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The penalty for non-fulfilment of the obligations are 

 less severe. (Land Enactment, Section 71, and Land Rules 

 14, 15). 



(i) Quit-rent. — This is due on 1st January in each 

 year, and should be paid to the Collector at the Land Office 

 of the district in which the land is situated. If it is not 

 paid by the 1st May, a notice of demand is served on the 

 owner; if this is without effect, a warrant of atachment is 

 executed against the personal property of the defaulter, or 

 against any goods or crops which may be found on the land. 

 Only in the last resort is the land itself sold for the recovery 

 of quit-rent. 



(ii) Preservation of Boundary Marks (Land Enact- 

 ment, Section 62). — When a grant is issued, a notice is 

 served on the grantee placing under his charge the boun- 

 dary marks erected on his land and specified in the notice, 

 and requiring him to give immediate information if any 

 such marks are injured or removed. The penalty for non- 

 compliance with such notice is a fine. 



(iii) Burials. — Under the Burial Grounds Enactment 

 licenses can be obtained to use a specified portion of land 

 as a burying ground; in every district there are several 

 public burying grounds. 



ACQUISITION OF LAND FOR PUBLIC PURPOSES. 



Land may be acquired at any time by the Government 

 for any public purpose as defined by the Enactment on pay- 

 ment of compensation to the owner. 



The procedure is as follows: 



When the notices required by law have been promulgat- 

 ed, and the extent of the land to be acquired has been 

 decided, the Collector holds an enquiry into the value of the 

 land, notifying all parties interested to be present. At the 

 conclusion of the enquiry, an offer of the amount of com- 

 pensation determined by him is made to the parties in 

 writing. If this is not accepted, the parties interested are 

 called upon to state what sum they claim as compensation 

 and to appoint an arbitrator, while a second arbitrator is 

 nominated on behalf of the Government. If the arbitrators 

 agree as to amount of compensation to be paid, their award 

 is final. In the event of disagreement a joint report is sent 

 by them to the Collector, who submits it to the Court of the 

 Judicial Commissioner for final decision. 



