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2 CHAPTER 1.—(3)—SIKKIM.
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4 (3) —Sik KIM.
5 ( For the relations of the British Government with this State, see Aitchison’s Treaties,
6 Vol. 1, pages 185—148, See also the recent Convention(!) between the British and Chinese
7 Governments, dated the 17th March, 1890, giving the Britieh Government direct and exclusive
8 control over the internal administration and foreign relations of this State. }
9 There are no British Enactments, so far as is known, in force locally in this State.
10 Notes.
11 I.—Delegation of functions with a a to suits apainst the Mahérajé.—By Notifica-
12 tion No, 1369-1., dated the 29th March, 1889, the Local Government of Bengal and its Secre-
13 taries have been authorised, under section 433, sub-section (4), of the Code of Civil Procedure,
14 to excroise, with respect to His Highness the Mahéréja of Sikkim, the functions assigned by
15 sub-sections (1), (2) and (3) of the said section,to the Governor General in Council and a
16 era) to the Government of India, respectively. (See Gazette of India, 1889, Pt. I,
17 p. 187.
18 II.—Treaty provisions as to jurisdiction over British subjects in Sikkim.— Under
19 Article IX of a Treaty, dated the 28th day of March, 1861, between the British and Sikkim
20 Governments, it was agreed that if any merchant, traveller or trader, being a European British
21 subject, should commit any offence contrary to the laws of Sikkim, such person should be
22 punished by the representative of the British Government resident at Darjiling, and that the
23 Sikkim Government would at once deliver such offender over to the British authorities for this
24 purpose, and would on no account detain such offender in Sikkim on any pretext or pretence
25 whatsoever. Further, that all other British subjects residing in Sikkim should be liable to the
26 laws of Sikkim, but such a person should on no account be punished with loss of limb, or
27 maiming or torture, and that every case of punishment of a British subject should be at once
28 reported to Darjiling. (See Aitchison’s Treaties, Vol. I, No. LIV, p. 148.)
29 III.—Extradition—By Article VI of the same Treaty, the Sikkim Government under-
30 took to deliver up all fugitive offenders on demand, and agreed that, should any delay oecur on
31 the part of the Government of Sikkim in complying with the demand of the British Govern-
32 ment for the surrender of a fugitive offender, the British Police might follow the person whose
33 surrender was demanded into any part of the Sikkim territory, and would, on showing a war-
34 rant duly signed by the British Agent, receive every assistance and protection in the prosecu-
35 tion of their object from the Sikkim officers. (See <b., p. 145.)
36 (*) Mr. A. W. Paul, Deputy Commissioner of Darjiling, bas been appointed to be the Commissioner on the part of
37 the British Government for the purposes of Articles 1V, V and Vd of this Convention. (See Notification No, 48-K,,
38 dated the 8th January, 1891, in Gazette of India, 1891, Pt. I, p. 15 )