Act 1 of 1858

The Madras Compulsory Labour Act, 1858

AN ACT to make lawful compulsory labor for the prevention of mischief by inundation, and to provide for the enforcement of customary labor on certain works of irrigation in the Presidency of Fort Saint George

Ministry of Home Affairs
Department of States
Enacted 1858-01-20
6 sections

Section	Title
1	Laborers may in certain cases be called upon to assist in preventing or repairing breaches in embankments of tanks, rivers, &c.	Read
2	Punishment for refusing or neglecting to comply with such call.	Read
3	Rate of remuneration for laborers so employed.	Read
4	Mode of payment. Recovery of advance from private persons.	Read
5	Inhabitants of villages may be called upon for the supply of certain materials. Supplies how to be paid for. Recovery of advances from private persons.	Read
6	Liability of person bound but refusing to contribute labor to a work of irrigation of drainage usually executed by the joint labor of a village community.	Read