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'File 18/55 I (C 101) Bahrain Order in Council' [169r] (351/477)
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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In Baluchistan even an A.P.A.can be given unliinited powera
by the Local Government but I doubt whether the noroinaticn
of the Court of 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.
by the Order as the
'highest Civil Court of Appeal'for the District would give
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.
the right to grant the political
Agent unlimited powers as regards civil suits.
There are a number of cases bwtween pearl merchants of more
than 5000/- in value (15 in 1914). It would be impolitic
to compel litigants to come to Bushire for suits of this
description,ard it is hardly likely that the Political
Resident could come to Bahrain to try them himself.
Section 37
As explained in note to Section 4, it would be necessary
to add:-
(c) A dispute over accounts or wages between the owners,
masters and crews of local sailing craft to the Salifah-ul-
Dahri for scrutiny and adjustment,and for 'Salifah Court*
in the second line of final para to substitute 'Salifah
Courts *.
It is the local custom in suits for or against the
estates of deceased persons,absconders or bankrupts,which
cases provide about half the work of the Majlis, when the
books of the two parties do not correspond,and no evidence
is procurable,to put the party who is present to oath,if be
is a Muhammadan,in the mosque on a Friday before the Qazi;
or,if he is a Hindu,in the temple before a Muki.
The Hindu merchants make no objection to this oldstanding
custom; and,as the creditors nearly always include both
Hindus and Muhammadans,it is impossible for the ^ajlis,
which includes a Hindu merchant,to differentiate between
the tv/o religions.
After 'to a Qazi' in the second place it is therefore
necessary to add 'or,if a Hindu,to a Hindu driest'.
Section 44
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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)
- Arrangement
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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- IOR/R/15/1/299
- Title
- 'File 18/55 I (C 101) Bahrain Order in Council'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:i-v, 1r:86v, 87ar, 87br:87bv, 87av, 88v, 88v:92v, 93ar, 93bv, 93cv, 93br, 93cr, 93av, 94r:103r, 104r:229v, ii-r:iii-v, back-i
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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