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(i) The rent due in respect of the land shall he a 

 first charge on the land; 



(ii) There shall he reserved the right of carrying 

 out on the land certain works of public utility — 

 e.g., laying drains, or putting up survey stations 

 and telegraph lines, and that the officers of the 

 State, their contractors and workmen shall have 

 free access for the purpose of carrying out and 

 maintaining such works — provided that where 

 the works interfere with improvements, build- 

 ings or cultivation, there shall be payable due 

 compensation for disturbance or damage, in the 

 manner provided in the Enactment; 



(iii) The Collector of the district and his officers 

 shall have free access to the land. 



There is a further condition now generally expressed 

 in the document of title, but to be embodied in any future 

 amendment to the Land Enactment: it is known as the 

 6 i right of way" condition, and applies to all lands other 

 than those situated within the boundaries of a township or 

 village. Under this condition, the Collector of the district 

 is empowered, in the event of a claim by any adjacent owner 

 for a right of way over alienated land to facilitate access 

 to the nearest public road, to mark out a road which can 

 then be used by the claimant without hindrance from the 

 owner of the land. Full compensation for any damage to 

 growing crops or permanent improvements must be paid 

 by the claimant; the owners of lands using the road must 

 bear all expenses of making and maintaining the road, any 

 dispute being referred to the Collector for decision. 



OBLIGATIONS (LAND ENACTMENT, SECTION 24). 



The obligations on the part of the grantee implied in 

 every document of title, in the absence of any express pro- 

 vision to the contrary, are : 



(i) That the grantee will duly pay the rent specified 

 in the grant ; 



(ii) That all the marks defining the boundaries of 

 the land will be duly maintained; 



(iii) That no portion of the land shall be used for 

 the burial of a human body without the written 

 authority of the Resident. 



These obligations run with the land, and are binding on 

 owners for the time being in the same manner as on the 

 original grantee. 



