Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan, or the Central and Western Rajput States of India v1.c20.s9.t2.37

v1.c20.s9.t2.37

Village Officials : the Patel.—The officers of the townships are the same as have been so often described, and are already too familiar to those interested in the subject to require illustration. From the Patel, the Cromwell of each township, to the village gossip, the ascetic Sannyasi, each deems his office, and the land he holds in virtue thereof in perpetuity, free of rent to the State, except a small triennial quit-rent,² and the liability, like every other branch of the State, to two war taxes.³