In case the Collector or other Officer as aforesaid shall be unable from Sickness, from occurrence of a holiday, or from any other cause, to commence the sale on the day of sale fixed as aforesaid ; or if, having commenced it, he be unable, from any cause, to complete it; he shall be competent to adjourn it to the next day following, not being Sunday or other close holiday, recording his reasons for such adjournment, forwarding a copy of such record to the Commissioner of Revenue, and announcing the adjournment by a written proclamation stuck up in his cutcherry ; and so on, from day to day, until he shall be able to commence upon, or to complete the sale; but, with the exception of adjournments so made, recorded, and reported, each sale shall invariably be made on the day of sale fixed in the manner aforesaid.
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Section 1 · Laws repealed.Section 2 · What is an arrear of revenue.Section 3 · Latest day of payment.Section 4 · In Sylhet, personal property of defaulters may in the first instance be distrained and sold.Section 5 · Proviso in the case of certain descriptions of arrears.Section 6 · Notifications of sale to be issued, and no tender after latest day of payment to stop the sale.Section 7 · Notice to ryots, &.Section 8 · Claims against Government held by a defaulter not to invalidate a sale.India Code, Government of India. Text fetched 16 Oct 2026. Check the linked official text and subsequent notifications when applying a provision.