Keyword(s):
District Magistrate, Chaukidari Chakaran Lands, Zamindar
An Act to provide for the appoitlrrtlenr, dismissal a~~dnrairzt~t~ar~ce oJ
village-chaukidar.
WHERFASit is expedient to make provision for’hc appointment, Prrmblr.
dismissal and maintenanceofvillage-chaukidars in the provinces subject
lo the Lieutenant-GovcmorOF BengalJ;
It is enacted as follows:-
- The following words md oxpressions shall. in he consbwction Dcfinilions.
of this Ac!, havc Lhc several meanings hcrcby assigned to dtem
respectively, excepr wherc a dirfcrcnt intention shalI appear from thc
contcxl (that is say):-
Ihcwords ‘[“District Magistrare”] shdl mean the chief oficerchargcd “District
with [he executive administration of a district in criminal matters by
whatsoever designation such ofhccr is called:
‘This Acr should be red with section 4 and Sch.I or the West Bmgal Parlclmaf Act, 1957 (Wcsl Ben. Act I of 1957). ‘LEGISLEPA~.-Fo~Slatenrnl of Objects and Raons,see heCalcrrrfa Gdzerre
or 1870. page 357: md For prrwcedingsin Council, see ibid. Supplcmen~1870, pngcr 53. - 305, 333. 349, 365 and 355.
hu-rurr.-Thii Act applies to distric~sand subdivisionsin Wcst Bcngal to which
il is cxrcndcd bv order under section 68.
The whole kc[ cxccpi the preamble md sections 1. 48 ro 61, 66.67 md 69 rind
Sckdules Cand Dax rcpdcd by Ben. Ac1 V or 1919 in anasin which thr Acd is in
E$:-
This includes he prcscni Sure or West Bengnl and other ~crritoty.
‘TkW& weni substitu~cdfor thc words “Mqistrnre of Ihc Distric~”by s. 1(2)
~OE.
of Lhc Bcngd1 Villngc Clraul;idoti (A~ncndmcnl)Acl, 1892 [Ben. Act Iof 1892).
‘Thc dc6nilion of “Magistnre” warepdcd by s. 1(1), ibirl.Tlie Village Chaukjdari Acr, 1870.
“Cl~(iitkid(tri
cltakorc~tl
Thcwords “chnrkidari clrakaral~lands” shall mcan lands which may
Iands.” have been assigned, orherwise than under a lemporary se~llerncnt,far ~hc
main~enanceof [he officerwho may have been bound to keepwatch in any
village and report crime lo the police, and in rcspect to which such officer
may be at the lime of lhc passing ofthis Acl liable ID render service to a
mrnirlnr; bbZc~li~~(Iar. ” the word “zarnindar” shall mcan the person whose name isrcgisrcrcd
in thc gcneral regisler of estates paying rcvcnue dircclly lo Government
as lhe proprielorof an cstatcsopaying revenue,or (he pcrson whosc name
is regislered in the general register of rcnt-frcc tenurcs as proprielor of a
rent-free tenure. - [Repeal ofportion of Regvlariotr XXof 1817.1-Rep. by s. 3 orrd
the Secotrd Scf~edzrleof ;he Berlgai Repealing arid Atlrerfdi~rgAcr, 1938
(Be~r.Act I of 1939).
3 to 35. [Appoillttrlet~tof panchayats; delega~iotlof powers by rlre
Ilist ricr Mngisrr-are; power ro dcfire a village; power ro appoit~rt~ler~l
pancl~aya~onapp~icutio~r of villagers;rrrccerriorrofi~lerrrberofpanchayal;
qrralificoriorr of nrer~ibersof panchayat; petralv 011 refrrsitrg to act as
111er)rberof panchayal; period for 11711iclrpanchayni ro be appoit~ted;
exe~t~priotr Jrutrl servillg OII panchayal; appoifn~enr offt.esh panchayal; po~vrrlo retfloveimrhers; rrrr~l~ber ojchaukidars;salaries of chaukidars;
savitrg uJ crristitrg salaries of chaukidars; salaries to be provided by
assessrrrerlt;persorlsliabletoassessnienr;rlarrlreat~dantoutrr ofassessn~etrr;
rim ar~dform of assessnletrt;’power to co~rti~~rre fornrer assesstrretrt;
driraI iorl of assess111errt; power to review assesstset1r; District Magi,~;mte
may rivise assesstrletrt;rare payable qrrarterlyirr advat~cre;allowawcefor
collecri~rgrare; cotrstirrrrio~rof Chaukidari Fund; applicatior~of srirpl~rs;
pqteetrt of i~uraltaenrfo be ?trade~vitl~itt sever1 days; list of defaulters ro
betr~adeorrr;po~verrodistrait~ forrafes;nrmrtrerofexecrrting disrress;sule
it]e.recstioti of wwrrrrtlr: objecriotu tu levy how lo be made; crrsrody of
property distraitled; bvllar propeny trray be distmirled for rarer; disfress
riot ro be levied after aymr; appoit~rn,etlrarid distnissal ofchaukidars.]-
Rep. by s. 4(l)arld Firs1Sclredrrle of the IVestBetrgal PanchayalAct, 1957
[WesrBell. Acr I of 1957).
DISCLAIMER: This document is being furnished to you for your information by Blinkvisa. The contents of this document have been obtained from sources Blinkvisa believes to be reliable. These contents have not been independently verified, and PRS makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy, completeness or correctness. In some cases the Principal Act and/or Amendment Act may not be available. Principal Acts may or may not include subsequent amendments. For authoritative text, please contact the relevant state department concerned or refer to the latest government publication or the gazette notification. Any person using this material should take their own professional and legal advice before acting on any information contained in this document. Blinkvisa or any persons connected with it do not accept any liability arising from the use of this document. Blinkvisa or any persons connected with it shall not be in any way responsible for any loss, damage, or distress to any person on account of any action taken or not taken on the basis of this document.
