PART IV. SCHEDULED DISTRICTS, NORTH-WESTERN PROVINCES. I.-The Jhansi Division, comprising the Districts of Jhansi, Jalaun aud Lalatpur. III.—The Terai Parganas, comprising-Bazpur, Kashipur, Jaspur, Rudarpu..., Gadarpur, Kilpuri, Nának-Mátta and Bilheri. IV. In the Mirzápur District : (1). The tappás of Agori Khás and South Kon in the Pargana of Agori. (3). The tappás of Phulwá, Dudhi and Barhà in the Pargana cf Bichipár. * V. VI. The tract of country known as Jaunsar] Báwar in the Dehra Dun District. See Act. VII of 1885, Section 4. PART V. SCHEDULED DISTRICTS, FUNJAB. The Districts of Hazara, Peshawar, Kohat, Bannu, Dera Ismail Khan, Dera Ghazi Khan, Lahaul, and Spiti. The Chief Commissionership of the Andaman and Nicobar Island . PART IX. The Chief Commissione ship of Ajmer and Mairwára. PART X. The Chief Commissionership of Astam. PART XI. The Hill Tracts of Arakan. PART XII. The Pargana of Mánpur. PART XIII. The Cantonment of Morar. ACT No V of 1875. (Passed on the 9th February 1875). An Act to remove doubts as to the rights and liabilities of certain Native Soldiers. Whereas doubts have arisen as to the rights and liabilities of certain Preamble. Native Soldiers who have been enrolled without having been attested, and it is expedient to remove such doubts; It is hereby enacted as follows: 1. Every person Validation of enlistment of certain Native soldiers. who has, for the space of six months, been in the receipt of military pay and been borne on the rolls of any Regiment, Corps, Depôt, Ordnance Establishment, or Department of Her Majesty's Indian Army (of which the last pay-statment, if produced, shall be evidence), shall be deemed to have been duly enlisted, enrolled, and attested, and shall not be entitled to claim his discharge on the ground of illegality or irregularity in his enlistment, enrolment or attestation, or on any other ground save such as may be recognized by the orders and customs of the service. ACT No. IX of 1875. (Passed on the 2nd March 1875). An Act to amend the Law respecting the age of Majority. Whereas in the case of persons domiciled in British India, it is expedient to prolong the period of nonage, and to attain more uniformity and certainty respecting the age of majority than now exists; It is hereby enacted as follows: Preamble. Short title. Local extent. 1. This Act may be called "The Indian Majority Act, 1875 :" It extends to the whole of British India, and, so far as regards subjects of Her Majesty, to the dominions of Princes and States in India in alliance with Her Majesty ; Commencement and operation. and it shall come into force and have effect on the expiration of three months from the passing thereof. 2. Nothing herein contained shall affect (a) the capacity of any person to act in the following matters (namely), -Marriage, Dower, Divorce and Adoption ; (b) the religion or religious rites and usages of any class of Her Majesty's subjects in India, or (c) the capacity of any person who before this Act comes into force has attained majority under the law applicable to him. India. Amended by bee 57 ad-rull of 1890. 3. Subject as aforesaid, every minor of whose person or property a Age of majority of per- guardian has been or shall be appointed by any Court sons domiciled in British of Justice, and every minor under the jurisdiction of any Court of Wards shall, notwithstanding anything contained in the Indian Succession Act (No. X of 1865) or in any other enactment, be deemed to have attained his majority when he shall have completed his age of twenty-one years and not before : Subject as aforesaid, every other person domiciled in British India shall be deemed to have attained his majority when he shall have completed his age of eighteen years and not before. 4. In computing the age of any person, the day on which he was born. Age of majority how is to be included as a whole day, and he shall be computed. deemed to have attained majority, if he falls within the first paragraph of section three, at the beginning of the twenty-first anniversary of that day, and if he falls within the second paragraph of section three, at the beginning of the eighteenth anniversary of that day. Act XIII-1875.] PROBATES AND LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION. 901 Illustrations. (a) Z is born in British India on the first day of January 1850, and has a British Indian domicile. A guardian of his person is appointed by a Court of Justice. Z attains majority at the first moment of the first day of January 1871. (b) Z is born in British India on the twenty-ninth day of February 1852, and has a British Indian domicile. A guardian of his property is appointed by a Court of Justice. Z attains majority at the first moment of the twenty-eighth day of February 1873. (c) Z is born on the first day of January 1850. He acquires a domicile in British India. No guardian is appointed of his person or property by any Court of Justice, nor is he under the jurisdiction of any Court of Wards. Z attains majority at the first moment of the first day of January 1868. ACT No. X of 1875. An Act to regulate the Procedure of the High Courts in the exercise of their original criminal jurisdiction. 144. The Advocate General may, with the previous sanction of the Advocate General may Governor-General in Council or the Local Governexhibit informations. ment, exhibit to the local High Court, against persons subject to the jurisdiction of the said Court, informations for all purposes for which Her Majesty's Attorney-General may exhibit informations on behalf of the Crown in the Court of Queen's Bench or Exchequer. Such proceedings may be taken upon every such information as may lawfully be taken in case of similar informations, filed by Her Majesty's Attorney-General in England, so far as the circumstances of the case and the course and practice of proceeding in the said High Courts, respectively, will admit. All fines, penalties, forfeitures, debts and sums of money recovered or levied under or by virtue of any suclr information shall belong to the Government of India. 146. At any stage of any proceeding under this Act, before the return Power to enter nolle proof the verdict, the Advocate-General may, if he sequi. think fit, inform the Court on behalf of Her Majesty that he will not further prosecute the defendant upon the information or charge; and thereupon all proceedings on such information or charge against the defendant shall be stayed, and he shall be discharged of and from the same. But such discharge shall not amount to an acquittal. NOTE.-Act X of 1882 repeals the whole of the above Act except Section 144 and so much of Section 146 as relates to informations. ACT No. XIII of 1875. An Act to amend the law relating to Probates and Letters of Administration. Preamble. Whereas, under the Indian Succession Act, 1865, the effect of an unlimited grant of probate or letters of administration made by any Court in British India is confined to the Province in which such grant is made: And whereas it is expedient to extend over British India the effect of such grants when made by a High Court: And whereas it is also expedient to amend the Court Fees Act, 1870, as to probates, letters of administration, and certificates of administra tion: It is hereby enacted as follows :— 1. To Section 3 Addition to Act No. X of 1865, Section 3. shall include the Court Addition to Act No. X of 1865, Section 242. of the Indian Succession Act, 1865, the following words shall be added (namely) :-" and for the purposes of Sections 242, 242A, 246A, and 277A, of the Recorder of Rangoon. 2. To Section 242 of the Indian Succession Act, 1865, the following proviso shall be added (namely) : "Provided that probates and letters of administration granted by a High Court after the first day of April, 1875, shall, unless otherwise directed by the grant, have like effect throughout the whole of British India." Effect of unlimited probates, &c., granted by High Court. Addition to Act No. X of 1865. 3. The following section shall be inserted after the said proviso (namely): (See S. 242A, ante, p. 263). 4. After Section 246 of the Indian Succession Addition after Section 216 Act, 1865, the following section shall be inserted (namely ) - of Act X of 1865. (See S. 246A, ante, p. 265). 5. After Section 277 of the Indian Succession Addition after Section Act, 1865, the following section shall be inserted (namely ) :- 277 of Act X 1865. (See S. 277A, ante, p. 272). 6. After section nineteen of the Court Fees Addition to Act No. VII Act, 1870, the following chapter shall be inserted (namely ): of 1870. (See Chapter III A, ante, p. 454). NOTE.-See Act II of 1877. ACT No. XV of1875. (Passed on the 15th July 1875). An Act to amend the Punjab Laws Act, 1872. Whereas, in order to provide for the establishment of Rural Police and for the more efficient administration of law in the Punjab, it is expedient to amend the Punjab Laws Preamble. Act, 1872; It is hereby enacted as follows: Short title. Local extent. Commencement. 1. This Act may be called "The Punjab Laws Amendment Act, 1875." It extends to the territories for the time being under the Government of the Lieutenant-Governor of the Punjab; And it shall come into force at once. NOTE. This Act consists of the above section and two others. The latter have been incorporated in their proper places with Act IV of 1872, and it is unnecessary to reprint them here. |