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A BILL TO AMEND THE BOMBAY HEREDITARY OFFICES ACT
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(2) If such part of the watan be land the Collector shall order its transfer to the watandar.”
- Amendment of section 15 of Bom. III of 1874.— Add the following proviso to section 15, clause 1 : —
“Provided that the whole body of representative watandars or a majority of them holding a hereditary office within the meaning of section 63 of the Act having in their possession watan lands shall have the option, if the same be expressed by a written application to the Collector, to be relieved of their obligation to perform such services in perpetuity and shall be entitled to retain possession of the lands held by them if they agree to pay full survey assessment on such lands.”
5. Amendment of section 19 of Bom. III of 1874. —Delete the following from section 19, “and to decide whether the payment shall be made in kind or money”.
- Insertion of new sections 19A, 19B, 19C and 19D in Bom. III of 1874. — After section 19, add the following sections : —
19A. When the whole body of representative watandars or a majority of them whose watan property consists of a right to a levy in kind apply to the Collector to convert such right into money cess the Collector shall then convert the same into an equivalent money cess.
19B. When such a right to a levy in kind has been converted into an equivalent money cess the whole body of representative watandars or a majority of them concerned may apply to the Collector to recover the same from those who are liable to pay. The Collector shall then recover the same along with and as part of the land revenue and shall direct that the same be paid from Government treasury to those watandars entitled to the same.
19C. In case where such a right to levy in kind be deemed a joint return for services to both the ryots and the Government the whole body of representative watandars or a majority of them whose right to a levy in kind has been converted into a money cess may apply to the Collector to decide how much of the money cess is due to them for services to Government and how much for services to the ryots. The Collector shall then give such a decision, which decision shall be deemed to be final.
19D. That the whole body of representative watandars or a majority of them who have asked for such a decision as is referred to in section 19C, shall have the option to refuse to render any services to the ryots provided they inform the Collector in writing of their decision in this behalf. In case such option is exercised the watandars exercising such option shall forfeit that portion of the money cess due to them for services to the ryots.
- Amendment of section 21 of Bom. III of 1874. —In section 21 for the words “such periods” substitute the following : —
“a period not exceeding ten years”.