State Act

The Gujarat Village Police Act, 1867

5. (1) The village-police in each village shall be under the charge of such person as the 9[ 10[State] Government] shall 11* *, appoint in writing to be Police-patel, and unless the 12[ 10[ State] Government, 8* *, owing to the size of the village or other good cause, see fit to separate the appointments, the 9[ 10[State] Government] shall appoint the person conducting the duties of Revenue-patel to be Police patel. (2) In making the appointment, the 13[ 14[State] Government] shall have due regard to the provisions 15* * * in force for regulating the services of hereditary officers, so far as the same may be applicable; but, when the Revenue patel is not appointed Police-patel, and more persons than one claim by reason of hereditary right to perform the duties, in rotation or otherwise, it shall be lawful for the 16[14[State] Government] to appoint the most fit from among their number. (3) In any town or place in which the duties cannot be in rotation or otherwise, it shall be lawful for the 13[14[State] Government] may,[ 17 ******] to 18 * * * *, appoint a sufficient number of Police-patel for the different divisions of the town or place. 19[(4) The powers of the State Government under this section may also be exorcised by the Magistrate of a district.]