Gazetteer Of The Sialkot District

· 1895 · Public domain (published pre-1930) · archive.org ↗

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3CHAP. A^-ADMINISTEATION AND FINANCE.

4Chapter T, A.

5General.

6J udicial.

7one is attached to each lahsil, one to head-quarters, being styled

8Sadr IMunsiff, and the seventh is called “ Additional Munsiff, ”

9who ■works in the year for six months in Sialkot and for six

10months in Gujranwala. The Tahsil Munsifis have second class

11powers, which are exercised by them within the respective tahsils

12they are attached to. The jurisdiction of the Additional MnnsifE

13extends to the whole district. The Sadr Mnnsilf exercises his

14second class powers over the town of Sialkot and its suburbs, and

15those of first class over tlio wdicle district. All Munsiffs work

16under the immediate control of the District Judge, The statistics

17of the civil and revenno litigation fur the last seven years are

18given in Table No. XXXIX, and details of criminal trials in

19'fable No. X [j. 'fhc Cantonment Magistrate at Sialkot exercises

20criminal powers of the first class within cantonments and some

21civil ji’.dicial powers as well. Ho also presides over the Canton-

22ment Small Cause Court.

23Honorary Magis- executive staff of the di.stl'ict is assisted by five Honor-

24trates. ary Magistrates. Sardfir Jagat Singh, C.I.E , holds his Court at

25Kaliiswala in tlic I’asriir tah>tl. Sardar Haghel Singh at Daska,

26Fardar Dyal Singh tit Wadala, Sardiir Ilichpal Singh at

27Siranwali in Pasrur, and Chaudri Ghulam Tlasul at Kali. All

28these officers exercise the criminal powers of a Magistrate

29of the second class and the civil powers of a third class Munsifir,

30except Sardar Dyal Singh, who is a second class Munsiff. The

31two benches of Honorary Magistrates in Daska and Raya were

32disbanded some years ago.

33Registration. Seven non-ofiicial Sub-Registrars have been appointed.

34They arc under the control of the Deputy Commissioner as Re-

35gistrar, and they register deeds at Sialkot, Daska, Narowal, Raya,

36Zafarwal, Pasriir and Wadala, respectively, taking a certain

37proportion of the fees as their remuneration. The Tahsildars are

38ex-offlcio Joint Sub-Registrars within the limits of their tahsils.

39The Cantonment Magistrate is ex-officio Sub-Registrar for tbe

40military cantonments. Details respecting the registration work

41performed will be found in Table No. XXXIII A.

42Police.

43Class oE Police.

44Total

45.stieijgth.

46IJlsTRIRlTION.

47Stan.ling'

48Kuauls. ,

49tectlou

50Pistiicb

51303

5258 335

53(’.llltOUTTiCnt...

5450

551 59

56City

57132

58... j 132

59Total

605S1

611 58 j 520

621

63The police force

64is controlled by a Dis-

65trict Superintendent

66with one Assistant Dis-

67trict Superintendent

68under him. The

69strength of the force on

701st January 1895 is

71shown on the margin.

72Besides the regular police there is also a force of village

73watchmen, consisting of -,240 men, termed chaukidars, who are

74posted at the different villages for purposes of watch and

75ward, according to the size and population of the vilage.

76borne of tlie larger villages have one or more chaukidars but