Bulletin officiel des Établissements français de l'Inde. Vol. 61, issues 1 to 12 (1887)

Vol and Issue: Vol. 61, issues 1 to 12

Scope and content: This volume contains notification nos. 1 to 487. Some of the topics covered are: entrance examinations for admission into the Ecole des Arts et Métiers in France; deliberations of the General Council on business tax (contribution des patentes); tariffs of local taxes for 1887 and 1888 approved by the General Council; establishment of a general cadastre for the territory of Pondichéry; formalities required for the delivery of firearms licences to natives of French India in the district of South Arcot; authorisation granted to the society known as “société de secours” (which shought to encourage the youth to study French and get a good education) to start operating (the society's statutes are included); instructions on the execution of the law on trademarks; changes in the status of the service chiefs (chefs de service) and local councils (conseils locaux); new rules for the law school in Pondichéry; establishment in France of a single corps of colonial administrators; decisions of the Council of Administrative Litigation; decree on the organisation of the notary office and of notaries in French India; security instructions for passengers on the Pondichéry railways; promulgation in French India on the law on divorce and separation procedures; convening of elected councils etc.