'الملف رقم 18/55 I (C 101) المرسوم الملكي البريطاني للبحرين' [ظ‎‎٣‎٦] (٤٧٧/٨١)

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District Court, and shall furnish to the Court all such information as the Court,
requires, and shall conform to any direction of the Court in relation to the custody,
disposal, or transmission of the property or the proceeds thereof, and, in case ot any
contravention of this Article, he shall be punished with fine, which ma} extend to
1,000 rupees. i iv •
42.—(1.) When the peculiar circumstances of the case appear to the District
Court so to require, for reasons recorded in its proceedings, the Court may, if it
thinks fit, of its own motion or otherwise, grant letters of administration to an officer
of the Court.
(2.) The officer so appointed shall act under the direction of the Court, and shall
be indemnified thereby. • i • i
(3.) He shall publish such notices, if any, as the Court thinks fit, in Bahrein, the
Persian Coast and Islands, Bombay, the United Kingdom, and elsewhere.
(4.) The Court shall require and compel him to file, in the proper office ot the
Court, his accounts of his administration at intervals not exceeding three months, and
shall fonhwith examine them and report thereon to the Chief Court.
(5.) The accounts shall be audited under the direction of the District Court.
(6.) -All expenses incurred on behalf of the Court in execution of this Article
shall be the first charge on the estate of the deceased as dealt with in accordance with
the provisions of this Order j and the Court shall, by the sale of that estate oi
otherwise, provide for the discharge of these expenses.
43. In cases where parties are Mahommedans the District Court may reter any
question, concerning probate of wills or administration of property of deceased persons
to whom this Order applied, to a Kazi for settlement under the general supervision ot
the Court.
Part V.— Bahrein Subjects and Tribunals.
(a.) Criminal.
4,4—^X.) When a Bahrein subject desires to institute a complaint against a
person to whom this Order applies, or a person to whom this Order applies desires to
institute a complaint against a Bahrein subject, the Political Agent shall entertain the
same, and may—
(a.) With the concurrence of the Sheikh of Bahrein, himself hear and determine
it in his District Court, or
{b.) Send it to the Joint Court, or
(c.) If the defendant is a Mahommedan, refer it to a Kazi for decision, sending a
representative of the Agency to record briefly the proceedings. Such decision, when
endorsed by the Political Agent, shall for alf purposes be considered as if it were that
of the District Court.
(2.) Nothing in this Article shall prevent the Political Resident from exercising the
revisory powers possessed by him under Article 4 of the Convention with Bahrein, dated
the 31st May, 1861.
(h.) Civil.
45. —(1.) When a Bahrein subject desires to bring a suit against a person to whom
this Order applies, or a person to whom this Order applies desires to bring a suit against
a,Bahrein subject, the Political Agent shall admit the complaint, and
(a.) With the concurrence of the Sheikh of Bahrein, may hear and determine the
suit in his District Court, or
(b.) May hear and determine it in a Joint Court, or
c.) May refer it to the Majlis-el-TJrf for decision, or
d.) In cases between pearling-masters and divers, may refer it to the Salifah
Court, or
(e.) With the consent of the several parties, may refer the case to one or more
Arbitrators for settlement.
(2.) The judgment of the Joint Court or of the Majlis-el-Urf shall for all purposes
be considered the same as if it were that of the District Court.
(3.) An appeal from the decision of the Salifah Court shall lie to the Political