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'Lord Curzon's Notes on Persia' [36r] (72/1386)
The record is made up of 1 file (692 folios). It was created in c 1880-1891. 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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continued in Persia, subject nevertheless to such restrictions and provisions as
are contained in this our Charter.
3. It shall be lawful for the Company during the term of the Charter
to make, issue, and circulate in Persia, notes payable to bearer on demand, and
to reissue the same, subject nevertheless to the provisions of the said Conces
sion, Appendices, and Articles, and of the laws of Persia. Provided that—
(a) The Company shall keep, at their principal and branch banks in
Persia, a metallic reserve equal to at least one-third of the total amount of such
notes issued by the principal and branch banks of the Company in Persia and in
circulation ; and.
(b) The difference between the metallic reserve and the amount of notes
so issued and in circulation shall not at any one time exceed the amount of the
capital of the Company for the time being actually paid up.
4. The metallic reserve to the extent of two-thirds thereof may be in bul
lion, but subject to that restriction, may consist of gold or silver, or partly of
gold and partly of silver, and may be in the form of coin, or partly of coin and
partly of bullion, and if at any time either gold or silver forms the exclusive
standard in Persia, not less than three-fourths of the metallic reserve shall be in
the metal forming such exclusive standard.
5. The metallic reserve shall be set apart to meet the claims of the hold
ers of the said notes, and shall not be mortgaged or charged so as to derogate
from the charge in favour of those holders, and the notes shall be a first charge
on such metallic reserve in priority to the claims of other creditors.
G. It shall be lawful for the Company during the term of the Charter to
carry into effect the powers conferred by the said Concession, Appendices, and
Articles, so far as they relate to banking, and further to promote Companies or
Associations for the purpose of carrying into effect the remainder of the
Concession, Appendices, and Articles, and also to do all things necessary to
carry out the 9th of the said Articles, but otherwise it shall not be lawful for
the Company itself to undertake any business other than the business of a
banker.
7. It shall be lawful for the Company to take and hold such lands, build
ings, and hereditaments in the United Kingdom as may be thought necessary
or proper for the purpose of the office of the Company, not exceeding in the
whole in annual value 5,0001. calculated at the respective times of the taking
thereof, and to sell, grant, demise, exchange, convey, or dispose of the same or
any of them ;
And we do hereby grant unto every person and body politic, if otherwise
competent, our special license and authority to grant, sell, alien, and convey in
mortmain unto and for the use of the Company and their successors any such
land, buildings, and hereditaments.
8. The Company shall be bound by and shall fulfil all and singular the
obligations on their part contained in the said Concession, Appendices, and Ar
ticles, so far as they are authorized so to do by this our Charter, and shall be at
liberty, with the consent of the Commissioners of our Treasury, to apply for
and obtain from His Imperial Majesty the Shah of Persia any further Conces
sion or Concessions consistent with this our Charter, and shall equally be bound
by and fulfil all and singular the stipulations contained in any such Concession
or Concessions so far as they are consistent with this our Charter.
9. The capital of the Company shall be the sum of 1,000,000/., divided
into shares of 10/. each, with power for the Company from time to time by
special Resolution to increase the capital, but so that the total capital shall
never exceed 4,000,000/.
10. The Company shall not commence business until it has been made
to appear to the satisfaction of the Commissioners of our Treasury that the said
capital of 1,000,000/. has been subscribed, and that one-quarter of that sum
has been actually paid up.
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This file consists of letters, notes, and printed material on Persia compiled by George Curzon in the course of conducting research prior to the writing of his book: Persia and the Persian Question . The papers' contents and type vary considerably, but consists primarily of handwritten notes, some of which are organised roughly for individual chapters of the book. The rest of the file includes newspaper clippings, official reports, printed maps, and other published material on the history and geography of Persia. The official government reports are primarily government of India balance of trade reports, while published material consisted mainly of academic and non-academic papers on Persian archaeology by members of the Scottish Geographical Magazine and the history of the telegraph published by the Indo-European Telegraph Department.
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 692; 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.
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- 2av, 7r:7v, 22r:22v, 27r:27v, 36r:37v, 288r:288v, 291r:380v, 467r:467v, 470r:470v, 505r:575v, 584r:584v, 600r:692v
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