Section XV. Every mounted Officer, and every mounted orderly of snch Corps, Exemptioll from[and every member of

XV. Every mounted Officer, and every mounted orderly of snch Corps, Exemptioll from[and every member of such Corps for the time during ] horse-tax. which he shall belong to a troop of Cavalry in such Corps, shill be at liberty to keep one horse without being liable to pay `in` respect thereof any tax imposed upon horses. XVI. It shall'be lawful for any member of such Corps, whenever he Power to disnrm permay be in discharge of his duty as a member of the Corps, sons. and wheresoever he may then be, to disarm any person, not being in the Military or Naval Service of the Queen or of the East India Company, or a Police Officer, who shall be found between sun-set and sun-rise in any public street, thoroug1rfare, or other public place, armed with a sword, spearLr, gun, or other fire-arms or warlike instruments without a pass or licenee for that purpose' from the Commissioner of Police or other Officer authorized ,' by Government to grant such pass ; and also to disarm any person who may be found armed at any time co~trary to law or to any order of Government in any pubEc street, th~r~aghfare, or &her public place ; and also $0 apprehend and Beliv e~ - . , deliver over $0 a Police Officer any person so found arined, `in` order thak he the weapon so seized shall be forfeited ccordjn@.to,~ law, ,or..;.,,&&be!. :p XTIIIE. It shall also be bwhd for any member of snch Corps, whenever - he may be on cluty, to prevent any disturbance of the pubAlso to prevent dis,rb,nce,s , f , , pllblic lic peace; and to disperse any persoone whom he may find peace, to dispeTse urarsgeinbled together to tlie number of five or more w i t h o k lawful assemblies, and , . j +it `P .` . t 1 8 io q1p~ehend certain reasonable muse between sun-set and sin-hse in inny p'$3-' '[' ] hu~pectecl persons. lic street, "chorouglzfare, or other public place in wliich snch member of the said Corps may be in the discharge of his duty ; and d3o to . apprehend any person a,gainst whom there shall be reasonable grounds to suspect that he has co-mmi'cted or is about to commit any offence against the State, or '&at he has aided or is about `to` aid ~"DJT other person in Ghe coniniiasion of snch ogence, or tliat he has incited or is aboutto incite any person or persons Go mutilly or rebellion or other offence q d n s t the Skate ; and to deliver him over to sdme Po'lic,e Officer. XBIPI. FTThoever assaults or resists, or aids or assists m y person in assaulking or resisting, or incites any person to assault or il,g Penalty or ,fay sssalilt- melnresist, any inember of such Corps in the erecution of his in execution Of duty, shall be liable, on conviction before a BEagistrate their duty. or Justice of the Peace, to a fine not exceeding two hundred Bupees, or to im~aoninellt for a,ny term not exceeding six calendar months with or without hard labour. '$ XIX.[The \vord ] "[~agistrzte" shall iirclude Magistrates of Police, ] Joint Magistrates, and persons exercising the powers of a Interpretation of the word " >fagistrate." ' Bgagistrat,es - - XX.[Corps may be enrolled ][in ][the Presidencies of Fort ][St. ][George ][and ] Bombay respectively, or, if the Governor General in GounEnrolnient of Volunteers corps in the cil s h d so order, in the Lieutenant[Governorship of ] other b~esidencies, &c. Bengal, or in the Lieutenant-Governorsl~ip of the North-Western Provinces, or ill the Punjab, or in the Provinces of Onde or Nagpore, or other place ; and all powers hereby vested in, and acts aequi~ed: ACT No. XXIII OF 185Z `ji` required 4,o be ganctioned or confirmed by, the Go.vempr General of India in Council shall, as regards Corps enrolled `in` either of the FPresiqencies of Fork St. Gzor e~pechively, be exerci,sed, sanctioned, "$a ' ' confirmed by the Go ncil of such Presidency ; and, if ct Governor General in Council shall so order, may, as regards Corps to be enrolled within their respective jurisdictions, be exercised, sanctioned, or confirmed by the Lieutenant-Go~ernor of Bengml or the Lieutenant-Governor of the - North-Western Provinces, or by the Chief @onzmissioaers of the.P~miab and " Onde resp6c'civkly, or the Commissioner of the Govhrhof ~eh%ral in CoudiiB shall &tt ;., XXH. No suit, action, or other proceeding sT;all be co-szmenced or proLimitation of suits, secuted against any person for anything done ia pursuance &c. of this Act, without giving to such person Z, month's previous notice in writing of fhe intei~ded ahlorn and of the cawe thereof, nor after tender of sufficient amends, nor af'r>er the expiration of tizree months from the accrual of the cause of action or other proceecling. XWII. Every person who shall have been enrolled in any such Corps 'before the passing of this Act shall be entiiled to the benefit and Indemnity for acts done before the passing protection of this Act, and is hereby indemnified for `dl` of this Act. acts done by him in the discharge of his duty, which h e would have been authorized to do by this Act if it had been in force ai the time.