Central · Act 11 of 1859

Section 40 — Application for registry.

The Bengal Land Revenue Sales Act, 1859

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The holder of any talookdaree, other similar tenure, such as is described in Section XXXVIII of this Act, desirous of registering it, shall apply by petition to the Collector of the District to which the estate belongs. The application shall state when description of registry is desired, and shall contain the following particulars so far as the same are ascertainable:

1. The Pergunnah or pergunnahs in which the tenure is situated.

2. The nature of tenure.

3. The name or names of the billage or villages whereof the land is composed, or wherein it is situated.

4. The area of the land comprised in the tenure, with its boundaries in complete detail.

5. The amount of rent payable annually for the tenure, and whether the rent is fixed for a rent of years or in perpetuity, and the duties, if any, required to be performed on account of it.

6. The date of the deed constituting the tenure, or the date when the tenure was created.

7. The name of the proprietor who created the tenure.

8. The name of the original holder of the tenure.

9. The name of the present possessor, and if he be not the original holder, the mode in which he succeeded to the tenure, whether by inheritance, gift, purchase, or otherwise, and whether he holds jointly or solely.

Holders of such farms as are described in the said Section may apply in like manner for registry of the same. The application shall contain such of the foregoing particulars as are applicable to farms.

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