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TITLES OF ACTS

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i I. An Act further to amend the Indian Tariff Act, 1894. 11, ,, to amend the Sindh Incumbered Estates Act, 1896,

1 1 ,, to consolidate and amend the law relating to Coinage and the Miut.

IV. ,, further to amend the Presidency Small Cause Courts Act, 1882.

V. ,, further to amend the Indian Stamp Aat, 18D9. VI. .,, further to amend the law relating to ~ e r c h a r l t Seamen.

VII, ,, to amend the Excise Act, 1896. VIII . , to ameud the Land Improvement Loans Act, 1883, and the

Agrioulturists' Loans Act, 1884.

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ACT No. I OF 1906.

(Received ttie asseat of the Qovermo~ GelteraZ om the 26ti Jaguary, 1906,)

An A d further to amend the Indian Tariff Act, 1894, I

WHEREAS it is expedient further to amend the Indian Tariff Aot, 1894 ; I t is hereby enaoted as

follows :- I. (1) ThiaeAct may be called the Indian Tariff short title

(Amendment) Act, 1906 ; and ~ n a om- mencement.

(2) It shall come into force on the twenty-~ixth day of February, 1906.

2. I n No. 1 of Schedule I11 of the Indian Tariff Amendment Act, 1894, as amended by the IndianTariff Act (1894) $~~~~ Amendment Act, 1896,- VIII of

(a) Rs. 10 " shall be substituted for ' L Rs. 6 " in 1894. the fourth oolumn as the rate of duty t o be levied and collected per Imperial Gallon or six quart bottles of C' liqueurs ", and

(b) for the following, namoly :- - -

No. / Aame~ of Article.*.. i Per I Bate of D&y,

Spirit when eo used in a proportion of twenty per cent. and upwards.

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Imperial Gallon or 6 0 six quart bottles of and the duty to be in- the strength of creased or reduced in London proof. proportion as the

stren h of the spirit excee $" 8 or is less than London proof.

Spirit, perfumed, in Imperial Gallon or 8 0 wood or in bottles. six quart bottles.

Spirit, other sorts . Imperial Callon or 6 0 six qu&rt bottles of and the duty to be in- the strength of creased or reduced in London proof. proportion as the

strength of the spirit exceeds or is less than Londoli proof.

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r ACT No. 11 OF 1906.

(Received tAe assent o f the Goearltor General on the 20tA - March, 1906.)

An Act to amend the Sindh Incumbered Es- tates Act, 1896,

WHEB;eA$ it is expedient to amend the Sindh A I I

,p: 1896, Incumbered Estates Act, 1896 ; I t is hereby enacted - I I as follows :--

1. This Act mag be called the Sindh Incumbered Short title. Estates (Amendment) Act, 19Q6.

2. I n section 2 of the Sindh Incumbered Estate8 Amendment of 1896. Act, 1896, there shall be substituted- of A C ~ XX,

1896, seotion (a) in olause (2), far the words g c and to whom, 2-

or to whose ancestor, a sanad has been, or hereafter may be, granted confirming such continuance " the words '( as a jsgir," and

(6) in clause (3), for the words commencement of this Act " the words and figure " mak- ing of an application under section 3 by or in respeot of or on behalf of such person."

3. Section 6 of the said Act shall be renumbered Amendment 5 ( I ) , and the following shall be inserted thereafter, ~ ~ o t i o n 6-

namely :-- "(2) Every direction given under sub-section (I)

shall be deemed to afford protection to sureties of the debtor as well as to the debtor himself, unless in any ease a surety has, by his bond, expressly aocepted liability thereunder in the event of an order being made in respect of the debtor's property under seo- tion 7, sub-section (2), clause (c)."

4. After clause (2) of section 9 of the said Act Amendment the following shall be inserted, namely :-- of seotion Q

(2a) clauses (1) and (2) sball be deemed to afford proteotion to sureties of the debtor as well as

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to the dobtor himself, unless ia any case a surety has, by his bond, expressly aoceptod liability thereunder ,

in the event of an order being made in rospeot of the debar's property under seotion 7, sub-section (2), olause (0) ."

amtlnament 5. I n section 10 of the said Act,- of section 10, - (a) for the words "and profits ", in both plaoes

where they oucur, tho words " profits and other sums " shall be substituted, and

(b) after the word Govornment " the words " including the power conferred by section 176 of th6 Bombay Land-revenue Code, Bom. A d 18'79," shall be inserted. v of 1870.

~ m e n a m e n t Ge (a) Section 22 of the said Act shall be renum- of section 22. bered 22 ( I ) .

1 (b) ~de-words tLdsted withia the three years t' imaediately preceding the oommenoement of the r $ w management ", in the said section 22 ( I ) , are hereby

repealed. B t (G) After the said section 22 (1) the following !? shall be inserted, namely .:-

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" (2) Whenever the manager sets aside or cancels a loase under sub-section ( I ) , he shall, by written order, award to the lessee such compensation, i f any, as may appear to the manager to be equitable in the circumstances ; and, subjeot to the provisions of Chapter VT, no compensation in excess of the amount so awarded shall be recoverable by the lessee in a givil Oourt or otherwise.

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under sub-section (2) shall be deemed to be a debt F mentioned in section 8, and shall rank in priority to E 6 all other debts and liabilities other than debts or liabi- 5 lities due or incurred to Government. b

t (4) I f any lessee whose lease has beon so set aside kz or cancelled refuses or neglects to give up possession h ,when required to do so by the manager, the manager F : may, without resorting to a Civil Oourt, enter upon

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THE INDIAN COINAGE ACT, 190.6.. . .

CONTENTS. - 6 b. F Preliminary.

SEUTIONS. 1. Short title and extent, 2. Definitions. 8. Fower to establish and abolish Mints.

Gilerer Coifiage, 4, Silver ooins. 5. ' Standard weight and fineoess.

Nickel Coinage. 6. Nickel coins. 7. Standard weight.

IJroaee Coinage. 8. Bronze coins. 9, Standard weight and composition.

Dimensions and Desdgelzs of C0i.n~. 10, Power to direct ooining, . and to prescribe dimensions

and designs. ( I

Legal Teelzder.

11. Gold coin a legal tender. 1%. Silver coin when-a legal tender. . 13. Nickel coin when a legal tender. 14. Bronze coin when a legal tender. 16, Coin made under former Acts.

.si. Dimilzisbed, Defaced and Cownterfeit Silver Coim.

@:. 16. Power to certain persons to cut diminished or defaced silver ooins.

, 17. Procedure in regard to coin cut under section 1 6 (a). 18, Procedure i n regard to coin cut under. section 16 (6). 19, Procedure i~ rega~d to coin which is liable to be cut

under both clause (a) and clause (6) of section 16. 23, Power to certain persons to cut oouilterfeit silver coin

and procedure in regard to coin so cub. f& 6 9~: ,. *.

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Year. No. ( Short title. Extent of repeal.

XXIII The Indian Coinage So mnoh as is nnre- Act, 1870. pealed.

PI11 The Indinn Coinage So muoh as relatee to the and Paper Cnrrenoy Indian Coiuage Aot, Act, 1893. 1870.

1899 XXII The Indian coinage So mnoh aa relates to the and Paper Currency Indian Coinage Aot, Aot, 1899. 1870.