The Political Institutions and Theories of the Hindus: A Study in Comparative Politics c10.s3.t6.5

c10.s3.t6.5

All violations of harbor regulations⁶ were severely punished by the *nâvadhyakṣa* or superintendent of ships (port commissioner). The ships of pirates were doomed to destruction, as well as those bound for the enemy’s country. The legislation required the arrest of suspected persons, e. g. those having a perturbed appearance, those travelling without baggage, and those pretending to be suffering from disease. And the commodities of persons travelling without a pass as also of those who with a heavy load forded a river at an unusual place and time were liable to confiscation at the discretion of the harbor or port officials.