Natyashastra
स्थानीया ये च पुरुषाः कुलविद्यासमन्विताः । तेषामासनसत्कारः कर्त्तव्य इह पार्थिवैः ॥ २२४॥
Local officers who are noble by birth and endowed with knowledge should be honored with proper seating by the king.
english translation
sthAnIyA ye ca puruSAH kulavidyAsamanvitAH । teSAmAsanasatkAraH karttavya iha pArthivaiH ॥ 224॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript