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'File 18/54 I (A 89) Muscat Order in Council: new regulations' [16v] (38/396)
The record is made up of 1 volume (198 folios). It was created in 13 Jul 1911-22 Jul 1935. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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Rules and Regulations under Article I. of the Muscat Order m
Council, 186/.
No. 6 of 1911.
Judicial.
In exercise of the powers conferred upon him by Section I of the
Muscat
Order in Council
A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council.
, dated 4th day of November 1867, His
Britannic Majesty's Consul at Muscat directs that
1. All British subjects or British Protected Persons residing within
the dominions of His Highness the Sultan of Muscat, on whom oonc is,
payable after a fixed period, are drawn for acceptance, shall, as soon as
such a Hoondi is presented to them, sign such Hoondi m token of its
having been presented to them and enter thereon the date ol such
presentation.
2. Such signature and date shall only be taken in His Biitannic
Majesty's Consular Court at Muscat as evidence of. presentation and not
as evidence of acceptance.
3. Any payee, who has duly presented to a drawee, being a British
subject or British protected person, residing within the dominions of
His Highness the Sultan of Muscat, a Hoondi for acceptance, shall, if
such drawee refuses to comply with the provisions ol Rule 1. of tiiis
Regulation, forthwith give notice to His Britannic Majesty's Consul at
Muscat of such refusal.
4. Any British subject or British protected person residing within
the dominions of His Highness the Sultan of Muscat, who, after a period
of one month from the publication of this regulation, wilfully refuses to
comply with the provision of Rule 1. of this Regulation shall be liable,
on conviction, to simple imprisomneat for a term whi^h may extend to
one calendar month or to a fine, not exceeding $200, which may amount
to 5 per cent, of the face value of such Hoondi.
5. It is also notified for general information that the four days of
grace usually allowed beyond the period specified in a Hoondi for
payment after presentation, will only be allowed if the drawee under
takes to pay the face value of the Hoondi at the place of business of the
payee, and not if the payee has himself to proceed to the place of
business of the drawee and collect the money due on the Hoondi. Such
undertaking by the drawee shall be given in writing to the payee one
week before the acceptance falls due.
Dated at Muscat this 9th day of June 1911.
X A ; ' <
S. G. Knox , Major,
His Britannic Majesty's Consul,
Muscat.
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- Content
The papers are mainly in the form of correspondence between the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. , Muscat, the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , Bushire, and British officials in India and at the Foreign Office, London, and relate to proposals for new regulations under The Muscat Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. , 1867 and The Muscat Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. , 1915 . Includes papers relating to the payment of hundis [bills of exchange, or promissory notes], September-November 1911; arrangements for the custody of persons sentenced by the Consular Court to lengthy terms of imprisonment, October-November 1911; the translation of King's Regulations in force in Muscat, January - February 1913; refund of court fees, November 1913 - August 1914; control of the press during war, August 1914; traffic in arms, October 1916 - January 1920; local laws and customs, April - May 1920; Indian pilgrim ships, May - August 1925; King's Regulation under Article 78 (C) of The Muscat Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. , 1915, Number 1 of 1927 ('The Indian Succession Regulation, 1927'), January - April 1927; and municipal (sanitation) regulations for the towns of Muscat and Muttrah, culminating in the King's Regulation under Article 78 (C) of The Muscat Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. , 1915, Number 1 of 1935 ('The Muscat Municipal Regulations, 1935'), December 1933 - July 1935.
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- 1 volume (198 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in chronological order from the front to the back of the volume.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation system in use runs from the front cover to the back cover. The sequence appears written in pencil, enclosed in a circle, in the top right hand corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. page of each folio. Folio 42 needs to be folded out to be read. The following foliation anomalies occur: folio 1 is followed by folios 1A, 1B and 1C; folio 18 is followed by 18A; folio 70 is followed by 70A; folio 87 is followed by 87A; folio 100 is followed by folio 110, with the intervening folio numbers omitted. A second foliation sequence appears, also written in pencil, but not enclosed in a circle, in the same area of many of the folios. This sequence is not wholly consistent.
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- 'File 18/54 I (A 89) Muscat Order in Council: new regulations'
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- front, front-i, 1ar:1cv, 2r:18v, 18ar:18av, 19r:49v, 49ar:49av, 50r:70v, 70ar:70av, 71r:87v, 87ar:87av, 88r:100v, 110r:199v, back-i, back
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