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Register of legal documents [‎43r] (90/406)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (198 folios). It was created in 11 Jan 1950-31 Dec 1950. 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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To give
Receipts
Limitation
of Powers
conferred
by Pare-
graph 2 .
2 # To demand, collect, receive and adjust
and give receipts, releases, discharges and other
proper acquittances for any and all debts, accounts,
claims, moneys and property to which the Company
now is or may hereafter become entitled, or which now
are or may hereafter become due, owing, payable
or belonging to the Company,from ny person- fin,
company, corporation, or governmental agesfy, what
soever, on account of, or in connectiongjj*th> the
conduct of the Company’s business i^Ccio Torritoxy.
Provided, the Attorney aj&all have no power
to exercise any of the poverS^onferred in paragraph 2
hereof in any matter involving more than Twenty-five
thousand dollars ($25,000) IMted States currency,
or its equivalent, unless such matter concerns solely
the demand, collection, and receipt, without resort
to adjustment, arbitration or litigation, oi u ;
entire amount claimed by the Company to be chic it#
GIVING AJ© GRANTING unto the Attorney full power and
authority to do and perform each and every act and thing whatsoever
requisite or necessary to be done in and about the premises rs
fully and effectually to all intents and purposes as the Company
itself might or could do if personally present and acting; hereby
ratifying and confirming all that the Attorney shall lawfully oo
or cause to be done by virtue hereof«
This power of attorney
(a) shall be revocable at any time by the Attorney
In Fact, his substitute or by the Company;
(b) shall be automatically revoked by the resignation
or removal of the Attorney from the Company’s employ
in said Territory;
( c ) shall not be affected by the revocation or other
termination of the power of attorney of the Attorney
in Fact; and
(d) shall be returned to the Company on its revocation
or other termination^^
Unless sooner revoked orsj^iminated, -this power of attorney
shell remain in full force and effect until 31st of December 1951,
fjv "
or until the Attorney resign^ or is removed from the Company’s employ,
whichever happens first

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Content

The volume is a register of legal documents, deposited at the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , Bahrain. Most of the documents are certified copies of the originals. Many of the documents have been stamped as 'cancelled'. Many of the agreements and resolutions involve oil companies, including the Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO), Petroleum Concessions Ltd, California Texas Oil Company (Caltex), and the Texas Company (China) Ltd.

The types of document include:

  • tenancy and lease agreements;
  • powers of attorney;
  • corporate resolutions;
  • partnership agreements;
  • certificates of delivery;
  • certification of notary publics.

The last 82 folios are blank.

Extent and format
1 volume (198 folios)
Arrangement

The volume is arranged chronologically from the front of the file to the back.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 201; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.

Pagination: the file has been paginated using a combination of black ink, blue crayon, and pencil.

Written in
English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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