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'File 18/54 I (A 89) Muscat Order in Council: new regulations' [64v] (138/396)
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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Rule 13.—On the production of the weapons as directed in accordance
with the provisions of Rule 12(c), the Warehouse Superintendent shall pro
ceed to satisfy himself that the weapon is duly marked on the barrel with the
official mark of the Arms Warehouse and on the butt with the serial number
of issue. If it is found not to be so marked, the Superintendent shall, after
marking the weapon with the marks and number of the Arms Warehouse,
refer the question of the legality of possession of the weapon to me for orders.
The burden of proving that the weapon was innocently come by and not in
infringement of the rules of the Arms Warehouse, will lie on the owner and
should he fail to prove innocent possession, the weapon shall be liable to con
fiscation.
Rule 15.—To meet the needs of traders who may desire to expose in their
shops a sample of arms and ammunition for sale, a trader's license in form E
Arabic form ( ) can be procured by them from the Warehouse Superin
tendent. A trader holding such a license will be permitted to withdraw from
the Arms' Warehouse one sample weapon of every kind of which he may have
stock lying in the Arms' Warehouse under the provision of Rules 1 and 4, 7
and 8 aforesaid together with 200 rounds of ammunition per sample weapon.
This stock of ammunition may be renewed under trader's license twice a year
on the personal guarantee of the trader that it is not for sale but merely
" practise " ammunition.
Rule 16.—The Warehouse Superintendent shall have power to frame
rules for the charge and collection of Warehouse charges not exceeding 2 per
cent per mensem ad valorem on all arms and ammunition or parts thereof
stored in the Arms Warehouse and for the discharge of such obligations, when
over one month in arrears, by the appropriation to the State of an equivalent
portion of the offending goods.
Rule 17.—The Warehouse Superintendent shall frame rules to be
approved by me regulating the transfer between traders of arms, ammunition
or parts thereof stored in the Arms Warehouse except (1) that no such transfer
shall be valid without the consent of the traders concerned; (2) that it shall be
reduced to writing and subject to the certificate of the Warehouse Superin
tendent, to be confirmed by me that all charges leviable under these rules
have been fully paid; (3) that it shall be duly registered by the Warehouse
Superintendent; and (4) that the fees to be charged for the registration ot any
such transfer shall not exceed Rs. 10 for each such transfer.
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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.
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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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- Title
- '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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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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