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is a badge of conquest ; and his function, though by use now understood, 

 is anomalous. Where he is not personally present, the Bichciris are judges. 

 Where he is, they share his judicial functions as assessors ; but chiefly 

 enact at present, the part of our barristers. So the military menials of the 

 court are excrescences and badges of conquest. The original ministerial 

 agents were the Wahan Naikiahs and their Mahdniahs — the Tol-mals, &c. 

 &c., as set down under Inta ChapliJ' 



In each of the courts Taksdr and Dhansdr — 



1 KJiarddr, 2 Amaldars, 



1 Jemadar, and 



2 Havilddrs, 25 Sipdhis. 



These officers serve processes* in civil suits ; see to the forthcoming of 

 unwilling* defendants and witnesses in such suits ; and carry into execution 

 the court's judgment. 



The following officers belong to the Inta CJiapli or supreme criminal 

 court — 



1 Bichdri or Judge, 40 Sipdhis, 16 Kdtivdls, 



1 Arazbhgi, 2 Mahanaikiahs, 2 Kumhal-naikiahs,'\ 



2 Kharddrs, 128 Mahdniahs, 1 Tolpradhdn,\ 

 2 Jemaddrs, 15 Tol-mals, 1 Pasalpradhdn, 



4 Havilddrs, Choki-mahdniahs, 2 Tehvilddrs, and 



4 Amalddrs, 1 Kotivdl-naikiah, Q Sahiddrs. 



The Arazhhgi is the superintendent of the jail, and sheriff presiding 

 over and answerable for executions. Immediately under him are the Ma- 

 hanaikiahs, or superintend ants of 3Iahdniahs^ who search for and apprehend 

 criminals, and execute almost all processes^ and sentences in civil and 



* See preceding note touching the military executive of the courts, H. 



t The Kumhal-naikiah is head of the craft of potters ; each craft has a head, but none 

 has any special connection with the court. H. 



X The Tolpradhan is not, properly, a judicial functionary : his duty is to levy the fixed tax 

 of rupees uj)on each Newdr merchant returning from Bhote. H. 



§ See preceding remark. Here is plain proof that the military are accessary and mere 

 badges of conquest, all functions being provided for without them. H. 



