2. Repeal of portion of Regulation XX of 1817.

{
    "act_title": "The Village Chaukidari Act, 1870",
    "act_slug": "the-village-chaukidari-act-1870",
    "section_label": "Section",
    "section": {
        "number": "2",
        "title": "2. Repeal of portion of Regulation XX of 1817.",
        "chapter": null,
        "content": "[3. Appointment of panchayats.\n(1) by an order in writing, appoint not less than three nor more than five residents in any village within the district of which he has charge to be the panchayat thereof; or\n(2) he may, with the previous sanction of the [State] Government, direct that the adult male rate-paying residents of any village shall select, according to any Rules that may be prescribed by the [State] Government and published in the [Official Gazette] , not less than three or more than five residents of the village to be the panchayat thereof, and the District Magistrate shall if he approves of the person so selected, appoint such persons to be the panchayat; but if, in his opinion any person so selected is, for reasons to be recorded by him in writing, unfit to be a member of the panchayat, the District Magistrate shall appoint a fit and proper resident to be a member of the panchayat:\n[3A. Delegation of powers by the District Magistrate.\n[4. Power to define a village.",
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