish, all violators of the law, delinquents, masters of ships, mariners, and others exercising maritime affairs, according to And compel parties and the maritinie laws, and their demerits, &c.; and 10 deliver and discharge witucisca to uppeurz persons imprisoned. upon their recognizances, &c.; and to arrest, according to the civil law, and the customs of the admiralty, all ships, persons, ment, and award cxccuand merchandizes, wheresoever found in the said jurisdiction; and to coin-tion. pel all parties to appear and answer in the said court; with the power of using temporal coercion, and inflicting penaltics, and of compelling wit- Afidavits in the courla ut adıniralty. nesses to give evidence, and of promulging and interposing sentences and decrees, and putting the same in execution, according to the course and order of the adaiiralty of England. Affidavit 1:

·ABSTRACT OF THE CHARTER or Affidavits and affirmations in the admiralty court, are to be taken, as in Gyer what persons their the supreme court. The admiralty jurisdicton is restricted to the King's admiralle jurisdiction subjects residing in the said provinces, and to persons who shall, when the cause of complaint shall arise; have been employed, directly or indirectly, by or in the service of the said Company, oir of some of His Majesty's subjects. Finds and forfeituros re The King' reserves to bimself all fines and forfeitiires set or incurred in korrad to tbe Crown, the supreme court, but authorizes thic court make satisfaction to prosecutors, out of any fine, at their discretion. Appeals allowed from Persons aggrieved by any judgment, decree, order, or rule of tlic suthe judgments of the supremo court to the prese court, may appeal to the king in council.--In civil'causcs, a petiti- King in council. on to the court is to be lodged, slating the cause of appeal; and where The manner of pro- the appellant hath been" directed to pay money, or perform any duty, the ceeding in appeal. court shall award that such judgment, &c. shall be carried into exccutio:v, or sufficient security given for the performance thereof, as shall be most expedient for substantial justice :: In the former case, the respondent is to give security for the performance of the order or decree to be made on the Becurity to be given by appeal.-In every appeal, security is to be given by the appellant for the the appellant. costs, and for the performance of the judgment, or order in appeal. These conditions being complied with, the court is to allow the appeal, and the party may then prosecute the same, after the rules observed iri appeals to the King in council from the plantations or colonies; and the supreme court is to transmit to His Majesty in council, under their seal, copies of evidence, proceedings, judgments, decrees, and orders, had or made in the causes appealed. In criminal cascs the court may deny the regulate the terms upon which it shall be allowed. In criminal cases, the supreme court may allow or deny the appeal, and The King may reject The King reserves a power to reject or admit any appeal, and to any appeal. reform, or vary, any judgment decree, or order, at his discretion; Supreme court to exc- and the supreme court is to conforta to the orders of Iis Majesty; cute judgments in ap- but no appeal shall be allowed by thc court, unless the appeliant shall Jodge his petition within six months after the pronouncing of the judge ment, or order complained of nor unless the matter in dispute shall excced the value of 1,000 pagodas. The persons of the Go It is declared that the Governor General, or any member of the supreme vernor General, men- council, or the chief justice, or puisne justices, shall not be subject to articce of uupreme court, rest or imprisonment in any suii or proceeding in the said court, except protected from ariesta, in cascs of treason or belony; nor shall the court be competent to try, or except for treasun or determine felony any indictment, or information against the Governor General, of the council, for any offence, except treason or felony, charged Supreme court my to have been committed in the said provincey. But where a capias may compel appearance by be awarded against the body, the supreme court inay scquester the goods and estate of the parties until they shall appear, and yield ubedience to the A court room to be judgement or order of the court. provided. The Charter directs that a court room shall be provided; and that. Justices of supreme The chief justice and puisnc justices sball take the oaths of allegiance court to take the oaths &c. before they act as such. of allegiance, &c. The Charter of the 26th of Gco. II, so far as it relates to the mavor's of justice, of 26 Geo. court of Calcutta at Fort William, or the court of oyer and icrminer and II, a relates to the gaol peal. or any So niach of the Charter

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