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'File 18/55 I (C 101) Bahrain Order in Council' [‎150r] (313/477)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (237 folios). It was created in 22 Mar 1912-5 Oct 1916. It was written in English and Arabic. 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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execui ion of the provisions herein contained in respect of any
n.atter arising in the course of any civil or criminal case",
indudmg insolvency and bankruptcy proceedings.
•+1 77 Subject to the control of the Secretary of State acting
ith the concurrence of the Treasury, 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.
<>, rom time to time, with the previous sanction of the
Governor-Genera 1 of India in Council, make rules imposing fees
eMabl 0 in respect of any proceedings in, or processes issued out
i 01, auy Court established under this Order.
(2) But a Court before which any matter is pending may in
any case, .t .t thinks fit, on account of the poverty of a party
oi toi any other reason, dispense in whole or in part with the
payment of any fees chargeable in respect of such matter.
and es ' c W es > i expenses, costs, fines, damages,
and othef money payable under this Order, or under any law
lade applicable by this Order, may be enforced under order of
,;l; i i SeiZUre ■ Sale of 80ods ' and ' in default of suffi
cient goods, by imprisonment as a civil prisoner for a term not
exceeding one month, but such imprisonment shall not operate
a, ^ satisfaction or extinguishment of the liability.
with ftp 3 "V' 110 ?*;. mort ^ a f e ' 0 r transfer of property, made
vNith the Mew of avoiding such seizure or sale, shall not be
a i deieat .provisions of this Order.
) All fees, penalties fines, and forfeitures levied under this
" B ; 1 . ' • SU , bjec V a,ul fees ' other than actual Court
tees, that may be levied under the provisions of this Order, on
a person to whom this Order applies, shall he paid to the public
account, and shall be applied in such manner as the Secretary
ot State, with tlie consent of the Treasury, or, with the previous
or subsequent assent of the Secretary of State, as the Governor-
oeneiaJ ot India in Council, may direct.
63. Whenever an Acting 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. or Acting Judicial
Assistant has commenced the hearing of any cause or matter,
civn or criminal, he may, unless 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. otherwise
I w! f COn * n }™™i complete the hearing and determination
iheieoi, notwithstanding that his authority to art as Political
gent or Judicial Assistant, has otherwise ceased by reason of
the expiration of the time for which he was appointed to act,
oi bv reason of the happening of any event by which his
authority is determined.
04.—(1) If an officer of the Court, employed to execute a
decree or order, loses, by neglect or omission, the opportunity
of executmg it, then, on complaint of the person aggrieved
and proof of the fact alleged, the Court may if it thinks fit
order the officer to pay the damages sustained by the person
complaining, or part thereof. ' person
of money. 0r<ler ^ enf0rCe<1 aS an 0rder directi ^ P a y™ent
65—(lj If a clerk or officer of the Court, acting under pre
tence ot the process or authority of the Court, is charged with
extortion, or with not paying over money duly levied or w
_> ?l ' e 'i tlle Court may, if it thinks fit, inquire into
e charge in a summary way, and may for that purpose summon
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Papers relating to the drafting, publication and implementation of The Bahrain Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. ( His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1913). Includes papers relating to slave trade jurisdiction in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , February - August 1913; the design of a notarial seal for sealing documents to be used by 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. , Bahrain, January - February 1914; a draft slave trade treaty (including documents in Arabic), March-February 1915; difficulties over the implementation of the Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. , especially in view of the background of hostilities caused by the outbreak of World War One, 1914-1916; the legal powers of the Majlis in Bahrain under the terms of the Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. , May 1915; and fees to be charged under the Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. and the issue of the levying of Khidmah [Arabic 'service' - used to mean a percentage fee on legal cases] by the Sheikh of Bahrain, May 1915 - October 1916.

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1 volume (237 folios)
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The papers are arranged in chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.

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Foliation: the system in use starts at the title page and continues to the third folio from the rear of the volume. The foliation sequence appears in pencil, circled, in the top right hand corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. Foliation anomalies: folio 86 is followed by folios 87A and 87B; folio 92 is followed by 93A, 93B and 93C. Folio 102 folds out slightly beyond the edge of the volume. A second sequence, written in pencil (uncircled) runs from folios 2-229, and appears only on those pages that contain text.

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English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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