APPENDIX- x THE CHIN HILLS REGULATION, 1896*, A Regulation...
Transcript of APPENDIX- x THE CHIN HILLS REGULATION, 1896*, A Regulation...
APPENDIX- x
THE CHIN HILLS REGULATION, 1896*,
A Regulation to Declare the Law Applicable in the Chin Hills
of Upper Burma
WE RE AS it is expedient to declare the law applicable in the Chin
Hills of Upper Burma *It is hereby: enacted as follows*-
CHAPTER I
PRELIMINARY
1, (1) This Regulation may be called the Chin Hills Regulation, 1896
(2) It shall come into force on such date as the local Government
may, by notification in the Burma Gazette, appoint*
(3) This section and section 3 shall extend to the whole of the
CHin Hills*The rest of this Regulation shall extend only to such
tracts in the Chin Hills as the local Government, with the
previous sanction of the Governor General in Cbuncil may, by
notification in the Burma Gazette, direct*
2, (l) In this Regulation, unless there is anything repugnant in the
subject or context, the expression -
•Superintendent* includes my officer whom the local Government
may invest with the powers of a« Superintendent under this
Regulation:
(2) "Assistant Superintendent" includes any officer whom the Local
Government may invest with the powers of an Assistant Superintend*
* The Regulation came into force on the 1st June, 1997( vide Political Department Notification .No,9 dated the 1st May, 1897,p. 18)*
under this Regulations
(3) * Chins" includes (a) Iushais,(b) Kukis, (c) Buimans domiciled
in the Chin Hills; and (d) any persons who have adopted the
customs and language of the Chins and are habitually resident
in the Qtfn Hills#
(4) "Clan* means any sub-division or section of Chins, and includes
a group of clans:
(5) "Village" includes -
(a) a village-coanmity
(b) village lands
(c) rivers passing through or by village land; and
(d) a group of villages; and
(6) "Headman" means the chief or head of any clan or village inhabited
by Chins, and includes a council of chiefs or elders.
CHAPTER III
LAW APPLICABLE IN THE CHIN HILIS
(1) This Regulation and the enactment in the schedule, to the
extent and with the modification therein set forth, shall be
deemed to be the only enactments which apply to any tract in
the Chin Hills to which section 2 and sections 4 to 41 (both
inclusive) may be extended by a notification under section 1 ,
sub-section (3)
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(2) Nc other enactments shall be deemed to apply to ^ in in the
Chin Hillst
Provided that the local Govexnment( subject to the control)
of the Governor General in Council, may, by notification in the
Burma Gazette, declare any other enactment to be applicable
wholly or to the extent or with the modification which may be set
forth in the notification.
L (1) So far as regards persons other than Qiins» the law in force
in the ^ in Hills shall, subject to the provisions of sub-section
(4) and (5), be the law for the time being in force in Upper
Burma exclusive of the town of Mandalay:
(2) For the purpose of any enactment in force in the Chin Hills
In pursuanoe of the provisions of sub-section( 1 ) , the Superin
tendent shall be deemed to be the Deputy Cbmraissioner or the
District Magistrate Chile ctor, and an Assistant Superintendent
and Assistant Cbnmissioner in charge of subdivision or an
Assistant Cbllector of the finit class, as the case may be*
(3) The Local Government shall exercise the powers of the Financial
Gbmmissioner and of a Cbmraissioner under any such enactment as
aforesaid#
(4) This section and sections 9,16,22,23, 33 and 34 shall apply to
all persons within the Chin Hills.
(5) Section 12 shall apply t© all parties to a suit or otter
proceeding of a civil nature in which any of the parties 1® a Chin.
CHAPTER m
HEAEMEN AND THEIR POVERS
(1) Subject to my general or sjfe'-ial orders of the Local Government
the Superintendent m?y appoint and remove any headman and may
define the local limits of his jurisdiction and declare what clan
or village, or both, shall be subject to him*
(2) VJhere a headman is appointed for a group of villages or clans,
the Superintendent may declare the extent to, and the manner in
which the he£<han of the villages or clans conposing such group
shall be subordinate to the headman of ihe group*' ' *v
(3) In making a declaration Under this section the Superintendenti
‘ shall be eruided as far as practicable by local custom,
( 1 ) Every headman shall within the local limits of his jurisdiction
have general control, according to local custom, over the clan
or village, or both declared subject to him,
(2) He may levy from such clan or village any customary dues and
many inpose on them such punishments as are authorised by local
custom* ,
Provided that no barbarous, excessive or unsual punishment
shall be inposed,
(3) He shall be bound to keep the peaoe within the tract under his
general control; to conply with all lawful orders received from
the Superintendent or Assistant Superintendent; and to furnish
on the requisition of the Superintendent or an Assistant Superin
tendent on receipt of payment at rates to labour required by any
public servant*
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7* (l) A headman may try,according to local custom, any person subject
to his general control, who may be charged with any offence other
Him an offence punishable under sections 121 to 130,sections
302 to 308, sections 341 to 348,sections 363 to 377,sections 390
to 402 and sections 438 to 440( aid inclusive) of the Indian Penal
Gbde or with abetment of, or attenpt to commit, any of these
offences, end may ptnish with fine in money or goods any person
found guilty iy him of any such offence as aforesaid*
(2) Nothing in the Indian Penal gbde or in the Cbden of Griminal
Procedure, 1882 shall apply to any proceedings of a headman acting
in exericse cf "the po*«rs conferred by this action.
8* A headman may try and decide according to local custom any dispute
of a civil nature between persons subject to his general control,
aid may enforoe his decision in accordance with such custom.
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JURISDICTION AND SPECIAL PCWERS OF OFFICERS
9* (j) The Hiin Hills shall constitute a session division and a district
for criminal, civil, revenue and general purposes, and the
Superintendent shall be the Sessions Judge*
$2) As Sessions Judge the Superintendent may take cognizance of
any offence as a Cburt of original jurisdiction without the accused
being comnitted to him by a Magistrate for trial, and, when so
taking cognizance, shall follow the procedure prescribed by tho
. , Cbde of Criminal Procedure, 1882, for the trial of Warrant
cases by Magistrate*
10* For the purposes of the 0>de of Griminal Procedure, 1882, the local
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Government shall exercise the powers of o High Cburt.
11* The local Government may, by notification in the Burma Gazette,Invest
any Assistant Superintendent with all or any of the powers of a
Superintendent under this Regulationt and define the local limits of
his jurisdiction,
12. (1) The Superintendent end every Assistant Superintendent exercising
jurisdiction within the Chin Hills may try any suit or other proceedings
of a civil nature between parties, any one of whom is a (hin,according
to such procedure as the Local Government may, by notification In
the Burma Gazette,prescribed; and
(2)in the trial of any such suit or proceeding, may exercise all or
any of the powers which he might exercise in a suit or proceeding
in which none of the parties is a Chin; end
(3) in deciding any such suit or proceeding, shall have regard to' i ■ ' “•*- ' '
local custom and to justice, equity and good conscience.
13. The Superintendent may withdraw any civil or criminal case pending
before a headman or an Assistant Superintendent and may either try
himself or refer it'for trial to an Assistant Superintendent.
14.(1) Subject to the control of the Local Government, the Superintendent
may take hostages from, or inpose fines in money or goods on, any
clan or village or any part thereof, if after enquiry he finds that
any of the persons be 1 eng in g to such clan or village have -
(a) colluded with, or harboured, or failed to take reasonable means
to prevent the escape of, any petson accused of,! or under sentence
of imprisonment for, an offshcej
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(b) suppressed or combined to suppress evidence in any criminal case;
(c) failed or neglected to restore stolen property tracked to their
village or take on the track beyond the limits of their village}
(d) done any act hostile or unfriendly to the Government;
(e) disobeyed the lawful orders of the Superintendent or of an
Assistant Superintendent?
(f) taken part in or abetted an attack on traders or other travellers,
or they levy of or attenpt to levy unauthorized dues or tolls; or
(g) engaged in fighting with any other d a n or village.
(2) The Superintendent may oitder the whole or sny part of fine inposed
under this section to be given as condensation to any person to
whom damage or injury has been caused,directly or indirectly,by
the act in respect of which the fine is inposed.
(3) Yfasn in pursuance of an order passed under this section a person
has received compensation for injury out Of the prooaeds of a
fine, all right of Such person to condensation based on the same
injury shall be barred.
15. When within the area occupied by any clan or village a person is
dangerously or fatally wounded by unlawful attack, or the body of
a person reasonably believed to have been unlawfully killed is
found,the members of such clan or village shall be deemed to have
corrmitted an offence mder under the last foregoing section unless... \
they can stfow that -
(a) had not any opportunity of preventing the offence or arresting
the offence; or,
(b) had used all reasonable means to bring the offender to justice.
16. In the event of any clan or village acting in a manner hostile or
unfriendly to'.the Government, detain all or any member of such clan
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or village, deport them from the Chin Hills for life or for m y
other shorter terra, detain or confiscate their property, debar them
from access into territory outside the Chin Hills and prohibit all
or any other persons from entering "the area occupied by such elm of
village*
17. Every headman who abused any of the powers conferred upon him
by this Regulation, or neglects to obey any reasonable order of the
Superintendent shall be liable by order of the Superintendent to pay
a fine not exoeeding fifty, rupees,* or to be suspended or dismissed
from office.
18* Vhen the Superintendent is satisfied that a dispute likely to
cause a feud, breach of the peace or any affecting the human body or
against properly exists, he may enquire into the dispute and pass such
order as he may think fit, having regard to local custom and to
jiftice,equity and good conscience,
1?* No new villages shall be formed without the consent of •’jbhe
Siperintendenjt,'yihq may, for reasons to be recorded in writing, prohibit
the formation thereof.
20. Vffienever it seems to the Superintendent to be expedient on military
or other grounds, he may, by order in writing, direct't the removal of
any village to any other site, and , with the sanction of the local
Government, may award to the inhabitants thereof such conpensation-for
any loss which may have been occasioned to than by such removal as,
in his opinion, shall be just^
21. (1) When any person is known or believed to have a feud, or has
occasioned any cause of quarrel likely to lead to bloodshed, dacoity
or robbery, the Superintendent may require such persori to reside beyond
the limits of the Chin Hills or within those limits at such place as
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the Superintendent may deem desirable*
(2) No oider requiring a person to reside beyond the limits of
1 the Chin Hills shall be made without the previous sanction
of. the local Government*
22* When the Superintendent is satisfied that the presence of any
person( not being a public servant or a Chin) is injurious to the
7 peaoe or good administration of the Chin Hills, he may, fomreasons4:to
be recorded in writing ,order such person to leave the Chin Hills
within a civen time*
23, Whatever-contravenes the provisions of section 19 or disobeys
an order under section 20 or a requisition under section 2 1 , or an order
under section 22 , may, on conviction by a Magistrate, be punished with
imprisonment for a term vMch may extend to six moths, and shall also
be liable tof fine which may extend to one thousand rqpeeg*
24, When the Superintendent is of opinion that it 4s necessary for
the purpose of preventing culpable homicide( vfoether amounting to
murder or not) grievous hurt, dacoity or robbery to require any person
to, execute a bend for his good behaviour, he may order such person to
execute a bond with or without sureties, for his good behaviour during
such period not exoeeding three years as the Superintendent may fix,
25, When a feud or other cause of quarrel likely to lead to bloodshed
or violence exists,or is in the opinion of the Superintendent,likely
to arise between two clans, villages or families of Chins, the Superin
tendent may order all or any of the persons belonging to such clans,
villages or families, to execute a bend with Or without suieties, for
their good behaviour during such period not exoeeding three years as he
may fix*
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26, When an Assistant Superintendent duly authorised under section
II passes an order section 24 or section 25, he shall at once submit
a report of his proceedings to the Superintendent*
27. (l) The coumission or attempted commission or the abetment by
a person who has executed a bond for his good behaviour under
section 24, of any offence affecting the human body or against
property shall be deemed to be a breach of such bond.
(2) If ,while a bond executed rnder section 25 is rin force, the
life of any person belonging to any clan, village or family
concerned is unlawfully taken or attenpted to be taken, or the
property of any such person is m lawfully taken or attempted
to be taken, by or with the abetment of any person or persons
belonging to the other elan, village or family,the Superintendent
may declare o-he bonds of all or any of the per sms belonging to
such other clan, village or family, and of their sureties(if any)
to be forfeited*
28* (1) If any person ordered to execute a bond for his good behaviour
under section 24 or section 25 does not give the security required
on or before the date on vhich the period for which the security
is to be given begins, he shall be committed to prison or if he is
already in prison, be detained there until such period expires,
or until within such period he gives the security to the officer
who made the order requiring it, or to the Officer in charge of
the jail in which he is detained, in which case he shall be
forthwith discharged from prison*
(2) Imprisonment for failure to give security under section 24
o* section 25 may be rigorous or simple as the Officer requiring
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29. When anyperson has suffered imprisonment fox three years for
failute to give security for his good behaviour under section 24 or
section 25 he shall be released and shall not again be required to
give security unless a fresh order is passed in accordance with the
provisions of this Regulation,
30,(l) fny person who has, under the provisions of section 24 or
section 25, given security, or been inprisoned ®or failure to
give security, may be brought before -the Superintendent i f , on
the expiry of the period for which security was required to be
given, the Superintendent so directs,
(2) When the Superintendent thinks it necessary, for the purpose
of preventing the commission of any offence affecting the human
body or against property, to require security for a further period
from any person so brought before him, he shall record a proceeding
to that effect,
(3) The proceeding may be founded on the facts on vJiich the original
order to give security was founded, and it shall not be necessary to
prove any fresh facts to justify an order to give security for*
a further period} under this section and such subsequent order, if
passed, shall have the same effect end be enforced in the same. - ■ • *1.
manner as an order to give security under section 24 to section 25,
(4) Notwithstanding anything in this section, no person shall suffer,
for failure to give security under this Chapter, inprisonment for •
more than six years or,without the sanction of the local Government,
for mor® than three years.
CHAPTER V
SPECIAL RULES AS TO AFMS,AMMUNITION,OPIUM AND FORESTS
31, (1) The Superintendent may fix the number of firearms and the quantity
and description of ammunition which may be possessed toy any clan or
village, and may issue i i o e n ^ , either to such clan or village collective
ly, or to any of the persons belonging thereto individually, to possess
the firearms and ammunition specified in the licenses.
(2) All firearms for which licenses .have been issued shall be stamped
and entered in a register.
(3) The Superintendent may grant a license to any clan or village for
the manufacture of gunpowder.
(4) Any person, who, not being lioensed or not belonging to any clan or
village licensed in that behalf, possesses any firearms or anmunition,ofc
#10 escorts from the Chins Hid Is any firearms of ammunition, or wfoo
manufactures gmpodwer, shall be pmished, on con victim bya Magi state,
wilh in^risatment TAhich may extaid to three years, or with fine, or with
both.
(5) Wl13y the previous sanction of the Local Government, the Superintendent
may direct that the foregoing sub-section shall not apply to any tract or
part of the Chin Hills, and may with the sanction canoel any direction
so made.
(6) The Superintendent may, by order in writing, prohibit all or any
of the persons belonging to any clan or village from carrying daos,'
spears aid bows, and arrows, or any of the weapons, in any tract,' to be
defined in the order. If he i s of opinion that such prohibition is
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necessary to the peace of such traet,Such order shall specify the
length of time during which it shall remain in force,
(7) Soever disobeys a prohibition under sub-section (6) shall,
cm conviction by a Magistrate, be punished With imprisonment ivhich
extend to six months, or with fine, or with both,
32, No prosecution uider the Upper Burma Forest Regulation, 1887, or
any rule thereunder, shall be instituted against any Chin except with the
sanction in writing of the Superintendent,
33, Vhoever inports, cultivates,manufactures, possesses, sells or
exports opium, ganja, bhang or charas in the Chin Hills shall be
ptjnished, on conviction by a Magistrate, with the imprisonment which
may extend to one year or with fine, or with both,
34* VJhoever sells foreign fermented liquor or spirit to any Chin
shall be puiished , on conviction by a Magistrate, with imprisonment
which may extend to three months, or fine or with both.
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CHAPTER VI
HU1ES REGARDING TAXES AND REALIZATION OF FINES|TE<i
35; Taxes shall be levied m all clans and villages at sudi rates
and in such manner as the I©cal Government may pie scribe.
36. An oider for the payment of any fine or tax, or for the delivery
of any property, or for the perfoxman oe of m y act, may be enforced
(1) by the seizure of any moveable property or of any standing crops
of the person against #iom such order is made, or when the order is
made against a d m or village or family of Chins, of any person
belonging hereto, or(2) with the sanction of the Superintendent of of
an Assistant Superintendent, fcy the sinple imprisonment, for a term
not exceeding one year, of the person against whom such order is made.
CHAPTER VII
CONTROL
37. No appeal shall lie against any order passed by a headman or
by any officer acting tinder this Regulation.
38. (1) All headmen and all officers in the Chin Hills shall be
subordinate to the Superintendent, who may revise any order passed
by any such headman or officer, including an Assistant Superintendent
specially enposvered under section II*
(2) The local Government may revise any order passed tinder this
Bsgulation.
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39, Subject to the control of the Governor General in Cbuncil,
the. local Government may make rules cm si stent with this Regulation -
(a) to regulate the procedure to be observed by officers acting under
this Regulations;
(b) to prescribe the use of such foiras, the submission of such
reports and; staterpents and the maintenance of such records said
registers as it may think necessary and,
(c) generally, to cany into effect the purposes of this Regulation,
4DC 'i)Hxcept as provided in this Regulation, a decision passed, act
done? or order made undefr this Rsgulation shall not be called in
question in any Civil or QriLminal Cbtcrt,
41.(1) The Local Government may# hy notification in the Burma Gazette,
delegate to the (fentnissloner of any Division in Upper Riima all or
sny of the powers conferred upon the local Government by this
Regulation, except the powers conferred by this section and by sections
1,3,5,11,12,31,35 and 39, and may, from time to time by a like
notification, rescind or vaiy any such notification,
(2) When all or any of the powers of the local Government have been
delegated to the Cbmmissione:r of the division, the local Government
may revise sny order passed by such Gbmmissioner exoept an order
passed under section 10,
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APPENDIX ~ J1
THE ATTLEE- AUNG SAN AGREEMENT SIGNED ON JANUARY 27,1947
^•Frontier areas:
It is the agreed objective of both his Majesty’ s Government and the
Bujmese delegates to achieve the early unification of the Frontier Areas
and Ministerial Burma with the free consent of the inhabitants of those
areas,At the time it is agreed that the people of the Frontier Areas
should, in respect of common interest, be closely associated with the
Government of Burma in a manner acceptable to both parties,For this
puipose it has been agreedi
(a) There shall be free intercourse between the peoples of the Frontier
Areas and the people of. Ministerial Burma without hindrance,
(b) The leaders aid the representatives of the peoples of the Frontier
Areas shall be asked,either at the Panglon^ conference to be held
at the beginning of next month, or at a special conference to be
convened for the puipose of expressing their views upon the form
of association with the Government of Burma which they consider
acceptable during the transition whether?
(1) by the appointment of a small groip of frontier area representa
tives to advise the Governor on frontier affairs and to have
close liaison with the executive comcil or
(2) by the appointment of one frontier area representative as executive
comcilor in charge of Frontier Areas, or
(3) by some other method,
(c) After the Panglong meeting 't or the special conference,His Majesty’ s
and the Government of Burma will agree upon the best method of
advancing their common aims in accordance with the expressed views of
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of the peoples of the Frontiers Areas.
(d) A Cbmmittee of Enquiry shall be set forthwith as to the best
method of associating the Frontier peoples with the working ot*t
of the new Gbnstitution of Burma.Such Cbmmittee -will consist of
equal numbers of persons from Ministerial Burma» nominated by
the Executive Gbmcil, and of persons from the Frontier Areas,'
nominated by the Governor after consultation with the leaders of
those areas, with a neutral Chairman from outside Burma selected
by ti n agreement.Such Cfenraittee shall be asked to report to the
Government of Burma and His Majesty’ s Government before the
summoning of the Constituent Assembly*.
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APPENDIX - I I I r, x i V, - _Dated j the 12th Fcbraary 19^7 •
THE PAWLONQ ACRES-MEMT. .19^7. !' '
A Confer-snca having been held at Panglong, attended by certain members of the Executive
Council of t'ne Governor of Burma, all Saohpao and representatives of the Shan States,
the Xachln Hills and th<* Chin Hills.
The Monbers of tho Conference, believing: that freedom will be more epeedly achieved bytho Shans, theKachins and the Chins by their immediate co-operation with tho interim
Suns ess Government* .
The members of the Conference have accordingly, and without dlspentients,n£T follows i -■; _ - i f
1. A Representatives of th# Hill peoples, selected, by the Governor on tho reconmandation
of representatives of the Supreme Council of the United Hill Peoples(( SCOUHP ) nhall
to appointed a Counsellor'to the Governor to deal with the Frontier Arean.
2. The said counsellor shall also be appointed a raeraber of the Governor's Executive
Council, without portfolio, tnd the subject of Frontier Areas brought within tho pur-
vlon of the Executive Council by Constitutional Convention »3 in the case of Defence and External Affairs, The Counsellor for Frontier Area3 shall bo given executive
authority by siaHnr neana.
3.The said Counsellor shall bo assisted by two Deputy Counselloru representing racosof which ho is not a member. While the two Deputy Counsellors should deal in tho first instance with the affairs of their reopoctive areas’ arid the coyitsollor with all the remaining parts of the Frontier areas, they should by Constitutional Con
vention act on the principle of joint responsibility.
lt, Vhilo the Counsellor, in.his capacity of Member of the Executive Council, will be
tho only representative of the Frontier Areas on the Connell, the Doputj’ Counsellors;
shall be entitled to attend meotinss of the Council wihcn r.ubjscted pertaining to
the Frontier Arca.3 are discussed.
5. Though the Governor's Executive Council will b* augmented as agreed above, it willnot operate in respect of the Frontier Arons in any manner which would 'doprlvo any portion of these Areas of the autonomy which it now onjoyti in intorn\l ndmi nlr.tra- tion. Full autonomy in.internal administration for theFrontior Areas is accepted
in principle. 1 '
6, Though the question of demarcating and establishing a separata Kachin State. Withina Unified 3uraa is one which must bs relegated for doslriion by tho Constituent
Assembly, it is agreed that such a State is desirable, Ao a first atop"towards thin end, administration of oach areas in tho Myitkyina ani the Bhamo districts an are part of Scheduled Areas under the Government of Burma Act of 1935»
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7. Citizens of the Frontier Arrets -hall 'enjoy rl&hls and rrlvilef.oti which are afforded aa fu ndanent.al in democraticcountriea,
0, The arr.}njittiaient3 'acc ?p ted... 1 n this Ac.reonenl are without prajudlee to tho
financial autonomy now vantea In I-ho Federated Slvi.n State.
V. The arrnngohoftl accepted in thl« Agrepovnl ire without prejudice to the financial assistance which the Kach.ln Hills and ChVn Hillc are e n t i t l e d to
receive from the revenues of Burma, and tho Executive Council K i l l rxiwnj.no with the Frontier Areas Counsellor and Deputy Counsellors) tho feasibility of
adopting for the Kachln Hills, and the Chin Hills financial arrangements
sinilnr to /those between Burma and tho Federated Slmn States,
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APPENDIX - IV
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FAtSBSIUE OF TIE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNION OF
BUM A, 1947? CHAPTER
C H A P T E R X .
Right of Secession.
201. Save as otherwise expressly provided in this Constitu tion or
in any Act of Parliament made under section 199, every State shall have
the right to secede from the U n ion in accordance w ith the conditions
hereinafter proscribed.
202. The right of secession shall no t be exercised w ith in ten years
from the date on which this C onstitu tion comes into operation.
203. (1) Any State w ishing to exercise the right of secession shall
have a resolution to that effect passed by its S tate .C ouncil. ...N osucb
resolution shall be deemed to have been passed unless not less than
two-thirds of the total num ber of members of the State C ounc il
concerned have voted in its favour.
(2) T.-.e Head nf the State concerned shall notify the President
of any such resolution passed by the Council and shall send hirn a
copy of such resolution, certified by the Chairm an o f the C ouncil by
which it was passed.
204. T he President shall thereupon order a plebiscite to be taken
for the purpose-of ascertaining the w ill of the people o f the State
concerned.
205. T he President shall appo int a Plebiscite C om m ission con
sisting of an equal number of members representing the U n io n and
the State concerned in order to supervise the plebiscite.
206. Subject to the provisions of th is Chapter, all matters relating
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APPENDIX - V
PROCEEDINGS OF A MEETING OF THE ACCREDITED IEADERS OF UJSHAI
POLITICAL PARTIES HEID AT AIJAL ON 14 AUGUST, 1947.'
Chairfcen : Mr. L.L,Peters
(Elected), Iushai Hills.
PFESENT
1, Wiawtinkhuraa
2 , R,Thsnhlira ,B.A.
3 , Vanthuama
4, Pastor Chhuahkhama
5, Brig. Kavdkhuiria(SA)
6, Khuma
7, Lalbuaia
8, Hrangaia
9, Muka
10, Rosima
11, Vanchuanga
12, Qiawighnuaia
13, Phillipa
14, Cfapt,Ngurliana(SA)
15, Pachhunga
16, Vonlav/na
17, Vankhuma
18, Laihnuna
19, Chhunruma
20, Pastor ZairemafB ,Sc,,B ,D ,
21, Rina
22, Zawla
23, Sena
24, Rosema
25, Lalipa
Svperintendent
26, Lalhema
27, Pastor Saiaithanga
28, Pastor liangkhaia
29, Lalbiakthanga,M,A,
30, Lalropuia f
31, Suaka
32, Bningliana
33, Lalana
34, Lianhnuna,B,A.
35, Pasena
36, La Isailova,Chief
37, Lalbuanga,Chief
38, Lalzuala,Chief
39, Lamlira, Chief
40, Kamlova
41, Ch.Ngura, Chief
42, Zami ( Mrs, Khawltin khuma)
43, Kapthluaii
44, Bi akve li (Mrs, Buchhavn a)
45, Lalrongenga,E x-Sub,
46, Thanseia,Ex-Sub.
47, R.Zuala,Ex-Jaraadar
Dahrawka,V,A,S,
49, Kapthianga
50. Saihlira,B.A,
1.* Resoived that owing to the unexpected acceleration of the date of
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-transfer of power by Hie British Government and as the lushais have
not as yet been definitely informed in details as to what is to be
the proposed future (Institution end form of administration of the
District and as section (7) sub-section(2) of the Indian Independence
Bill does not clarify the situation as it is accordingly thought
that His Excellency the Govejnot of Assam should kindly inform them
in writing as to what these are to be, also whether Lushai are at
this stage allowed the option of joining any other Gamin ion i .e .
Pakistan o r Burma. Resolved further that Superintendent, Lushai Hills
should kindly coamunicate the above request of the Lushais to the
Adviser to His Excellency the Governor of Assam in older to clarify
these points. ;
2 . Itesolbed that i f the Lushais are to enter the Indian Union their
main demands are 1-
(i) that the existing safeguard of their CUstomary Laws and Land
tenure, etc. should be maintained.
(ii) that the Chin Hills Regulation, 1896 and Bengal Eastern
Frontier Regulation, 1873 should be retained until such time as
the Lushais thSlseIves through their District Gbuncil or other
parallel district authority, declared that this can be abrogated.
3. That the Lushais will be allowed to opt out of the Indian Ihion,
when they wish to do so, subject to a minimum period of ton years.
Sd/- L.L, Peters
14-8-47
Superintendent LUSHAI HILLS.
No. 6927- 76 G of 21-8-47
JCbpy forwarded to all the leaders who took part inlhe proceedings.
Sd/- L.L.Peters
Forwarded by: Superintendent,UJSHAI HILLS.
Sd/- SAINGHINGAAsstt.Superintendent,UJSHAI HILLS.
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APPENDIX-VIII
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UST OF INFORMANTS
SI.No. Name
\
Age Address
i. Chinzakham 81 Chief of Dialkhai
2. Nengzatun 77 ./ New Lamka
3* Khssnkhup 71 New Lamka
4. Singpun 69 New Lamka
5. Daichinpau 70 HalciIn,Chin State
6. Thangtun 60 Haiciin, Chin State
7. Siankhenthang 60 Tedim, Chin StateW
8. Bo.Liantual 57 Tedim, Chin State s
9. Valvum Upa 82 Valvum, Chin State
10. Ngamtual 76 Ngalzang,Manipur
11. Khupnang 80 Vapar,Mizoram
12. Paineikhai 80 Tuibuang,Manipur
13. Amzathang, H.N. 60 Chape1lane, Lamka
14. Gouzanang,T. 60 Songtal,Manipur
15. Zelkam,H, 58 Ifeadquarters Veng, Lamka
16. Gouzakap 87 Tonzang,Chin State
17. Damchinthiau 55 Ttoibuang,Manipur
18. Ginkhanthang 50 New Lamka
19. G.Kamkhollan 70 Chief of Ngalzang,Manipur.
20. Mrs. Niangdim 58 Headquarters Veng,lamka.
21. Thangzagln 56 Selbungip Chin State