Publisher's Synopsis
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. 1825 Excerpt: ...other. This is said to be the law; but it often happens that the single son, or smaller number, from weakness, or from a sense of justice and brotherly feeling, consents to an equal division. Daughters do not inherit the lands. If the Bhagdar dies without a son, the nephews or nearest male relations take the lands after the death of the widow. In bhagwar villages, the lands ought to be all included in i'.'riiic'Bha. the bhags; but this is seldom completely the case: for a bhag may may become vacant from deaths without heirs, or from bank-A to Land. 'nut incluik'H in ruptcies, or the emigration of the proprietors. In such case bi.. the bhag so vacated is let out by the Patells, Tullatee, &c. to any cultivators who will take the lands, and the amount brought to account separately. This is called "gaum khata zemeen," or land on the general village account. In Turalsa there are at present about 200 beegas of this description, that once formed part of a Rajpoot bhag, now dissolved. It is cultivated by permanent cultivators; but if any of them give it up (which they may do at pleasure), or fail to pay, the principal Bhagdars assemble, and jointly let it out to others. But the receipt from this land is also regulated by the demands on the village by Government, &c.; that is, the whole cultivated tullput of the village is reckoned at 4,500 beegas, and these 200 beegas pay in proportion per beega with the rest. The annual assessment, and all other demands on the village, amount to about 20,500 rupees, which make an average rate per beega of about four rupees and a half. The six principal Bhagdars are answerable for all, although the Tullatee keeps an account with each of the smaller ones. If one of the inferior Bhagdars fails from bad crops or othe...
