INDIA ACT XII, 1880..... "Whereas by the preamble to Act No. XI of 18642 it was (among other things) declared that it was inexpedient that the appointment of the Kazi-ul- Kuzaat, or of City, Town or Pargana Kazis, should be made by the Government, and by the same Act the enactments relating to the appointment by the Government- of the said officers were repealed ; and Whereas by the usage of the Muhammadan community [ * * * * ] the presence of Kazis appointed by the Government is required at the celebration of marriages and the performance of certain other rites and ceremonies, and it is therefore expedient that the Government should again be empowered A to appoint persons to the office of Kazi; It is hereby enacted as follows:..."