The Government of India, Being a Digest of the Statute Law Relating Thereto

45. Provision for appointment of president of council

46. Provision for absence of governor-general, or president, from meet-
ings of council.

47. Powers of governor-general in absence from council

War and Treaties.

48. Restriction on power of Governor-General in Council to make war

ib.

49. Relation of local Governments to Governor-General in Council

52. Ordinary and legislative meetings of Madras and Bombay Councils.

53. Procedure in cases of difference of opinion

54. Business of Governor in Council.

ib.

56. Power to place territory under authority of Governor-General in

Council

57. Power to alter limits of provinces.

58. Saving as to laws.

59. Power to extend boundaries of presidency towns

PART VI.

INDIAN LEGISLATION.

Legislation by Governor-General in Council.

60. Additional members of council for legislative purposes

61. Times and places of legislative meetings

62. Constitution of legislative meetings of council

63. Legislative power of Governor-General in Council.

64. Business at legislative meetings

65. Assent of governor-general to Acts

66. Power of Crown to disallow Acts

67. Rules for conduct of business

68. Power to make regulations.

69. Power to make ordinances in cases of emergency

70. Meaning of local legislatures

71. Constitution of legislative council in Madras and Bombay

72. Procedure at legislative meetings of councils of Madras and Bombay 214

73. Constitution of legislative councils of lieutenant-governors

74. Power to constitute new local legislatures

75. Procedure at meetings of lieutenant-governor's council.

76. Powers of local legislature

215

216

ib.

230

231

232

233

77. Business at legislative meetings

78. Assent to Acts of local legislatures

Validity of Indian Laws.

79. Removal of doubts as to validity of certain laws

PART VII.

SALARIES, LEAVE OF ABSENCE, VACATION OF OFFICE,

TEMPORARY APPOINTMENTS, &c.

80. Salaries and allowances of governor-general and certain other

officials in India

81. Leave of absence to members of council

82. Provision as to absence from India or province

83. Conditional appointments

84. Power for governor-general to exercise powers before taking seat

85. Provision for temporary vacancy in office of governor-general

86. Provision for temporary vacancy in office of Governor of Madras or

Bombay

87. Provision for temporary vacancy in office of ordinary member of

council

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91. No disabilities in respect of religion, colour, or place of birth.

92. Regulations for admission to civil service

93. Offices reserved to civil servants

94. Power to appoint natives of India to reserved offices

95. Power to make provisional appointments in certain cases

100. Provision for vacancy in the office of chief justice or other judge

ib.

102. Powers of high courts with respect to subordinate courts

103. Exercise of jurisdiction by single judges or division courts.

104. Power for Governor-General in Council to alter local limits of
jurisdiction of high courts

ib.

105. Exemption from jurisdiction of high court in public capacity 247

106. Written order by governor-general a justification for any act in

any court in India

107. Procedure in case of oppression, &c., by governor-general or his
council

Law to be administered.

108. Law to be administered in cases of inheritance and succession .

Advocate-General.

109. Appointment and powers of advocate-general

248

ib.

249

251

112. Consecration of person resident in India appointed to bishopric

117. Certain acts to be misdemeanours: Oppression. Wilful dis-

obedience. Breach of duty. Trading. Receiving presents 255

118. Loans to native princes

119. Prosecution of offences in England

120. Provision as to persons suspected of dangerous correspondence

PART XII.

SUPPLEMENTAL.

121. Saving as to certain rights and powers

262

122. Treaties, contracts, and liabilities of East India Company

123. Orders of East India Company

II. Offices reserved to the Civil Service of India

TABLE OF COMPARISON BETWEEN STATUTORY ENACTMENTS AND

Subjects to which English and native law respectively apply

Attempt to govern natives by native law, Englishmen by English law

Causes of its failure

Reason for codification

Merits of Indian codes

How far codification applicable to native law

Codes and text-books .

CHAPTER V

BRITISH JURISDICTION IN NATIVE STATES

Territorial character of Parliamentary legislation

Principles limiting extra-territorial legislation

342

ib.

Cases in which Parliament legislates for offences committed out of

The Levant Company .

Original of consular jurisdiction. The Capitulations

Dissolution of Levant Company

Difficulties arising from dissolution of Levant Company

Failure of Act of 1836; its causes

Foreign Jurisdiction Act of 1843 ·

Law framed and administered under Foreign Jurisdiction Acts

Three stages in history of Acts

First stage application to States under regular Governments

Anomalous position in Egypt

Second stage: application to barbarous countries

Third stage application to protectorates

Recognition of African protectorates by Berlin Conference

Charter to German Colonization Society.

Conclusions as to Parliamentary legislation for extra-territorial offences 350

Foreign Jurisdiction Acts

353

ib.

Questions as to effect of German charter.

Questions as to English protectorates in Africa

Persons over whom consular jurisdiction is exercisable

367

Consequences of establishment of protectorate.

Jurisdiction in African protectorates

371

Conclusions as to jurisdiction under Foreign Jurisdiction Acts.

Application of principles to India

372

376

Powers of Indian Legislature

377

Liability of British subjects for offences committed out of British

India

378

Political Agents to certify fitness of inquiry into charge

Conclusions as to general powers of Indian Legislature

385

ib.

Extra-territorial powers of governor-general in executive capacity

Classes of persons to which jurisdiction extends

Conclusions as to extra-territorial powers of governor-general

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