ORIENTAL COMMERCE. 



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The civil and military government of Bengal, Rahar, and Orixa is 

 vested in a Governor-General and three Counsellors. Vacancies therein are 

 to be supplied by the Directors, and I lie Counsellors to be taken from the 

 civil servants, of not less than twelve years standing. If the Directors 

 neglect to fill up vacancies for two months after the notification thereof, the 

 King may supply such ; but the parties so appointed, only to be recalled by 

 the King. Provisional appointment may be made by the Directors, hut no 

 salary paid till the parties are in the actual possession of the office. If a 

 vacancy in the office of Governor-General takes place, when there is no pro- 

 visional successor on the spot, the Counsellor next in rank, to fill the office 

 till a successor arrives, or a person on the spot a appointed ; and if. during 

 this interval, the Council should he reduced to one member only, besides the 

 acting Governor-General, he may call any Senior "Merchant he may think 

 fit, to act as a temporary Counsellor till the arrival of a Governor-General, 

 or fresh appointments made ; the salaries only to be received while holding 

 the offices. Although no provisional successor be on the spot, the Commander 

 in Chief not to succeed to the office of Governor-General, except specially 

 appointed so to do ; but the Counsellor next in rank to him to succeed. If 

 a vacancy occurs in the Members of Council, and no provisional Counsellor 

 be on the spot, the Governor-General in Council to appoint such from the 

 Senior Merchants. The Commander in Chief, not being Governor-General 

 also, when appointed to the Council, to rank next the Governor- 

 General; but not to receive salary as a Counsellor, unless specially 

 appointed so to do. 



If any Member of Council become incapable of acting, or be absent, and 

 the Governor-General should require the advice of a full Council on any 

 urgency, he may call provisional successors ; or if none such be on the spot, 

 Senior Merchants to the Council. Persons so called, not to be paid any 

 Hilary, nor to be deprived of any office on account thereof. The King may 

 remove any servants of the Company ; a duplicate of the instrument for 

 such removal being transmitted to the Chairman, or Deputy Chairman, 

 within eight days alter being signed by His Majesty. The Directors may 

 also remove their servants, &c. except in case of appointments made by the 

 King, in consequence of the Court of Directors not appointing. Departure 

 from India, or arrival in Europe of Governor-General, Sec. deemed resig- 

 nation of office ; but during residence in India, resignation must be notified 

 under hand and seal. Salary, &c. to cease on the respective days such acts 

 take place. If the Presidency be quitted, except on the known actual ser- 

 vice of the Company, salary, &c. not to be paid during such absence; and if 

 parties (putting, do not return, the salary, &c. to cease on the day the Pre- 

 sidency was left. 



