The Punjab Record Volume 37 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1903 Excerpt: ...assault must do so with calmness and not with violence. The more good temper and coolness shown by the police, whenever they are called upon to act, the more readily will all the well-disposed assist them in preserving the public peace and securing any riotous or disorderly person. 9. The police must not be permitted to exact food &c, from the villages they visit, or elsewhere, without paying for the same. The Police not to take sup-Tillage account books-have, in some instances, shown this plies without payment. evij to existi mit unfortunately without the names of the recipients being entered. 10. For the performance of the duties required from the foot police, it is not necessary that any members of the body should keep a Foot police not to keep horse or pony, or other means of conveyance. The horses or ponies &c. salaries of even the best paid amongst them are uot adequate for the expense which would thereby be incurred; and those who did keep horses or ponies Ac. would assuredly be tempted to exact from the people the cost of keeping the same. 11. The foot police must be, as a rule, strictly prohibited from keeping cattle for such purposes. In a case where a Deputy InspectorFoot police notordinari-General is satisfied that a member of the foot police has ly to keep cattle. private means, sufficient to enable him to keep a horse or pony, permission for its being kept can be given; but such a case would be a special one. 12. This is not intended to prevent men whose families live near and keep cattle, owning cows, goats, buffaloes fec, nor to hinder a Animals may be kept un-man from keeping au animal to supply him with milk, der certain conditions. which at some isolated outposts may be a real necessity, but cattle may not be kept inside police st...