Repealed or not in force · As amended up to 2026-08
I. IT is hereby enacted, that it shall be lawful for the Commissioners of the Court of Commissioners for the Recovery of Small Debts in and for the Settlements of Fort William in Bengal to appoint four or more persons to be Bailiffs and Appraisers for the purposes of this Act, and to fix such remuneration for the services of the said Officers as shall appear to the said Commissioners expedient, and that such persons shall be duly sworn before the said Commissioners, and shall also give security to be approved by the said Commissioners faithfully to discharge the duties of their office, and that the said Commissioners shall have power to suspend or remove such persons so appointed, provided that it shall be lawful for the said Commissioner to appoint to Bailiffs who may be attached from time to time to the said Court to the officer of Distraining Bailiffs and Appraisers for the purposes of this Act, and to award to the said Officers such remuneration in addition to their respective salaries drawn from the said Court as to the said Commissioners shall appear expedient.
Source: India Code