The BENGAL TROOPS TRANSPORT AND TRAVELLERS' ASSISTANCE REGULATION, 1806

U TRoops TRAN5PORT A"'n TRAHLLBR's [18061 Ben, Reg.JJ. ASSIST A "'CE BENGAL :REGULATION TT 1806 OF (Tm~ BENGAL TROOPS TRA"'SJ>ORT A711D TRAVF.I L~:Rs' AsstsT\"'<:E REOULATION, JIJ06) 1 3 rd ]u~v, 78 06 A Regulation for facilitatilll! the progress of drt,Kh ments of troops through the Company's terri to.ri es , for arTorcling an~ rc·quisitc assistance to persons travclli ng thro11gh those terri t(lrics ·~ Preamble 1. \V111m~.\S it i~ expedient to c-n.tct int•) a R"gulation, for RCncral information and ohsc·r vanc-e-, the rule-s which h;l\ <' hrrn established by Government at dilli-1 cnl times (with Stl< h ,ltJWnd rnents as have bceu deemed ncr·cs•arv) fot facilit.ttin~ the pro gr<'~S of milita1y dctaehmc•nts tltrouh llw Coltlpanv's Provinces, for ascertaining and defrayin·r .my ncrcs<~J v •·x r·cu~c in<:un('d fqr that purpose, and for providing r·ompc·ns.lliou whl'n any matr· rial damage mav be sust.lirwd in the cultiv.llion of th~ Cl)Untry from the march or encampment of troops ; and whe1eas it has also been judg,-cl proper to empower the local officers of police to afforci such rra~on:1 l>le assistancr as may be required by travellers • * * * 3 procecJ-ing through their respective jurisdictiom 111 procurin~ the means of prosecuting their journeys ; * * * *I ~otic" to be the followitw rule have he rn rnarll·d, to be in lorre g l a e v c e tn u r s t 0 ( a; ' ~0 1 " throughout thcf \\·h ' olpeof .the Pwvi1.nr1.~s sul>jl'rt I t hr itnnlf'diatc Magiwat~ government o t 1\e rcstdr-tll v o • •rl \Villi·t•ll (.lccording as by officer,' such rules may he applicablt" to the sai 1 Prt~\'illc•·s rcsrwcti\'l'!v) commanding from the date of their promul!{ntion. drtachments. 2. \Vhenever a detachment of troop>, or a single corp~, shall be ordered to p OCC'ed, b land or water thmugh any pan of the Company's territories the commanding otTtrl'r of' such detachment =SHORT TJ I LE.-This ~hnrt title w.as J!iveu I y the Anu:IH ing ,\n, 1897 (V nf 11!9'), since repealed. LOC:AL EXT!. -IT. '!hi' R,. •ulntiun h,,, be' 1 d•·•·l >rrd. by n;•tllic,l<aon under the-Schednkd J)i~tril'l. Art, 1171 (XIV .,f IP.71), s!'ction I tot,., in Ioree in \~am (exc,.pt thr '\ooth f.tuhai). It is ll(JL in force in th.., Lushai !lills ; .111 notification un•l· r Regulation IT ol IUIICI, in \hnu3l of Local Rult's and Or-en, \'nlum• lJ I. REPF.AL AS TO COOLIES.· -S•ach part of alai, r'·gulation ·•~ authoai ~~s th,. Cnllectun ?nil thl'ir na•ive <•!Tirc-r~. Ill tl.•· ;\l.t~istntc, awl cfa,.ir p<>licr officers, to givr tlal'ir official aid in procuriaw r.unli,.s for thr purpns.- of fa ilitating the march of tr· up• ur thr pro~rt'~s of Civil and \fili,ary ofTan·n or otht'r individual travellin(( th>uu~:la tht' cnur·trv, ritbrr on the public sl'rvic'c-or on tht'ir pr•vatc alTair,, wa• repeakd hv Ben. Rr((. II [of 1820. F(IRTJIER r:~ACTME'ST. -For furthc1 pn•vi. . o•rs as to the tran<port oftroop3. Cte the Benl{al Troop~ transport Rr~lllat' Ill, 1825 rvr of IR25J, f'?SI 'Portions of the title 'which '·cr.: f<'l't':lled t.y d·e Amend an-; t\cr, 1891 (XU of )fiQI), ue nrnitted. •The words "(Whether Eurnn!':l.ll nr 'Sauw)" omittl'd l•y the A. 0. 1951l. 'Portion, of•ection I whirh wrrt' rl'praled by tht-A•lH'ndin(( Alt. 1891 (XII of 1891), are omitted. 1806: Ben. Reg.ll.] faoops TRA"<SPORT AND TRAVELLER's 45 ASSISTANCE or corps is required to give the earliest practicable notice to the Collectors1 of the revenue of the zilas through which the troops are to pass of the probable time of their arrival within such districts respectively ; togethet with information of the probable period of their arrival at the particular places where supplies may be required, and a specification of the supplies whit,;h will be wanted. · The Commanding Officer will likewise notifv to the Collectors the probable period of th · arrival ol the troops at the rivers or nalas in tersectinq their march, where boats or temporary !>ridges may be necessary for crossing the troops and the baggage attached to them"'"' • 2 3. Fmt.-On receiving the notifi<a t ion mentioned in the Pro~edure foregoing section the Collector .. sh,dl immediately issue the of Col~~ctor net.essary orders1 to the laHdholders, farmers, tahsildars or other on no 1ce. person~ in charge l r the lands through which the troops arc to I pass for providing the supplies required, and for making any requisite preparations or boats or temporary bridges, or other- wise for rnablin.~ tht' troops to cross such nvers or nalas as may int• rsect their march, without any impediment or delay. The Collectorr shall at the same rime depute a creditable :• 1 officer to accompany the troops throu~h his jurisdicti.Jn, for the purpose of aiding in procuring the nece~sary supplies and of facilitating the m:c-~rch of the troops. *"' It shall also be the duty of such 1 officer to provide the troops with whatever bearers, coolieJ, 5 boatmen, carts and lml locks may be indispensably necessary to cn..t.l,le the troops to pro secute their route. Should he experience any difficulty in the performance of l~olic~ to as t Im · c i uty, h e t · s at 1 1 '1 J crty to app 1 y 1 " 0r as~1 · s ta nee to t h e nearest s v 1 i s d t i o n n ~ 1> p <- r a o r- polirc ofhcer, who i~ dirrcted to a!liJrd his aid in providing the rers, boat number of persons, and of carts and bullocks 1c qnired. men, carts and hui- SI'C071d.-The supplies furnished under the fore~oing clause locks. (including e<,rthen pots. fit cwood and evPry article of supply) Rates for shall be paid for by the persons r<>ceiving the same at the current su.pplies fur ba~ar prices of the place at which they may be provided : tnuhed to roops. and all oflkers commanding de latch ments of troops or single 0ommand corps marching through any part of the Company's territories are 1ng ~ffic~rs ---------------- to tnqUJre ------------ mto and redress J.ln As•am, the Deputy Commi,~ioner. As !o exercise of functions of complaints Deruty G·mm s•icmers, ste the As•am L.1nd Revenue Regulation, 1886 agamst per· (l of 1886), Chapter VII, post. sons under 1 he words '•The Lommandin, Ofiker will at the same time communi· their com· cate to the \[al!'istr~tes of the zil:u throug'l whi··h the tmops are to pa~s the manu. probable tim<· of the arrival of the troops wi I hin their re,pective jur~adiction," whkh were repealrd • y the Amendint: Act, 1897 (V of 1897), a1e omitted. \ As to fims imp'lsabll' on landlwlders and mher per,ons for diaobedien('e to orders issued under this section, su tb;! Ben~ I froop> 1 ransport Regula tion, 1825 (VI of 1825), f1osl. The word '"lative' omittrd b~ A. Q., l'l50 ' This Rc~ulatlon has been repealed as to coolies-see foot-note on pre- page· - ~ 46 TROOPS TRANSPORT AND TRAVELLER's f1 80fl: Ben. Reg.ll. AssisTANCE enjoinrd to make immediate inquiry into any complaints which m.(y be preferred to them by the person~ furnishing such supplies or in their behalf against any person or person~ under their com mand, and to a!J"ord such redress to the complainants as the n<tturc of the case may appear to require. Certificat.- 4. Fi:rst.- Whenever a dctatchmcnt of troops or sin~le corps tn be gr,ant- shall be provided with boat•, temporary bridges or other accom ~~~~::~i~ou.· modations l>y am lanclbolder, farmer, tah<;i)dat or other person, Officer when conformably to the orders of the Collrctur of the zil<t, lor the t"'>"l?S arc purpose of crossing the troop, anti the-ir bagg.lge uvt't rt.:ers or l·~nvtd~d nalas, the Commanding Officer •Jf sucl1 detachment or corps will ewtctt.h boats ' grant a ccrt1· fi cate to t 1 1 c person f urnt · s t u · n g t 1 1 c S<lme, spec1 · f y · m g the numbrr of boats and persons employc:d, the burden of each l>oat, and how long cmplo) ed on the public ~en• ice. In instances in which temporary bridges mily be constructed for the above purpose, the certificate to be Kranted hy the Com manding Officer is to specify generally the dimensious of the bridges and the materials of which tl1ey may l>c composrd. c,.rti(icat~ Stcond.-The certificate mentioned in the foregoing clause to be S("rtt to shall be immediately transmitteu to the ColkctorJ or the zila by Coll~c or the person receiving it, accompdnied by the detailed account of cwotulhn t. ac- tI1 e expense .l llCUrre d 1r 0r t I1 e purpo~es t h t:re.m spec1"f i e d • ,\ccouut to The Collector·' shall without dday communicate the parti· he sent by culars of the account tn the officer commanding the tletachmcnt. Coll~ctor to or corps on whosr account the expense may h<tvc been incurred, .C'_,omoffi!r. who shall certify ~encrallv thereon whether the services charged r~~dor&ement for in it were performed, or shall state ~uch exccptiom as he may by . Com· havr to offer to any of the charges. mandmg Offic~r. Third.- When the account above-mentioned shall be returned to the Collector he shall certify whether the sums and rate Account and charged in it are in his opinion rea~onable anti conformable to v be o utehnnts btyo t h e usua I rat•·s o f I a I J our an d h" tr e I . ll the 7.1 . , a ; anu.I s I 1 a 11 tr:utsrm . t < oll~ctcr the account, with tb·· vouchers and certificates relating to it, with lu re- with any requisite observations thereupon, through the prescribe pm t to channel, to the [Central Govctnmcnt]. 2 ~ntr~l After 1 he account shall have undergone the examiuation and- ~~~~~r ~ report prescribed for all military contingent charges, the [Central Govl"rument] 2 will pass such final •Jtder as may appo.:<!r proper. ., Colle t•Jr J n the meantime th" Coller. tort is cmpowo.:rctl in ;u~.:h cases may 1 pay to pay the amount ol tile charge, ot such proportion of it a~ ·1e t char((e if may consider reasonable, to the landholder, fat mer or other redsonabJe. persou entitled thr-reto ; inserting the amount so disburseu by !tint at the loot of his treasury-account, 111 explanation of his treasury balance in the mode prescribed for similar cases. [ 1 In A~~am, the Deputy Commissioner. As to ~xercist of functiou of (. Deputy Commis~ioner, r11 the A<sam Land and Revenue Regulation, I 1!116 (I ol 1!186), Chapter Vri, pos.t . Sl ThC' word; "Lx.tl G.Jvcrnr,u•nt" •n •. OJ wer.: suh~tituted f·•r tlw w,•rd~ at "'Governor Genf'n.l in Council" by the \mending Ac•, 1397 (V of 1897), (siroce repeated). 'Centra! Government" was s.Jb~ti••Ill'"d for "Loc·•l Govern· ment" by the A. 0, 1937. - ----- 1806: Ben. Reg.~ 1.) TROOPS TRANSPORT AND TRAVELLERS' 47 ASSISTANCE 5. ,r.. irs!.--Whenever a proprietor, farmer. tenar.t or manag~r Procedur~ of land, throu~Yh which any detachment or corps of the Com- for landhold· "' ers etc pany's tro~ps m~y march,, or on which they_ m~y he c;:ncarnped 811~1 ait;i'ug slut!l cnnsH.ler hnnsell entttled to comp<~nsanon for any llljury sitS- mjury fror• tained li·om the march or encampnvnt of the troops he shall im- march or mediately furnish th~ commanclmg olficer of such troops with as encamp accurate a statement as can be prepared of the nature and extent ment. of the injurv sustained , when the commanding officer as requin:d .fi to certl · l .. y ge . n era 1 1 y t 1 1 aeon w 1 1 et h er or not t 1 1 e d amage repre- cbye ru c m ate m - sented to have been sustained has been actually committed, toge- manding ther with his opinion respecting the justice and extent of the officer. claim. Stco!ld.-lf the proprietr)l', farmt:r, tenant or manager after C~·rtitic a t e receiving such certificate, ~hall consider himself entitled to com- wtth stat~­ pe~sation, he will be at li?erty t_o 1;1 c~sent. the statement of his ~~~i~ to b%. clam1, w1th the commandmg ofhcer s certificate thereon, to the pr<"sentcd t<• Coliector1 of the zila (either in person or by his vakil) within ten C~,IJ~ctor days from the date of the certificate ; but no claim or this descrip- wubm ten tion shall be received by the CoJ!c-ctorL after the expiration of davs. that period, unless the person prl't"ening it shall a~sign good and satisfactory reason for the delay. The Uollector.L on receiving a Halement of damage and th~ commanding officer's certificate thereon within the prescribed period, o1 aft<Twards if sufficient reason be assigned for the delay, shall !ortbwi t h adopt ~uch measures as may appear requisite to ascertain whether or not the claim be well founded, and shall repm t his procr·eclings to the Board of Revenue, accompanied b} his opinion on the· merits of the claim, for the consideration and orders ot lthc c~ntral GovernmcntJ.~ [tis, howevf'r, dt:clared that no claim will be received unlcsr. accompanic:-d by the prescribed certificate pi' the commanding office-r fJf the troops by whom the damage may be slated to have heeu committed ; excepting in instances in whtch the claimant can show good and ~ufficient cause lor not having obtained such certificate. In such cases, if the L!ollector1 shall be satisfieci with the cause <Jssigned by the claimant tor not having obtained the prescribed certificate, he shall transmit the petition and stateme-nt of the claimant to the officer commanding the troops by whom the damage may be slated to have been committed, and shall wait his reply thereto previously to determining whether or not the claim ue entitled to investigation. Procedure 6. Immediately on receiving the notification mentioned in by Mal!ill· . . . h trates on sec~10n 2, the Magtstrates shall transmit ord~rs to t e several receiving pohce-darogas or other local olficers of the pohce through whose notice meu- tioned ill ----- section 2. 'In Assam, the Deputy Commissioner, As to exercise ot functions of Deputy Commis,ioners, see the: Assam Land and Revenue Rt-gulation, 11186 (I of 1886}. Chapter Vll, post. ·• In Assam, the Chief Commissioner {now the State Coveromc:n t) ue the Bengal, lliltar and Orissa aud t\s»am Law~ Act, 1912 (VII of 1912) aud ScheduleD, Pt. HI. s.J, post a;, adapted b)' thr A.O. 1950. •Sub,ututed fur "Go·~ernmc:ut" by the A 0., 1937. 48 TROOPS TRA!\~l'OR 1 AND 1 RAVI!Lt.t.Rs' [1806 :Ben. Reg. L1 . AsSISIANCJ jurisdiction the ln>Oi1S arc to pass tl> affi>td t.:\C'IY assistance 111 their po\/er to ldcilit<tte tile man-h of' th:: ttr1'1)JS through tlwir rt>spectivc jUt isdictions ; ami to lo-operate, as far as nece~s.-u y, with the person dqmtcd ou the p.ut ol the Cl)lle-ctor in p1ocur ing the requisite supplies, as well as 111 aclju~ting any dispntt·s which may arise respecting the pt ices o!' tlw ·trttcle; iut nished, and in prcvc·nting any alarm to the inhahit.mt!'. of tltt: cuuntrv. Report to 7. OITiccrs commanding dct tchmutts of 1roops or sirwlc or ~omh~afndcr-corps on thrir march throu~lt any part the: ( :.nnpany's ten i·~o- lii-C by . l d . d l h l l . I I u!TicerIiC c om- nes are a rea y rel"(urre , 'Y t e gcnt'l a on ers •~suet unc er date manding the l st of February, ] 7!33, t11 Icpoi t to the Co1111nander-in-Chief II'Joj)s on in what rnanm·1 the troops av•: been :;upplic.:•t 111 passPlg thro tgh marc!.. the districts iying in their routf'. J n hke mann<·r, tltr Collectc>r~1 :11 c dj,,•, ted to repol't to the Hoard of Revenue, 2 * u . any complaint:. which may ht· m1.de to tht'm ol the misbehaviour nf the troops, when such compla11tts shall appear to be well tounded and o, sulhcH'II[ irnportanct> to require communication to [the Central Gove1 lllllCnt ]. 1 Police ~- 8. Whrnever any mili tal)' oflic,..r, not commanding nor pm pow"'"fd, rn cee.ling with a e orps or detaclunertt ol ttoous, 01 any other c s a it s y e s 1 o 0 a n s e s . i s e t s • pc:Tson • * .. 4 · ' not rt 3tncte~ 1 by t.ov,·r rwlt ' : nt f · r om lMSs · m g trav•llers 10 throu:{h the cour.try rna; b·· p!Oleed!u" within any patt ptOS<"ntliD'! of the Company's Provi11cc3, elllwr un tlr: l'ubltc H'rvtce or Ihtrr rout1. on Ius pnvate aflairs, and sit tf, be in 111 1 IJf .ts•tstancc dut ing hi~ rotHt to ur<lllk hi H to pro. . t•cutt· Ius journey, ht: sll'lll (),. at liLc'ft\ to tppl)' !I• tlu neate:st local ollicc·r nf poliu· to itHl ltillt in prt>VHlrng any rcqtu~ite· lw;llns, riJulrt'J,' boallltt:n, t ;ut~ o 1 bulln<:k-, or any necess:11 r suppli•·s of provi~ium or otlwr alli.:ks. Aur~tauce On receivin'{ an applic.tlh>n ot tht• above: ll<lturT u1 the pottcc• how alfurd. officer to whom tt may be made shall f'lllnish the aid requr:cd or ed. cauge it to ),. furui-;hed b) thr prupt·r pt•tsou or pe1s om : pro· vided that a sullrctent tl\1 ml•er ol per:.om wit J ha\'c b•~cu ac~,;us­ tomed to act as IJeareiS, coull~J11 or boatmen, or the requisite num ber ol carts and bullocks, uot cxclusi\cly appropriatt·d to the pur· poses of agriculture and occasionally let ((>r hire, can be pro cured W1tlun his jurisdiction. lJn Assam, the J)eputy CommrJ,ioner. As to exttcise of tuncdun, ut Deputy r:omnu,~iuner , stt the A~sam L.llld and Revenue Rcgul ttion, 1886 (I of 1886), Chnpter vii, f'ost. • In Assam the Chid C<>mnu: ,iuner (now th~ Stau: Guvernmcnt)- 111 the lkngat,'llihar and Orr!S3 and As3atn Law~ ,\ct, 1•11!! tVl I of 1'.112), s.3 ar:d ScheduleD, h. III, f>oJI, a~ adaptt'CJ b} the A.Q. 195<1. rhe wonb "and the Maginrate• to report to the N11..Lmat .\dalat, lot the information of the Governor Gcnl'ral in Council," whtch W• te rt•pcaled by tht· Am('nding ,\ct, 18'Ji (\'of 1897), art• omitted. •Substituted for "Guvernment" by the A· 0., l!.r:l7. l'!tl' word "(whethn Luropean or '\ativt')'' unlcttcd by llw ,\. 0., l'.I~U. 'I hli ltegulatitm ha, bceu repe. . led .;, tu t •>uhe> J<t foot llt•te on p..Lg• u ant1. 18()6: Ben. Reg. [1.) TROOPs TRANSPORT AND TRAVELLERs' 49 ASSISTANCE But all police·•>ftict·r~ .trt; strit· I v f.., rbidden, unclf!r pain of Prr>ons and d I . S ffii · S S · I OI\ 1· r om <I rr l · C•' ~ ·~ *t llfl tpp 1 l · Cclrl · < >nS 0. r t 1 I C a I > OVe bcualnlo~ c . k 1n s d n ot natut·e, t<• compel .wy p ·r~on-; no tccu~t )m.·tl tn act a5 bearers, be <'rn· 10 coolin~ or IJO:\llll,\11, to s1·rw: on ~uch occ.tsions, or to furnish a ploycd in traveller, or cnu ,. him to he t'umishc·d, with lmllorks or carts fur~i,hing k ept f.o r pn. vatc use and not I or I 1 . 1 n·, or c·xc I u~t . ve I y appropn.a tcd :u~•~tancc. to the purposes of agriculture. P l 'erson.s ~o •:mpto red an d t I1 e pcrsoQS m. c I1 arge o f carts and pleonyoends t oe mbe· bullocks so provided, shall be at liberty to return from the fir5t at Iit>erty to police-station in th<: nc:xt :r.ila through which th<' corps or detach- return f~on• ment is t<' march, unless a 'oluntary en<'"li.{Cill<'llt to the contrary ftr.~t .Pohcc:- may b c entere d 1· nto 1> y sueh persons. · station. The police-olT1cers a1·c fu11 h•:r enjoi n<~d to he careful that a Co!•dition of broper cornpansation lor t 'lc be.11 ·rs, CIJQ[ies bo'ltmen, cans or IUJ1Stance to u II ock s cmpI o Cl I , anu.1 a J• USt prt• ce fio r t 1 1 e provt·s •· ons or otI 1 er trave1 1 crs. articles provided, be ser.un.:d to tht: persons entitled thereto. I For this purp,>se the pohce-ofTtcers are authori:t.ed to adjust .he rate or hire to be p.1id lor the bearers, coolie; 2 boatmen, carts and bullocks required and dtr· prirc of any artides provided, as well as to deman I th.lt the Wll•JI • or a part, accordin~ to the eire IIIISt.lllC'eS of' tfll' (\\SC, he (nicJ in at.lv,llJCC. Sl10uld any tt tvellct t<'lusc· to eomply with the adjustment or demand ~u 111.1 lc~ by 1 poli.:c·-ollicer, l11: will not be eutitlcd to any assistance fr" n t lw o lfic.:,·r~ of [ tlw Govern rnt:n q 3 under this Regul.ttion. 9. ( ,.rohi/Jittllfl 'll:tziiH/ jltlSOIH not in /ftc military JfTl!iCt. wearing mtlil11ry tltm,J R p. /~1 lltr l:rf•ml'nl.! .Jet, 1871 (16 of 187 ~). r 10. Tr. .a l II{' m;lila• v •f'l/1 II hy '/l(ll tiu! law Ill rt'rloin case~.! RrfJ. by the ft,'Jica!ing Act, IIJ7b \1:.! fJj 187flj. 11, 12. [Rult.~jur jnmnulgatill.f? Rr.t:ultllion.l RefJ. h; the Uepeal ing Act, lll74 (16 of llJ7•t.) 1.1-19. l!~ulr.1 for sufi!i(Ying milttary guardr or drtachment, /Jtr- 11/0IIfllt .l(twnll, trmfJora~)' .~twrds, llloulhlj 1 ej1111 t 1!1 guards, ric:, SU/J fl[ied apjJ/ication ofwln non-a/JIIIimbility in l'~t•sidrfl('y stations. J Ref!. by the Rtpralzn" Act, 111;'(, \1:.! :f IH7f,.) ?0 [HrafJta{ of r/.(1), S. :.!2 rif Rr~. 1 nf 1804.] l<.tjJ. by Ben Reg. :! of 11111. ~The w.n.t. .wo li~urt'i "under Lhc· rules prescribed by Regulation V, 11104,'' wlnd1 w re •··p< ah·cl by the A111endiu~ Act, 11191 (XII of 1891), are oro;ued. I hi> R~~ul.llion h:u ltt~n rt'f)t'aleJ as to coolit~-Jt~ foot note· ocr pa!'(e 44 anti f Sulwitulnl (;,, "(:'"''"" J,y the A. () liJ:iiJ which wotJ was substituted cr "Go. .. enwleut" U\ tlac: ,\ 0. l'IJ7,