1 [Part II,—Benaay Native States, ] 21
2 CHAPTER I.—(1)—COOCH BEHAR.
3 CHAPTER I.
4 THE STATES OF (1) COOCH BEHAR; (2) HILL TIPPERAH; (3) SIKKIM , AND
5 (4) BHUTAN.
6 (1)—-CoocH Brnag.
7 [For the relations of the British Government with this State, see Aitchison’s Treaties, Vol. I,
8 pages 95—99, The Commissioner of Rajshahye for the time being exercises the powers
9 of a Political Agent under Chapters IV and V of the Foreign Jurisdiction and Extradition
10 Act, 1879, for this State. }
11 The only British Enactment, so far as is known, in force locally in this State is the
12 following :—
13 British-Indian Enactment, namely
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15 Local Order under an Act in force generally in all Native States in India,
16 Year. No, Subject of Act, Section, Gubject of Notification, Notification,
17 1879 XXI | Foreign Jurisdic- 6 Appointing a Justice of the | No. 2655-J., dated the 18th
18 tion and Extradi- Brags for the State of} August, 1885.—In oxercise of
19 the Court of Session to! tion 6 of Act XXI of 1879
20 which he should commit} (the Foreign Jumsdiction
21 for trial. and Extradition Act, 1879),
22 the Governor General in
23 Council is pleased to appoint
24 Captain A. Evans-Gordon,
25 Superintendent of the Cooch
26 Behar State, being a Euro-
27 pean British subject, to be a
28 Justice of the Peace within
29 | the State of Cooch Behar.
30 The Governor General in
31 Council ; is further pleased to
32 direct that tho Court of
33 Session at Rungpore shall be
34 the Court to which the said
35 Justice of the Peace shall
36 commit for trial when he
37 makes a commitment to a
38 Court of Session.
39 [See Gazette of India, 1885,
40 ee ee Pt. I, p, 481.)
41 tion. Cooch Beharand denoting | the powers conferred by sec.
42 FL ode