AI English Translation, Pages 1-25
A promissory note piece signed by the obligors Al-Jawhari with mercy, solidarity, and joint liability dated March 10, 1926, to the order of one of us, Rabbi Ezra
Reuben Dangoor, acting Hakham Bashi of Baghdad, and in his capacity for the community fund according to the details below:-
Rupees Anna | Due Date | Piece | Rupees Anna | Due Date | Piece
4000 | April 5, 1926 | 1 | 120000 | 44 from his side | Due Date
6600 | 15 " | 1 | 4000 | September 15, 1926 | 1
4800 | 15 " | 1 | 6600 | 15 " | 1
4000 | 20 " | 1 | 4800 | 20 " | 1
6600 | 20 " | 1 | 4000 | 20 " | 1
4800 | 20 " | 1 | 6600 | October 15 | 1
6600 | May 15 | 1 | 4800 | 15 " | 1
4800 | 15 " | 1 | 6600 | 21 " | 1
6600 | 21 " | 1 | 4800 | 21 " | 1
4800 | 21 " | 1 | 6600 | November 15 | 1
6600 | June 15 | 1 | 4800 | 15 " | 1
4800 | 15 " | 1 | 6600 | 20 " | 1
6600 | 20 " | 1 | 4800 | 20 " | 1
4800 | 20 " | 1 | 6600 | December 15 | 1
6600 | July 15 | 1 | 4800 | 15 " | 1
4800 | 15 " | 1 | 6600 | 21 " | 1
6600 | 21 " | 1 | 4800 | 21 " | 1
4800 | 21 " | 1 | 6600 | January 15, 1927 | 1
6600 | August 15 | 1 | 4800 | 15 " | 1
4800 | 15 " | 1 | 6600 | 21 " | 1
6600 | 21 " | 1 | 4800 | 21 " | 1
4800 | 21 " | 1 | 6600 | February 15 | 1
8000 | September 15 | 1 | 4800 | 15 " | 1
120000 | 44 pieces | | 228000/0 | 44 |
Second - Each of the mentioned promissory notes is considered as if a protest (protesto) transaction has been carried out upon its maturity, and if the two obligors do not pay
at their maturity or delay paying a portion of them, the Hakham Bashi or the head of the Lay Council has the right to appoint an agent on his behalf to collect the weighing fees (Qabbaniya)
and settle them for the account of the obligors, collect expenses, sell them at market price, and receive the price for the account of the obligors. In this
case, he is also free to put the weighing revenues and expenses up for auction again for the account of the obligors and recover the deficit therefrom
and charge them for resulting losses, without conducting a protest or official transactions in all mentioned cases. -
And we, Abdul Razzaq Al-Mulla Qadu and Abada Mansour Ajaj, have accepted the obligation of the mentioned weighing and expenses according to this contract, and the mentioned obligation
has effectively been placed under our responsibility, and we are jointly and severally liable for it and all its conditions. Written in Baghdad on March 10, 1926
IRAQ
REVENUE
50 FILS
1926
IRAQ
REVENUE
1 R
1926
IRAQ
REVENUE
4 ANNAS
1926
Abdul Razzaq Al-Mulla Qadu
Abada Mansour Ajaj
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Offer and acceptance have occurred between us, the two contracting parties, and the contract has been concluded between us as follows: -
I, Rabbi Ezra Reuben Dangoor, agent of the Haham Bashi of Baghdad, have granted by commitment to Abdul Razzaq Al-Mulla Qaddo and Adnan ⟦illegible⟧
jointly and severally between them for a period of one year starting from the first of September 926 until ⟦illegible⟧ August 927, the revenue of the Kasher fat belonging to the community
of the Mosaic congregation in Baghdad, and the single transaction in a lump sum for the intestines of sheep and goats from Kasher and Taref obtained from slaughtering in ⟦illegible⟧
the Mosaic congregation in Baghdad only, without regard or consideration for their total number, for a sum of two hundred and forty thousand rupees ⟦illegible⟧
on the following conditions: -
First - The two contractors shall collect the aforementioned revenue amounting to two annas per kilo with the eggs, kidneys, and ⟦illegible⟧ according to previous practice.
As for the 'Abar, i.e., the lamb found inside its mother, it also belongs to the contractors, except that they waive their right to claim production
thereof if the government does not allow the slaughter of pregnant ewes. This fee is collected from the slaughtering that takes place in the congregation's slaughterhouse,
Adhamiya, and Karrada, from what is offered for sale to the Jews, and they also take in kind the aforementioned intestines, and they must receive them
laid out on the floor of the slaughterhouse, but they are obliged to settle the necessary expenses for collecting and transporting them.
Second - The contractors have no right to refuse to accept or take any intestines on the pretext that they are weak, small, cut, or black, but
they must take and accept them regardless. Furthermore, they have no right to claim any reduction or compensation if, God forbid, celestial
or terrestrial disasters occur, or if the government limits the amount of sheep for slaughter, or if it becomes difficult to sell Taref meat, or if
the butchers refuse or strike from slaughtering for any reason, or if they monopolize the sheep. Likewise, the contractors have no right to claim
a reduction, compensation, or indemnification for anything if an obstruction occurs in the yield of intestines due to the butchers' strike from slaughtering for any
reason, or due to celestial or terrestrial disasters, or due to a government order, no matter how long the said strike lasts and no matter
how long the said disasters last - God forbid - or the government order; rather, in all the aforementioned cases, the contractors must pay
the installments upon their maturity.
Third - The Haham Bashi has the right to prevent from slaughtering those butchers whose misconduct in the slaughterhouse is proven to him, and the contractors have no right to protest
claiming that such prevention caused a decrease in slaughtering or a decrease in the yield of intestines, unless someone in the slaughterhouse forcibly takes
from the butchers a quantity of intestines from Taref and Kasher or neglects to deliver them to the contractors, then the contractors must inform
the Haham Bashi of that in writing and at the time with the name of the usurper, and the Haham Bashi must then prevent the usurping butcher from slaughtering
until the usurped intestines or their price are returned to the contractors, and the contractors have no right to claim anything
in exchange for the usurped intestines.
Fourth - The contractors have no right to compel or designate one of the slaughtering Rabbis to examine the lungs, but the Rabbis are free to appoint any slaughterer
to complete this transaction. And to manage the 'Rawasun' (slaughter revenue) by arranging the rows of sheep heads outside the slaughterhouse
unless the slaughtering Rabbis permit it. In conclusion, the contractors have no right to protest or object to any order issued by the Rabbis
regarding ensuring the discipline of Taref and Kasher.
Fifth - If the butchers strike and refuse to slaughter sheep for any reason, or if they monopolize sheep with the intention of reducing meat and raising
its price for the Mosaic people, the contractors must provide sheep for slaughter to meet the needs of the Mosaic congregation in an amount of at least
four thousand five hundred kilos ⟦illegible⟧ daily, and on every Friday, five thousand two hundred kilos ⟦illegible⟧
of Kasher meat. If they do not comply with this condition and because of that meat becomes scarce and its price rises, the Haham Bashi
or the President of the Lay Council shall have the choice either to offer sheep for slaughter in an amount sufficient for the congregation's needs and charge the contractors
the loss and damage resulting from that, or to put the revenues of the fat and intestines up for auction again for the account of the contractors,
charging them the deficit and holding them liable for the resulting loss, all without performing a protest or official proceedings.
Sixth - As is the current custom, no sheep are slaughtered during the nine days known as the Hebrew Ninth of Av, nor on either of the two days of Rosh
Hashanah, nor on Yom Kippur, nor on either of the two days of each of the Sukkot, Pesach, and Shavuot holidays.
Seventh - The two contractors have paid into the congregation's treasury in cash by way of deposit twelve thousand rupees, and the remainder, which is
two hundred and twenty-eight thousand rupees ⟦illegible⟧, has been divided into twenty-three installments, for which twenty-four
pieces ⟦illegible⟧ were taken.
Bidding conditions for the commitment of meat tax (Ghabala) and the prices of intestines in total that come from sheep slaughtered in the slaughterhouse of
the Mosaic community in Baghdad only, both Kosher and Taref, without exception, for a period of one year starting from
April 1, 1946, until March 31, 1947, under the following conditions:-
First - The contractor shall collect the Kosher meat tax at a rate of two per kilo including eggs and kidneys, as determined by previous
practice. As for the fetus, i.e., the immediate one that appears inside its mother, it also belongs to the contractor, but he forfeits his right to
claim or protest if the government does not allow the slaughter of pregnant ewes. This fee is collected from the carcass that
is slaughtered in the community slaughterhouse, Adhamiya, and Karrada, which is offered for sale to the Jews. Likewise, the contractor takes in kind
the intestines of Kosher and Taref sheep and goats slaughtered in the slaughterhouse of the Mosaic community in Baghdad only, and he
receives the aforementioned intestines delivered in the slaughterhouse hall, and he is obliged to carry out the necessary processing of the intestines
for their collection and transport. The contractor is not permitted to refuse to accept or take any intestines on the pretext that they are weak, small,
cut, or black; rather, he is obliged to take and accept them regardless of their condition.
Second - The contractor must pay to the community treasury in cash as a deposit ten percent (10%) of the total commitment value, and
this amount shall be credited to him from the payment of the last month and a half. As for the remainder of the commitment value, it shall be paid in installments in
twenty-one installments, for each of which a promissory note is taken to the order of the Hakham Bashi in Baghdad in addition to the community treasury.
The first is dated April 1, 1946, due April 15, 1946, and each installment follows the other by fifteen days in such a way
that the last installment is due on February 15, 1947. He is also obliged to provide a reputable guarantor who undertakes the commitment contract
and the promissory notes. If he is unable to provide a guarantor, he must increase the deposit to one-fifth of the value, and the total
of the aforementioned deposit shall be deducted from the installments of the last month and a half.
Third - The maturity of each of the aforementioned promissory notes is considered as a protest against the contractor and the guarantor. Therefore, if the
contractor or his guarantor does not pay one of the promissory notes upon its maturity or delays in paying a part of it, the Hakham Bashi or the President of the
Lay Council has the right to appoint an agent on his behalf to collect the tax and fees for the account of the contractor in this case. Likewise, to collect
the intestines and sell them to others at the price of that time and collect the price for the account of the contractor. In this case, he may choose to put
the tax revenues and the prices of the intestines up for bidding again for the account of the contractor and collect the deficit from him or from
the guarantor and hold them liable for any resulting loss, without the need for a protest or official proceedings in
all the aforementioned cases.
Fourth - If the butchers go on strike and refuse to slaughter sheep for any reason, or if they monopolize sheep with the intent of reducing meat
and inflating its price for the Mosaics, the contractor must provide sheep for slaughter to meet the needs of the Mosaic community
in an amount of at least four thousand eight hundred kilos daily, and on every Friday, five thousand eight hundred kilos
of Kosher meat. If he does not comply with this condition, causing a shortage of meat and a rise in its price, the Hakham Bashi or
the President of the Lay Council shall have the choice either to offer sheep for slaughter in an amount sufficient for the community's consumption and charge the contractor
for all the loss and damage resulting from that, or to put the tax revenues and intestines up for bidding again
for the account of the contractor and collect the deficit from him and hold him liable for any resulting loss, all without the need for a protest
or official proceedings.
Fifth - The contractor has no right to demand any reduction or compensation if, God forbid, celestial or terrestrial disasters occur, or if
the government limits the number of sheep for slaughter, or if difficulty arises in selling Taref meat, or if the butchers refuse or strike
from slaughtering for any reason, or if they monopolize the sheep; rather, in all the aforementioned cases, the contractor must pay the installments upon their maturity.
I certify that the three signatures signed at the bottom of this contract are the signatures of Abdullah Mansour Ajaj,
Abdul Razzaq Al-Mulla Qadu, and Rabbi Ezra Rubin, males known to me personally and by identity, and they have acknowledged all
its contents after they were read to them publicly, and each of them signed his signature in my presence. As for what was done, it was registered on the twenty-ninth
of the month of March, year ⟦illegible⟧
⟦stamp_text_illegible⟧
27 Register
629 Year
251 Page
1549 Local
⟦line⟧
The fee of seventy-five rupees was paid
1549
Only one hundred and two thousand rupees ⟦illegible⟧ Al-Malaziq
Only one hundred and thirteen thousand rupees ⟦illegible⟧
Only one hundred and fourteen thousand rupees ⟦illegible⟧
Only one hundred and fifteen thousand ⟦illegible⟧
Abbas Al-Jadou' ⟦illegible⟧
Abdul Jawad ⟦illegible⟧
Abdul Jadou' ⟦illegible⟧
Abbas Al-Jadou' ⟦illegible⟧
Only one hundred and twenty-two thousand rupees ⟦illegible⟧
Only one hundred and thirty-three thousand rupees Abbas Al-Jadou' ⟦illegible⟧
Only one hundred and thirty-six thousand rupees ⟦illegible⟧
Abdul Jabbar ⟦illegible⟧
Only one hundred and thirty-eight thousand rupees ⟦illegible⟧
Written by Abdul Jadou'
Only one hundred and forty thousand rupees ⟦illegible⟧
112000
113000
114000
115000
117000
120000
121000
124000
131000
135000
136000
137000
138000
140000
I have received 6000/- six thousand rupees ⟦illegible⟧
For the brokerage of the project above the paper ⟦illegible⟧
On 1/1/927
According to this pledge dated 15/1/927, corresponding to Tuesday, on which the auction for this piece was launched ⟦illegible⟧
Certified ⟦illegible⟧
The final referral was decided upon the contractors Abdul Razzaq Al-Mulla Nathu and Adada Mansour Ajaj for the amount of one hundred and forty thousand
rupees according to the auction conditions of this paper, and the two contractors handed over to the Physical Council a check on the Ottoman Bank
for the amount of ten thousand rupees endorsed in the name of Abada Ajaj and a transfer from Mulla Abdul Razzaq Al-Mulla Nathu to Jawad Al-Yekofon for the amount of
six thousand rupees, and for this reason we have explained this ⟦illegible⟧ 927
Abada Ajaj
Abdul Razzaq Al-Mulla Nathu
Sixth - As is the current custom, no sheep shall be slaughtered during the remainder of the days known as the Hebrew Ninth of Av, nor in the Midan, nor at the altar
here, nor on Yom Kippur, nor on either of the two days of each of the Sukkot, Pesach, and Shavuot festivals.
Seventh - The Hakham Bashi has the right to prevent butchers from slaughtering if their misconduct at the slaughterhouse is proven from ⟦illegible⟧
The contractor has no right to protest claiming that this caused a decrease in slaughtering or a decrease in the proceeds of expenses unless ⟦illegible⟧
at the slaughterhouse one of the butchers [withholds] an amount of expenses from Tarif and Tamid or neglects to deliver them to the contractor,
he must inform the Hakham Bashi of this in writing and identify the usurper by name. The Hakham Bashi must then strictly prevent ⟦illegible⟧
the usurper until the usurped expenses or their value are returned to the contractor. The contractor has no right to claim any compensation for the mentioned period.
Eighth - Only the written conditions included in this voucher are considered, and no verbal statements made between the two contracting parties shall be considered.
Ninth - The contractor must pay a brokerage fee of half a percent on the total amount, and these amounts shall be deducted from the original deposit given, and it is stipulated
upon the renewal of the Corporeal Council without the need to bring the person of the broker, and the contractor is obliged to complete the prescribed and stipulated deposit ⟦illegible⟧
Tenth - The contractor to whom the contract is awarded must, within three days from the date of the contract agreement according to this voucher,
complete the necessary transaction, by entering into the contract, signing the bonds pertaining to the installments, and providing the guarantor
and the deposit, and taking over the contract directly through effective collection. If, after this period, the contractor neglects
one of the mentioned transactions, he shall then be considered to have reneged on the contract, and the Hakham Bashi or the Head of Collection shall then have the right ⟦illegible⟧
to seize the given deposit and shall have the choice of putting the collection and expenses up for auction again or collecting them as a trust
on behalf of the contractor, holding him liable for the difference. This difference shall be recovered from the mentioned deposit, and the contractor shall be pursued for the deficiency if
the deposit is not sufficient to cover the mentioned difference. The contractor shall also be liable for all other damages and losses resulting from his reneging, and that
without the need for a formal notice or proceeding.
Eleventh - The undersigned does not pledge to award the contract to the highest bidder in the auction, but rather has the choice to award the contract
to whichever bidder he wishes or not to award it to anyone.
Twelfth - The following article has been added to maintain the discipline of the slaughter and to prevent confusion in the Tarif and Tamid:
A - Neither the contractor nor the butcher has the right to compel or designate one of the slaughtering rabbis to examine the lungs; rather, the rabbis
are free to appoint any slaughterer to complete this transaction.
B - The head-dressers (Pacha workers) are not allowed to arrange rows of sheep heads outside the slaughterhouse unless authorized
by the slaughtering rabbis.
C - The contractor has no right to protest, object, or request compensation if the slaughterers withdraw from the slaughterhouse
and halt the slaughter due to contempt, insult by words, or linguistic expressions directed at them by the butchers.
D - The transaction of weighing the pile, i.e., the bulk, takes place in the butchers' market and may not be carried out inside or around the slaughterhouse.
Correct: The contractor has no right to protest against any order issued by the Hakhamim regarding the discipline of the Tarif and Tamid.
IRAQ
REVENUE
Finance
8 ANNAS 8 Annas
180,000 Eighty thousand and eighty thousand ⟦illegible⟧
185,000 Only one hundred and eighty-five thousand Rupees ⟦illegible⟧
192,000 Only one hundred and ninety-two thousand Rupees
180,000 Only one hundred and eighty thousand
⟦signatures⟧
In sufficient form, we have accepted the aforementioned commitment mentioned above and included in this voucher
926 / 2 | Accountant
⟦signature⟧
Ezra
Dangoor
The Auditor
⟦illegible red stamp⟧
⟦illegible blue stamp⟧
The above headquarters, and the mentioned brokerage is considered at a rate of the value of one hundred and twenty thousand Mehran Masdalan.
The contractor who is assigned the commitment must, within three days from the date of the commitment contract under this policy,
complete the legal transaction, handle the contract, provide the guarantor, complete the deposit, and receive
the commitment. If, after this period, he neglects to complete one of the mentioned transactions, he is considered to have reneged on the commitment,
and the Hakham Bashi or the President of the Lay Council has the right to seize the given deposit and has the choice to put the commitment
of the contents up for auction again, and shall recover the difference from the mentioned deposit, and shall hold the contractor liable for the shortfall if
the deposit is not sufficient to cover the difference, and the contractor shall be liable for the breakdown and damage resulting from this reneging, without
the need for notification or official transactions.
The undersigned does not pledge to give the commitment to the highest bidder in the auction, but is free to give it to
whomever of the bidders he wishes or not to give it to anyone.
IRAQ
REVENUE
Finance
8 ANNAS
Hakham Bashi of Baghdad
Ezra Rabin Dangoor
Only forty rupees ⟦illegible⟧ 40
Only forty-five ⟦illegible⟧ 45
Only fifty rupees 50
Only fifty rupees 50
Only sixty rupees 60
Only sixty-five rupees 65
Only sixty-seven rupees 67
Only seventy rupees 70
Only ⟦illegible⟧ 72
Only ⟦illegible⟧ 74
Only ⟦illegible⟧ 77
Only ⟦illegible⟧ 80
Only ⟦illegible⟧ 81
Only eighty-three rupees 83
⟦illegible⟧
Abboud Al-Mudaqdaq
Palm ⟦illegible⟧
Abboud Al-Mudaqdaq
Abboud Al-Mudaqdaq
Abboud Al-Mudaqdaq
Abboud Al-Mudaqdaq
Abboud Al-Mudaqdaq
Abboud Al-Mudaqdaq
Abboud Al-Mudaqdaq
Abboud Al-Mudaqdaq
Abboud Al-Mudaqdaq
Abboud Al-Mudaqdaq
Abboud Al-Mudaqdaq
Abboud Al-Mudaqdaq
Offered for bidding: the intestines contract for the slaughter of the Musawiya (Jewish) community for one year starting from April 1, ⟦1926⟧ until ⟦...⟧
Under the following conditions :-
First - The contractor shall take in kind the intestines of sheep and goats (Ashayir and Taif) slaughtered in the slaughterhouse of the Musawiya community
in Baghdad, considering the hundred intestines at the value determined by bidding upon the contractor as follows.
Second - The contractor must receive the aforementioned intestines laid out in the slaughterhouse yard, and he is obliged to prepare the intestines
necessary for gathering and transporting them, and is obliged to give a daily signed receipt to the agent appointed by the Hakham Bashi
or the President of the Lay Council, and the said receipt shall include the number of intestines received by the contractor on that day.
Third - The contractor may not refrain from accepting and taking any intestines on the pretext that they are weak, small, cut,
or black; rather, he must take and accept them regardless of their condition, and any intestines he does not accept shall have their price charged to him
even if it is impossible for him to take them, based solely on the word of the official.
Fourth - The contractor to whom the contract is awarded must pay into the community fund in cash by way of deposit at ⟦...⟧ percent
of the value of one hundred and twenty thousand intestines, and this amount shall be credited to him from the final month and a half
payment. He is obliged to provide a reliable guarantor who undertakes the commitment of the contract. In the event of his inability to provide
a guarantor, he must increase the deposit to one-fifth of the contract value, and the total of the aforementioned deposit shall be deducted from the prices of the intestines
for the final two and a half months of the contract period.
Fifth - At the end of every fifteen days, the contractor shall pay in cash to the Hakham Bashi or to the President of the Lay Council the value of
the intestines reached within those fifteen days until the end of the contract period.
Sixth - If the contractor refrains from receiving the intestines or if he delays paying the value of what he received on time, then
the Hakham Bashi or the President of the Lay Council has the right to collect the intestines and sell them to others at the market price at the time, and the contractor shall be liable
for the decrease in price and expenses without the need for notifications and formal procedures. Whenever
the contractor is unable to pay upon maturity, the guarantor must pay upon demand without the need
for notifications and formal procedures.
Seventh - The number of intestines is derived from the total sheep slaughtered by the Rabbi from Taif and Ashayir, i.e.,
sheep slaughtered by the Rabbi, and thus the debt is established against the contractor to pay the price of their intestines, and furthermore, the Hakham Bashi
does not ⟦appoint⟧ someone to deliver the intestines to the contractor. The number of slaughtered sheep shall be recorded according to
the statement of the community official and the entry in his ledger, and the contractor has no right to object to it.
Eighth - If one of the butchers seizes intestines in the slaughterhouse from Taif and Ashayir belonging to the community and causes a delay
in delivering them to the contractor, the contractor must inform the Hakham Bashi in writing and identify the name of the seizer, and
the Hakham Bashi must then prevent the seizing butcher from slaughtering until he returns the seized intestines or
their value to the contractor.
Ninth - Only the written conditions included in this voucher are considered, and no oral statements made between the contracting parties shall be considered.
Tenth - The contractor must pay a half percent of the total contract value as a brokerage fee, and this amount shall be deducted from the original aforementioned deposit
and kept with the Secretary of the Lay Council without the presence of the auctioneer, and the contractor is obliged to complete the deposit.
The above acknowledged
Offered for auction are the intestines in total that are extracted from sheep slaughtered in the slaughterhouse of the Musawiya community in Baghdad
only from Kosher and Taref, without regard to their number, for a period of one year starting from April 1, 947 until
March 948 under the following conditions:-
First - The contractor shall take in kind the intestines of sheep and goats, Kosher and Taref, which are slaughtered in the slaughterhouse of the Musawiya community in Baghdad only.
Second - The contractor must receive the aforementioned intestines placed in the slaughterhouse yard, and he is obliged to settle the expenses
necessary for collecting and transporting them.
Third - The contractor is not permitted to refrain from accepting and taking any intestine on the pretext that it is weak, small, cut, or black,
but rather he is obliged to take and accept them whatever they may be.
Fourth - The contractor to whom the contract is awarded must pay to the community fund in cash by way of deposit ten percent
of the total contract value, and this amount shall be credited to him from the payment of the last month and a half. As for the remainder of the
contract value, it shall be paid in installments in twenty-one installments, for each of which a promissory note shall be taken to the order of the Hakham Bashi
in Baghdad in addition to the community fund. The first is dated April 1, 947, due April 15, 947,
and each of the others follows by fifteen days, such that the last installment is due on February 15, 948.
He is also obliged to provide a reputable guarantor who undertakes the contract agreement and the promissory notes. If he is unable to
provide the guarantor, he must increase the deposit to one-fifth of the value, and the total of the mentioned deposit shall be deducted from the installments of the last
month and a half.
Fifth - The maturity of each of the mentioned promissory notes is considered as a protest against the contractor and the guarantor; therefore, it is not necessary in this
case to carry out a protest or other formal proceedings. For this reason, if the contractor or his guarantor does not pay one of the promissory notes
upon its maturity or delays the payment of a part of it, the Hakham Bashi or the head of the Lay Council has the right to appoint a representative on his behalf
to collect the intestines and sell them to others at the current price and collect the price for the contractor's account. Likewise, in this case, he has the choice
to put the intestines up for auction again for the contractor's account and to collect the deficiency from him and hold him liable for the resulting loss,
all of this without the need to carry out a protest or other formal proceedings.
Sixth - The contractor has no right to demand a reduction, compensation, or indemnity for anything if a shortage occurs in the yield of intestines due to
a strike by the butchers from slaughtering for any reason whatsoever, or due to heavenly or earthly disasters, or by order of the government,
no matter how long the mentioned strike lasts and no matter how long the mentioned disasters last, whether heavenly or by government order.
Seventh - As is the current custom, no sheep are slaughtered during the nine days known as the Hebrew Ninth of Av, nor on one of the two days of
Rosh Hashanah, nor on Yom Kippur, nor on one of the two days of each of the Sukkot, Passover, and Shavuot holidays.
Eighth - The Hakham Bashi may prevent from slaughtering those butchers whose ill-treatment in the slaughterhouse is proven to him, and the contractor has no right to protest
by claiming that this caused a shortage in the yield of intestines, unless one of the butchers in the slaughterhouse usurps a quantity of
intestines, whether Taref or Kosher, or neglects to deliver them to the contractor. In that case, the contractor must inform the Hakham Bashi in writing
and identify the name of the usurper, and the Hakham Bashi must then prevent the usurping butcher from slaughtering until he returns the usurped
intestines or their price to the contractor. The contractor has no right to demand anything in exchange for the usurped intestines.
Ninth - Only the written conditions included in this voucher are considered, and no verbal statements made between the contracting parties shall be considered.
First - The duration of the bidding for the meat collection obligation is for one year starting from September 1, 926, until August 31, ⟦927⟧ under the following conditions: -
1- The contractor shall collect the Kosher meat collection fee, which is two ⟦coins/units⟧ per kilo including eggs and kidneys, according to previous practice.
As for the 'Abar', i.e., the lamb found inside its mother's womb, it also belongs to the contractor, but he loses his right to claim
and protest regarding this if the government does not allow the slaughter of pregnant ewes. This fee is collected from the slaughtering that
takes place in the slaughterhouse of the community, Adhamiya, and Karrada, which is offered for sale to the Jews. -
Second - The contractor must pay to the community fund in cash by way of deposit ten percent of the total obligation amount,
and this amount shall be calculated for him from the amount of the last month and a half. As for the remainder of the obligation amount, it shall be paid in installments
in twenty-one installments, for each of which a promissory note is taken to the order of the Hakham Bashi in Baghdad in addition to the community fund.
The first of these is dated September 1, ⟦21⟧, 926, due September 15, 926, and each follows the other by fifteen days in a manner
that the last installment is due on July 15, ⟦927⟧. He is also required to provide a reputable guarantor who undertakes the obligation contract
and the promissory notes. If he is unable to provide a guarantor, he must increase the deposit to one-fifth of the amount,
and the total of the mentioned deposit shall be deducted from the installments of the last month and a half. -
Third - The maturity of each of the mentioned promissory notes is considered as a protest against the contractor and the guarantor. Therefore, if the
contractor or his guarantor does not pay one of the promissory notes upon its maturity or delays paying a portion of it, the Hakham Bashi or the President of the Lay Council
has the right to appoint an agent on his behalf to collect the fees and fulfill them for the contractor's account. In this case, he chooses to put
the fee revenues up for bidding again for the contractor's account and to recover the deficit from him or the guarantor and to hold them liable for whatever
loss results, without performing a protest or official procedures in all the mentioned cases. -
Fourth - If the butchers strike and refuse to slaughter sheep for any reason, or if they hoard sheep with the intention of making meat scarce
and raising its price for the Israelites, the contractor must provide sheep for slaughter to meet the needs of the Jewish community in Baghdad,
at least four thousand eight hundred kilos daily, and on every Friday, five thousand two hundred kilos ⟦4800/5200⟧ of Kosher meat.
If he does not comply with this condition and causes a meat shortage and a price increase, the Hakham Bashi or the President of the Lay Council shall be
free to either offer sheep for slaughter in Baghdad sufficient for the community's needs and charge the contractor for all the loss and damage resulting therefrom,
or to put the fee revenues up for bidding again for the contractor's account and recover the deficit from him and hold him liable for the resulting loss,
all of which without performing a protest or official procedures. -
Fifth - The contractor has no right to demand any reduction or compensation if, God forbid, heavenly or earthly disasters occur, or if
the government limits the amount of sheep for slaughter, or if selling Treif meat becomes difficult, or if the butchers refuse or strike from slaughtering
for any reason, or if they hoard sheep; rather, in all mentioned cases, the contractor must pay the installments at their maturity. -
Sixth - As is the current custom, no sheep are slaughtered during the nine days known as the Hebrew Ninth of Av, nor on either of the two days of Rosh
Hashanah, nor on Yom Kippur, nor on either of the two days of Sukkot, Pesach, and Shavuot. -
Seventh - The Hakham Bashi may prevent from slaughtering those butchers whose ill-treatment of the business is proven through verbal abuse or otherwise,
and the contractor has no right to protest by claiming that this caused a decrease in slaughtering. Also, since everyone who slaughters sheep ⟦sheep⟧ in the community slaughterhouse is required
to hand over the fees to the clerk assigned to it, the Hakham Bashi has the right to order the slaughterers to refrain from slaughtering for anyone who refuses to
hand them over, until the collection is made as a penalty. -
Tenth - The contractor must pay a brokerage fee of half a percent on the total amount, and this amount is deducted from the original deposit ⟦given⟧
and kept with the secretary of the Lay Council without the presence of the brokerage ⟦beneficiary⟧, and the contractor is obliged to complete the deposit
stipulated above.
Eleventh - The contractor who is awarded the contract must, within three days from the date of the contract under this receipt,
complete the necessary formalities by entering into the contract, signing the bonds belonging to the endowments, providing
the guarantor, completing the deposit, and receiving the contract. If, after this period, he neglects to complete one of the aforementioned
formalities, he is then considered to have reneged on the contract. Accordingly, the Hakham Bashi or the President of the Lay Council has the right to seize
the given deposit and shall have the choice to re-auction the intestines contract and collect the difference from the mentioned
deposit. He may claim the deficit from the contractor if the deposit is not sufficient to cover the difference, and the contractor shall be liable for the loss
and damage resulting from his reneging, without the need for notification or official procedures.
Twelfth - The undersigned does not pledge to grant the contract to the highest bidder, but rather is free to grant it to
whomever he wishes among the bidders or not to grant it to anyone.
IRAQ
REVENUE
Financial
8 ANNAS
Acting
Hakham Bashi of Baghdad
Ezra Reuben Dangoor
5684
ACTING CHIEF RABBI BAGHDAD
⟦...⟧
Eighth - Only the written conditions included in this receipt are considered, and no verbal statements made between the contracting parties shall be taken into account.
Ninth - The contractor must pay a brokerage fee of half a percent on the total amount, and this amount shall be deducted from the original deposit given
at the Secretary of the Corporal Council without bringing the person of the broker, and the contractor is obliged to complete the deposit established above.
Tenth - The contractor who is awarded the obligation must, from the date of the obligation contract under this receipt within a period of three days,
complete the necessary formalities, namely by signing the contract, signing the bonds related to the installments, providing the guarantor,
completing the deposit, and receiving the obligation directly by collecting the weighbridge fees. If, by the end of this period, he neglects to complete
one of the mentioned procedures, then he shall be considered to have breached the obligation, and the Hakham Bashi or the President of the Corporal Council shall then have the right
to seize the given deposit and shall have the choice to put the weighbridge fees up for auction again or to collect them through a trust
on behalf of the contractor and hold him liable for the difference, and this difference shall be collected from the mentioned deposit, and the contractor shall be pursued for the deficit if
the deposit is not sufficient to cover the mentioned difference, and the contractor shall also be liable for all other malfunctions and damages resulting from this breach
without the need for notification or official procedure.
Eleventh - The undersigned is not bound to award the obligation to the one who pays the highest price in the auction, but rather has the choice to award it to whomever he wishes
among the bidders or not to award it to anyone.
Twelfth - The following article has been added to maintain the discipline of the slaughter and to prevent confusion in the Taref and marking.
A - The contractor or the butcher has no right to compel or assign one of the slaughtering Rabbis to inspect the lungs; rather, the Hakham Bashi is free
to appoint any slaughterer to complete this procedure.
B - The Rawasoon (head-and-trotters workers) are not permitted to arrange rows of sheep heads outside the slaughterhouse unless authorized
by the Rabbinate slaughterers.
C - The contractor has no right to protest, object, or request compensation if the slaughterers withdraw from the slaughterhouse and stop
the slaughter due to contempt, verbal insult, or blasphemous words directed at them by the butchers.
D - The procedure for weighing the meat, i.e., the weighbridge, takes place in the butchers' market and may not be carried out inside or around the slaughterhouse.
Correct: The contractor has no right to protest against any order issued by the Rabbi regarding the discipline of the Taref and marking
and refraining from securing
IRAQ REVENUE
Finance
8 ANNAS 8 Annas
The Hakham Bashi in Baghdad
Ezra Reuben Dangoor
5684
120000 | Only one hundred and twenty thousand Rupees | Sayyid Al-Jawad | Kaf Yad Musa Al-Jawad
⟦131000⟧ | Only one hundred and thirty thousand Rupees | Ahmed | Abdullah Al-Mulla Qadu
⟦134000⟧ | Only one hundred and thirty-four thousand Rupees | Abdul Razzaq | Al-Mulla Qadu Lifi Yad
144000 | Only one hundred and forty thousand Rupees | Abbas Al-Jadou | Abbas Al-Jadou
145000 | | | Abbas Al-Jadou Synagogue
Abbas Al-Jadou
Capital Secretariat
Accounting Department
Telephone Number: Saray 3
Number: 724
Date: 2 April / 1930
To His Eminence the Acting Rabbi of the Israelite Community, the Respected
Baghdad
It has become necessary to review the amount of decrease in sheep slaughtering during the days
of the strike, and what the average daily slaughter was previously, and to what extent it dropped,
and the number of days the strike lasted. I request that you inform us of that.
⟦illegible⟧ of sheep slaughtering during the days
of the strike, and what the average daily slaughter was previously, and to what extent it dropped,
and the number of days the strike lasted. I request that you inform us of that.
⟦signature⟧
Mayor of the Capital
Office of the Chief Rabbi - Baghdad:
Number: 445
Date: 8 / 4 / 1927
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF RABBI:
BAGHDAD:
F.A.
Capital Secretariat
7 / 1127 C
April 24, 1930
His Excellency the Respectable Mayor of the Capital
After greetings,
With reference to your letter No. 734 dated 4/2/930,
Your Excellency may inquire about the matter under discussion in detail
from the contractor of the Nabilla, Mulla Razzuqi Mulla Qadu, to secure your request ⟦line⟧ ,
Chief Rabbi Abraham A. Laniado
CHIEF RABBI ABRAHAM A. LANIADO
Acting Hakham Bashi
in Baghdad
BAGHDAD BAGHDAD
⟦illegible⟧
N. M
1476
July 15, 1931
The honorable and virtuous notable Sasson Effendi Haron, respected
After greetings and respect
I regret very much that I have not received any reply from you to my letter No. 1466
dated July 9, 1931. Therefore, I saw fit to present this letter to you
hoping that you would kindly return the three hundred rupees to the bank as I previously requested and as
required by the procedures.
It is possible for you, if you have any request, to kindly submit it to
this office (after you deliver the money to the bank) for it to consider its fulfillment
as much as possible.
I reiterate my request to you again, hoping that you will kindly fulfill it, and I thank you in advance.
⟦...⟧
Chief Rabbi Abraham A. Aslan Yehuda
RABBI ABR. ASLAN YEHUDA
The Hakham Bashi
Ibrahim A. Aslan Yehuda
Baghdad
Acting Chief Rabbi
Number: 2057
Date: 13 / 3 / 1932
The Honorable Lay Council
Reference to the official notice notified to you, a copy of which was sent to this
department signed by the person named Eliyahu Saleh Muzayyin. I summoned him to this department
and he added an amount of three thousand rupees to the commitment amount of (162600), so the amount
of the commitment became (165600). He paid a deposit check No. 654767 in the amount of five
thousand rupees to our order, and you will find it enclosed endorsed to your order. Therefore, and based on the fact that the paragraph
of Article 12 of the bidding regulations authorizes the Council to reopen the bidding again
within three days starting from the day following the mentioned referral, it was therefore necessary
to accept the mentioned addition and open the public auction on the day the Council deems
appropriate.
⟦illegible stamp⟧
Avram Ghanem
Acting Chief Rabbi
⟦illegible circular stamp⟧
172
4/2
2/26
65
Through the Notary Public of South Baghdad, Respected
To the Honorable Hakhambashi Sassoon Effendi Khedhouri, Respected
It is no secret to you that by auction, the Qabbaniya fee belonging to the Israelite community was awarded to us on
March 17, 1925, and that the Lay Council decided after three days to annul the award
finalized and according to previous papers, and since the designated period has passed and according to the appearance of
the ongoing investigation regarding the Jews, the Lay Council has resigned and work has stopped
Accordingly, and given the integrity of the Lay Council and the public interest, we request that you return
to us the insurance paid by us, amounting to seven thousand eight hundred and ninety rupees, and it shall be
in our name, otherwise we will obtain it through legal means and you will be liable for losses and damages
Abbas Al-Jadou Daoud Al-Saoud
Abbas Al-Jadou
[ We have been notified of the mentioned warning correctly ]
Abbas Al-Jadou Daoud Al-Saoud
IRAQ REVENUE
Financial
8 ANNAS 8 Annas
Daoud Al-Saoud
26/2
6
22
I certify that this warning was given by Abbas Al-Jadou and Daoud Al-Saoud by the hand of Shukr
I proceeded to notify it to His Excellency Sassoon Effendi Khedhouri Hakhambashi on March 26, 925
Shukr Nuri
⟦illegible⟧
Office of the Chief Rabbi - Baghdad:
Number: 69
Date: 26 / 3 / 925
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF RABBI:
BAGHDAD:
The Qabbaniya
Baghdad on April 7, 1930
His Excellency the Acting Hakham Bashi, the Respected
After greetings - confirming our previous letters dated March 18 and April 1, 1930
to the Lay Council regarding the Ma'ila difference for the nine days in which
slaughtering did not take place due to the demonstrations that occurred, and since the Lay Council now does not
possess full authority to disburse the funds, and since your esteemed council has the
full authority for collection and expenditure, we hope that you will examine our case and give me the difference resulting according to
what is explained in our aforementioned letter dated April 1, and we hope you do not delay the payment to us
because it harms our interests. Please accept our highest respects and stay well.
The Al-Ma'ila Contractor
⟦signature⟧
Office of the Hakham Bashi - Baghdad:
Number: 2186
Date: 8 / 4 / 930
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF RABBI:
BAGHDAD:
The esteemed regarding the agreements
⟦...⟧ the research until
The Lay Council
⟦signature⟧
⟦illegible circular stamp⟧
4/1115
9 April 1930
To
Mr. Mulla Razouq al-Mulla Qadu
Contractor of the Faila
After greetings
With reference to your letter dated 7 April 1930
Since there is no Lay Council at the present time and since the elections
are about to begin, the suspension of the decision on the matter under discussion until
the election of a Lay Council is among the necessary matters.
⟦illegible⟧ Abraham A. N.
Acting
ACTING CHIEF RABBI
Acting Chief Rabbi
Announcements of Judah
Baghdad
Baghdad, May God Protect Her
⟦illegible⟧
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF RABBI
⟦illegible⟧
N. M.
Baghdad on 29 April 1930
His Excellency the Acting Hakham Bashi, the Respected
Subject: Gabelle Contracts
I wish to inform Your Excellency that the Accounting Department has not yet received the papers and contracts
specialized for (the Gabelle), despite the fact that the current month of April is about to end.
This is for your command.
⟦signature⟧
The Accountant
N. Kh.
Office of the Hakham Bashi - Baghdad
Number 469
Date 29/4/930
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF RABBI
BAGHDAD
⟦illegible⟧
Baghdad
Relates to order ⟦illegible⟧
⟦signature⟧
Date
⟦illegible⟧
Very Urgent
1426
July 9, 1931
The Honorable Sassoon Effendi Harun
After greetings,
I have learned that you have received the sum of eight hundred (800) Rupees as a promissory note from your side,
payable in the amount of 7628 Rupees, which was due at the end of last month and which you took
upon yourselves, in trust, to collect from the obligated parties and deposit the amount into the
Imperial Bank, and you request it to be credited against the rent of the National School.
Any expenditure, as you know, cannot be carried out without a decision being issued by
the Lay Council or an administrative decision from the Deputy Head of the Rabbinate. Since your council has not
convened yet to make a decision in this regard, and we are not currently able to issue any
administrative decision, your direct collection of the amount was contrary to the official
administrative procedures followed by this administration. Payment of any amount cannot occur without a withdrawal,
and a withdrawal cannot be made except by a decision, as mentioned before. Therefore, please submit the mentioned amount to
the bank as quickly as possible and inform us of the result immediately. Furthermore, upon the submission
of any written request by you, this administration will ⟦look⟧ into this matter.
Ordinary papers
Jewish Community Council of Baghdad
The Jewish Community Committee in Baghdad
⟦illegible⟧
Acting Chief Rabbi
A copy to the Accountant
To be kept in the hospitals file
1482
July 24, 1931
26
His Excellency the Honorable Mayor of the Capital
Reference to your letter No. 2227 dated July 20, 1931
(1) It was the duty of the contractor of Al-Fadhila, according to the terms of the agreement concluded between him
and the President of the Jewish Physical Council, to provide sheep for slaughter despite the occurrence
of any strike or protest, and the Jews were ready to buy the meat
if the contractor had implemented the provisions of the agreement and provided the sheep for slaughter. Moreover,
the mentioned contract does not make us responsible for whether the meat offered for sale
was purchased by the people or not.
(2) The contractor's doubt regarding the purchase of meat by the Mosaic followers on July 23, 1931
was misplaced, as the slaughter and purchase actually took place on the mentioned day
in the best possible manner.
(3) I would like to draw your Excellency's attention to the fact that religious rituals forbid
Jews from slaughtering sheep and eating meat during the first nine days of
the Hebrew month of Ab, ending on the mentioned July 23, and that the absence of slaughter ⟦during the mentioned period⟧ was not due to the strike.
May you live long
Acting Chief Rabbi
⟦The Chief Committee Abraham A Cohen Yehuda⟧
Chief Rabbinate
Baghdad
1931
Administration of the Lay Council
of the Israelite Community
Baghdad
Lay Council * Baghdad
JEWISH LAY COUNCIL
BAGHDAD
⟦line⟧
Number: .No: 1108
Date: .Date: 21 August Year 1931
Subject: ⟦line⟧
His Eminence the Honorable Acting Chief Rabbi
Our Lay Council met on Thursday 20 / 8 / 1931 and
the Gabelle contractors also attended, and after negotiations with them regarding the issue of the Gabelle
contract, it was decided to request your Eminence to kindly invite the General Council
to present the case to them, at seven-thirty in the morning on
Sunday, corresponding to 23 August Year 1931
President of the Lay Council
Office of the Chief Rabbi - Baghdad
Number 784
Date 21 / 8 / 31
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF RABBI
BAGHDAD
Family records corrector
The Chief Rabbi
of the Jewish community in Baghdad
8/21/931
Based on the desire of the Lay Council to settle the Kabila case after deliberation
with your General Council in this regard, it was decided to invite your honor as a member
in the aforementioned council to kindly attend the administration of the Jewish community at
seven-thirty in the morning on Sunday 8/23/931
And please accept our respect
Committee of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
Acting Head of the Community
⟦illegible⟧
Ghasel papers
Department ⟦illegible⟧ ... Baghdad
⟦illegible⟧ OF THE ⟦illegible⟧ ... BAGHDAD