THE LAND LAW 249 



Native Exemption from Compulsory Service. 



Art. 26. — Natives who may have acquired full 

 ownership rights to the lands held by them in 

 a legitimate manner shall be exempted : — 



(1) From compulsory service with the police 



and military forces ; 



(2) From compulsory labour ; 



(3) From being called upon by the authorities 



to serve as sailors, boatmen or carriers. 

 Sub-section. — Such natives shall not, however, 

 be exempt from accompanying their chiefs 

 or indunas in the course of any military 

 operations which may be carried out by 

 order of the proper authorities. 

 Art. 27. — The following have power to grant 

 to natives in terms of this chapter any lands not 

 being those falling under the exceptions pre- 

 scribed in Article 12, viz., the Administradores de 

 Concelhos, Administradores de Circumscripcoes 

 Civis, and Capitaes-Mores, it being, however, 

 necessary that such concessions be confirmed by 

 the Secretary for Native Afiairs. 



Articles 28 and 29 and their Sub-sections deal 

 with the application to be made by natives in 

 respect of such concessions and the procedure to 

 be followed by the above-mentioned officials in 

 granting them. 



