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Police

There are two classes of police in the district. The class runners / called Chai is stationed in the district city under the control of the Magistrate. They are above 40 in number and are sent, as occasion requires, throughout the district for a variety of purposes, including the making of arrests, the collecting of the land tax, and acting generally as the agents or ears of the Magistrate. They receive no pay from Government, and make their livelihood by extortion in addition to allowances.

In addition to this class of police, there are in each village throughout the district at least two Village Constables appointed by the villagers and paid out of contributions by the villagers according to the extent of their holdings in land. Large villages have five or six constables.

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PoliceThere are two classes of police in the district. The class runners / called Chai is stationed in the district city under the control of the Magistrate. They are above 40 in number and are sent, as occasion requires, throughout the district for a variety of purposes, including the making of arrests, the collecting of the land tax, and acting generally as the agents or ears of the Magistrate. They receive no pay from Government, and make their livelihood by extortion in addition to allowances.In addition to this class of police, there are in each village throughout the district at least two Village Constables appointed by the villagers and paid out of contributions by the villagers according to the extent of their holdings in land. Large villages have five or six constables.
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There are two classes

of police in the district.

The class

ruuners

/

callia Chai

is statimed in

the district city wider the control of the Magistrali

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arr

above to in numbe

and are sent, as

occation

requires, through and the

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distinct for

variety of

purposes. including the

making of arresti

the col-

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lecting of the land tax, un acting gearsally as the ages.

ears of the magistrali

and

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class of police these

are

in each village throughout. the district at least two

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who

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Village Constables

apponitid by this

village and paid out of

Contribution.

by this

villages according to the

extent of their holding

in land.

have five

Large villages

six constable,

the

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