AI English Translation, Pages 176-200
District
On the land numbered
Secret tender for the construction of
Contract Form
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This contract was concluded between the Presidency of the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews in Baghdad
(hereinafter known as the Committee).
And between | known hereinafter as the Contractor who stated
for the purpose of this contract that he has a place in | and this address
is considered where registered letters or hand-delivered warnings and orders
and instructions are sent, as valid direction and delivery.
The Engineer or Engineers. The engineer who carries out this contract
on behalf of the Committee is Engineer Saleh Youssef or any other engineer or engineers
appointed by the Committee in writing in this capacity, and the Contractor shall be notified of their names to execute the work stipulated
in this contract. The Contractor has also agreed hereby to provide - according to -
the terms and conditions contained therein and in the specifications, the price schedule, and the maps - the construction
materials stipulated in the general conditions and all workers, machinery, equipment, tools,
instruments, scaffolding, guards, and everything that is necessary or may be necessary for the works
and services covered by this contract and to complete them fully to the highest degree of perfection
and craftsmanship in the execution of (
The Contractor acknowledges that he has visited the work site and has become fully, accurately, and precisely acquainted
with all the maps and the work to be performed under this contract
as well as having inspected the work site and the location for storing construction materials and water installations
The Contractor agrees to undertake the construction of the mentioned building according to the relevant maps
issued and which may be issued by the supervising engineer in the future, and the schedule of works,
prices, general conditions, and technical specifications complete in all respects, and that is according to
measurements and according to the prices set by the nominated contractor.
The Contractor also undertakes to complete this work within a period of | days starting
from the date of signing the contract.
Signature /
President of the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews
in Baghdad
Date . . . . . . . . . . . .
Witness . . . . . . . . . . . .
Signature / The Contractor Mr.
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Date . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Secret tender for the construction of
On the land numbered
In the district of
General Conditions
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1 - The bidder must provide cash insurance amounting to 5% five percent, and it is permissible to provide
this insurance in the form of a letter of guarantee from one of the banks recognized by
the President of the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews in Baghdad, and checks are not accepted at all.
2 - The bidder must submit the contract documents in a sealed envelope at or before 12:00 noon
on the day corresponding to / / 196 to the Presidency of the Mosaic Community in Baghdad
provided that it is written on the envelope (Secret tender for the construction of ⟦line⟧
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3 - The committee reserves the right not to accept the lowest priced tenders and has the right to reject any
tender without giving reasons for that.
4 - Any tender not submitted at the time specified in paragraph (2) above or not accompanied
by the stipulated insurance will be neglected.
5 - The supervising engineer has the right to change the maps and quantities as he deems appropriate
and the contractor has no right to object to that, and the surplus and deficient quantities are priced
according to the contractor's price in the schedule of quantities and prices, as the quantities present
in this contract are approximate quantities subject to increase and decrease.
6 - If the contractor delays in completing the work within the period specified by him, he must
pay five dinars (5/- dinars) daily to the Administrative Committee in Baghdad, and
any objection submitted by the contractor for his delay in work will be rejected, and these
compensations will be deducted from his entitlements or his insurance.
7 - When the quality of any material present in the schedule of quantities is not mentioned, the supervising
engineer alone will be responsible for choosing it as he deems appropriate, and the contractor has no
right to object to that at all.
8 - The contractor must state the period he needs to complete the work, and this period
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will be taken into consideration when studying the tender.
9 - Tenderers must sign all the maps attached to this tender as well as all
the pages of the tender and return them within their bid.
10 - Materials
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The contractor must provide all the materials necessary for the work and fixed in the maps and the schedule of
prices, and the contractor alone shall be responsible for all materials and tools at the work site
and shall be responsible for every theft or shortage that occurs therein, noting that all materials
at the work site are considered the property of the Presidency of the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews ⟦...⟧
until the completion of the work, and the contractor has no right to remove them or dispose of them except with the approval of
the written Administrative Committee.
11 - Dismissal of the contractor's employees
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The engineer has full authority to request the contractor to dismiss or exclude anyone from
his employees whom the community deems undesirable and unfit to continue in the work, and the
contractor must implement those requests immediately upon their issuance, and he has no right to claim any compensation
or indemnity that may result from that in any form whatsoever.
12 - Advances
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The committee pays cash advances at the end of each month for the completed works and the materials
supplied at the work site after obtaining a certificate from the engineer for that, and that is
on the basis of 90% ninety percent of the cost of the completed works according to the prices of
the contract and 75% seventy-five percent of the value of the construction materials supplied
at the work site according to its local estimation. Provided that these advances -
granted to the contractor - are not considered as an acknowledgment of acceptance of the work by the committee, but rather the
and the uncompleted
contract conditions apply to all completed work until it is finally handed over to the committee
13 - Final measurement and settlement of the contractor's account
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After the work is completely finished in all respects by the certificate of the community's engineer, the
Administrative Committee shall receive the work provisionally, and the contractor's account shall be settled according to
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The total lump sum agreed upon in this contract after deducting all
advances paid to the contractor according to his work, as for the deducted amount
of 10%, it shall be retained by the Administrative Committee until the end of the maintenance period and the final
acceptance of the work by the Committee.
14 - Rejection of Work
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The engineer has the right to reject any materials provided by the contractor or any work that is, in the engineer's view,
based on quality and workmanship that do not meet the required standard or do not comply
with the specifications or drawings related to the contract, and the contractor must remove the rejected materials
and work and re-execute it at his own expense, including the materials present in
the rejected work.
Any work carried out without authorization in addition to the details given in
the drawings or issued instructions will not be recognized, nor will it be measured, nor will the value of
the materials used in the execution of such works be paid to the contractor.
15 - Maintenance Period
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The contractor must maintain the work for a period of six months from the date the Committee receives
the work from him as a provisional acceptance, and he must repair all deficiencies or defects that
may appear during the maintenance period at his own expense, and the securities - or
what remains of them after deducting the amounts due from him properly - shall be returned to him at the end of the maintenance period
and after the contractor has fulfilled his obligations and the work has been finally accepted from him.
- The contractor must carry out the repairs requested by the Committee within one week from
the date of being notified in writing, and in the event of his failure to perform the work, the Committee shall withdraw the securities
returned to him and perform the work at his expense and deduct the amount from him.
16 - Notices
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The two contracting parties waive the right to issue notices from one to the other
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through the notary public regarding the affairs of this contract. Every notice directed by one
of the two parties should either be delivered to the address of the other party or sent to them by registered mail.
17 - Labor Laws
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The contractor is responsible for applying the labor law regarding all labor matters and observing them
concerning wages for official holidays, feasts, and compensations, as he is also responsible for accidents
that occur to his employees at the work site and he must pay all the resulting compensations
accordingly, as the committee is not responsible at all regarding the workers.
18 - Withdrawal of work from the contractor and its consequences
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a - If the contractor is unable to start work promptly upon receiving a written notice
to that effect.
b - Or if he fails to carry out the execution of the works at the required speed.
c - Or if he is unable to carry out the execution of the works ⟦in accordance with the contract⟧.
d - Or if he delays in completing the works beyond the deadline specified in the contract.
e - Or if he actually stops ⟦the work⟧ for a period of one week without written permission from the committee unless
he proves the existence of force majeure and informs the engineer and the committee of it immediately and in writing.
f - Or if he is unable to supply or install machinery, workers, resources, and sufficient and appropriate equipment so
that he can execute the permanent work quickly and without interruption.
g - Or if he commits, personally or through an intermediary, any violation of any of the contract's provisions
that he is bound to implement or observe and continues in this violation for a period of 14 days
(taking into account any special condition providing for a shorter period) after being warned in writing by
the engineer to rectify this violation.
h - Or if he abandons the work entirely.
i - Or if the contractor becomes (whether in Iraq or abroad) bankrupt
or if he files for bankruptcy or his financial insolvency is proven or he settles with his creditors
or if the contractor was a company and it was liquidated, whether the liquidation was compulsory
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voluntary (unless the liquidation was voluntary for the purpose of reconstituting the company
on bases established in writing by the government) or if the contractor was a company and was dissolved
or if the contractor gave, promised, or offered a gift, advance, reward, or benefit of any
kind to any employee or worker of the Jewish Community employees, whether independent
or having any relationship with the work subject of this contract, the committee in any of these cases may:-
1 - Withdraw the execution of the remaining works from the contractor.
2 - The withdrawal of the execution of the remaining works shall be in accordance with what was mentioned above by sending a written
notice by order of the President of the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews to the contractor, and this
notice shall be effective without taking any legal or official procedures.
3 - If the contractor is granted any grace period or leniency, this shall not diminish or prejudice the rights
of the Community under this article, and the previous provisions do not affect the right of the committee
to claim the damages established under the laws in force.
4 - In the event of withdrawing the work or part of it from the contractor in accordance with what was previously stated
according to any other provisions contained in the contract, the committee, according to its estimation of the cost,
may exercise one of the following rights:-
a - To carry out by itself, at the contractor's expense, the execution of all works that have not
yet been completed or any part thereof.
b - To put all or some of the works that have not yet been completed into tender again.
c - To agree with one of the contractors in a private manner to complete the work.
In all these cases, the committee shall have the right to seize all or some of the
machinery, tools, and materials brought by the contractor and to use them
in completing the work, without being responsible to the contractor or others
for these machines, tools, and materials, or for any damage or decrease
in value for any reason, and without being responsible also for paying any amount
due for them to another party or paying any rent for them to the contractor or others.
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The committee shall have the right in all cases to seize all or some of the machinery, tools, and materials
even after the completion of the work, as a guarantee for its rights. The contractor must pay the committee
all the expenses it incurs in this regard in excess of the contract value, and he must compensate it
for all losses incurred because of that. The committee may deduct the value of the expenses and losses
referred to from the insurance amount, from the contractor's claims, or from any money belonging to him.
However, if the work costs less than the contract prices, the difference shall not be returned to the contractor.
For this purpose, the committee may refrain from paying any amounts granted to him until
these expenses and losses are settled. The committee may sell the machinery, tools, or materials
brought by the contractor without being responsible for any losses incurred by him as a
result of their sale.
In the event of withdrawing the work from the contractor, an inventory report shall be organized for the works, buildings,
tools, equipment, and materials at the work site, and for the work that has been completed in a
satisfactory condition, by the responsible engineer of the Mosaic Community. This inventory shall take place in the presence
of the contractor, who must be officially notified to attend, either himself or his representative. If the contractor does not attend or
does not send a representative, the inventory shall be conducted in his absence.
This inventory shall be confirmed by a report signed by the community engineer and the contractor
or his representative. If any dispute or conflict arises regarding the condition of the existing work, then
this dispute or conflict and its nature must be recorded in the aforementioned report.
19 - The prices to be set by the contractor include the planning of the building land according to the maps,
along with preparing the ground surface by removing debris and transporting it outside (by cars if
necessary) so that it is permanently disposed of. It also includes cleaning the building and the site
after the completion of the work so that it is ready for immediate use before its
provisional handover by the community or the supervising engineer.
20 - The community has the right to carry out any item at its own responsibility by providing materials and labor or
materials only, and the contractor shall perform the work, and the wage shall be according to the agreement if the committee so decides.
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necessary for that, but if the committee prepares the materials and the work, it shall be at the expense
of the contractor.
21 - If new items are introduced that are not mentioned in the contract, they shall be agreed upon by the committee
and its engineer on one hand and the contractor on the other hand. If they do not agree, they may appoint those who have
experience in that, provided that the disagreement over this does not give the contractor any right to delay the work.
22 - A - The bidder must be someone who has previously performed works similar to this building in terms of
type and quantity, and must submit a statement of the mentioned works, their locations, and the names of their owners.
B - Preference is given to the bidder who owns the technical equipment necessary to complete the work, such as mixers,
vibrators ( ⟦line⟧ ), necessary iron elevators, and others,
provided that the area of the mold that the bidder is able to place at one time is not less than square meters,
and the bidder must submit a detailed statement of the mentioned equipment.
C - If the bidder is a company, they must attach the internal regulations of the company
with the tender.
23 - The contractor undertakes to use the vibrator ( ⟦line⟧ ) for concrete works.
24 - The bars used for reinforcement shall be of the blue iron type, and it is not permissible to use
corroded bars.
25 - The gravel shall be of the clean, washed river type.
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Item | Details of Work | Quantity and Unit | Price | Amount
| | | Fils | Dinar
29 | Reinforced concrete in a 1-2-4 ratio for foundations according to the maps issued or to be issued by the specialized engineer. | | |
30 | Painting with Snowcem, three coats, in a very good manner. | | |
31 | Excavation and construction of a complete cesspool, its depth not less than -/ 3 meters and its diameter at the bottom -/ 3 m, built with good bricks and clay. | | |
32 | Mosaic steps for the staircase (according to the design provided by the specialized <del>engineer</del>) Precast. | | |
33 | Entrance door made of teak wood (according to the design provided by the specialized <del>engineer</del>), frame size 6" by 3". | | |
34 | Hooks for ceiling fans, to be of excellent quality. | | |
35 | Jack arching with bricks and gypsum, provided the gypsum is of the new hot type and the bricks are of excellent quality. | | |
36 | Steel beams and angle irons, to be of British or Belgian type, new, blue in color, free of rust, and of the size required by necessity. | | |
37 | Gully trap, size 4", independent British, with fixing and cap. | | |
38 | Partitions with bricks and cement, cement mix 1-4. | | |
39 | Painting with distemper (Dry Distampar), to be of excellent quality and not mixed with plaster of Paris. | | |
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Deduct % from all prices (if the bidder so desires)
Add 5 % as a contingency amount that may or may not be spent
by order of the Administrative Committee ( Contingoncies )
Grand Total
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Item | Work Details | Quantity and Unit | Price | Amount
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| The two plaster layers shall be of Mahdi Qanbar | | |
| Agha plaster and ordinary plaster shall never be used | | |
| neither in construction nor in whitening. | | |
14 | Cement plastering for the external faces of the building | 500 m2 | |
| The joints are first cleaned well between | | |
| the bricks and then sprayed with water and splashed with | | |
| cement grout and then whitened with cement and | | |
| Habbaniya sand at a ratio of 1:3 and with a thickness of at least | | |
| 3/4" provided that the whitening is done using straightedges | | |
| and plumb lines and that the whitening faces are level | | |
| and completely smooth. | | |
15 | Iron windows and vents works | 100 m2 | |
| Windows and vents shall be as shown | | |
| in the drawings produced by the Iraqi Engineering | | |
| Products Company and all windows | | |
| must be equipped with a handle with a slide | | |
| and all windows must be fixed with a 5/8" | | |
| iron rod and fly screens must be fixed above | | |
| all windows from the outside, and they must | | |
| be provided with 2 mm glass fixed | | |
| with English putty, supplied in sealed barrels | | |
| to the work site. The windows shall be | | |
| according to the designs and sizes provided by | | |
| the engineer. | | |
16 | Iron doors | 24.25 m2 | |
| The doors shall be made of iron according to | | |
| the measurements and dimensions in the relevant drawings | | |
| provided that the frames are angle iron | | |
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Paragraph | Work Details | Quantity and Unit | Price | Amount
| 3 in ,, 3 in ,, 1/4 fixed to the walls in a | | |
good manner and the leaves of angle iron ,, 2 in ,, 2 in | | |
,, 1/4 and iron plate from the outside thickness ,, 1/8 | | |
provided that the doors are equipped with foreign | | |
locks and handles. The doors shall be plated on both sides. | | |
Unless the doors are made of iron and glass and in | | |
that case, the glass division shall be according to the maps or | | |
the instructions provided by the specialized engineer. | | |
17 | Wooden Doors | | |
The frames shall be made of good Swedish pine wood | | |
free of knots and cracks and according to the dimensions | | |
and measurements in the specialized maps, provided that | | |
the frames are ,, 2 in ,, 6 and the leaves ,, 2 pressed | | |
on both sides with the best types of plywood, provided | | |
that the doors are equipped with handles and hidden locks | | |
with two keys of the best foreign types | | |
available in the local markets. | | |
18 | Tiling with mosaic tiles and ⟦gravel⟧ mortar | | |
cement | | |
1 = 3 | | |
Tiling materials for floors shall be prepared with the best types of | | |
mosaic tiles in size 8 inch by 8 inch | | |
(and if a size other than this is requested, the difference shall be paid | | |
to the contractor) and tiled with mortar | | |
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District
On the land numbered
Secret tender for the construction of
Contract Form
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This contract was concluded between the Presidency of the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews in Baghdad
(hereinafter known as the Committee).
And between ⟦line⟧ hereinafter known as the Contractor who stated
for the purpose of this contract that he has a place of business in ⟦line⟧ and at this address
any registered letters sent to him or warnings and orders delivered to him by hand
and instructions shall be considered correct guidance and delivery.
The Engineer or Engineers ⟦line⟧ - The engineer who carries out this contract
on behalf of the Committee is Engineer Saleh Youssef or any other engineer or engineers
appointed by the Committee in writing in this capacity, and the Contractor shall be notified of their names to execute the work stipulated
in this contract. The Contractor has also agreed hereby to provide - in accordance with -
the provisions and conditions contained therein and in the specifications, the schedule of prices, and the maps - the construction
materials stipulated in the general conditions and all workers, machinery, equipment, tools,
instruments, scaffolding, guards, and everything that is necessary or may be necessary for the works
and services covered by this contract and their complete completion to the highest degree of perfection
and workmanship in the execution of ( ⟦line⟧ )
The Contractor acknowledges that he has visited the work site and has become fully, accurately, and precisely acquainted
with all the maps and the work to be performed under this contract
as he has also inspected the work site, the storage location for construction materials, and the water installations
The Contractor agrees to undertake the construction of the mentioned building according to the specialized maps
issued and which may be issued by the supervising engineer in the future, and the schedule of works,
prices, general conditions, and technical specifications complete in all respects, in accordance with
the measurements and according to the prices set by the nominated contractor.
The Contractor also undertakes to complete this work within a period of ⟦line⟧ days starting
from the date of signing the contract.
Signature /
President of the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews
in Baghdad
Witness ⟦line⟧ Date ⟦line⟧
Signature / The Contractor Mr. ⟦line⟧
Witness ⟦line⟧ Date ⟦line⟧
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Item | Work Details | Quantity and Unit | Price | Amount
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( I.C.I. ) provided that the -
painting is done by brush. Windows are calculated
on one side.
22 Painting with Emulsion
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Supplying emulsion from the company
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the supervising engineer chooses.
Perform painting for the walls after cleaning
and wiping them well, and painting with a brush in two coats.
The community has the right to provide a special painter
if it deems it necessary and when
its supervising engineer does not approve of
the quality of the paint and its method.
23 Electrical Installations
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The contractor must carry out all the required
electrical installations, and the wires,
pipes, and other electrical installations
shall be of the G.E.C. type, and the
point shall be complete in all respects, including
the lamp and the ceramic shade.
A - Hidden point of unsplit pipes
with threads.
B - Surface point
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and a half, and the plug, regardless of its type, is considered
half a point.
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% discount from all prices (if the bidder so desires)
5% contingency amount added, which may or may not be spent
by order of the Administrative Committee ( Contingoncies ) .
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Mr. President
These conditions are fair and fulfill the purpose of arming the organization
Let it be done
Naji
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Administrative Committee
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(1) Abdul Hadi al-Ani
(2) Rashid Arif and his statement
(3) Osama Taha
(4) Saif al-Din al-Douri
Construction of a fence
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1) Earthworks:
a- Excavations according to the works shown in the maps, and removing debris and transporting it outside the work site to the places
specified by the Mayoralty of the Capital.
b- Backfilling and compacting with soil free of salt flats, organic materials, and filth.
c- Squaring with baked bricks 10 cm thick under the foundation and floors with compacting.
2) Concrete works:
a- Reinforced concrete for columns and walls, and the reinforcement shall be according to the maps and details, concrete in a ratio of 1:2:4
and vibrators shall be used during pouring.
b- Plain unreinforced concrete for the foundation 1:3:6 for the foundation and with a thickness of 20 cm.
3) Masonry works:
Masonry shall be with cement and sand mortar in a ratio of 1:4. Also, the baked bricks must be soaked in water according to the instructions of
the engineer, and raw bricks must not be used. The courses must be regular, the joints equal, and according to the requirements
of good bonding.
It is not permitted to walk on the walls during construction; rather, special scaffolding must be used for construction.
4) Gravel: It must be clean and its size should not exceed half a knot.
5) Sand: It must be clean and free of salts and other organic materials, and river sand may not be used
at all, except for Habbaniyah or Najaf sand.
6) Concrete pouring: The method of pouring concrete for the fence must be between the joints shown in the map, and it is not permitted
to pour concrete at a height of less than one and a half meters and it should not be completely separated.
7) Formwork: Formwork may not be removed until 24 hours have passed since the completion of concrete pouring.
8) Concrete mixing method: A mixer must be used to mix the concrete, and hand mixing is absolutely not permitted.
9) Spraying concrete with water: Concrete must be sprayed with water regularly for a period of no less than three days.
10) The facade of the fence overlooking the outside must have a smooth face (fair-face) and be free of any cracks,
while the second face shall be made from clean wooden formwork.
11) Work duration: The contractor must complete the entire work and hand it over within a maximum period of three months from the date
of notification to commence work.
12) Prices: The contractor must submit his price for completing the fence per linear meter according to the mentioned dimensions.
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with the map, which is considered part of the contract. The price includes providing all required materials, molds, labor,
water, and everything the work needs for completion according to the conditions listed above and the mentioned map.
13) Payment of the contractor's account: The committee pays an advance of (90 percent) of the value of the work actually completed
at the end of each month. After the completion of the work, the final account is settled according to the price list and 75 percent
of the value of the materials delivered and accepted.
14) There are bricks in the work site resulting from the demolition of the old fence. The quantity of bricks shall be calculated for the contractor for the purpose
of being used by the contractor in building the new fence, and it shall be priced for him according to the local market prices for such
bricks and deducted from the original contract amount.
15) The guard's house and the surrounding fence shall be built according to the detailed maps for that house, and those plans are considered
an integral part of the contract and according to the conditions mentioned in those maps.
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Number 163
Date 5 March 1925
To the presence of His Excellency the Honorable Minister of Justice
After greetings and honors.
The social hazards and family unrest resulting from polygamy have occupied
Israeli jurists for many centuries, to the extent that marrying a second wife against the consent of the first and without legitimate reasons or authorization
has been religiously prohibited by ijtihad and the consensus of the nation. Since the marriage contract with a second wife in the aforementioned manner,
which is carried out audaciously by persons who do not care for the rights of the wife, even if it is valid legally, it is void
religiously. Committing such an act is considered a great crime religiously and morally. Consequently, the leaders have not ceased to emphasize
by all means for the contractor to divorce the second wife. However, there is no executive authority today that compels the contractor to
divorce, as well as the lack of a legal article imposing material punishment on the audacious ones, and because the legal article
stipulated by the Baghdad Penal Code pertains only to void marriage contracts. Some have taken, especially
in our days, to manipulating the rights of their wives and marrying a second without authorization after seizing the money and trousseau of the first and abandoning her.
The greater calamity is that this abandoned wife, or the one whose husband has remarried, is prohibited from marrying another unless the husband divorces her
of his own will, and he exaggerates in demanding blood money in exchange for the divorce, which only harms the afflicted wife in the end.
Therefore, I beg to direct Your Excellency's legal attention to this serious matter and to consider the aforementioned act
among ordinary crimes, and to issue an order to include a legal article in the draft penal code being enacted today
imposing punishment on whoever dares to enter into a marriage contract with a second wife without religious authorization based on acceptable reasons
proven before our competent courts. Please accept our highest respect.
Acting Chief Rabbi of Baghdad
Iraq
Ministry of Justice
Baghdad
'IRAQ
MINISTRY OF JUSTICE,
BAGHDAD.
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Telegraphic Address:
"ADLIAH, BAGHDAD".
Telegraphic Address
Adliah Baghdad
No. / Number: 78 / T
Date / Date: 4 / May / 1926
To the Honorable President of the Jewish Spiritual Council in Baghdad
After greetings.
We had requested you in our letter numbered A / 19 / 20 and dated
January 30, 1926, sent with the daily case schedules attached for you to record
the cases settled by your council; however, we have not received any schedule of
cases until now. Therefore, we request the sending of the daily schedules for the cases
settled since the beginning of the current year to date, and we also request diligence in
sending them as stated in our aforementioned letter. Best regards;
On behalf of the Minister of Justice
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Iraq
Ministry of Justice
Baghdad
Number ⟦10/19/4⟧
On 20 Kanun al-Thani ⟦1344⟧
22 February ⟦1926⟧
To the President of the Spiritual Council of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
After greetings.
We are sending you 24 copies of the daily case schedule and request that you record in it
all cases that come before your esteemed council, noting in the remarks column the results that
arise from the proceedings, and that you return these schedules to this Ministry once every half month.
We will also send you one copy of the primary register for you to record every case that comes to you for more than
in each column of it as indicated therein. We have instructed the Justice Inspector to visit your council from time
to time to conduct an inspection of everything related to cases and proceedings, so we request that you prepare what is in the custody of your council
of the proceedings and papers related to the cases and provide him with the necessary facilities for that, while answering
the questions he directs regarding the work of your council. May you remain in peace.
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Minister of Justice
Y. T. A.