1938
No. 9 of 1911.
[cf. No. 3 of 1890 8.57.]
INTOXICATING LIQUORS.
(3) Every revenue officer shall be supplied with a suitable badge of office which shall be returned to the Superintendent when the warrant is withdrawn.
[sub-section (4), rep. No. 43 of 1912.]
(5) Every native revenue officer shall, before appointment, be examined and approved by the Superintendent and the Principal Civil Medical Officer, and having been so examined and approved according to the forms in the 5th schedule shall go before a Magistrate and answer the questions, and subscribe and take the oath or make the declaration in the 6th schedule.
(6) Every native revenue officer shall engage and bind himself to serve in that office for the term of 3 years, during which term he shall not be at liberty to resign his office or to withdraw himself from the duties thereof, except as is hereinafter provided.
(7) In case any native revenue officer who has completed his period of 3 years' service is desirous of continuing to serve in the same capacity, he shall be at liberty to engage and bind himself for a further term of 3 years on similar terms and conditions, and shall take the oath or make the declaration prescribed by sub-section (5): Provided always that his re-enlistment is approved by the Superintendent.
[sub-section (8), rep. No. 43 of 1912.]
(9) Any native revenue officer shall be entitled to claim his discharge at any time on his giving to the Superintendent 3 months' notice of his wish to withdraw and paying a sum equivalent to 2 months' pay for each unexpired year of his term of appointment: Provided always that it shall be lawful for the Governor to remit the whole or any part of the said sum.
(10) Whenever any native revenue officer, having duly engaged and bound himself to serve in that office, deserts therefrom or refuses to perform his duty therein, he shall, on summary conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding 200 dollars.
(11) Any native revenue officer imprisoned for default of payment of a fine imposed under the preceding sub-section, shall forfeit all pay during his imprisonment.
(12) The Superintendent shall, in case of breach of discipline or neglect of duty by any native revenue officer, on proof thereof to his satisfaction, have power to order the offender to forfeit a sum not exceeding 10 dollars.