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IJA 2818
Documents Dealing with Rent Contracts for Property Owned by the Baghdadi Jewish Community
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These are archival documents from the Baghdadi Jewish community, primarily dealing with rent contracts. Included are calculation of expenses and a rent dispute that resulted from Jewish immigration from the area; an official court case letter regarding a lease dispute between a representative of the Jewish Lay Council and the decision of their case; an official court case; receipts from the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews; an official court registration of endowment of a property notarized with a wax seal; a letter from an attorney to the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews listing the expenses of the court case and requesting payment.
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Number 65 In the case / filed against her ⟦...⟧ Regarding her claim for the rental value of the property Occupied by her for the objection dated 21 / 12 / 59 + They claimed ⟦...⟧ invalid, they did not receive the leased property for a period of five years And the leased property did not remain vacant of ⟦...⟧ occurrence of the case of forfeiture of the option . Relinquishment of their rights to the rental value On reducing the rental value to 100 Dinars minus its annual installment Because they recognition without interruption
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VITAMINS LIMITED Vitamins from When I objected to the court's ruling The objector did not accept that the agreement which took place after the contract was made on the allocation of the black land to 150 Dinars (accepted as such that it is the fees they increased and its owners were confused and requested a reduction Rx ⟦illegible⟧ that they did not decrease from the leased property because of the fees ⟦illegible⟧ ADDRESS: ⟦illegible⟧ NAME: ⟦illegible⟧
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His Excellency the Judge of the Baghdad Court of First Instance, Respected The Objectors - Mr. Ahmad Al-Salloum and Mr. Abdul Hadi Faraj Hamza. The Respondent - Farid Daoud Samra, acting on behalf of the Lay Council of the Israelite community, in his official capacity. On May 28, 1957, we were notified of the judgment in absentia issued by your esteemed court on April 1, 1957 under case number 2547/956, which entails obligating the objectors to pay the respondent a sum of (192) dinars while bearing the trial costs, for the rent of the vacant plot serial 330 Kawalat for a period of one year ending on May 12, 1957. Since the aforementioned judgment is prejudicial to the rights of the objectors because the agreement that took place after the contract was made to reduce the annual rent to (150) dinars. Therefore, we have taken the initiative to submit the objection from this side within the legal period. Therefore, we request that the respondent be notified of a copy of the petition, and then a day for the hearing be appointed and the respondent be summoned for the hearing and to issue a decision to set aside the contested judgment in absentia and dismiss his claim regarding the increase while charging him the costs. Objector | Objector ⟦signature⟧ | ⟦signature⟧ This objection was submitted on May 28, 1957 ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ Fee ⟦illegible⟧ 955 Fee ⟦illegible⟧ 882 ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
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First Notary Public of South Baghdad R.M. ⟦illegible⟧ 210675 Accounting 137 Receipts for Dirhams collected for the court Serial Number: 14708 Fils/Dinar: 44 720 Name of Department: Received from: President of the Administrative Committee for the Jewish Community Amount: Seven hundred and twenty Dinars and: Fils On account of: Fees Signature of receiver ⟦signature⟧ Job title On date 27 / 11 / 57
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First Notary Public of Southern Baghdad Volume Number 210679 Accounting 137 Receipts for Dirhams collected for the government Serial Number: 7528 38: Fils / Dinar: 125 / ⟦line⟧ Department Name: 222 Received from: President of the Administrative Committee of the Jewish Community Amount: ⟦line⟧ Dinars and one hundred and twenty-five Fils On account of: Power of Attorney On date: 11/27/57 Signature of receiver: ⟦signature⟧ Job title: The Auditor
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Volume Number 207568 Accounting 137 Receipts for Dirhams Collected for the Government Serial Number: 3 Fils/Dinar: 400 / — Department Name: Baghdad Received from: Farid Al-Douri Amount: — Dinar and ⟦four hundred⟧ Fils On account of: ⟦Fee for Mr. Naji Abdullah as fees⟧ Date: 25 / 11 / 57 Cashier ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ Baghdad Signature of the collector ⟦signature⟧ Job title ⟦Cashier⟧ 6777 57 / 5129 7114
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11 He - in addition to placing the precautionary seizure in the lawsuit of Ahmed Al-Salem No. 400 650 Expenses 1050 835702 Accounting: 137 Cover Number: 207559 Receipts in Dirhams collected for the Government: Serial Number: 7 Fils/Dinar: 15 Department Name: ⟦29 / 5 / ⟦illegible⟧⟧ Received from: The Jewish Community Council in Baghdad Amount: ⟦Five⟧ Dinars and ⟦⟦illegible⟧⟧ Fils On Account of: ⟦⟦illegible⟧⟧ Signature of Receiver: ⟦signature⟧ On Date: 4 / 7 / ⟦⟦illegible⟧⟧ Job Title: ⟦⟦illegible⟧⟧
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Volume Number 207848 Accounting 137 Receipts for Dirhams Collected for the Government Serial Number 49 Fils/Dinar 800 / - Department Name Baghdad Court of First Instance 52/2547 Received from Ibrahim Hazoum Sum of ⟦line⟧ Dinars and 800 Fils On account of notification fee of a judicial decision Signature of the Receiver ⟦signature⟧ Dated 7/20/52 Job Title
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Baghdad Court of First Instance Case File No. 2547 / 956 The Baghdad Court of First Instance was formed ⟦by the sole editor⟧ on 14/7/957 by its judge, Mr. Radif Abbas authorized to judge in the name of His Majesty the King of Iraq, and issued its following ruling:- <del>The Plaintiff</del> The Objector - The Defendants - Mr. Ahmed Al-Salloum and Mr. Abdul Hadi Faraj Hamza The Defendant <del>the objectee</del> - The Plaintiff - Farid Daoud Samra, Chairman of the Administrative Committee of the Israelite Community in Baghdad (acting in place of the Communal Council of the aforementioned community) The trustee of the endowment (waqf) for the plot numbered 330 Kolat belonging to the aforementioned endowment. His lawyer, Ibrahim Hazoum. The Decision This court had issued, in the initial case file numbered 2547 / 1956, a judgment in absentia against the two defendants, ordering them to pay the claimed amount of (192) Dinars, which is the installment due on March 13, 1956, for the rent of the plot numbered 330 Kolat, and charging them with court costs and attorney fees. They objected to the mentioned judgment on 8/6/57. When notifications were served to them for the hearing date of 14/7/957, they did not attend, despite this notification. At the request of the objectee's lawyer, it was decided to reject their objection and confirm the judgment in absentia issued against them in this lawsuit on 1/4/957, and to charge them the costs of the proceedings in absentia and the objection and attorney fees, as a judgment in absentia subject to appeal, and the decision was announced publicly on 14/7/957. The Judge Radif Abbas Date on the stamp 20/7/957 Expenses 2/100 | Objection fee paid by the objectors (the defendants) -/250 | Notification fee with stamps paid by the objectors 1/678 | Attorney fees for the objectee's lawyer 4/028 Notification of Abdul Hadi at his home as explained by the process server on the written notice Due to the absence of the defendant at the house, Nawal was notified, who lives with him, the defendant, and who lives with him in the same house 10/8/957 Nawal With signature And the notification of Ahmed as follows Due to the absence of the defendant at the house, the daughter of the defendant was notified, and her name is Al-An’am, who refused to sign and give her name in the presence of witnesses on 10/8/957, being the daughter who lives with her father in the same house numbered 27 Alwiyah Witness Witness Ibrahim ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ Abdullah Wadi ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ Signature Signature
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Baghdad Court of First Instance Case Number 2547 / 956 The Baghdad Court of First Instance <del>unlimited</del> was formed on 1 / 4 / 957 by its judge, Mr. Radif Abbas Authorized to judge in the name of His Majesty the King of Iraq, and issued its following ruling:- Plaintiff - Farid Daoud Samra, in his capacity as President of the Administrative Committee of the Jewish Community in Baghdad (located at the headquarters of the Sabbath Council of the aforementioned community) trustee over the endowment in the plot numbered sequence 330 Defendant - Kulat - in addition to the aforementioned endowment The two defendants - 1- Mr. Ahmed Al-Salloum 2- Mr. Abdul Hadi Al-Haj Faraj Hamza The Decision - The plaintiff, in his aforementioned capacity, through his attorney, claimed that the two defendants had leased the plot numbered sequence 330 Kulat, which is endowed for the poor of the Mosaic faith in Mir Elias Hospital, for a period of thirty years from 13/ 2/ 48 to 12/ 2/ 78 for an annual rent of (5760) dinars. They pledged to pay it in annual installments of (192) dinars due starting from the date of 13/ 2/ 48 according to a contract certified by the Notary Public. It became due upon them on the date of 13/ March/ 56 an amount of (192) dinars, representing the rent for the year starting from 13/ March/ 56 and ending on 12/ March/ 957, which they refused to pay despite the demand. Thus, he requested a judgment against them for the mentioned amount and for them to bear the costs of the trial and fees of advocacy and the memorandum. The pleading was conducted against them in absentia and publicly for their failure to attend despite being served with the summons in accordance with the procedures. The plaintiff's attorney repeated his client's claim statement and requested a judgment for him in his aforementioned capacity against the two defendants for the mentioned amount and what was stated in the claim statement. He presented the lease contract certified by the Notary of Eastern Baghdad on 13/ 2/ 948 under general number 832, which is a certified copy from the Notary of Northern Baghdad on 13/ 2/ 955 and number general 11166, and the guardianship deed issued by the Personal Status Court at the Baghdad Court of First Instance on 21/ 11/ 56 number 203/ Personal / 56. Based on the claim of the plaintiff in his aforementioned capacity and the ongoing in-absentia pleading against the two defendants, and the verification by the court of the validity of the plaintiff's standing in his aforementioned capacity according to the guardianship deed issued by the Personal Status Court of the Baghdad Court of First Instance under number 203/ Personal / 56 and date 21/ 11/ 56, and based on the lease contract certified by the Notary Public on 13/ 2/ 48 under general number 832, it was decided to rule against the two defendants and compel them to pay rent for the year starting from 13/ March / 56 ending on 12/ March / 57 in the amount of (192) dinars to the plaintiff in his aforementioned capacity, while charging them the court costs and advocacy fees in the amount of (1/688) dinars and fees for the memorandum, an in-absentia judgment subject to objection and appeal, and it was announced publicly on 1/ 4/ 957 Expenses | Fils Dinar Court Fee | 5/160 Stamps and Notification | 0/250 Memorandum Fees | 2/500 Only eight dinars and seven hundred and ten fils | 8/710 The Judge Radif Abbas Date on the stamp 15/ 4/ 957 Ahmed was notified on 27/ 5/ 957 according to the notification certificate And Abdul Hadi Hamza, his attorney Salim was notified on 14/ 4/ 957 " " The First Clerk